Transportation
Amtrak Fast Train Had Successful First Month
Amtrak says high-speed Acela Express train was successful in drawing riders during first month.
Florida Rethinking Bullet Train
State lawmakers want to re-evaluate the amendment passed by voters to build high-speed rail throughout the state.
Doubling US Public Transit Ridership?
The Public Purpose publishes updated statistics and suggests that doubling US public transit ridership is an impossible task.
There Is No Solution To Peak-hour Traffic
Anthony Downs argues that there is no way to reduce peak-hour traffic congestion that Americans will accept.
Carfree Times
The January, 2001 issue of Carfree Times contains the usual world news notes plus a guest editorial and two book reviews.
Before Boston's Big Dig
Before Boston started the Big Dig, there was the Hoosac Tunnel -- maybe the biggest tunnel of all time.
Experts Face Off Over Bullet Train
Transportation advocates and critics debate the benefits and costs of a high-speed rail system in the state.
Harsh Realities for Philadephia MetroRail
Philadelphia to Reading light rail line has many obstacles to overcome.
Land Value Drive Up Transit Costs
Transit planners in Silicon Valley are faced with rapidly rising costs -- and $300 million for a mile of new road is a good deal.
Atlanta Transit In Acrimonious Battle
Forty-four highway projects have been delayed as talks among the state and environmental groups break down.
A New International Airport In So. Ca.
The FAA is looking at El Toro, the former Marine airfield, in Orange County as a possible new international airport.
The Case For Light Rail In Seattle
An editorial in the Seattle Times argues that Seattle should bite the proverbial bullet and build light rail.
Florida Studying High-Speed Rail
With a constitutional amendment passed by voters to begin building a rail network by 2003, the state has begun the process of evaluating routes through Central Florida.
The Secret Life Of The AAA
The NRDC charges that the American Auto Club has a questionable political agenda that damages the environment.
Light Rail Won't Help Puget Sound
A Seattle Times columnist questions whether light transit is the right solution for Puget Sound.
An Intelligent Transportation Policy
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) have the potential to improve traffic across the nation.
The Future Of High Speed Rail In California
What's the future for a high-speed train network connecting Northern and Southern California?
Firm Builds Vegas-style Mass Transit
A four-mile monorail system linking Las Vegas' major hotels and convention center to the airport is the "only public transportation project in the history of North America that's being built without any federal money or subsidy."
Cityplace Station Bustling In Debut
Underground light rail project is praised by commuters
Are We Ready For Car-Sharing?
Already popular in Europe for a decade, the concept of car-sharing is catching on in congested urban areas in the U.S.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
Central Transportation Planning Staff/Boston Region MPO
Heyer Gruel & Associates PA
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
