Transportation

Where Pedestrians Are Just 'Traffic Flow Interruptions'

What do the cities listed as the most dangerous for pedestrians have in common?

November 27, 2002 - ABC News

Hudson Valley Train Station Plans Unveiled

Design proposals for a multi-modal center along the Hudson River were unveiled.

November 26, 2002 - Times Herald-Record

Where's The Real Route 66?

The famous 'mother road' from Chicago to Los Angeles was realigned numerous times. Where is the real route?

November 26, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times

A New National Trend Toward Mass Transit

The Christian Science Monitor suggests that traffic may be forcing the national mood about mass transit to change.

November 25, 2002 - The Christian Science Monitor

Conventional Rail Vs. 'Gadgetbahnen'

Do "innovative" transportation solutions and personal rapid transit offer greater utility than conventional steel wheel and rail technology?

November 25, 2002 - Planetizen

If You Build Roads, Will They Come?

If you build additional road capacity, will traffic volume increase? Maybe, maybe not, according to the results of a new study.

November 25, 2002 - U.K. Department for Transport

Jesus Would Take Transit

A response to the new religious campaign against SUVs pokes fun at the question, 'What Would Jesus Drive?'

November 24, 2002 - The Heritage Foundation

How Would You Solve Gridlock?

Motorists submit a plethora of ideas for solving transportation problems at the request of U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta.

November 24, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times

London's Traffic Nightmare

Urban driving in London has never been so bad. With looming congestion charges, residents wonder: Will things get better?

November 23, 2002 - The Independent

Top Ten Dangerous Metro Areas For Pedestrians

A report released by the Surface Transportation Policy Project rates the most dangerous metro areas for pedestrians. Report includes fact sheets for each U.S. state.

November 22, 2002 - Transact

Rethinking Traffic Congestion

Writing in the transportation journal Access, Brian Taylor offers 10 propositions that challenge conventional ideas about reducing traffic.

November 22, 2002 - University Of California Transportation Center

Florida Has Five Of The Most Dangerous Areas For Walkers

An analysis released by the Surface Transportation Policy Projectidentifies the most dangerous locales for pedestrians.

November 22, 2002 - Sun-Sentinel

Smart Growth, Smart Voters: Searching For A Transit Solution

Neal Peirce analyzes the outcome of transportation votes cast on Nov. 5th. and discusses which measures failed and why.

November 21, 2002 - The Washington Post Writers Group

The First Large Scale Monorail In North America

Seattle's 14-mile monorail measure barely passes. The city will become the first in North America to look to a large-scale monorail to solve its traffic problems.

November 21, 2002 - The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Streetcars On Atlanta's Peachtree Street?

Andres Duany challenges the Atlanta community to transform the city's "spine" to be more pedestrian-friendly by adding streetcars.

November 20, 2002 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Segway Runs Into Opposition At City Hall

The Segway Human Transporter, the much-hyped, high-tech scooter billed as the future of transportation runs into opposition in San Francisco.

November 20, 2002 - CNET News

Hummer H2: A Mammoth Even Among SUVs

The H2, the newest model of the massive military Hummer is a surprise hit at $50,000, outselling SUVs from BMW, Cadillac, Lincoln and Lexus.

November 19, 2002 - San Jose Mercury News

Businesses Fear LRT Construction

As Greater Phoenix moves toward its construction of the Valley Light Rail, local merchants are concerned that it will destroy their businesses.

November 19, 2002 - The Arizona Republic

Will The Aerotropolis Replace The Metropolis?

Airports are increasingly serving as central business districts thatattract development oriented toward air travel and air freight movement.

November 18, 2002 - Urban Land Institute

Impact Of November Elections On Transportation

Innovation Briefs speculates how the November election results will affect the transportation sector in the years ahead.

November 18, 2002 - Innovation Briefs

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