Posted on Thursday April 16th by The Infrastructurist | 211
- Obama unveils his high speed rail plan. It identifies 10 corridors — plus maybe some $$ for the existing Boston-Washingon DC route. It also encourages the development of HSR routes as short as 100 miles. (CNN/Federal RR Admin)
- Wireless carriers are looking to get in on the smart grid action — which means in the future you might be able to dim your lights with your cell phone. (WSJ)
- Instead of installing traffic cameras to catch drivers running red lights, just make yellow lights longer. (WSJ)
- When roads are too wide — they tend to promote careless speeding. One Brooklyn group suggests a “diet” for “fat” thoroughfares. (Streetsblog)
- Teen drivers in New Jersey will be forced to put a special decal on their license plates. (Star Ledger)
- Rembember when gas was $1 a gallon? In Venezuela, it’s $1 a *tank* — for a Hummer, no less… (Green Inc.)
