Transportation
Calgary To Decide On Future Of Transportation Plan
What happens when an ambitious vision gets run over by a sprawling reality?
Who Pays For Transportation Infrastructure?
California's budget crisis is bringing the issue of transportation funding to the forefront
California's $37-billion Bullet Train
By 2020, over 68 million riders would use a statewide bullet train connecting Los Angeles and San Francisco. But is $37-billion too much?
Easing Traffic Congestion on a Tight Budget
One of a series of articles by The Washington Post that examines ways to ease traffic congestion without spending the vast sums required for major projects.
The Worst Cars Of All Time
In our car-oriented culture, it's hard to find a truly awful car anymore. Forbes produces its list of the worst cars of all time.
Utah Gas Tax Tries To Keep Pace With Roads, Drivers
Utah lawmakers consider a 5 cent increase in state gas tax to fund transportation needs
New Jersey Transit Village Initiative Evaluated
Transit village initiative is one tool in New Jersey's smart growth policy framework.
Car Ownership For $4 Per Hour
An innovative nonprofit car sharing program that rents cars for $2-$4 per hour is catching on.
Stories From The Nation's Deadliest Light-rail Line
Ben Quiñones shares his observations about traveling on L.A.'s 'Ghetto Blue' -- the busiest and the deadliest light-rail line in the nation.
Inaccessible Sidwalks, Deadly Streets
Forced to roll in street due to unusable sidewalks, a wheelchair user is killed by SUV.
Salt Lake Commuters Use HOV Lanes, Sympathetically
A two year study of the new carpool lanes reveals average violation rates, slower speeds
Woonerf
The Dutch strategy of the woonerf -- harmonious coexistence of cars and pedestrians -- is catching on in Boston.
China Abandons Long-Distance Maglev Effort
China has chosen to abandon its Maglev train effort for a 750-mile Beijing-Shanghai link.
Planners Slam Schwarzenegger's Proposed Transportation Cuts
Analysts argue that the $3.4 billion loss will exacerbate Southern California's air quality, congestion and economic woes.
Children's Health And Transportation
Evidence continues to grow that our transportation choices are affecting our health.
Are Trails And High Speed Rail Compatible?
Multiuse trails located adjacent to active rail lines, have become increasingly common in the United States.
How The Interstate Highway System Changed Business
Fortune Magazine examines how the Interstate Highway System reshaped the Fortune 500 and the economy.
The World's Fastest Train
Next week China launches the world's fastest train, which uses magnetic levitation technology and runs at 430kph.
Light-Rail Expansion Not The Best Reason For New Tax
Poll shows that extending a 20-year transit tax is favorable for growth in Arizona, but many are skeptical about building more light-rail lines.
Linking Transportation And Housing Funding
California's new Business, Transportation and Housing Secretary, Sunne Wright McPeak, wants to link state transportation fuding with housing construction.
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
