Dallas Fort Worth traffictag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-12871902008-09-05T14:41:55-05:00Release your road rage here. Don't let gas prices and gridlock get your goat.TypePadFlying saucers invade North Texas!!!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-551932742008-09-05T14:41:55-05:002008-09-05T14:42:16-05:00Well, they're flying saucers of the Frisbee variety ... Check out this video about disc golf, which is booming in North Texas. No, it's not the usual coverage of commuting headaches, congestion, etc. I did it for fun. Even so,...Rick http://startelegram.typepad.com/honkin_mad/2008/09/flying-saucers.htmlOne rider boards first Arlington bustag:typepad.com,2003:post-550194802008-09-02T11:28:44-05:002008-09-02T13:02:24-05:00... but T officials are confident more riders will come as buzz about the new Arlington-to-Fort Worth service grows. WATCH A VIDEO ABOUT IT HERE Pic: Bruce Maxwell, S-T How many people rode the six morning buses from Arlington to...Rick http://startelegram.typepad.com/honkin_mad/2008/09/one-rider-board.htmlFewer buses, no trains, on Labor Daytag:typepad.com,2003:post-548258982008-08-28T16:04:19-05:002008-08-28T16:04:34-05:00T buses will operate on a reduced schedule Sunday and Monday because of the Labor Day weekend, Fort Worth Transportation Authority officials said. The Trinity Railway Express will not run Sunday or Monday. Administrative offices will be closed, but riders...Rick http://startelegram.typepad.com/honkin_mad/2008/08/fewer-buses-no.htmlTxDot goes on Hurricane alerttag:typepad.com,2003:post-548177062008-08-28T13:16:33-05:002008-08-28T13:19:38-05:00Texas Department of Transportation crews are sweeping shoulders and patching pavement on highways that may be needed for hurricane evacuation this weekend, officials said.The agency's south Texas districts are all on standby. Electronic message signs in Houston, Beaumont and Coastal...Rick http://startelegram.typepad.com/honkin_mad/2008/08/txdot-goes-on-h.htmlStill waiting on the Grapevine Funneltag:typepad.com,2003:post-547401342008-08-27T00:16:03-05:002008-08-27T00:16:22-05:00The cost of rebuilding Texas 114/121 in Grapevine is skyrocketing.Rick http://startelegram.typepad.com/honkin_mad/2008/08/still-waiting-o.htmlBuses to roll in Arlingtontag:typepad.com,2003:post-547105462008-08-26T11:32:59-05:002008-08-26T11:33:18-05:00The T will start serving park-and-ride lotsRick http://startelegram.typepad.com/honkin_mad/2008/08/buses-to-roll-i.htmlBus companies that shouldn't be on the roadtag:typepad.com,2003:post-547029682008-08-26T09:35:13-05:002008-08-26T09:35:30-05:00Two in five Texas bus companies have had their authority to operate revoked during the past 24 months. READ MORE HERE.Rick http://startelegram.typepad.com/honkin_mad/2008/08/bus-companies-t.htmlPreventing head-on crashestag:typepad.com,2003:post-546646202008-08-25T13:56:12-05:002008-08-25T13:56:26-05:00Cable median barriers are catching on.Rick http://startelegram.typepad.com/honkin_mad/2008/08/preventing-head.htmlSouthwest Parkway bogged by delaystag:typepad.com,2003:post-545578022008-08-22T10:48:35-05:002008-08-22T10:48:51-05:00Will the road, aka Texas 121T, ever get built? Latest story.Rick http://startelegram.typepad.com/honkin_mad/2008/08/southwest-par-1.htmlPix from today's rain-soaked Dallas Cowboys practicetag:typepad.com,2003:post-544918942008-08-20T23:21:07-05:002008-08-21T00:28:39-05:00The Dallas Cowboys held their first open practice in 17 years, and 15,000 any-weather fans braved a 45-minute downpour to cheer their team and get autographs from legendary players. Read the story. Here are some snapshots from my cellphone: Cowboys...Rick http://startelegram.typepad.com/honkin_mad/2008/08/pix-from-todays.html183, 35E lane closures Saturday in Dallas tag:typepad.com,2003:post-544130582008-08-19T13:56:11-05:002008-08-19T13:56:26-05:00Beware if you're planning to drive to Dallas Saturday: Two eastbound lanes on Texas 183 and one southbound lane on Interstate 35E will be closed 6 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the Trinity Railway Express bridge in Dallas County. The...Rick http://startelegram.typepad.com/honkin_mad/2008/08/183-35e-lane-cl.htmlFree stuff for commuterstag:typepad.com,2003:post-543520942008-08-18T11:07:12-05:002008-08-18T11:07:24-05:00Keep track of your commuting, and become eligible to win stuff. Details here Pic: www.namedevelopment.comRick http://startelegram.typepad.com/honkin_mad/2008/08/free-stuff-for.htmlT bus combuststag:typepad.com,2003:post-541373862008-08-13T12:13:00-05:002008-08-13T12:28:55-05:00This shocking photo was sent anonymously. I checked with the Fort Worth Transportation Authority, and it turns out that a bus apparently spontaneously caught fire Thursday at CentrePort Station south of DFW Airport. Thankfully, nobody was aboard, not even the...Rick http://startelegram.typepad.com/honkin_mad/2008/08/t-bus-combusts.htmlCan tollway authority still afford 161 project?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-541389702008-08-13T12:09:24-05:002008-08-13T21:11:00-05:00The North Texas Tollway Authority may need an enormous loan from the federal government to pay for the 161 toll road project east of Arlington. The news won't ease the fears of those who believe the authority, which paid $3.2...Rick http://startelegram.typepad.com/honkin_mad/2008/08/can-tollway-aut.htmlSouthwest Parkway, delayed again?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-541336162008-08-13T10:12:26-05:002008-08-13T10:12:39-05:00Is the long-awaited construction of an 8-mile toll road from downtown to southwest Fort Worth delayed again? At the Texas Transportation Summit in Irving, state Sen. Kim Brimer, R-Fort Worth, reported that a handshake deal reached two weeks ago with...Rick http://startelegram.typepad.com/honkin_mad/2008/08/southwest-parkw.htmlI-30 lane closures ... againtag:typepad.com,2003:post-541329782008-08-13T09:58:56-05:002008-08-13T09:59:12-05:00Honk if you've heard this one before: Only one lane will be open in each direction this evening.Rick http://startelegram.typepad.com/honkin_mad/2008/08/i-30-lane-clo-1.htmlTxDot official injured in car wrecktag:typepad.com,2003:post-541024802008-08-12T15:55:12-05:002008-08-12T15:55:27-05:00Maribel Chavez, Fort Worth district engineer for the Texas Department of Transportation, was hospitalized Tuesday after being injured in a car wreck Monday night in southwest Fort Worth. Chavez was injured when another driver ran a stop sign and struck...Rick http://startelegram.typepad.com/honkin_mad/2008/08/txdot-official.htmlBus crash is big topic at summittag:typepad.com,2003:post-540957462008-08-12T13:24:17-05:002008-08-12T13:24:31-05:00Seat belts could have saved many lives. Latest story. Also, in that story are links to our coverage the past five days.Rick http://startelegram.typepad.com/honkin_mad/2008/08/bus-crash-is-bi.htmlSwanky placetag:typepad.com,2003:post-540953722008-08-12T13:15:59-05:002008-08-12T13:16:13-05:00Omni Mandalay, Las Colinas, Irving, Texas. Elected officials from across the region spend their constituents' money to come to this place and talk about transportation.Rick http://startelegram.typepad.com/honkin_mad/2008/08/swanky-place.htmlBloggin' the transportation summittag:typepad.com,2003:post-540948942008-08-12T13:02:37-05:002008-08-12T13:08:09-05:00Each year, more than 1,000 politicians, engineers and other transportation experts get together for a four-day Texas Transportation Summit. I'm covering the event all week, so if you've got a transportation-related question, ask me and I'll track down the person...Rick http://startelegram.typepad.com/honkin_mad/2008/08/bloggin-the-tra.htmlI-30 re-opens a day early!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-539758822008-08-09T16:47:36-05:002008-08-09T16:48:56-05:00The demolition of the old northbound Collins Street bridge at Interstate 30 is complete, and all lanes are open to traffic. The Texas Department of Transportation last week warned motorists that I-30 and Collins wouldn't be re-opened until 8 p.m....Rick http://startelegram.typepad.com/honkin_mad/2008/08/i-30-re-opens-a.htmlN.Collins to close at 11 p.m. tonighttag:typepad.com,2003:post-538966282008-08-07T14:22:06-05:002008-08-07T14:47:54-05:00Here's a time line to help you sort through a messy weekend of road work in Arlington, which begins TONIGHT!: 11 p.m. Thursday (tonight) -- Collins Street is shut down at I-30. Work crews will reconfigure lanes, so that all...Rick http://startelegram.typepad.com/honkin_mad/2008/08/ncollins-to-clo.htmlVickery Videotag:typepad.com,2003:post-538942542008-08-07T13:26:47-05:002008-08-07T13:27:02-05:00Check out the latest traffic info for U.S. 287, the Martin Luther King Jr. Freeway, on this video.Rick http://startelegram.typepad.com/honkin_mad/2008/08/vickery-video.htmlFull o' hot air, but tellin' you about I-30 road worktag:typepad.com,2003:post-538621322008-08-06T20:40:28-05:002008-08-06T20:54:47-05:00Check out my latest video.Rick http://startelegram.typepad.com/honkin_mad/2008/08/explainin-i-30.htmlGas leak ... Avoid Western Center!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-538484642008-08-06T14:14:57-05:002008-08-06T15:58:39-05:00Avoid the I-35W Western Center Boulevard exit. Emergency crews are working on a ruptured gas line near Western Center and Sandshell. Eastbound traffic on Western Center is being turned around. VIDEO: Alternate routes for your p.m. driveRick http://startelegram.typepad.com/honkin_mad/2008/08/gas-leak-avoid.htmlI-30 lane closure maptag:typepad.com,2003:post-537969322008-08-05T17:14:12-05:002008-08-05T17:15:15-05:00Map from keep30moving.orgRick http://startelegram.typepad.com/honkin_mad/2008/08/i-30-lane-closu.htmlAvoid I-30, and Collins Street, this weekendtag:typepad.com,2003:post-537942062008-08-05T15:55:51-05:002008-08-05T15:59:45-05:00Drivers are urged to avoid Interstate 30 in Arlington this weekend, and motorists traveling on Collins Street (FM 157) through Arlington should be prepared for delays beginning Thursday. Both directions of I-30 will be reduced to one lane at Collins...Rick http://startelegram.typepad.com/honkin_mad/2008/08/avoid-i-30-this.htmlWhat about the rest of the year?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-537805402008-08-05T10:38:26-05:002008-08-05T10:38:41-05:00Silly you. You thought you had to stop at red lights ALL the time. According to this Fort Worth press release, there's a special week set aside to obey that particular traffic law.Thanks to Star-Telegram city hall reporter Mike Lee...Rick http://startelegram.typepad.com/honkin_mad/2008/08/what-about-the.htmlFast food ... For the bird, not metag:typepad.com,2003:post-537637322008-08-04T23:29:21-05:002008-08-04T23:49:29-05:00Stopped at a Taco Bueno today near North East Mall and the drive-through was slow. However, the delay was mitigated by a heck of a nature show in the restaurant's shrubbery near the drive-through lane ... Not four feet from...Rick http://startelegram.typepad.com/honkin_mad/2008/08/fast-food-for-t.htmlVickery bridge outtag:typepad.com,2003:post-537532042008-08-04T17:27:23-05:002008-08-04T17:37:13-05:00Beginning Wednesday, the Vickery Boulevard bridge over U.S. 287 in southeast Fort Worth will be closed for 10 months. Motorists will be detoured onto frontage roads and crossovers at Rosedale Street and Riverside Drive. The Vickery bridge will be replaced,...Rick http://startelegram.typepad.com/honkin_mad/2008/08/bridge-out-on-v.html