Ever since Roman times, society has tried to control traffic. Even the fabled Roman road system created a conflict between pedestrian and equine travellers. However, a practical solution was not developed until the mid-nineteenth century, when J. P....

The traffic light, also known as traffic signal, stop light, traffic lamp, stop-and-go lights, robot or semaphore, is a signaling device positioned at a road intersection, pedestrian crossing, or other location. Its purpose is to indicate, using a...

By David Perry But buyers find business-builders At The Market-- Traffic was light in bedding showrooms here, reflecting what bedding producers said was the overall trend of the market. Market got off to a slow start, they said, but picked up...

TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH NEWS By Kimberly Patch - Traffic is notoriously difficult to predict because it's a complicated system involving many vehicles, many people's behavior, and constant changes. If a single car takes more time than expected to start up at a green...

Yesterday, Red Hook residents gathered at the corner of Van Brunt and Wolcott streets, the intersection where Janett Ramos was struck and killed by a van two weeks ago, to protest what organizer John McGettrick called the Department of Transportation's "indifference bordering on incompetence" regarding...

A brief power outage darkened a large swath of Manhattan and the Bronx on Wednesday, knocking out traffic lights, cutting subway service and forcing the evacuation of the Metropolitan Museum of Art on one of the hottest days of the year.Power was restored within about...