Interstate Highway System

I-70 and Glenwood Canyon

Wildfire shuts down major US transportation corridor, signaling yet more climate disruption

Climate Change

I-70 is the only major interstate highway that runs over the continental divide in Colorado. Earlier this summer, it was closed for two weeks following the Grizzly Creek Fire in Glenwood Canyon. It’s just one example of emerging transportation challenges linked to climate disruption.

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Global Politics

As Congress debates transportation bill, construction companies wait and hope

Global Politics

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The World

Design for the Real World: Interstate Signs

Arts, Culture & Media

Road signs on interstate highways have been standardized since the Eisenhower era. But the typeface is badly out of date, and it looks fuzzy in all sorts of road conditions. Graphic designer Don Meeker explains how he brought highway signage back into focus with a typeface called Clearview. Produced by Studio 360’s Derek John.

Design for the Real World: Interstate Signs

Road signs on interstate highways have been standardized since the Eisenhower era. But the typeface is badly out of date, and it looks fuzzy in all sorts of road conditions. Graphic designer Don Meeker explains how he helped bring highway signage back into focus with a typeface called Clearview. Produced by Studio 360’s Derek John.

Design for the Real World: Interstate Signs

Road signs on interstate highways have been standardized since the Eisenhower era. But the typeface is badly out of date, and it looks fuzzy in all sorts of road conditions. Graphic designer Don Meeker explains how he helped bring highway signage back into focus with a typeface called Clearview. Produced by Studio 360’s Derek John.