In 2014, at the launch of their HBO documentary "Sonic Highways," tied to an album of the same name, the band played a weeklong residency of shows on "Letterman".
About 70 protesters clogged a New Jersey highway, tying up traffic in and out of the Lincoln Tunnel for nearly half an hour just after noon, and slowing traffic on nearby John F. Kennedy Boulevard to a trickle.
Forcing vehicles to slow down has become a priority for the community, residents say, especially because large trucks traveling along Interstate 95 often detour through Rowayton to avoid highway tie-ups.
But with the network of Interstate highways and railways so tied to Portland, 100 miles upriver, the plan seems unlikely.
The fragment of railroad track is deserted, with weeds growing between the ties; the highway running parallel is deserted, too, except for a police car.
No one has been seriously hurt, but after tying up highways for a day, the fire began slowing some Internet traffic as fiber optic wiring became affected by the heat.
The bus ribbons serve as the highways to connect and tie them together.
Only 20 states require riders to wear helmets, down from 47 in 1975, when federal highway financing was tied to helmet laws.
It is the Southern California version of Westway, the Manhattan highway project that tied New York up in a bitter debate about priorities and growth for decades before being killed.
They should work with the administration to reach a compromise that champions highway safety without tying up vital spending for other transportation needs or jeopardizing the nation's credentials as a free trader.
