Transportation
EPA's Green Vehicle Guide
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency "Green Vehicle Guide" rates all vehicles based on emissions and fuel efficiency. Look up the rating for your vehicle.
The Most Radical Highway Experiment Since Traffic Lights
In London, motorists began paying an $8-a-day fee to drive downtown.
World's Biggest Congestion Pricing Experiment
The first day of the world's most massive congestion pricing experiment saw traffic decrease by 25% in central London.
Public Transit Gains In Calgary
In Canada, an increasing number of Calgary-area residents are choosing public transit.
Congestion Pricing Plans Polarize London
Although unpopular now, London Mayor Ken Livingston's plan to alleviate central London's congestion is a public health issue.
London On The Eve Of Congestion Charging
Wendell Cox details his experience with public transit through London. Under congestion pricing, things will get worse, not better.
Funding Roads Or Public Transit?
The Rocky Mountain News presents a point-counterpoint over a Colorado bill that proposes to divert funds into a "congestion relief fund" to be spent on roads rather than public transit.
Environmental Justice Handbook
The Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California Berkeley publishes a "Citizen's Handbook on Environmental Justice & Transportation."
Most Successful Road Privatization Methods
Privatizing highway development can speed up road improvements and cut costs, according to a new report.
Transportation: What We Pay And What We Get
STPP's analysis of ten years of federal spending, summarized by State.
New SUV Safety Standards Proposed
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is considering new safety standards for sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks.
Defending Commuter Rail
The CEO of Southern California transit agency Metrolink offers his response to three fatal commuter rail vs. auto collisions within the last few weeks.
Suburb-to-Suburb Rail Line Proposed For Chicago
Metra announced plans for a suburban rail link between O'Hare International Airport and the Chicago suburbs.
Phoenix's New Underground People Mover
A new underground people mover will ferry passengers from Phoenix's Sky Harbor International Airport to the proposed light rail system.
An International Congestion Pricing Trend?
In what is shaping up to be an international trend, transportation planners in Mumbai, India are considering following London's lead in taxing drivers entering the central city.
Who Is Behind The Nation's Biggest Transit Debacles?
An article widely circulated on the Internet details the nation's biggest transit debacles by Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas, and Parsons Transportation Corp.
A Modern Mass Transit System
A state-of-the-art mass transit system is being constructed in one of the most densely populated places on earth.
Hybrids Popularity Increases
Carmakers are responding to the growing popularity of hybrid vehicles.
The Missing Piece Of The Traffic Puzzle
Children spend over an hour each day in cars. Travel habits of parents driving children adds to traffic congestion.
The Architect Who Brought 'Rapid Bus' To L.A.
The Los Angeles Times profiles Martha Welborne, an architect and champion of L.A.'s highly-successful Rapid Bus.
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
