Transportation
A Mobile Power Plant?
PowerTrainUSA is a mobile power plant that can travel to areas of power shortages.
Had Enough Of Auto-dominance?
Auto-competitive transit is emerging and deserves evaluation.
L.A.'s Transit Agency Re-organizes
Arthur Sohikian, a former lobbyist for the Los Angeles County MTA, discusses recent changes at the MTA, and where the agency is looking for money.
BART Expansion Into San Jose Approved
Santa Clara and San Francisco transit boards approve a historic $3.7 billion rail extension into downtown San Jose.
L.A.'s Airport Plan: Political Finesse Or Regional Solution?
L.A. Mayor James Hahn is shopping around a $8 billion modernization project for LAX...but does it address any of the region's key air transportation needs?
British Rail Network Given A Fresh Start
As Amtrak's financial problems deepen, Britain's rail network is starting to see light at the end of its financial tunnel.
The Romance Of Rail
A journey from Chicago to New Orleans on the City of New Orleans, a train service that is fighting for its life.
Lessons In Privatizing Rail
Britain tried to privative rail in 1993. After several high-profile failures, it is now renationalizing part of the system
TTI Traffic Rankings Challenged
Leading transportation experts are calling the Texas Transportation Institute traffic rankings fundamentally flawed.
Amtrak Spared For Now
A last-minute payment keeps Amtrak running through the summer. But is pumping more money into the agency the answer?
King County Holds Up Regional Transit Plan
A potential Regional Seattle transportation plan falls prey to discord in counties.
MD Transit Rules Out Two Possible Maglev Routes
Maryland Transit Administration has abandoned two possible Maglev routes that would have run through residential neighborhoods.
U.S. Prevents Amtrak Shutdown
The Bush administration and Amtrak have agreed on a deal to prevent a shutdown of the passenger rail service.
Report: Traffic Just Keeps Getting Worse
According to the "2002 Urban Mobility Report," traffic problems are getting worse; urban congestion is "growing in three increasingly visible ways."
Amtrak Shutdown Not An 'Idle Threat'
Congress cannot expect Amtrak to provide a public service and be profitable.
Don't Believe The Amtrak Threat
Howard Kurtz explains why we shouldn't believe that Amtrak is in danger of shutting down.
New Jersey To Save Remaining Airports
New Jersey is committing money to save general aviation airports around the state. The small airports are threatened by development and other pressures.
The Good And Mostly Bad News About Transit
Though we travel nearly one hundred times as much by auto as by transit, we spend less than four times as much on highways as on transit.
L.A.'s Traffic Worst In The Nation. Again.
Los Angeles, for the 15th time in a row, was named by the Texas Transportation Institute as the city with the worst traffic.
Transit Issues Debated In Non-technical Langauge
Published twice yearly, ACCESS is the official magazine of the University of California Transportation Center.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
New York City School Construction Authority
Village of Glen Ellyn
Central Transportation Planning Staff/Boston Region MPO
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
