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LA, Orange Counties Collide on Freeways

As traffic congestion has worsened, so has the philosophical divide between LA and Orange counties in terms of how to address it.
18 November 2009 - 7:00am
Los Angeles Times

'Smart Studs' Will Open New Freeway Lanes Automatically

A new high-tech system from New Zealand will be installed on L.A.'s 110 freeway, which will feature sensors that will know when traffic slows and open an alternate lane automatically.
2 August 2009 - 1:00pm
Los Angeles Times

The Planetizen News Brief - 7/16/09


4:30 minutes (4.13 MB)

L.A. uses park lights to fight crime, New Orleans debates tearing down a freeway, and New York turns abandoned homes to affordable housing -- all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing weekly on the nationally-syndicated radio show "Smart City". Read, listen or download.

16 July 2009 - 9:00am
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Diana DeRubertis

California Eliminates Transit, Expands Freeways

Tue, 04/14/2009 - 13:41

Here in San Diego, public transportation is on life support.  Despite record ridership, trolley and bus service has been reduced, with some bus routes cancelled altogether.  Fares are up across the board.  The monthly light rail pass will be $72; three years ago it was $60.

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Studying the Health Effects of Living Near Freeways

Researchers are teaming up with Boston community members to study how living close to freeways can be harmful to residents' health.
14 April 2009 - 10:00am
The Boston Globe

Forget Closing the Freeway Loop, Fund Transit

Charlotte politicians have been pushing for the completion of a freeway loop around the city -- a $220 million project. Mary Newsom argues that road funding would better serve the city and the region if it were directed to Charlotte's transit system.
4 April 2009 - 1:00pm
The Naked City

Freeway Freefall

Next American City takes a look at freeways and sees the end coming -- for some, anyway.
2 November 2008 - 9:00am
Next American City

Tolls On the Way for New 18-Laner in Texas

After speeding construction by using county toll revenues, a 23-mile long, 18-lane freeway has opened in Texas.
31 October 2008 - 10:00am
The Houston Chronicle

Top Freeway Teardown Candidates

The Congress for the New Urbanism has released a list of the top ten urban freeways that need to be torn down.
23 September 2008 - 7:00am
Congress For New Urbanism

Eight Options on Table for Seattle's Alaskan Way Viaduct

State County and city officials revealed eight new options for dealing with Seattle's Alaskan Way Viaduct, a damaged double-decker inner city freeway.
30 June 2008 - 12:00pm
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Freeway Expansion Leads to Increased Traffic

A year after a new freeway was completed in Southern California, traffic data shows increased use. Officials plan to widen the freeway to handle the increased load.
24 June 2008 - 10:00am
The San Bernardino Sun

Sydney Contemplating Tearing Down Freeway

Sydney Mayor Clover Moore has suggested that the road be demolished, and a recent report from planning experts indicates the plan would not bring the city's traffic to a halt.
2 April 2008 - 11:00am
The Sydney Morning Herald
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Bay Area Reluctantly Warms Up to On-Ramp Metering

With increasing congestion and freeways built out just about as far as they can go, transportation planners in the San Francisco Bay Area are considering plans to put on-ramp metering lights on many of the area's most congested stretches of freeway.
6 March 2008 - 5:00am
The Contra Costa Times
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