The Boring Company: What 8 Cities Really Think of Elon Musk’s Tunnel Vision Inverse » Elon Musk is getting dug into the nitty-gritty of city politics. The Boring Company, a venture the entrepreneur started two years ago, has been aiming to convince local legislators that the answers to their traffic woes is building lots of tunnels. City officials from Sydney to New York have mixed reactions, now that an initial 1.14-mile test tunnel (cost: $10 million) has been opened for assessment. Michelle2019-04-18T10:31:12-08:00March 26th, 2019|Australia, California, Illinois, Maryland, Nevada, New York, Roads, Virginia|
Transit Advocates: Is the White House Purposefully Delaying Project Funds? Governing » Advocates say the Federal Transit Administration is sitting on nearly $1.8 billion that’s supposed to help build light rail lines, streetcars and subway improvements. Delaying these projects, they argue, could increase costs for local transit agencies. Michelle2018-09-24T11:46:56-08:00September 11th, 2018|Alternative Transit on Roads, Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Metro Rail / Transit, Nevada, New York, Texas, Trump & Infrastructure|
Las Vegas chamber president headed to DC to push for I-11 funding Las Vegas Review-Journal » Construction is underway for the first 15-mile segment of I-11 from Henderson to Boulder City, set to open by the end of this year. Although the route could take decades to build, the new freeway could provide a much-needed direct link between Las Vegas and Phoenix — the only two cities with populations of more than 1 million people that are not linked by an interstate. Michelle2018-02-27T11:54:09-08:00February 23rd, 2018|Arizona, Highways, Nevada, Trump & Infrastructure|
First phase of interstate between Vegas, Phoenix underway Roads & Bridges » Las Vegas and Phoenix are the only two cities with populations more than 1 million that are currently not connected by an interstate. The I-11 looks to change all that. The first phase in Boulder City is expected to be complete by the fall of 2018. Phase 1 will construct about 15 miles of new freeway around the southern and eastern perimeter of Boulder City, Nev., from I-515 to U.S. 93. Michelle2018-02-09T10:42:22-08:00February 5th, 2018|Arizona, Highways, Nevada|
Virgin Hyperloop One built a trip-planning app for a transportation method that doesn’t exist yet Curbed » One of the leaders in the tubular transport system, Virgin Hyperloop One—recently renamed after a substantial investment by Richard Branson—has debuted an app that illustrates how easy it might be to travel from, say, Vegas to LA. Hey, don’t worry about the fact that the actual hyperloop isn’t real yet! Michelle2018-01-10T13:13:49-08:00January 8th, 2018|California, High-Speed Rail, Nevada|
The hyperloop has a new world speed record: 240 mph The Verge » Now with airlocks! Michelle2017-12-22T08:55:37-08:00December 19th, 2017|California, Nevada, Rail, Roads, Urban|
