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Traffic light at 80th, Timbers Edge might be postponed
Tinley Park officials say installation of a traffic light at a key commuter intersection probably will be postponed another year because of a surprise expense and the delay of a promised state grant. Village Manager Scott Niehaus, speaking at a recent...
Tags: Metra
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Poll: 49 Percent of Commuters Text While Driving
The Hartford CourantNearly half of all commuters admit to texting while driving even though 98 percent know it's dangerous, a new poll sponsored by AT&T shows. The 49 percent figure is higher than reported in other surveys. Worse, the AT&T poll, released Thursday, shows...Tags: Elections, Politics, Travel
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Commuters brace for closing of Coldwater Canyon Avenue
Commuters were braced Monday for the first day of what could be a month-long headache as construction crews prepared to shut down Coldwater Canyon Avenue. Starting at 8:30 a.m. Monday, the road over the Santa Monica Mountains will be closed daily as the...
Tags: Landforms, Transportation, Drugs and Medicines, Prescription Drugs, Travel
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California's first highway tunnels in 50 years open today
SAN FRANCISCO -- A ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday morning will celebrate completion of the state's first highway tunnels in nearly 50 years -- and commuters should be gliding through the engineering wonder on the San Mateo County coast early Tuesday....
Tags: California Department of Transportation, Highway Transportation, Science and Technology
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Commuters love 'mayor of Conroy-Windermere Road'
Walking along Conroy-Windermere Road one morning last week, Donald Weber stopped when he heard a voice yell out from a car waiting at a light. "Hey, handsome, how are you?" hollered the woman behind the wheel. Weber peered into the vehicle and said...
Tags: Students, Education, Teaching and Learning, Travel, Windermere
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Commuter volume from Baltimore County to the city among highest in U.S.
Baltimore draws 117,027 commuters daily from Baltimore County, among the highest single-source commute totals in the nation, according to a survey released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. The number — the equivalent of filling both M&T Bank...
Tags: Harford County, Prince George's County, Ken Ulman, Travel, Oriole Park at Camden Yards
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Ravens parade crowds overwhelm light rail, jam traffic
The Maryland Transit Administration is experiencing "massive delays" on local bus lines and the light rail system, a result of thousands of football fans attending the Baltimore Ravens parade and breaking through barricades controlling their routes...
Tags: Glen Burnie, Festive Events, Pratt Street, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, Fort McHenry
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Commuting trends in the 21st century
Commuting is a big part of the day for the American worker. According to Thomas Tiemann, the Jefferson Pilot professor of economics at Elon University, we're changing how we get to work in the 21st century. Tiemann, who co-authored a study published...Tags: Career and Workplace, Public Transportation, Employees, Rentals, Travel
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Little effect on rush hour expected from Tuesday's snow
Tribune reporterAnother inch of snow is forecast for Tuesday, but it isn't expected to hamper commuters who began the week driving to work in the heaviest snow to hit the Chicago area in nearly a year. The snow is predicted to hit Chicago by the middle of the day,...Tags: O'Hare International Airport, National Weather Service, Chicago Weather, Snow Storms
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MARC official says Eastern Panhandle train service is not in danger
richardb@herald-mail.comEastern Panhandle commuters on Maryland Area Regional Commuter (MARC) trains were assured Tuesday night that their service is in no danger of being eliminated. Those assurances came from John Hovatter, director of MARC. He was one of nearly 30 people...Tags: Montgomery County (Virginia), Washington, DC, Herb Snyder, Norfolk Southern Corporation, Maryland Area Regional Commuter Rail
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On two wheels, it's all open road
The first question my well-meaning acquaintances ask is, "Do you take that thing on the freeway?" Since that thing is a 1.2-liter engine on two wheels and a 600-pound body, that's actually a rather silly question. But I know it's only a warm-up for...
Tags: Transportation, Highway Transportation, Vehicles, Manufacturing and Engineering, Travel
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Highway officials, CTA, Metra and Pace are spending billions to improve roads, tracks, stations and facilities
Tribune reportersMotorists, transit riders and commuters might ask themselves a question as they edge deeper into the new year: Do they feel lucky in 2013? The year promises to be noteworthy -- and at times challenging -- considering the many transportation projects and...Tags: Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, Chicago Loop, Elgin, Road Transportation, Metra
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