Technology
Citywide Wi-Fi On Verge of Self-Sustainability In Minneapolis
The Minneapolis citywide wi-fi network is expected to become self-sustaining by February, according to officials.
Transit Fare By Phone?
A new trial in the San Francisco Bay Area has riders using their phone to pay for transit fare.
A Quiet Drive
New types of pavements are being tested in Washington that make highway traffic noticeably quieter.
Commuters Share Transit Information
A new interactive information sharing network has been created to help commuters work their commute efficiently and with the most information possible.
Second Life Used To Solve Real World Engineering Challenges
A UC Irvine professor and a transportation firm are teaming up to use the online virtual world Second Life to test real world public transit ideas.
Heathrow's PRT System On Track For Operation
A personal rapid transit (PRT) system is currently under construction as part of the renovation of London's Heathrow airport. The system is on track to begin operations within two years.
Tech Startups Rebuild Rural Areas
High-tech businesses and industries are popping up in more and more rural towns, bringing jobs and boosting the economies of these small areas.
City of Lighting
The urban lighting artist responsible for illuminating hundreds of Parisian landmarks tackles one last challenge before retiring: the Notre Dame Cathedral.
Are Driverless Cars Finally Here?
No longer science fiction, autonomous vehicles have the potential to reshape the transportation landscape. But are drivers ready to let go of the wheel?
GPS Finds Fastest Routes, But Roads Can't Handle Traffic
GPS devices in Britain looking for the best routes possible are directing truck drivers through tiny towns without the proper road space and infrastructure to handle their loads. Some towns are thinking about requesting removal from the map.
Roadside Digital Billboards Pass Muster, But Opponents Question Safety
Digital billboards are slowly cropping up in cities across the country. Federal officials have ruled them safe, but many opponents are calling them a blight and a safety hazard.
Will New Yorkers Outwit The City's Planned Congestion Pricing Scheme?
Unscrupulous Londoners have already learned how to beat that city's famed congestion charge system, and with Mayor Bloomberg's plan relying on the same technology, there are worries about a surge in license plate counterfeiting.
25 Years Of CAD
How computer-aided design (CAD) changed manufacturing, architecture and engineering.
The Singing Streets Of Japan
Road designers in Japan have created a system of specialized grooves on highway pavement that produce melodies when cars drive over them at certain speeds.
Tucson Ditches Citywide Wi-Fi, Focuses On Areas Of Need
City officials in Tucson, Arizona, have called off plans to implement a citywide Wi-Fi system, opting instead to build access points only in those parts of the well-connected city where rates of access to the internet are low.
A Folding, Stackable Car
MIT researchers are developing a car folds and stacks. It does not have gears, engine, or a transmission. And eight cars can be parked in one typical parking space.
Coming Out Of The Booth
Toll booths should be eliminated from the country's toll roads, according to Robert Poole.
Is Desalination The Solution To Water Shortages?
Advances in reverse osmosis membrane technology are convincing more and more cities to invest in cleaning their own used water instead of piping it in from far-off reservoirs.
Take A Virtual Walk
A new online visual mapping tool enables users to virtually tour places from a pedestrian's perspective online.
Citywide Wi-Fi Plans Abandoned In St. Louis
Joining the ranks of other major American cities like Chicago, San Francisco and Houston, St. Louis has lost its bid to build a citywide wi-fi network. AT&T cites high costs as it pulls out.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
City of Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS)
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
City of Cambridge
Montrose County
The Pocatello Development Authority
