Transportation

Residents of Landmark TOD Still Driving

While more residents walk or bike for nonwork trips, Orenco Station residents are still driving to work at a rate comparable to other area suburbs.
20 October 2009 - 7:00am
The Oregonian

Car Culture Challenged by "Pedal Power"

This Canadian documentary explores the emerging revolution in human powered transportation [Video].
20 October 2009 - 5:00am
CBC

Do Bikes Need to Stop?

Cities are struggling with the right way to control bicycle traffic in a system built for cars. Should bicycles act like cars? Or should roads change to meet the special needs of bicycles?
19 October 2009 - 12:00pm
Slate.com

How to drive traffic away

Mon, 10/19/2009 - 10:08

A few days ago, I was trying to take a streetcar in Toronto- and the streetcar was just as congested as any suburban arterial. The lines in front of streetcars were so long that I couldn't get into the first streetcar. Or the second. Or the third. Instead, I had to wait a few minutes (horrors!) for the fourth streetcar.

I asked myself: what if streetcars only ran every hour, instead of every few minutes? Would the streetcars be equally crowded? Of course not. People would abandon the streetcars and start to use cars (if they owned them) and buy them (if they did not yet own them).

Clearing 30,000 Cars From Vancouver's Streets

When it hosts the 2010 Winter Olympics next year, Vancouver will need to clear more than 30,000 vehicles off its roads everyday to avoid total gridlock. Doing so will require much cooperation from locals.
17 October 2009 - 7:00am
The Globe and Mail

42nd Street Light Rail?

Vision 42 has proposed closing NYC's 42nd Street to car traffic and adding light rail along its length. The Mayor isn't interested, but lots of others are.
17 October 2009 - 5:00am
The New York Times

The End of Free Parking in Santa Monica

Santa Monica, CA is making the move to market-based parking in order to reduce congestion, reduce pollution, and make alternatives more appealing.
16 October 2009 - 1:00pm
Los Angeles Times

LaHood to Detroit: Don't Worry About High-Speed Rail

Speaking to the Detroit Economic Club recently, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood addressed high-speed rail, Detroit's bus crisis, and the economic future of the area.
16 October 2009 - 8:00am
Crain's Detroit Business

Uncertainty Over Dubai's New Metro System

With barely a third of its metro stations in operation, there is some doubt over whether Dubai's metro will be a success.
16 October 2009 - 5:00am
The Christian Science Monitor

Denver Ridership Doubles, Even Without New Rail

Since Denver Metro voters passed FasTracks in 2004, transit ridership has almost doubled. Warren Karlenzig looks at how they did it.
15 October 2009 - 10:00am
Common Current

Parking Garages Fuel Demand for Transit

As demand for parking at transit nodes has increased, developers have looked for ways to make their garages more 'green'.
15 October 2009 - 8:00am
USA Today

Bike Across Water With the Velomobile

Inventor David Buchwaldek has created a kayak-like recumbent bike that can travel over roadways and bike directly into a body of water, becoming a tiny boat.
14 October 2009 - 9:00am
Inhabitat

Getting to La Guardia: Now, A Little More Pleasant

With no subway to La Guardia Airport, travelers are forced to take a bumpy bus ride. The MTA is testing a slight change that could make the trip just a little more comfortable.
14 October 2009 - 5:00am
The New York Times

An Empty Disney High Speed Rail Station for Orlando

The Disney Corporation has announced intentions to donate land for a high speed rail station in Orlando if a Florida project is approved. But some say it's unlikely the company will encourage anyone to use their station.
13 October 2009 - 9:00am
The Orlando Sentinel

Tax District Forming for D.C. Metro Extension

A group of landowners has been assembled that can now establish a special tax assessment district to raise money for the extension of the Washington D.C. area Metro system to Dulles International Airport.
13 October 2009 - 7:00am
The Washington Post

Bank Lending Habits Hurting TOD

Transit oriented development is having a hard time taking hold in Salt Lake City. Some say the parking preferences of lenders are to blame.
12 October 2009 - 1:00pm
The Salt Lake Tribune

Can Traffic Be Good for the Environment?

When it turns frustrated drivers to different modes like transit, walking, biking and carpooling, says writer David Owen.
12 October 2009 - 9:00am
The Wall St. Journal
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