No dough for roads: Lack of funds for transportation is a worldwide problem

World leaders gather to share ideas for an expensive problem: How to pay for roads, rails and other transportation modes.

Arlington considering reducing width of Abram Street to create more pedestrian-friendly downtown

The city will hold public meetings this year to help decide whether to keep all lanes of Abram Street, or to narrow it.

Haltom Road to be closed Tuesday and Wednesday nights for construction

Haltom Road will be closed at its intersection with Northeast Loop 820 overnight Tuesday and Wednesday for installation of bridge beams. Traffic on the loop also may be stopped occasionally, contractors say.

Going nowhere fast: Not much new money for transportation, state leaders say

As the 2013 legislative session winds down, efforts to raise money for road work have largely fizzled.

DART panel gives initial OK to bus service in Arlington

The Arlington City Council still has to approve a $700,000 annual contract for a two-year pilot project that will shuttle commuters between downtown and the CentrePort Station.

NTSB wants states to lower legal blood-alcohol standard for drunken drivers

The National Transportation Safety Board recommends that states lower the definition of drunken driving to a blood-alcohol level of 0.05. Texas' level is now 0.08.

Fort Worth council debates putting road on a ‘diet’

A plan to reduce lanes on Forest Park Boulevard and make it more cycling and pedestrian friendly will be debated this week.

Arch unrivaled: First arch installed for new West Seventh Street bridge

Now that the first arch is installed for construction of the West Seventh Street bridge, residents can envision what the completed structure will look like.

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