Transportation
Airport Accessibility A High Priority In Scottsdale
To help keep its airport a major revenue generator, the city of Scottsdale, Arizona, is considering a variety of plans to improve accessibility. Most of the plans on the table revolve around building roads, but bus rapid transit is also proposed.
Planning And TOD To The Rescue
This column from The San Francisco Examiner describes how "urban planning can save the world", and identifies transit-oriented development as a major solution to global warming.
Is There A Gender Gap In Commuting?
Randall Crane offers a blog post about his research of an exception to the gender gap: the trip linking work and home, which is consistently and persistently shorter for women than men.
The Best And Worst Cities For Safe Driving
Men's Health Magazine has rated the U.S. cities with the best and worst drivers. The three cities with the safest drivers are Des Moines, Iowa, Jersey City, New Jersey, and New York, New York. Columbia, South Carolina is the least safe.
Comfortably Gridlocked
A researcher has cited the preponderance of luxury amenities in cars as decreasing the amount of carpoolers and making it easier for drivers to "adapt" to and accept gridlock.
Back To The Future: The 1970 Los Angeles 'Centers' Concept Plan
Many say Los Angeles is a city that grew without any rational planning. In reality the planning was there -- but much of the best planning never quite materialized.
Should Gas Taxes Be Raised To Fund Public Transit?
While public transit trips have been increasing, funding the systems remains a chronic problem, illustrated by the woes facing the Chicago El. This editorial urges Congress to increase the gas tax to provide all transit systems more revenue.
Dirty School Bus? Plug It In
Diesel school buses are typically high polluters. But production has begun on environmentally-friendlier electric-diesel hybrid buses, and school districts in 11 states have made orders.
New TGV Train Sets New Speed Record
A new high-speed rail line exceeded 357 miles per hour in a recent test, nearly matching a record set by magnetic levitation technology.
Linking Parking Fees To Emissions
One London borough has taken to charging higher parking fees to the owners of high-emission vehicles.
Public Officials Required To Bike To Work
Under new rules put in place by Mayor Marcelo Ebrard, public officials in Mexico City are required to ride their bikes to work at least once per month.
A Transit Solution From The Past
Light rail, bus rapid transit and dedicated lanes are all up for consideration in Virginia's Hampton Roads metropolitan region. The area is studying options that may give the area -- where streetcars once prospered -- a familiar feel.
Urgent Vote For Atlanta Rail Transit Funding Extension
Only three governments in Metro Atlanta support the local rail transit system. While the Atlanta City Council voted to extend the sales tax funding the system, some elected officials would like to put the issue to a public vote.
Chile's President In Transit Hotseat
Last month's implementation of the billion dollar Transantiago plan has caused late arrivals, complaints from frazzled commuters, and lost productivity. Chile’s President responded by sacking the transportation chief and three ministers.
The Saga Of The Second Avenue Subway
After plenty of false starts since first being proposed almost 90 years ago, the dream of building a $4 billion subway line under 2nd Avenue in Manhattan is gaining traction again.
Bus Lanes Get Green Light In Shanghai
As the city moves forward with plans to expand its overcrowded underground metro system, Shanghai transit officials are also planning to build a 300km network of bus only lanes to speed travel across the city.
The Tradeoff Between Speed And Convenience
While the "baby bullet" service on the Bay Area Caltrain commuter rail has attracted new riders, the resulting service cuts have also shunned others.
Want Less Traffic? Price Your Parking Right
UCLA Professor Donald Shoup demonstrates that by pricing curb parking too low, cities are contributing to traffic and pollution and losing out on revenue.
Bike Lane Boost For Seattle Cyclists
Cyclists in Seattle are looking forward to the upcoming release of the city's Bicycle Master Plan, which will be open for public comment soon. The plan is expected to include more than 200 miles of bike lanes, up from 25 miles currently available.
China's Landscape Transformed By Automobile
In 20 short years, the country has become the second largest car market in the world, and is in the midst of a road building bonanza.
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
