Transportation
New York Out Of Step With Its Past
Some fear that New York has lost its foothold as the pedestrian capital of America.
Three New Jersey Toll Roads For Lease – Perhaps
Leasing the New Jersey Turnpike, Garden State Parkway, and Atlantic Expressway to private companies may bring a payment equal to the state’s debt of $30 billion, but the political repercussions for Governor John Corzine could be severe.
City Of Transit Adds Aerial Tram
Portland, Oregon, boasts one of the most extensive uses of public transit in American cities. The addition of its newly-opened aerial tram adds to transit options, but some still feel the project is not worth the price.
Dismantling Myths About Suburban Sprawl
Who says we have to stop driving in order to prevent global warming? Two columnists present reasons why an auto-oriented society is not only an ideal solution but the preferred choice of Americans.
High Gas Prices Making Americans Drive Less
U.S. drivers changed their driving habits in 2005 and 2006.
Resisting Car Culture In China
More Chinese are abandoning their bicycles -- not because they now own cars but because the dramatic increase in automobile use is making city streets too dangerous for cycling. But cyclists are fighting back.
Safety vs. Affordability: The Transportation Tradeoff In Indonesia
Indonesia's private airplanes and trains are not subject to stringent regulation officials say. As a result, the government compromises safety.
No Bikes On The Bridge
As Cleveland and the Ohio Department of Transportation make plans for a reconstruction of an urban stretch of highway without a bike lane, it seems the transportation agency doesn't care about the quarter of the city's residents who don't drive cars.
Calcutta's Rickshaw Crackdown
In an effort to put a modern face on Calcutta, the Indian state of West Bengal has outlawed rickshaw pulling.
Why Carpool Lanes Don't Work
Do we need new carpool lanes or just new rules for the existing ones?
San Francisco A Car-Sharing Mecca
Growing demand for the innovative service is sustaining three competing car-sharing companies.
Outrage Over Pittsburgh Transit Agency Implosion
The city's Port Authority has proposed cutting 25 percent of its bus and rail service and hiking fares by 75 cents to plug an $80 million budget deficit.
Should Amtrak De-Nationalize?
This report from National Public Radio discusses ideas for placing control of federally-funded Amtrak into the hands of a federal-state partnership. Many feel funding for rail should be de-nationalized and governed by regional bodies.
Suburban Utah Is Thinking Light Rail, But Opponents Consider Costs
A suburban Salt Lake City mayor has expressed interest in adding light rail to a list of desires for his city's long-term planning process. High costs and a low estimated demand are cited by opponents.
New Yorkers Opposed To Congestion Pricing, 2-1
While most New Yorkers deem traffic congestion a serious problem, even more oppose congestion pricing in Manhattan as a strategy to lessen it, according to the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute survey released January 18.
Amtrak To Increase Service?
Nancy Solomon reports that due to increased demand Amtrak may increase service along urban lines in its northeast corridor.
Must You Be So Context-Sensitive?
New Urbanists are pushing for big changes to the International Traffic Engineers' thoroughfare design manual to help make roads more pedestrian-friendly.
UCLA v. USC: Can London-Style Congestion Pricing Work in the U.S.?
USC's Peter Gordon squares off against UCLA's Matthew Kahn in the Wall Street Journal's ECONBLOG to debate whether London's style of congestion pricing is the right answer for U.S. traffic.
Columnist Lampoons LA's Deputy Mayor for Transportation on His Hummer
Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez takes the city's Deputy Mayor for Transportation to task for driving a Hummer. 'It's smaller than a Yukon.'
Speed Bumps Arise In Kansas City Light Rail Plan
Land rights and high costs are proving to be major hurdles in Kansas City's bid to build a 27-mile light rail system.
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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Mpact (formerly Rail~Volution)
Great Falls Development Authority, Inc.
HUDs Office of Policy Development and Research
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