BIZARRE: 2 - What They Never Told You

Colorado’s express lanes took a hit during pandemic — but they still bring in big toll money

DENVER — All those tolls add up: From several digital dimes to pass through each U.S. 36 toll point to $9 or more to beat ski traffic on Interstate 70, Front Range drivers paid nearly $20 million to use Colorado’s growing express lane network in the first half of the…

The Denver Post · Aug 22, 2022

Chicago’s plan to give away thousands of bicycles starts out slowly, costs $231,000 so far

In late March, at a luncheon for the city’s political and business elite, Chicago transportation Commissioner Gia Biagi announced the city would be giving away 5,000 bicycles.

Chicago Tribune · Jul 12, 2022

Free bikes: Application process, rules explained as city prepares to give away 500 bicycles, along with locks, helmets

Among other requirements, applicants must be at least 14 years old and can’t already own a bike. The 500 bikes are the first installment of 5,000 the city plans to give away over four years.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 11, 2022

Indigenous 4G, 5G tech to be deployed in BSNL network by August 15: C-DoT official

NEW DELHI: A TCS-led consortium with C-DoT has developed indigenous 4G and 5G network technologies which will be deployed in BSNL network by August 15, a top official of the government-run telecom research firm, said on Wednesday.

The Times of India · Mar 23, 2022