Transportation
Debunking Wendell Cox's 'Lexus Argument'
The "Lexus Argument" or "Jaguar Argument" used by many transit critics does not stand up to serious analysis.
Kicking The Car Habit: My Experience
Downsizing from two cars to one is scary.
2003 Urban Mobility Report: 5 Congestion Reduction Strategies
The annual Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) report adds a new feature in its 2003 Urban Mobility Report: results of five congestion reduction strategies.
There's No Such Thing As A Free Road
The French, English, Spanish, and even Americans now understand that the future of transit involves more toll booths.
Highway Projects Do Not Cause Sprawl
A new study by transportation expert David Hartgen suggests that highway projects do not play a large role in determining the amount of growth in local communities.
$81 Billion Sought For Roads, Rails
Regional planners in Southern California are unveiling a plan to raise $81 billion for new freeway and transit projects over the next 30 years.
Getting Back on Track
As transit improvement projects fall behind schedule in Boston, several groups are trying to get to the bottom of it.
Traffic Congestion Getting Worse
USA Today summarizes the recent Texas Transportation Institute survey on the top 75 most congested cities.
Neal Peirce: How Bad Politics 'Struck Out ' TEA-21
TEA-21, the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century gets a "lame" extension.
New Mexico: A Dangerous Place To Walk
In Albuquerque, NM, pedestrian fatalities account for almost 23 percent of all traffic deaths.
Urban Tours By Rental Car: Sao Paulo
Wendell Cox tours Sao Paulo by rental car, offering a unique perspective on the city most 'reviled by the urban planning community'.
Eastern Rail Line In South Florida Eyed As Passenger Option
A special trip billed to showcase Florida's East Coast Railway as an important alternative to trucks on the highway gave local officials a glimpse of what passenger service on the FEC might be like.
Circuitous Trips to the Airport--A Thing of the Past?
Boston Globe writer Anthony Flint gives readers an inside look into the changing landscape of direct transit access to airports in major cities across the U.S., and offers tips for planners.
Who Has The Nation's Worst Traffic?
The Texas Transportation Institute releases it's annual urban mobility report for seventy-five urban areas.
The Cost Of Congestion Is $68 Billion?
Insider publication The Hill features a breakfast with James Oberstar (D-Minn.), ranking member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
No Silver Bullet For Traffic
After spending more than $200 billion in ten years, the truth is evident -- there no silver bullet for congestion.
A Crisis On London's Rail
Unless major investment is made in London subway, trains will be at third world levels within a decade.
150 Evacuated After L.A. Freeway Accident
Diesel-truck filled with 9,000 gallons of gasoline explodes on freeway, forcing the evacuation of 150 residents and killing the driver.
Where Rail Transit Works, And Why
From Seattle to Atlanta to Sioux City, federal largesse has generated an intense debate about whether urban rail "works."
Segways Recalled, Three Injured In Accidents
Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a recall of the Segway Human Transporter saying they were dangerous when batteries ran low.
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
