Transportation
NYC Transit Strike Enters Second Day
The Transit Union disputes a daily fine of $1 million for ignoring injunctions barring a strike. The strike causes traffic chaos and estimates of economic damages reach $400 million per day.
NYC Transit System Shut Down By Strike
More than 30,000 New York City transit workers go on strike early Tuesday, shutting down nation's largest public transit system.
Designing For Intersection Safety
Crashes are twice as likely to occur at intersections where there is a signal compared to those with no controls (no signs nor signals) at all.
The Beer Game And The Bullwhip
Astonishing results emerge when Carlos Daganzo applies traffic flow theory to supply chains.
Greuel: Fixing Transportation In LA
Councilmember Wendy Greuel says that getting L.A. moving requires doing small fixes now and planning for big projects in the future.
Developers To Pay For Air Pollution Caused By Sprawl
Air pollution control meant looking at tailpipes and smokestacks. Not anymore. San Joaquin Valley is first in nation to take into account air pollution created by urban sprawl.
Can Amtrak Survive Bush's Policies?
The nation needs a strong passenger rail system. So why is the Bush administration hostile to Amtrak?
Oil Crisis To Worsen Over Winter
A controversial analyst predicts that oil will reach $100 a barrel in six months.
Does Light Rail Pay for Itself?
Among the arguments rail advocates use is that rail transit costs less to operate than buses. The savings, they suggest, will soon pay for the cost of rail construction.
Gas Tax Proposed In California To Reach Global Warming Goals
Governor Schwarzenegger's Climate Action Team drafts a report calling for a "public goods charge" (don't call it a gas tax!)with the goal of reducing greenhouse gases, as opposed to reducing congestion
A Debate Over The Transit And Planning Merits Of Cycling
John Pucher outlines the benefits of cycling for health and an integrated transportation system in response to an earlier editorial bashing bike-riding.
Vancouver's Four Transportation Mega-Projects
Greater Vancouver's ambitious long-term regional transportation includes four mega-projects.
Hispanic Pedestrians Face Danger on Southern Roadways
Latinos die in pedestrian-vehicle accidents at a higher rate than any other racial or ethnic group in almost every Southern state according to federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data.
The New Mile High City
Many plans are underway in rethinking Denver's future -- from a new light rail service to high-density developments and new, mixed-use neighborhoods.
India's Car Boom
India's massive highway improvement program is changing Indian society in profound ways.
Top 10 International Freight Gateways
John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York is the new top international freight gateway, displacing the Port of Los Angeles and port of Long Beach.
Readers Respond: Survival Skills For Commuters
Washington Post readers write in to share "and true methods for dealing with the headaches of their daily commutes."
New San Francisco Muni Chief To Make Over $300K
The top candidate to run San Francisco's Municipal Transportation Agency would make $322,450 per year, slightly less than the national average.
Modernizing Los Angeles International Airport
With the shelving of the proposed LAX improvement plan, the city of Los Angeles is now free to consider feasible ideas to modernize the airport.
Carmaker Encourages Employees To Walk To Work
Mazda is recommending employees walk rather than drive to work.
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
