Transportation
Honolulu Picks Light Rail
The city's council chooses to proceed with plans for a new light rail system -- with a possible price tag of over $5 billion dollars.
New Atlanta Regional Transit Board Misfiring On All Cylinders
Created nine months ago as the latest -- and perhaps last -- tool to develop regional transit in Metro Atlanta, the Transit Planning Board now struggles to even make a quorum.
Environmental Groups Sue To Block Highway Construction
Environmental Defense and the Maryland chapter of the Sierra Club say they plan to file a lawsuit to prevent the construction of an 18-mile segment of highway which they claim will violate clean-air standards.
Location, Location, Accessibility
When it comes to real estate, the mantra has always been "location, location, location". But now, as congestion and sprawling development increase rapidly, that mantra is being modified to include "accessibility".
New Locations For Federal Offices Create Sprawl
De facto master planning by Federal Government creates more sprawl in the Washington, D.C. region. For example, the FBI field office is moving from Tyson's Corner to Manassas, farther from the Alexandria courts where federal cases are heard.
Virginia To Discuss Increasing Bike And Pedestrian Network
The Virginia Department of Transportation is looking to change its rules on creating new bicycle and pedestrian lanes to increase the state's walk- and bike-ability.
Seattle Considers Replacing Highway With Park
Seattle considers replacing an earthquake-damaged major shoreline highway with a waterfront park.
Los Angeles Transit 'Consent Decree' Expires
Court oversight of the LAMTA, part of a ten year old settlement of a landmark civil rights lawsuit, will be will end after a federal judge rules that the agency, which has spent more than $1 billion to improve bus service, had complied with the agreement.
New York City Announces Plans for Bus Rapid Transit
New York City's Department of Transportation says that it will have five new high speed bus lines up and running by 2008.
Pedestrian Mall Proposed For 42nd Street
Urban planners in New York City are proposing that the historic 42nd Street be transformed into a pedestrian mall that would cross the entire city.
Planners Grapple With Creating 'Complete Streets'
Planners in Seattle and Sacramento are learning it isn't just nice to share the road -- it is necessary.
Rock Music Meets Public Transit
A free concert by the rock group The Secret Machines at Los Angeles' Union Station hopes to get more people to consider riding buses and trains.
Public Transit's Role In Disaster Planning
As both a major target of terrorism and a valuable evacuation tool, disaster planning officials are taking a closer look at the vulnerabilities and possibilities for mass transit.
Walking, Not Driving, On Beverly Hills' Rodeo Drive
Rodeo Drive could change its name to Rodeo Promenade as Beverly Hills considers designating one block of the famous shopping street for pedestrians only.
Bicycling In Denmark
Aaron Naparstek of Streetsblog visits Copenhagen and reports on that city's outstanding bicycling facilities.
TOD Banks On Offices, Not Housing
Developers for a new 35-acre mixed use TOD at the end of Denver's new light rail line are hoping to succeed with more office space than is typically used.
News Summary and Analysis - September 2006
As part of monthly series, we present a summary and analysis of some of the most interesting news to appear on Planetizen over the month of September 2006. This is the transcript of an audio segment that originally aired on the nationally syndicated radio program "Smart City".
Sprawl Hurts Lower Income Families
Low-income families in big cities spend significantly less on housing and transportation than poorer suburban families, according to a new study by the Center for Housing Policy.
Texas Sets The Nation's Top Speed Limit
A 521-mile stretch of I-10 in Texas may be heaven for speed demons but hell for the volunteer ambulance service in Hudspeth County. In May, the speed limit was raised to 80 mph, the nation's highest.
10 Years Of American Commuting
Author Alan E. Pisarski under a joint project of the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) and the Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) details in length America's commuting behaviors and habits over a 10-year period.
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