Crumbling Roads, Bridges, Railways Suck Time and Our Economic Future

Most of America's top 10 transit regions are seriously in arrears in vital maintenance and upgrading, writes Neal Peirce in his nationally syndicated column. That's dangerous because today's congested roadways have made transit indispensable to people's movements and the regions' economies.

As someone who loves cars and driving -- as well as trains, scooters, motorcycles, trucks, etc. -- I'm concerned about the state of the roads I drive on every day. It's clear that decades of neglect and penny pinching by either incompetent governments or those feeling the unending wrath of taxpayers has left things in bad shape today and the future looking grim.

Road and transportation building is one of the key things that a government should accomplish. The idea of having most highways, bridges and tunnels privatized and then tolled so that only those who use them, pay for them seems unrealistic.

What do you think? Should we prioritize the repair of the U.S. transportation infrastructure over other investments in our economic future? How should that work be paid for?

There's an App for Podcasting on a Crumbling Bridge

Car sales are next week, but we are excited because Ford is predicting a strong month for sales.

We talked about OnStar last week and we were split on how terrible their tracking of people's vehicles was. Well, GM listened. To someone, and the company said it will stop tracking vehicles where OnStar has been turned off, and allow drivers to opt-in, rather than opt-out.

Be happy about the economy.

Traffic is an indicator of economic success, according to a new study. So, you should feel comfortable about your job as you sit in traffic.

If you are sitting in traffic on a bridge, you should be worried about the U.S.'s crumbling infrastructure. A bridge linking Indiana and Kentucky has to be closed because is cracked. We're worried that many more bridges and roads are falling apart.

While the infrastructure is getting more dangerous, giant SUVs are getting safer, according to new data.

We have lamented the unpleasant experiences that many folks have at dealers and now a new Spike TV show will follow struggling dealer who need to turn things around in 5 days.

We're testing out a new Facebook app called Car Town. If you play, look us up. Here are some tips to get started.

Finally, the holiday shopping season is coming and a new toy let's kids drive on an iPad. Check out the video:

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