Transportation

In what is shaping up to be an international trend, transportation planners in Mumbai, India are considering following London's lead in taxing drivers entering the central city.

January 31, 2003 - The Times Of India

An article widely circulated on the Internet details the nation's biggest transit debacles by Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas, and Parsons Transportation Corp.

January 30, 2003 - Charlotte Creative Loafing

A state-of-the-art mass transit system is being constructed in one of the most densely populated places on earth.

January 29, 2003 - The New York Times

Carmakers are responding to the growing popularity of hybrid vehicles.

January 29, 2003 - The New York Times

Children spend over an hour each day in cars. Travel habits of parents driving children adds to traffic congestion.

January 28, 2003 - The Washington Post

The Los Angeles Times profiles Martha Welborne, an architect and champion of L.A.'s highly-successful Rapid Bus.

January 27, 2003 - The Los Angeles Times

Public transit cannot compete with automobiles -- even during a snow storm in St. Louis, writes Wendell Cox.

January 27, 2003 - The Public Purpose

To save money, Amtrak will close down its office in Chicago's Loop.

January 26, 2003 - The Chicago Tribune

The Segway Human Transporter attracts attention on the streets of New York. Some find it irresistible but others question whether it belongs on the sidewalks.

January 25, 2003 - The New York Times

Curious about how it feels to drive an electric, hybrid, natural-gas-powered cars?

January 24, 2003 - The New York Times

Atlanta's proposed 59-mile toll road would do more to harm the region's quality of life than to improve it.

January 24, 2003 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

If property values increase for land adjacent to mass transit, is this a compelling argument for residents to support transit?

January 24, 2003 - The Los Angeles Times

Amtrak is facing another fiscal crisis that could lead to a systemwide shutdown in the spring.

January 23, 2003 - Associated Press

Newly-introduced legislation would change Maine's law requiring motorists to stop for pedestrians.

January 22, 2003 - Portland Press Herald

Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels hopes new streetcar line will support new bio-tech campus

January 21, 2003 - The Seattle Times

San Francisco is the first city to ban the Segway Human Transporter on its sidewalks.

January 21, 2003 - Wired

Is the Minnesota Department of Transportation corrupt, or just under a lot of pressure to build roads fast?

January 21, 2003 - Star Tribune

In response to a letter suggesting white-collar crooks be forced to live in public housing and ride public transit, the author says riding the bus is a privilege, not a punishment.

January 21, 2003 - The Oregonian

The world's first commercial high-speed Maglev train takes 8 minutes to complete a trip that takes 45 minutes by car.

January 20, 2003 - Wired

Is the Hummer H2, a civilian version of a military off-road vehicle, the perfect automobile for city driving?

January 19, 2003 - The New York Times