Transportation
Friday Funny: The Mistaken Choose Transit
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel pokes fun at Milwaukee suburban leaders who have prevented the city from considering light rail.
A Rebuttal To 'The Greater Mobility Opportunity Program'
Plausibility of Wendell Cox's transit replacement proposal is undermined by questionable assumptions.
Don't Give Away Highway Lanes To Carpools
We can no longer afford to give away highway lanes to carpools and low-emission vehicles, writes Ken Orski.
Replacing Low-Income Transit Subsidies With Cars
A proposal to provide energy efficient cars for all travel by low-income transit riders for less than the cost of transit subsidies is further refined.
The Train That Goes From 'Nowhere To Nowhere'
Now 10 years after opening, boardings on Los Angeles' much-maligned Green Line are increasing.
Condos Spur Streetcar Interest In Miami
With thousands of new residents poised to pour into high-density condos, Miami officials may restart its abandoned trolley lines without Federal funding.
The Problem With Public Transit Is The Public
How do you convince suburb-dwellers that light rail can be safe and enjoyable?
Will 'Smart Bikes' Succeed As Public Transportation In The U.S.?
An article in Journal of Public Transportation examines the potential success of smart bike programs in the United States.
Are Speed Limit Signs Coming To The Autobahn?
One of the most cherished freedoms in the German psyche is under attack from politicians concerned about high gas prices and increasing accident rates.
Should Car Sharing Replace Public Transit?
The U.S. could provide energy efficient cars for all travel by low-income transit riders for less than the cost of transit subsidies.
France's Market Based Approach To Regulating SUVs
SUVs and other gas guzzlers would pay tax, while enviro-friendly cars would get rebates.
Car Vs. Plane From LA To San Francisco
Two LA Times reporters race from Los Angeles to San Francisco. One drives, the other takes a plane.
Roundabouts Come To New York State
New York State DOT has begun to build roundabouts throughout the State to improve road safety, but the public is not yet convinced.
Metrorail Is The Way To Go
The executive director of Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation responds to an editorial about the Metrorail project.
Best City For Bicylcles
Bicycling Magazine picks Chicago as the best big cycling city in the United States.
West Coast's Backbone Crumbling
Deterioration of the West Coast's most travelled highway -- Interstate 5 -- could lead to disaster.
Bangkok Tries Congestion Pricing
While Thailand's Traffic Office plans to charge drivers for using center-city roads, high-speed railways will shuttle commuters around the city of 10 million.
Americans Change Driving Habits, Keep Cars
A new Associated Press poll finds that while two-thirds altered their routes or allowed more time for a commute, only one in twenty took mass transit.
Atlanta's Transit Debate
Urban Atlanta would be transformed if the innovative transit currently being planned was actually built.
Wanted: Better Transportation, Will Pay For It
A poll shows that a majority of Americans would pay higher taxes if it would improve roads and public transit.
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
