Transportation

Investigating the Gap - Long Island Rail Road

http://www.newsday.com/gap

Newsday.com investigated and produced this multimedia package unveiling the dangers of the Long Island Rail Road gap. View a timeline of accident reports from different stations and hear stories from the victims. Take a look at how the gaps are created and check the gap size at your station.

Seattle Times "You Build It" Transportation Project Calculator

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/news/local/links/transportationgame/calculator/

You decide which projects should go in the budget and which should just go away with this interactive Seattle Times form. You get to choose the level of funding for a variety of transportation and transit “megaprojects,” such as building HOV lanes, renovating highways, and setting up new bus and rail stations. Then you have to allocate new taxes to pay for them all. You can also submit your (hopefully) balanced budget to the paper for use in a future story about transportation solutions.

The Snowplow Game (Boston.com)

http://www.boston.com/yourlife/getwrapped/game

As part of its holiday-themed Get Wrapped promotional campaign, the Boston Globe’s Boston.com offered visitors the chance to drive a snowplow through the city’s blizzard-covered streets. Created by Boston-based interactive studio The Barbarian Group, the game has players racing the clock to collect snowflakes, peppermints and mystery gifts, passing real Boston landmarks as they clear the roads. Players’ high scores are collected and displayed, allowing the whole city to compete with one another for snowplowing glory.

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