Miscellaneous transportational verbiage from recent days:

• Oops: Consumer Reports has retracted its story about the safety of car seats and is planning to redo its testing; click here for the AP story (via the Strib).
• Taming train whistles: Federally approved Moron-proof rail crossings are making it possible for communities such as Coon Rapids to declare quiet zones for trains; Strib story is here.
• Greenway news: A land-use plan for the Midtown Greenway corridor could be enacted by the end of the month; the height of buildings along the bike and pedestrian path is among the major concerns. The Southwest Journal story is here.
• Help plan a new transit station: The SWJ also looks at the bus rapid transit station slated to be built in the middle of I-35W at 46th Street; click here for story and architectural rendering.
• The opposite of Morons: Not all of your fellow drivers are evil; some will stop and help you if you run into a tree, as this story out of Burnsville illustrates.
• 39,400 pounds of fun: A road maintenance worker in Washington County marked his 50-year service anniversary by trying out a new grader; the Pioneer Press story is here.
• Ooh, shiny object: The PiPress’ business section ran a story on Wednesday about digital billboards (and the driver-distraction implications), including a photo of the new sign overlooking I-35W in south Minneapolis. Turns out it was a New York Times story from Jan. 11, so it wasn’t on the PiPress website, but it appears to be available here for free at the International Herald-Tribune site. (And paying NYT subscribers can read it here.)

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