Light Rail Service Prompts New Developments
Jul 1, 2009 | 3 comments
Transit oriented developments are popping up all over the country as light rail service rolls out of downtown and into the suburbs.
Goodbye, Noble Toll Booth Workers
Jun 30, 2009 | 2 comments
An ode to the men and woman on the front lines of toll collecting.
More North Texans Driving In Circles
Jun 29, 2009 | 16 comments
Nearly a dozen North Texas cities now have traffic circles, or roundabouts, with more on the way.
NTTA Gets Tough on Scofflaw Toll Dodgers
Jun 26, 2009 | 8 comments
The North Texas Tollway Authority is cracking down on tollbooth violators and wants scofflaws to be aware of the stiff penalties for not ponying up the cash.
DART Board Approves Orange Line Terminal Access
Jun 24, 2009
The Dallas Area Rapid Transit Board of Directors approved a recommendation for direct Terminal A access at DFW Airport Tuesday night.
Street Name Debate Could End at Dallas City Hall
Jun 24, 2009 | 12 comments
Industrial Boulevard and Ross Avenue in Dallas were almost re-named Cesar Chavez Boulevard. Almost.
Curling Irons and Hair Dryers Crimp Commute
Jun 19, 2009 | 6 comments
It wasn't tangled hair, but tangled traffic that messed with morning rush hour after an accident involving a trailer loaded with curling irons and blow dryers.
Local-Option Gas Tax Increase Not An Option
Jun 18, 2009 | 4 comments
Instead senators will focus on allocating $5 billion in Proposition 12 bonds passed in the last regular session to help the current highway funding shortfall.
Dump the Pump, Ride The Bus For Free
Jun 18, 2009 | 4 comments
The Fort Worth Transportation Authority, better known as the T, wants North Texans to dump the pump. That is as long as you are planning to go where their buses go!
DFW Ranks Second on Road Rage List
Jun 17, 2009 | 44 comments
North Texas drivers are some of the most angry and aggressive in the nation, but the Big Apple is the worst.
NTTA May Raise Toll Fees By 32 Percent
Jun 16, 2009 | 40 comments
Get ready to dig a lot deeper to take the tollway.
Two More Years of Trinity Tollway Delay
Jun 2, 2009 | 2 comments
A new Dallas Trinity River levee study means two more years of delay, but the mayor claims it also shows progress.
Hindsight Is 20/20 When Looking at Highway 121
Jun 17, 2009 | 4 comments
With a decrease in traffic inciting NTTA to consider increasing toll fees, some are suspecting that, in retrospect, the price paid for Highway 121 might have been too high.
Cowboys Stadium Brings Arlington Traffic Woes
May 29, 2009 | 7 comments
If your daily commute takes you anywhere near the new Cowboys Stadium then you already know what a nightmare the traffic can be, especially with all the construction and detours.
Frisco Puts Brakes on Red-Light Cameras
May 26, 2009 | 1 comment
While other North Texas cities scramble to save their red-light cameras, Frisco is tapping the brakes.
55 mph? 70 mph? 121 Drivers Just Go With the Flow
May 26, 2009 | 4 comments
The northbound lanes of Highway 121 leading to the new tollway have no posted speed limit signs for several miles.
Arlington Traffic Woes: It Can Only Get Worse
May 25, 2009 | 5 comments
With the Yankees in town and Six Flags and Hurricane Harbor open, drivers in Arlington found themselves in a traffic nightmare.
Cities Put Pedal to Metal Ahead of Red-Light Camera Ban
May 21, 2009 | 7 comments
Two North Texas cities are negotiating long-term contracts for red-light cameras in an effort to drive around a proposed statewide ban.
Don't Live in Big D? Don't Crash -- Dallas May Bill You
May 1, 2009 | 36 comments
It's not cheap to run ambulances and fire trucks. If you aren't a resident, expect to pay up if you cause a car wreck in Dallas.
Three Years of Construction. What's Taking So Long?
Apr 30, 2009
After nearly three years of work, road construction on Inwood Road at Stemmons Freeway in Dallas still unfinished. But the end is near, engineers promise.
Freeway Lanes Won't Be Free
Apr 24, 2009 | 8 comments
A new I-30 HOV Lane opens in Dallas next month that will only be free for a year. It's the first of 6 North Texas Freeways where toll lanes are planned.
Stop Getting Lost: Upgrade Your Map for $10
Apr 22, 2009 | 2 comments
Is your Mapsco street guide still missing the George Bush Turnpike? Turn it in and trade up to the 2009 edition.
New Life For Dallas' "Dead Man's Curve"
Apr 17, 2009 | 1 comment
The so called "Dead Man's Curve" in Dallas is set to be straightened in the latest plans from TxDOT.
Shh! No Speaking at Toll Road Public Hearing
Apr 15, 2009 | 33 comments
A public hearing into the first private toll road in North Texas included no opportunity for the public to speak.
Driver Trying to Beat Train Doesn't
Apr 13, 2009 | 27 comments
One driver is lucky to be alive after attempting to beat a train in Carrolton Saturday afternoon.
Light Rail Service Prompts New Developments
Goodbye, Noble Toll Booth Workers
More North Texans Driving In Circles