Transportation

Arizona State University Resists Light Rail

Claiming that light rail will interfere with research equipment, Arizona State University wants the city to realign the new route.

June 4, 2002 - The Arizona Republic

Dating In The Age Of The Long Commute

Singles in the Washington area are using a "traffic-friendly dating strategy."

June 3, 2002 - The Washington Post

Census: Commute Times Increasing In U.S.

Census 2002 numbers show commuting times in 41 states increased in the 1990s.

June 3, 2002 - The Guardian Unlimited

California's High Speed Rail Gets A Boost

A $9 billion bond measure for a 700-mile, high-speed rail through California is approved by the Senate.

June 2, 2002 - Contra Costa Times-Walnut Creek

Amtrak Interactive: A Special Multimedia Project

Amtrak and the future of passenger rail in America.

June 1, 2002 - The Christian Science Monitor

State Infrastructure Institute Within USC's Lusk Center

Michael Keston discusses his endowment establishing an Infrastructure Institute at USC's Lusk Center.

May 31, 2002 - The Metro Investment Report

House Subcommittee Hearing On Highway Congestion

Will larger trucks reduce congestion on the nation's highways?

May 31, 2002 - Newport's Trucking Info

To Reduce Congestion, Trams Will Return To London

A £500 million package to reduce traffic congestion will bring back trams to central London for the first time in 50 years.

May 29, 2002 - This Is London

Car-Sharing Picking Up Speed

Popular European concept is catching on in suburban Washington, Boston, Seattle, and New York.

May 29, 2002 - The Baltimore Sun

New Philadelphia-Reading Railroad Could Save Centers

The Schuylkill Valley Metro could create the conditions necessary to reviving older cities and towns along the river between Philadelphia and Reading.

May 29, 2002 - The Philadelphia Daily News

Seattle's Transit Troubles

What you don't know about the Seattle bus system might cost taxpayers millions of dollars. Even billions.

May 28, 2002 - Reason Online

A Ten-Year Gridlock?

Report says Britain's roads and railways will remain in chaos for ten years.

May 26, 2002 - The Guardian Unlimited

Britain's 10-Year Transport Plan Criticized

Ten-year transport plan could worsen gridlock.

May 26, 2002 - BBC News

Peter Calthorpe's Radical Proposal For A New Urban Network

Peter Calthorpe proposes a "new, diverse, complex" transportation network.

May 25, 2002 - Planning Magazine

For New Yorkers, Rapid Transit Is A Relative Term

2000 Census data reveals that outer-borough New Yorkers exceed most of the country in commuting time. With the highest transit ridership in the country, is that a problem?

May 25, 2002 - The New York Times

Chicago Adds Free Trolley Service

Free trolley service in Chicago offers tourists easy access to Chicago attractions.

May 25, 2002 - The Chicago Tribune

Making Downtown 'Pedestrian-Oriented'

Tom Gustafson, a former speaker of Florida's House of Representatives, has secured $400,000 to study how to make downtown Ft. Lauderdale more suitable for pedestrians.

May 23, 2002 - Sun-Sentinel

A New Model For Solving Urban Congestion

Los Angeles' $2.4 billion Alameda Corridor rail project required only a moderate amount of federal money.

May 22, 2002 - The Washington Post

Highway Traffic Snarls May Impact Ambulence Service

Several CT towns are charging the State DOT with funding a solution to address the public safety threat caused by a large-scale highway construction project.

May 22, 2002 - The Hartford Courant

Private Club Car Provides Respite From The Masses Of Transit

As NY area commuting patterns shift and trains are getting less comfortable, more eyebrows are raised over a pricey, members-only club car on Amtrak.

May 22, 2002 - The New York Times

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