May 3rd, 2005 · Most commuters on Southern California's freeways crawl to work at 10 miles an hour, while others zip right along -- for a price. Carpool lanes are fast transforming into toll roads, as cash-strapped transit departments prowl for new ways to raise funds.
Apr 26th, 2005 · Christian faithful have gathered beneath a major highway overpass in Chicago to see what many have said is an image of the Virgin Mary on a concrete wall. Although city officials say it's merely a water stain on the concrete, thousands of believers still profess it's a miracle. Producer Dan Collison reports.
Apr 13th, 2005 · Gary Greff's dream is to save his hometown of Regent, N.D., by making it the metal art capital of the world and a tourist destination. Some think his approach is quixotic, but Greff has managed to build a series of monumental roadside sculptures. Follow this three-part series.
Apr 6th, 2005 · Slate columnist Daniel Gross talks about Wedding of the Waters: The Erie Canal and the Making of a Great Nation, a new book by Peter Bernstein. Gross compares the creation of the canal to other huge infrastructure projects in America, such as the Internet or the interstate highway system.
Nov 11th, 2004 · Iris Chang, the bestselling non-fiction author of the "Rape of Nanking," is discovered dead in a car on the side of California highway, an apparent suicide. Her book described the Japanese atrocities committed in 1937, in what was then the capital of China.
Sep 7th, 2004 · Just off Highway 202 in Flemington, N.J., sits an unimpressive warehouse that holds a most impressive life's work -- that of a husband and wife team, creators of the world's largest model railroad. In the center of it all, Bruce Zaccagnino plays a massive pipe organ, providing the soundtrack to this universe in miniature. Hear his story in a Sound Portraits report.
Jul 26th, 2004 · From Mecca, Calif. -- to Moscow, Maine -- America's highways and byways criss-cross a continent of mysteries, eccentricities and really great stories. Join NPR's Neal Conan and his guests to discover the real America -- as we skip the interstates and take a road trip off the beaten track.