Transportation
A Commute Race: Bike Vs. SUV
A 19-pound racing bike goes up against a Range Rover for a 15-mile commute to work in the Bay Area. Guess who arrived first?
The Psychology Of Cheating In Carpool Lanes
The incidence of cheating in carpool lanes is on the rise, despite a $271 fine.
Seattle Region's Greatest Long-term Challenge
For Seattle and the Puget Sound region, reducing congestion is the greatest long-term challenge.
Can The Maglev Monster Be Tamed?
Maglev is expensive and offers "no tangible value."
Atlanta's 'Road Diet'
Metro Atlanta is trying to turn an underutilized four-lane road in downtown into a bicycle path. Is this a good idea or suicide bike path?
GAO Finds Congestion Pricing Works
The General Accounting Office concludes that congestion pricing could work in the U.S.
Residents Prefer Tax Hike To Pay For Mass Transit
A survey shows 70 percent of residents in Utah's second-most populous county are in favor of a tax increase to pay for mass transit.
Tolls And Surface Transportation Reauthorization
Ending half-century old obsolete U.S. restrictions on tolls could finance much of the nation's new roads.
Chicago's Traffic Gets Worse
Predictions of traffic fridlock in Chicago are bad, but not as bad as expected.
Chronicle Opines On SF Airport Expansion
The $3.5 billion battle plan to extend San Francisco International Airport runways appears to be dead.
Jacksonville Seeks To Expand Skyway Rapid Transit System
Jacksonville weighs options whether expanded avenue would make a good corridor to run its underperforming Rapid Transit System.
Transit Solutions Require Devolution And User Fees
Robert Poole of the Reason Foundation argues in support of devolved powers for transportation planning and for user fees to support new projects.
Operation Snow Fence: Saving Lives And Dollars
With PennDOT cooperation, high school students install miles of living snow fence along I-79 to improve safety, establish wildlife habitat, and beautify the countryside.
More Carpool Lanes For L.A.?
A proposed new 31-mile stretch of carpool lanes from Studio City to Thousand Oaks would cost $3.36-billion.
One Type Of Market Answer To Traffic And Congestion
Informal ridesharing is cropping up in many places, such as Washington D.C.
You Really Should Take The Subway
Thinking of driving to Boston? Let someone who lives here tell you about the traffic.
It's Time To Take A Fresh Look At Highway Tolls
The largest unexplored revenue potential lies in a greater use of highway tolls.
Improving Transportation Without Putting Nature Second
Mobility does not have to come at the expense of biodiversity.
Improving Efficiency And Equity In Transportation Finance
This Brookings policy brief by Martin Wachs outlines the complex series of relationships that define federal, state, and local roles in financing transportation systems.
Dangerous Detroit
Detroit is not safe for pedestrians.
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
