Transportation
Why The U.S. Doesn't Get High-speed Rail
High-speed rail works well in Europe and Japan, so why can't the United States get it right?
The Nation's Deadliest Light Rail System
The Blue Line -- a light rail line running from downtown Los Angeles to Long Beach -- has grisliest record in the U.S.
Denver Planners Seek To Reduce Commuting Distances
cities along Colorado's Front Range seek the right mix of jobs and homes to keep commuting distances.
The Typical SUV Driver
Auto-makers know their customers well and market SUVs for a certain type of customer -- the "self-centered", "me-first" driver.
Lessons On Clearing Traffic
A former state trooper provides training on how to reduce traffic jams
The Beltway's Missing Buckle
The long envisioned beltway around metro Denver is missing a 15-mile section due to lack of funds and opposition to a key junction.
Taxing Gridlock In Arizona
An editorial in the Arizona Daily Star argues that Arizona needs to make sacrifices if it is to avoid an "environmental hell."
Detroit's Transit Drama
Neal Peirce reports on the efforts to create Detroit's first-ever regional transportation agency
Blame Yourself For Traffic Congestion
According to traffic engineers, chronic backups are caused by drivers.
TV Ads Fuel SUV Backlash
Controversial TV ads created by the creator of the "Got Milk" campaign says sport utility vehicles are a threat to national Security.
Nation's First Privately Owned Commuter Railroad?
A lifelong railroader wants to provide a private passenger rail service. It could be the nation's first privately owned commuter railroad in decades.
New Roads, New Approach
Reason's Bob Poole shows how outside-the-box thinking and entrepreneurial action can help Wisconsin (and other states) expand personal automobility by rebuilding decaying roads.
TV Campaign Says SUV Owners Support Terrorism
Controversial television campaign links gas-guzzling sport utility vehicles (SUVs) to international terrorism.
The Bigger The SUV, The Bigger The Jerk?
A new book says the SUV is the car of choice for the nation's most self-centered people -- and the bigger the SUV, the more of a jerk its driver is likely to be.
GM To Offer Hybrid-powered SUVs
General Motors plans to offer hybrid gas-electric powered cars, pickups, and SUVs.
San Francisco Bans Segway
San Francisco bans the use of Segways on sidewalks and bike trails. One columnist calls the Segway as dangerous as Iraq.
The Longest Subterranean Highway In The U.S.
A transportation engineer with political saavy gets his transit solution noticed.
New State-of-the-Art Metro For 14 Million City Residents
Commuters in the Indian capital, Delhi, ready to give up overcrowded buses and manic rickshaws for the brand new air-conditioned Metro system.
Calming Traffic With Chokers And Skinny Streets
Can the latest techniques of traffic engineering for slowing down traffic in order to create more pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods calm traffic and slow down sprawl?
International Study Of Bus Rapid Transit
The Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA) has published a report "Bus Systems for the Future: Achieving Sustainable Transport Worldwide."
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
