Transportation
New York Considers Discounting Off-Peak Transit Fares
New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority is considering a plan to charge transit riders less during off-peak hours.
Weighing BRT
This four-part blog from Wired gives a nuts-and-bolts look at bus rapid transit, using examples of planned systems, successful systems, and troubled systems.
Counting The Nation's Parking Spaces
The Purdue University researcher who revealed that there is more than three times more parking than drivers in one county in Indiana is looking to expand his count to the entire nation.
Traffic Costs Nairobi $746,000 Per Day
The Kenyan capital of Nairobi is struggling with crippling car congestion -- a problems some say is so bad the country should consider transferring its capital to another city.
A 'Bridge To Nowhere' No More
Widely-criticized plans to build a $398 million bridge between a remote Alaskan airport and a neighboring island have been formally dropped by the state.
Beijing's Bicycle Rental System Has Long Way To Go
In one of the most congested cities in the world, one entrepreneur is hoping to etch away at the problem with his fledgling bicycle rental business. Currently there are 500 bikes in the system, but the owner has plans for more than 50,000 by 2009.
Pay As You Drive (PAYD) System Test Gets Go Ahead
In six states, test runs will assess public attitudes and acceptance of road taxation systems that ditch gas taxes and charge drivers based on how many miles they drive.
Looking For Creative Solutions To Chicago's Congestion
Congestion problems are becoming more acute in Chicago, and local planners and policymakers are urging the city to get creative in the way they address the issues.
Friday Funny: Just Like The Village Trolley -- Everybody Gets A Ride
Before its planners had realized what they'd done, a proposed name for a planned streetcar system in Seattle -- the South Lake Union Trolley, or SLUT -- had already slipped out into the public.
San Francisco's Two Attempts At Congestion Pricing
The San Francisco County Transportation Authority is working on two applications of congestion pricing for the city's downtown core and on a major road leading to the Golden Gate Bridge.
Putting The 'Park' Back In Parking
Park(ing) Day takes off in cities across America in an effort to raise awareness of the shortage of public parks in urban areas, and to highlight the amount of miles and gallons of gas wasted by drivers looking for parking spots.
'Portland Effect' Can Help Nation's Congestion Capital
What Los Angeles can learn about addressing congestion from Portland, OR.
NYC Gets Its First-Ever Physically-Separated On-Street Bike Path
New York City's Department of Transportation has installed the city's first-ever physically-separated bike path inside the urban core.
The Business Behind Bike Rentals
Two outdoor advertising firms are the operators behind the scenes in most of the world's bicycle rental programs, including a recently launched system in Paris. The two firms continue to battle for control of future systems, and advertising rights.
Boston Goes Bike-Friendly
Boston Mayor Thomas Menino has announced a series of improvements to the city's bike network, angling it to become one of the nation's most bike-friendly cities.
Report Says Sprawl Will Offset Any Reductions In Auto Emissions
A new report from the Urban Land Institute says that even with increased fuel efficiency in cars, an increasing rate of vehicle miles traveled due to sprawling development will counteract any reductions in emissions.
Inside New York's Congestion Pricing Plan
In this four-part interview, Streetsblog's Aaron Naparstek talks with New York City's Director of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability about the city's congestion pricing aspirations.
Digital Mural: Landmark Or Visual Blight?
Along the Massachusetts Turnpike, WGBH's new digital mural is raising concerns over safety and visual blight.
Bike-Friendly Intersection Bad For Cars
A Missouri developer claims that intersection upgrades that make streets safer for pedestrians and cyclists are hostile to cars.
Castro's Brother Pushes Quality Of Life In Cuba
While the ailing Fidel Castro remains behind the scenes in Cuba's governing, his brother Raúl has earned popular praise for putting various quality-of-life projects on the fast track.
Pagination
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.
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Planetizen
Mpact (formerly Rail~Volution)
Great Falls Development Authority, Inc.
HUDs Office of Policy Development and Research
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service