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REPORT: Virginia rankles motorists by closing half of all rest-stops amidst budget woes
Motorists traveling through Virginia take note: It's time to get used to crossing your legs just a wee bit tighter on long trips through the Old Dominion as the Virginia Department of Transportation has closed nearly half of all its interstate rest areas. The cited reason? Budgetary shortfalls... what else? According to VDOT, the closure of these 18 rest areas will save $9 million per year and will be joined by delayed construction projects and a slew of laid off workers. Virginia politicians have apparently been arguing the issue for months ... Read more →
Whither Suburbia? Virginia all but outlaws cul-de-sac construction in face of traffic costs Jonathon Ramsey
Virginia lawmakers are taking a metaphorical battering ram to suburban culs-de-sac, those little dead-end roundabouts that are almost all adorned with a yellow sign saying "No Outlet." Caught out by ...
VA driver's licenses going black-and-white to thwart counterfeiters Jonathon Ramsey
To aid in the fight against counterfeiting, Virginia is combining new tech with old: lasers and black & white photography. The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles has ceased issuing licenses ...
VIDEO: 6-year-old learns to drive in GTA, takes mom's Taurus to school Noah Joseph
"How many times have I told you to stop playing those video games and go to school?" For any kid addicted to his xBox or PlayStation 3, that's bound to sound familiar. The clever (or fortunate) ...
Raising taxes through speed traps Sam Abuelsamid
As many states and local municipalities struggle to balance budgets and find funding for services like police protection, it seems like many are turning to alternative means of raising revenues. ...
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Improvements in Virginia brought to you by new fines on speeders 2 years ago on Autoblog
So they're not out to break a speeder's bank like Indiana, but Virginia has created a host of civil fines for speeders that will pay for the state's new annual $1 billion transportation package. That means that after July 1, not only will you get a bill from the judge for speeding, you will then get ...
Virginia adds replica car category to title process 2 years ago on Autoblog
Beginning on July 1, kit/replica/component car buyers in Virginia will be able to title their vehicles in a different way. It seems the Virginia General Assembly has approved a new law allowing these vehicles to be registered as whatever model year the replica represents. The big advantage there ...
Toyota poised to build plant number eight in US 2 years ago on Autoblog
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Toyota is in the process of scouting locations and performing feasibility studies on opening another plant in the U.S. The addition of another manufacturing center within the States would make the total number of ToMoCo plants rise to eight, further shoring ...
VIDEO: Funny licenses prove Virginia will let anyone drive 2 years ago on Autoblog
You may have seen what's widely considered to be the hottest drivers licenese picture in the world. Then there's the other end of the spectrum. The guys behind the Jackass-meets-SNL DVD called Teenagers from Uranus decided to test the limit of Virginia's tolerance for ugly head shots in the video ...
Two steps forward for Ford, one step way back for two Ford plants 3 years ago on Autoblog
Mark Fields revealed last week during his update speech detailing Ford’s progress with its “Way Forward Plan” that two Blue Oval plants will be idled in 2008. The two plants affected include the Twin Cities Assembly Plant in St. Paul, MN and the Norfolk Assembly Plant in Virginia. ...
Autoblog Podcast #157: Mike Levine trucks along with us.
Mike Levine from PickupTrucks.com joins Chris, Sam, and Dan this week and gets a chance to talk about cars, too!
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