Transportation
New Beginnings And An End
Subway expansion is the first beyond the system's original boundaries.
Big Dig's Broken Promises
State officials got an earful at a hearing held yesterday in Boston regarding their proposal to reevaluate the three remaining transit projects promised as mitigation for the reconstruction of the Central Artery.
Midwest High Speed Rail Report Revised For 2004
New version moves planning from the conceptual stage to the feasibility stage.
Top Ten Parking Myths Debunked
Line Magazine publishes collection of articles analyzing parking architecture, design and policy.
It Takes A Transit Village
A new report seeks to demonstrate how better planning can save California's Bay Area billions of dollars and ease the housing shortage.
ZipCar's Car-Sharing Success
ZipCar has become a way of life for 3.5% of residents in it's hometown of Cambridge, MA.
Sensitivity Training
Transportation officials, citizens polishing new people-and-pavement policies
The Mother Of All Boondoggles
The People's Waterfront Coalition (PWC), a group of Seattle activists is lobbying Washington State officials to abandon its costly Bostonesque Alaska Way Viaduct replacement project.
Small Cars In The Land Of SUVs
An Acura driver gets a ticket for parking in a parking spot reserved for SUVs.
Washington Post Weighs In On Smart Growth Principles
Editorial applauds suburban transit-oriented development and encourages officials to plan smartly.
Traffic And Mass Transit In Paradise?
O'ahu residents support a new mass transit system -- and are willing to increase taxes to get it.
Nation's 'Most Ambitious' Integrated Transit Solution
Denver plans to make financing available to developers of low- and moderate-income rental housing near transit stations.
The Dangerous Future Of Traffic Engineering
Can making roads seem more dangerous actually make them safer? A new form of traffic engineering turns traditional traffic planning upside down.
Quebec Considers Tax Breaks For Transit Passes
Quebec considers making transit passes tax deductible to reduce pollution and congestion.
Evaluating Rail Transit Criticism
A new report evaluates rail transit criticisms to discern legitimate and helpful analysis from errors and misrepresentations.
Fixing A Mistake On The Seattle Waterfront
The City of Seattle and the Washington state DOT have chosen to replace an aging 50's-era elevated freeway with a tunnel.
Comprehensive Evaluation Of Rail Transit Benefits
A new study evaluates rail transit benefits based on a comprehensive analysis of transportation system performance in major U.S. cities.
A Wake-Up Call For Pedestrian Safety
Report highlights dangers faced by pedestrians and recommends measures to reduce accidents and fatalities.
'Mean Streets' Of America
Study concludes that walking remains the most dangerous mode of transportation, and some areas of the country are becoming markedly more dangerous.
The Federal Surface Transportation Program: The Next Four Years
Four transportation policy experts offer Planetizen readers a forward look at the federal surface transportation program.
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 Thousand Oaks
City of Wisconsin Rapids
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
