How can I learn NYC's street repair status? [more inside]
posted by mhz on Sep 13, 2009 - 3 answers

What is the explanation for spirals of crack-sealing tar I see on the roads periodically? [more inside]
posted by garethspor on Mar 31, 2009 - 13 answers

Have you ever cut a road into a densely wooded area? [more inside]
posted by Ollie on Mar 29, 2009 - 13 answers

Inauguration question: with all the road and bridge closures on January 20, will we be able to get out of Washington DC area and back to NYC? [more inside]
posted by ethel on Jan 9, 2009 - 4 answers

Why do some runners run in the road ... against traffic? [more inside]
posted by gyusan on Jun 7, 2008 - 26 answers

Why aren't roads made out of plastic? [more inside]
posted by lpsguy on Mar 13, 2008 - 36 answers

Are the roads in Patagonia really that bad? [more inside]
posted by MattS on Feb 17, 2007 - 6 answers

Why does road construction take so long? [more inside]
posted by frykitty on Dec 15, 2006 - 16 answers

What do our (United States) roads really cost? [more inside]
posted by R343L on Sep 19, 2006 - 10 answers

Which direction in my life do I take? (plenty of info inside) [more inside]
posted by crewshell on Aug 22, 2006 - 26 answers

How do countries with long, cold winters deal with frost-heave in their roads? Is there a kind of frost-resistant road? Is it much more expensive?
posted by stokast on Nov 30, 2005 - 11 answers

Early nineties, blue lights on a traffic light below the standard green one. Am I crazy? What were they for? [more inside]
posted by TheOnlyCoolTim on Oct 24, 2005 - 9 answers

Can I proceed through a red light when it is clearly not possible for traffic to be coming from the opposing direction? [more inside]
posted by mike9322 on Jun 30, 2005 - 25 answers

Have you ever come across a site that gives you driving directions, like yahoo maps or mapquest, but lets you fiddle a bit with which roads to take/not to take? I want to be able to avoid traffic jams, or find directions that make the least possible turns and change of roads. (Like when I don't want to risk getting lost and ending up in a bad area of town after dark.)
posted by parma on Feb 19, 2005 - 6 answers

I'd like to bicycle more, and would love to commute to work on bike. However, the most direct route to work is up a 35-40 MPH road. Are there any software packages for mapping that allow me to make routes that exclude certain roads, so I can exclude the heavily traffic routes.
posted by benjh on May 1, 2004 - 6 answers