Transportation

America's Worst Bottlenecks And The Benefits Of Fixing Them

The American Highway Users Alliance unveiled its report on America's worst traffic choke points in the highly anticipated 2004 Bottleneck Study.

February 23, 2004 - American Highway Users Alliance

If You Build It They Really Will Come

New roads bring new development, not faster commutes, to Oakland County Michigan

February 22, 2004 - The Detroit News

The Economics of Rail Transit Funding

North Salt Lake commuter rail line given green light from federal government.

February 22, 2004 - The Salt Lake Tribune

A Fee For Owning Three Or More Cars?

The City of Berkeley, CA, is re-considering charging a fee to residents who own three or more cars.

February 22, 2004 - Contra Costa Times-Walnut Creek

Cars - Instant Pleasures and Long Term Impacts

A new book titled "Car Wars: How cars won our hearts and conquered our cities" discusses the wide-ranging impact of cars on our lives.

February 20, 2004 - The Age, Australia

Congestion Charge Scofflaws' Cars Are Crushed

Forty cars owned by congestion charge scofflaws avoiding the £5-a-day fee get crushed in London.

February 20, 2004 - The Guardian Unlimited

Government Must Make Public Transit A Priority

A Canadian transit lobby group is calling on the federal Liberals to carry through on their urban-renewal promises by dedicating a few cents of the gasoline tax to cover a looming shortfall in public transportation.

February 20, 2004 - The Globe and Mail

A Streetcar Named Success

Even small transit projects can make a difference.

February 19, 2004 - Light Rail Progress

Nation's 24 Worst Traffic Bottlenecks

American Highway Users' Alliance releases a lits of the nation's 24 worst highway bottlenecks.

February 19, 2004 - KABC

The Future Of Surface Transportation Reauthorization

Innovation Briefs offers a report and commentary on the current status ofthe surface transportation reauthorization and the U.S. DOT FY 2005appropriations request.

February 19, 2004 - Innovation Briefs

Transport And The City

Is there a connection between transport infrastructure and a city's competitiveness?

February 18, 2004 - U.K. Department for Transport

To Speed Or Not To Speed

Drivers across the nation are speeding ancd contributing to more deaths on the roads. Should the speed limits be raised or lowered?

February 18, 2004 - The Baltimore Sun

Great Rail Disasters

A new Reason Foundation report identifies 23 U.S. cities that have or are planning 'disastrous' rail transit systems.

February 18, 2004 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

Rail Infrastructure Critical For America's Mobility

Federal investment in intercity rail necessary to relieve congestion and improve travel choice.

February 18, 2004 - Surface Transportation Policy Project

Underground Transit Route Proposed for Vancouver

Three transit proposals for the estimated $1.7 billion route have in common a tunnel beneath Vancouver's downtown core.

February 18, 2004 - The Vancouver Sun

Setting An Example For A New Century?

Washington, DC-area subway system may allow pervasive advertising methods inside the subway system including television.

February 17, 2004 - The Washington Post

Congestion Charging Catching On

As London's congestion charging scheme celebrates it's first year success, cities around the world are contemplating the concept.

February 17, 2004 - The Guardian Unlimited

Context-Sensitive Transportation Design

Planning officials and resident stakeholders often at loggerheads concerning the re-design of Geogia's State Route 54.

February 17, 2004 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Time For A Fresh Start For GAO Bus Rapid Transit Report

The 2001 GAO report on Bus Rapid Transit is deeply flawed and needs tobe replaced by a new GAO analysis with a credible methodology.

February 16, 2004 - Public Transit

Why Commuters Love and Hate The Metro

Commuters complain about Washington DC's Metro system but use it all the same. For Planning Practice, Alex Marshall rides the rails to find out why.

February 16, 2004 - American Planning Association

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.

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.