Transportation
Michigan Legislature To Make Traffic Light Switcher Illegal
The Michigan legislature takes steps to outlaw a new dashboard device that makes certain traffic lights turn green.
The Hybrids Are Coming
Japan's newest models of the fuel-efficient vehicles are poised to take the American car industry by storm.
Minnesota To Institute Toll Lanes
Solo drivers could pay up to $3 for use of the "sane lanes."
Automobile Manufacturers Marketing To Preschools
It's never too early to market the automobile-centric lifestyle.
How Transportation Changed America
Travel back in time and experience how transportation shaped America in the Smithsonian National Museum of American History huge new exhibit: "America on the Move."
O'ahu's Light Rail Plan Revived
Plans from a 1992 mass transit effort in O'ahu from Kapolei to Honolulu have been revived.
Top 25 Safest Cars
Consumer Reports lists the safest cars.
Another Battle In The War Against Cyclists
Clear Channel talk-show hosts encourage drivers to harm cyclists.
Train Surfing
Young New Yorkers specialize in this dangerous urban hobby.
Friday Funny: Potty Trained
What made the train late and left evening commuters in NYC feeling pooped.
Where Do You Stand On SUVs?
As the 2004 presidential election approaches, the transportation issue is becoming increasingly important on college campuses.
Traffic Taking Its Toll
Charging drivers to enter downtown London has significantly reduced traffic congestion, and the system may be expanded.
Roads Are Meant For Cars, Not Bicycles
A reader complains about having to share roads with bicycles and says that bikes cause congestion.
Florida's Boondoggle Or New Bullet Train?
Florida's High Speed Rail Authority selects a route and firm to run the system that the State must back for 30 years.
Cobblestone: Charming . . . and Dangerous
Drivers say cobblestone intersections are slippery and dangerous but New York State Dept. of Transportation says they are aesthetic enhancements that serve as a "traffic calming method."
The More Sprawl, The Shorter The Average Commute
An academic journal article examines U.S. commuting data between 1985 To 1997.
Tricycles The Answer To NYC Gridlock?
Pedicabs' provide an environmentally sound -- and fun -- way to navigate the Big Apple.
Anti-Smart Growth Group Debunks Transit 'Myths'
A group that considers Smart Growth as one of the "greatest threat to American mobility, affordable housing, and freedom," calls rail transit "a costly and foolish investment."
Highways Becoming Parking Lots
Complete highway standstills - over three hours in length - have British transportation officials scrambling to help.
The Challenge Of Rebuilding Iraq
In looking for the secret to successfully rebuilding Iraq, the Bush Administration may review previous reconstructions in other war-torn lands such as Kuwait, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Afghanistan.
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
