Transportation
Flashing Yellow Arrows: Bad Traffic Engineering?
A technologist who focuses on pointing out problems with poorly designed computer software and websites takes aim at a confusing flashing yellow arrow at an intersection.
Toll Schemes Cash In On Congestion
California is full of various plans to solve congestion with toll roads and congestion pricing. But Bill Fulton suggests that none of the plans is radical enough to make a real difference.
Paris: Nice To People, Not Nice To Cars
An observer comments on the French capital's success at making alternate modes of transportation easier and accessible.
Free Public Transit Now!
It's time to remove the fare box and watch how fare-free transit can transform society, writes Dave Olsen.
Automated Parking Garages Making Inroads In U.S.
With space at a premium in a growing number of U.S. cities, developers are starting to include automated garages in their parking plans.
Is It Time For Transit In The Boise Valley?
The Treasure Valley metro area, centered around Boise, Idaho, is the latest region to explore the ideal of rail transit, with officials looking to Salt Lake City as a model.
Warning: This Commute May Be Hazardous To Your Health
Metro Atlanta ranks highly in many "best places" lists. But there's one ranking the region is not proud of -- it has the second least healthy commute in the nation.
Soggy Subway Plans Advance In Amsterdam
Transportation planners and city officials are trying to find innovative ways to build a subway system in Amsterdam, a soggy city in a country that is mostly below sea-level.
NYC Mayor's Congestion Pricing Plan Back On Track
Thanks to unbeknownst peace-making by NYC Mayor Bloomberg between the Democratic governor and the Republican Senate Majority leader, his congestion pricing plan has been salvaged with a new deadline for legislative approval set for March 31, 2008.
Several States Considering Truck-Only Lanes
In hopes of reducing congestion and improving goods movement, state transportation officials want to create interstate lanes specifically for trucks.
Detroit's People Mover Turns 20
The Detroit Free Press looks back on the city's much-maligned public transit system after 20 years of service.
How Avoiding The London Congestion Charge Has Changed Behavior In The City
There is no doubt about it: London's 5-year-old congestion charge has transformed life in London. More people are taking the bus and trains, more people are biking, and fewer crashes occur. But there can be major hardships when the charge isn't paid.
Paris Embraces New Bike Rental Program
To reduce traffic congestion and parking shortage, Paris launched a bike rental program similar to one implemented in other European cities. After its first week, an average of 45,000 bikes have been rented every day.
Portland Wants To Be Even More Bike-Friendly
Already one of the nation's most bike-friendly cities, Portland, Oregon, is looking to update its bicycle master plan to make cycling even more attractive in the city.
Milwaukee Mayor Stumps For Transit Plan
Citing the successful examples of transit-oriented development in Portland and Denver, Mayor Tom Barrett says its time for the Brew City to improve its transit system.
Orange County Plans Hybrid Bus-Rail Line
In the latest sign that the once suburban county is now increasingly urban, Irvine, California officials have approved plans for a new bus and streetcar line to connect the city's commuter rail station with several new and existing developments.
Bloomberg's Congestion Pricing Plan: What Went Wrong
A detailed look at Mayor Bloomberg's ill-fated congestion pricing plan reveals a series of serious missteps by the normally adept mayor in dealing with the state legislature.
New Medical Study To Highlight Lack Of Walking/Biking To School
A soon-to-be released medical study reveals fewer than half of children who live within a mile of their school walk or bike there, and the percentage is dropping. While safety is a factor, cultural values and number of cars in household play a role.
Car-Sharing Growing In Atlanta
Despite doomsayers' claims that low-density Atlanta would never take to car sharing, Flexcar, the largest car sharing company in the U.S., is expanding its presence in the city.
TOD On Track In The Nation's Captial
Transit-oriented development projects -- many a result of successful public/private partnerships -- are flourishing along the Washington D.C. Metro line.
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
