Transportation
Light Rail Comes To The Twin Cities... Finally
After two decades of study and contention, the Twin Cities are gettinglight rail.
Grand Canyon Rail Faces Opponents
A plan to use light rail to move visitors in the park is facing a challenge from Arizona politicians.
Light Rail Or Elevation Train?
Two proposals in Charlotte, NC are vying for $50 million a year in transit funds to link up the city.
Ginger: Kamen's Stirling Idea
The inventor of the mysterious invention called Ginger that is rumored to be able to "change-the-world-as-we-know-it" releases a statement as new details emerge.
Goodbye To Electric Cars?
The electric car sounds like a great idea, but even one of its leading supporters has lost faith.
Ginger: Will It Change The Way Cities Are Designed?
A mysterious new technology gadget is rumored to be able to change the ways cities are designed.
Amtrak Fast Train Had Successful First Month
Amtrak says high-speed Acela Express train was successful in drawing riders during first month.
Florida Rethinking Bullet Train
State lawmakers want to re-evaluate the amendment passed by voters to build high-speed rail throughout the state.
Doubling US Public Transit Ridership?
The Public Purpose publishes updated statistics and suggests that doubling US public transit ridership is an impossible task.
There Is No Solution To Peak-hour Traffic
Anthony Downs argues that there is no way to reduce peak-hour traffic congestion that Americans will accept.
Carfree Times
The January, 2001 issue of Carfree Times contains the usual world news notes plus a guest editorial and two book reviews.
Before Boston's Big Dig
Before Boston started the Big Dig, there was the Hoosac Tunnel -- maybe the biggest tunnel of all time.
Experts Face Off Over Bullet Train
Transportation advocates and critics debate the benefits and costs of a high-speed rail system in the state.
Harsh Realities for Philadephia MetroRail
Philadelphia to Reading light rail line has many obstacles to overcome.
Land Value Drive Up Transit Costs
Transit planners in Silicon Valley are faced with rapidly rising costs -- and $300 million for a mile of new road is a good deal.
Atlanta Transit In Acrimonious Battle
Forty-four highway projects have been delayed as talks among the state and environmental groups break down.
A New International Airport In So. Ca.
The FAA is looking at El Toro, the former Marine airfield, in Orange County as a possible new international airport.
The Case For Light Rail In Seattle
An editorial in the Seattle Times argues that Seattle should bite the proverbial bullet and build light rail.
Florida Studying High-Speed Rail
With a constitutional amendment passed by voters to begin building a rail network by 2003, the state has begun the process of evaluating routes through Central Florida.
The Secret Life Of The AAA
The NRDC charges that the American Auto Club has a questionable political agenda that damages the environment.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
EMC Planning Group, Inc.
Planetizen
Planetizen
Mpact (formerly Rail~Volution)
Great Falls Development Authority, Inc.
HUDs Office of Policy Development and Research
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
