News 2009

• Are Pumps Draining You Dry? (11/11/2009)
• Reap the Rewards for Recycling (11/11/2009)
• Texting Ban Signed Into Law (11/10/2009)
• How to Quantify Benefits of Spending (11/10/2009)
• High Speed Debate (11/10/2009)
• R.I. to Crack Down on Texting (11/9/2009)
• DPW Employee Does Good Deed (11/9/2009)
• Silence is Golden – and Green (11/9/2009)
• Vehicle Fatalities Climb in R.I. (11/7/2009)
• Rehab for Little Compton Lighthouse (11/7/2009)
• EPA Makes Data Available (11/6/2009)
• Suspended License Offenders in R.I. (11/6/2009)
• Will People Pay for Plug-In Cars? (11/6/2009)
• Leno’s Electric Car Challenge (11/6/2009)
• Using Multiple ‘Pump As Turbine’ Installations (11/6/2009)
• N.K. Voters Approve Sewer Bond (11/5/2009)
• Time is Right to Buy Green (11/5/2009)
• Creating Clean Transportation (11/4/2009)
• USDOT and FCC Join Forces (11/4/2009)
• EPA Accepting Applications for Grants (11/4/2009)
• Energy-Efficiency Retrofits Pay Off (11/3/2009)
• Repairs Begin on Goat Island Causeway (11/3/2009)
• Newport Pier Causes Concern (11/3/2009)
• Bill Would Consolidate Cities & Towns (11/3/2009)
• Highway Investment Hits $20B (11/3/2009)
• Traffic Tribunal Ahead of the Curve (11/2/2009)
• Boat Ramp to be Built in Bristol (11/2/2009)
• How and Where to Recycle Tires (11/2/2009)
• Are Three Wheels Better Than Four? (11/2/2009)
• Service Animals & Public Transportation (11/2/2009)
• State Seeks Offers on Landfill (11/2/2009)
• RIDOT Closes Route 1 Lanes (11/2/2009)
• Deadline Set for Token Redemption (11/2/2009)
• Providence Water Raises Rates (11/1/2009)
• Distracted Driver Law Proposed (10/31/2009)
• Clunkers Debate Continues (10/30/2009)
• Warwick Seeks Sewer Solution (10/29/2009)
• C.F. Repaving Roads with Stimulus Funds (10/29/2009)
• Commuter Rail Gains Steam (10/28/2009)
• Schools Collect 15,000 Pounds of E-Waste (10/28/2009)
• Park-and-Ride Opens in Portsmouth (10/28/2009)
• Newport Street Repair Raises Debate (10/27/2009)
• Fuel Cell Hybrid-Powered Bus Visits USDOT (10/27/2009)
• URI and South Kingstown Discuss Issues (10/27/2009)
• Worker’s Firing Stirs ‘Hornet’s Nest’ (10/25/2009)
• Groups Claim Worker Never Visited (10/25/2009)
• Four Green Bills Up for Vote (10/25/2009)
• New Entrance to Route 6/10 to Open (10/24/2009)
• No Bin/No Barrel Going Well in Tiverton (10/23/2009)
• Free Website to Buy and Sell (10/23/2009)
• Towns Waiting for Stimulus Money (10/23/2009)
• State Seeks to Collect on RIRRC Insurance Policies (10/23/2009)
• Last IWay Segment Opens (10/22/2009)
• ASCE Gives Infrastructure Bad Grades (10/22/2009)
• Pawtucket/C.F. Rail Stop Moves Forward (10/21/2009)
• Bus Company Must Reduce Idling (10/21/2009)
• Newport Sticker Parking Confusing (10/21/2009)
• RIPTA to Repave Kennedy Plaza (10/21/2009)
• Airline Employment Lowest Since 1993 (10/20/2009)
• How does Groundwater Pollution Occur? (10/20/2009)
• Nominate an Under-40 ‘Hotshot’ (10/20/2009)
• RIRRC to Host Recycling Collections (10/20/2009)
• San Fran Starts Composting (10/19/2009)
• Smart Cars and Smart Meters (10/19/2009)
• Major IWay Segment Opening (10/19/2009)
• RIDOT Honored by Preservation Society (10/17/2009)
• How Many Jobs Have Been Created? (10/16/2009)
• Teens Trying to End Distracted Driving (10/16/2009)
• Nuclear Power’s Role in Transportation (10/16/2009)
• Funding Cuts Possible to Cities (10/16/2009)
• Text-Messaging Driver Crashes (10/15/2009)
• Colorful Bridges Close the Gaps (10/15/2009)
• Head of FHWA Coming to R.I. (10/15/2009)
• Portsmouth Sewer Project Could Cost $154M (10/15/2009)
• Breakdown Stalls Portsmouth Turbine (10/15/2009)
• Did Providence’s Boom Go Bust? (10/15/2009)
• Prelude to Sakonnet Bridge Pile Driving (10/14/2009)
• Obama Cites Stimulus Effect on Economy (10/14/2009)
• Pawtucket Accused of Playing Favorites (10/14/2009)
• ARRA Allows Little Time for Innovation (10/14/2009)
• Protecting Aquidneck Island’s Watershed (10/13/2009)
• Lawmakers May Cut Funds Again (10/12/2009)
• Does EZ-Pass Infringe on Privacy (10/11/2009)
• Driver Training Goes High Tech (10/11/2009)
• Town Receives $2.5M for Clean Water (10/9/2009)
• Barge Builder Fined (10/9/2009)
• URI Recycling Calls for Talent (10/8/2009)
• Free Technology Waste Disposal Day (10/8/2009)
• DOT Removes Lane on Route 122 (10/7/2009)
• Communities Given $135M for Water Improvements (10/7/2009)
• RIC Goes Green (10/6/2009)
• Route 95 Work is in High Gear (10/6/2009)
• Improvements on West Main Road (10/6/2009)
• Getting a Piece of the Transportation Pie (10/5/2009)
• Fallen Wires Caused Delays (10/5/2009)
• Whitehouse Praises Potter League (10/5/2009)
• New Digging Regulations (10/5/2009)
• New Traffic Pattern on 95-South (10/5/2009)
• Potter League Earns LEED Gold (10/5/2009)
• Funding Boosts Construction Spending (10/5/2009)
• DOT & DEM Collaborate on Bikeway (10/4/2009)
• IBM Works on 500 Mile Battery (10/3/2009)
• Governor Backs District Plan (10/3/2009)
• Company Fined for Mercury Spill (10/3/2009)
• Newport Unveils Streetscape Plan (10/2/2009)
• Mayors Consider Consolidating (10/2/2009)
• Contractor Alleges Coercion (10/1/2009)
• Social Media is Making Cities Safer (10/1/2009)
• Original Recipe Repairs (10/1/2009)
• Local Ports Seek Stimulus Money (10/1/2009)
• Meeting New Emissions Limits (10/1/2009)
• Summit Tackles Distracted Driving (9/30/2009)
• Motorist Swears at Bridge Worker (9/30/2009)
• S. County Bridges to be Repaired (9/30/2009)
• School Awarded $10,000 Grant (9/29/2009)
• USDOT Claims USA Today ‘Missed the Boat’ (9/25/2009)
• Town Reacts to Landfill Audit (9/25/2009)
• Toxins Found in Drinking Water in Schools (9/25/2009)
• Providence Starts No-Bin, No-Pickup (9/23/2009)
• Forbes Ranks R.I. Last (9/23/2009)
• How Cities Can Improve Mobility (9/23/2009)
• Construction Employment Down 18% (9/22/2009)
• Cumberland Trims Chipping Budget (9/22/2009)
• E-Waste Fest to be Held Sept. 26 (9/22/2009)
• RIPTA Receives $345,000 for Lights (9/21/2009)
• Street Signs Stolen in N.S. (9/18/2009)
• Lack of Parking Discourages Bikers (9/17/2009)
• Rhode Islanders Clean Up the Coast (9/17/2009)
• First Stimulus Project is Complete (9/17/2009)
• Transportation Bill Needs Overhaul (9/16/2009)
• The Millennials are Coming (9/16/2009)
• Cranston Ready for ‘No Bin, No Pickup’ (9/15/2009)
• Sports Fields Can Be Biofilters (9/14/2009)
• ‘No Bin, No Barrel’ Working in Lincoln (9/14/2009)
• Bridge Work Closes Barrington Road (9/14/2009)
• Program Trains Workers in Recycling Electronics (9/13/2009)
• ‘T’ Extends to Rhode Island (9/11/2009)
• Pace of DOT Spending Draws Criticism (9/11/2009)
• Good News for T.F. Green (9/10/2009)
• Progress Made on Sakonnet Bridge (9/9/2009)
• Company Does Windfarm Study (9/9/2009)
• Brown & JWU Eye Highway Land (9/9/2009)
• E-ZPass Doesn’t Cut Cost (9/9/2009)
• U.S. Gets D’s on Infrastructure (9/8/2009)
• Top 10 Transportation Projects (9/8/2009)
• Could Solar Roadways Work? (9/7/2009)
• Amphicar Makes a Splash (9/5/2009)
• R.I. to Distribute Water, Sewer Money (9/3/2009)
• Surplus Land Report Released (9/2/2009)
• Students Intern on a Bridge (9/2/2009)
• Mourning a Fallen Worker (9/1/2009)
• OSHA Course Mandatory in 7 States (9/1/2009)
• Statewide Busing Goes In Effect (8/31/2009)
• Construction Trades at New School (8/30/2009)
• R.I. Ranked 24th in Clunker Rebates (8/29/2009)
• ‘Clunkers’ Total $10.7M in R.I. (8/26/2009)
• Clunker Program Drains Inventory (8/25/2009)
• Barrington Bridge Opens in Stages (8/25/2009)
• Governor Supports High Speed Rail (8/25/2009)
• SC Towns to Receive Little Money (8/25/2009)
• Funds for Rail Facility (8/21/2009)
• Clunker Cash Held Up (8/21/2009)
• Hurricane Barrier Getting Ready (8/18/2009)
• Editorial Questions Stimulus Impact (8/18/2009)
• Temp Bridge Gets Torn Down (8/18/2009)
• Summer Wave of Projects Nears Crest (8/18/2009)
• Economic Impact of Airport Project (8/18/2009)
• Pawtucket Skate Park Mentioned in NYT (8/17/2009)
• Chamber Fine with Toll Increase (8/17/2009)
• SW Airlines Isn’t Leaving RI (8/15/2009)
• Tent City Residents Agree to Move (8/15/2009)
• State Works to Grow Greenway (8/14/2009)
• Construction Industry Gets Boost (8/14/2009)
• Johnston Disappointed with Repaving Money (8/14/2009)
• Planes, Trains and Automobiles (8/14/2009)
• Airport Project Halfway Done (8/13/2009)
• Controversy Over Fishing Pier (8/13/2009)
• North Providence Installs GPS (8/12/2009)
• Bridge Work Damaged House (8/12/2009)
• Pell Bridge Tolls Raised (8/12/2009)
• Lawmakers Discuss Stimulus (8/9/2009)
• How the Stimulus Package Affects R.I (8/9/2009)
• Bridge Board to Vote on Toll Increase (8/8/2009)
• Trucks Continue to Violate Weight Limit (8/7/2009)
• Liability Delays Pawtucket Bridge Replacement (8/7/2009)
• RIDOT Tries to Get ‘Tent City’ Moved (8/6/2009)
• Stimulus Slow to Flow (8/5/2009)
• Westerly Bridge to Be Demolished (8/5/2009)
• Warren River Bridge Opens (8/4/2009)
• Bike Path Opens at Quonset (8/4/2009)
• Bad Bridges Get Little Help Nationally (8/1/2009)
• Virtual Training Has Multiple Benefits (8/1/2009)
• Woonsocket Park Neglected (8/1/2009)
• Beyond the Stimulus (8/1/2009)
• Some Bridges Will Have to Wait (7/31/2009)
• Part of Coventry Greenway Closes (7/31/2009)
• Aquidneck Traffic Study Launched (7/29/2009)
• New Lights in Central Falls (7/24/2009)
• RIDOT Closes Tiverton On-Ramp (7/24/2009)
• Henderson Bridge On-Ramp Reopened (7/24/2009)
• Few Oppose Toll Hikes (7/23/2009)
• DPW in Jamestown to Hold Auction (7/23/2009)
• Jamestown Must Improve Recycling (7/23/2009)
• CT Asks RIDOT to Help Pay for Bridge (7/23/2009)
• DOT Sets Weight Limit on Five Bridges (7/17/2009)
• Transportation Converges at T.F. Green (7/17/2009)
• Tent Cities Must Move (7/16/2009)
• Toll Increase Inevitable (7/15/2009)
• RIDOT Plans Service for Grave Victims (7/14/2009)
• Woonsocket Road Work to go Out to Bid (7/14/2009)
• Traffic Tie-Ups Modest in RI (7/13/2009)
• N.E. Aims to Double Train Use (7/13/2009)
• SK Complains About Route 1 (7/13/2009)
• Funds Aimed at Minorities & Women (7/13/2009)
• RIPTA Plans for the Future (7/11/2009)
• Bridge Tolls May Increase (7/8/2009)
• How States are Using Stimulus Money (7/7/2009)
• Stimulus Bill Has Generated Few Jobs So Far (7/3/2009)
• Bike Stolen Off Bus (6/25/2009)
• Williams Appointed to RIPTA Board (6/25/2009)
• RIPTA’s New System Improves Efficiency (6/25/2009)
• Websites Increase Transparency (6/24/2009)
• The little engines that can (6/23/2009)
• Narragansett Restores the Towers (6/3/2009)
• State to Clean Up Diesel Emissions (5/31/2009)
• Recycling is a No-Brainer (5/27/2009)
• Can DOT Manage Stimulus Projects? (5/26/2009)
• RIDOT Gets Device to Demonstrate Roll-overs (5/26/2009)
• Tiverton Uses Stimulus Money (5/22/2009)
• State Bike Map Updated (5/21/2009)