Transportation
Higher Parking Requirements Could Turn Chicago Into L.A.
A coalition of transportation, environmental, and housing advocates in Chicago released a study disputing a recommendation to increase off-street parking requirements.
Ten Worst Cities And States For Pedestrians
A major research study by the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) ranks the states and cities with the highest pedestrian fatality rates.
HOV Slug Lines
'Slug lines' are checkpoints where drivers pick up enough passengers to legally make use of carpool lanes. There's even slug etiquette.
The Nation's Most Dangerous Cities For Pedestrians
Fort Lauderdale and Miami streets are the most dangerous cities in the country for pedestrian, a new study reports.
Cutting-Edge Parking Garages
At the Grove, electronic display boards tell how many spaces are open, two SUVs can use ramps side-by-side and angled parking is extra wide.
Pedestrian Deaths Are Dropping
Nearly one in five pedestrians killed in traffic accidents is the victim of a hit-and-run crash.
The Most Dangerous Intersection In The Country
tate Farm Insurance Co. has named two streets in Broward, South Florida the most dangerous intersection in the country.
Needed: A Catchy Name For The Train
Phoenix's Valley Metro Rail, in search of catchy name for its light-rail system to last the ages, is taking suggestions from the public.
A Roundabout Turnaround
Some cities are rediscovering the one-way, counterclockwise traffic circles known as roundabouts.
Dr. Gridlock: SUVs, HOV Lanes, And Hybrid Cars
Should hybrid cars be allowed to travel solo in HOV lanes?
London's Controversial Road Pricing Program
Why London politicians came to implement a controversial road pricing program.
'Top Gunn' Puts Amtrak Back On Track
Amtrak's "non-nonsense" CEO is reviving the troubled railroad and winning over longtime foes.
The Saga Of A Chapel Hill Parkway
Independent columnust Burtman offers a scathing analysis and indictment of the failed plan to improve South Columbia Street in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Bus Rapid Transit In Phoenix
Bus rapid transit sytem will begin service in July.
Boston Zips Through The Big Dig...and Actually Likes It
After over a decade of work, the Big Dig is partly open for traffic and it is delighting drivers.
Tourism And Transit
A new research brief argues that strategies for placing public transport at the heart of leisure and tourism mobility need to be developed.
New York Needs A 21st-century Transit System
City Limits explains why New York can't afford not to build a 21st-century public transportation system.
Honesty And Seattle's Monorail Tax
Seattle's Monorail Tax will show just how honest the city is says Bill Radke.
Boston Commuter Rail Expansion May Yield To Urban Transit
The governor of Massachusetts plans to shift transit funding to inner city projects.
Commuting Across The English Channel
The local council in Kent is planning to encourage families priced out of the housing market to move to France and commute daily to work from through the Channel Tunnel.
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
