Transportation Planning

Chicago Bike Plan

Chicago's comprehensive bike plan includes accommodating bike in the streets, bike parking, incorporating bikes into transit trips, education and marketing, and law enforcement in an effort to promote safe biking as a viable transportation alternative.
5 March 2010 - 1:46pm

forwardDallas!

forwardDallas! has four parts. The first is A Vision capturing the ideas, ideals and goals Dallas residents have for their future. Next, is A Policy Plan providing the framework to guide decisions over time toward achieving the Vision. Followed by An Implementation Plan. An Implementation Plan provides two timelines for accomplishing goals outlined in the Vision and Policy plans- short-term projects to be completed in two years, and longer term projects to be completed within five to seven years. Finally, A Monitoring Program that gives the City and citizens a framework for tracking progress toward the Vision of forwardDallas!
5 March 2010 - 12:44pm

The Stockholm Trial

The three primary goals of Stockholm’s Congestion Pricing Trial were reduced traffic, a better environment and perceived improvements to the city environment. The Stockholm Trial consisted of three parts: expanded public transport, environmental charges/congestion tax and additional park-and-ride sites in the city and in the rest of the county.
5 March 2010 - 12:15pm

London's Congestion Pricing Plan

The charge aims to reduce traffic congestion and make journeys quicker by encouraging people to choose other forms of transport. The congestion price is implemented by an ‘area licensing’ scheme based on a number-plate database and digital camera enforcement.
5 March 2010 - 11:33am

Chattanooga Bicycle Facilities Master Plan

In 2007, a $50,000 Chattanooga Bicycle Facilities Master Plan had been produced and adopted by 10 neighboring communities and $300,000 in federal Surface Transportation Program had been obtained to add even more miles of bike lanes and routes. The Chattanooga Urban Area Bicycle Facilities Master Plan, presented originally on April 2002 at a public meeting, builds upon the 140 miles of existing and previously planned greenways within the planning area. The plan identifies 382 miles of additional facilities to be created.
26 February 2010 - 2:08pm

PlanCheyenne

PlanCheyenne integrated three distinct planning disciplines into one process: a transportation plan, a community plan, and a parks and recreation plan. Crucial to the plan's success was the intensive marketing of the planning process that included plan presentations, radio appearances, and a special outreach to citizens of typically underrepresented sections of the community.
26 February 2010 - 1:18pm

Grade Crossing Policy Sparks Debate in Los Angeles

An op-ed by Los Angeles County Supervisor criticizes the Grade Crossing Policy employed by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority in the recent approval of a light rail extension.
12 February 2010 - 6:00am
The Planning Report

Getting the Transportation Glue Back in Philly's Waterfront

Transportation has been called the glue that hold cities together. This oped argues that Philadelphia's waterfront is sorely missing that glue.
29 January 2010 - 6:00am
The Philadelphia Inquirer

Thinking Through the Right Transportation in the Right Place at the Right Time

Wed, 01/27/2010 - 07:36

In an earlier post, I discussed the difference between mobility, accessibility, and transportation technology. In today’s post, I want to discuss what I think is the next step in this taxonomy in terms of the implications for the built environment and urban planning. More specifically, we need to move beyond the idea that certain transportation technologies—whether it is a car, a bus, a train, or our feet—are substitutes.

Intermountain West: Off the Map for HSR Plans

Planners from Phoenix, Denver, Salt Lake City, and Reno met this week to discuss plans for high-speed rail between their cities, since they've been left off the map of potential corridors to be funded by the stimulus package.
9 October 2009 - 12:00pm
The Arizona Republic

Wooing Women to Transportation Planning

The Department of Transportation is teaming up with Spelman College in Atlanta for a new program designed to get more women into transportation careers.
23 September 2009 - 11:00am
Welcome to the Fast Lane: Official Blog of the US Secretary of Transportation

Would High-Speed Rail from Dallas to Houston Make Sense?

Edward Glaeser continues his series on cost-benefit analysis of high-speed rail in the US, imagining a mythical route between Dallas and Houston.
14 August 2009 - 7:00am
NY Times: Economix Blog

Should NY Transit Be Free?

Charles Komanoff, an economist, analyst and activist in New York, has created an elaborate spreadsheet looking at the cost of congestion to the city. His conclusion? Free transit and congestion pricing would relieve traffic.
7 July 2009 - 2:00pm
Reuters Blogs

The Challenge of Balancing Cars and People

Ft. Worth transportation planner Don Koski talks about the challenges and rewards of being a transportation planner in Ft. Worth, Texas.
15 June 2009 - 12:00pm
Bike Friendly Oak Cliff

Proactive Vs. Reactive Transportation Planning

Alex Marshall takes a look at Spain's recent record of proactive transportation planning, connecting cities to direct development rather than to connect already successful areas.
3 June 2009 - 5:00am
Governing Magazine

Planetizen Podcast - Creating a Sustainable Transportation System


11:10 minutes (6.44 MB)

Dr. John Renne, co-director of the University Transportation Center at the University of New Orleans, William Millar, President & CEO of the American Public Transportation Association, and Jim RePass, President and CEO of the National Corridors Initiative. discuss the infrastructure and transportation investments that are needed to develop sustainable transportation systems in New Orleans and the U.S. as a whole. Read, listen or download.

14 April 2009 - 5:00pm

Uncertain Times See Cities Planning for Peak Oil

With energy and the economy both causing headaches, 2008 has been a big year for local governments recognizing and planning for peak oil. Finding a way forward in a future of constrained energy will require much of planners.
11 December 2008 - 6:00am
Post Carbon Cities Blog

Enough With the Planning, it's Time for Some Doing

This column from the Globe and Mail expresses some common frustrations with a slow-moving regional transportation plan.
28 September 2008 - 11:00am
Globe and Mail

Pittsburgh Takes Steps Toward Bike-Friendliness

Pittsburgh becomes first city in Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to hire a full-time bike/pedestrian coordinator.
14 August 2008 - 5:00am
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Would Starbucks and Designer Interiors Get You to Ride Transit?

Toronto's Metrolink brings together city and transportation planners to brainstorm the transit of the future.
25 June 2008 - 6:00am
The Toronto Star
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