Transportation

Would Jesus Drive A SUV?

George F. Will discusses the reasoning behind the "What Would Jesus Drive?" campaign.

December 2, 2002 - The Washington Post

Light Rail Conspiracy In Houston

The Houston Chronicle accidentally posts an internal memo calling for editorials and news articles supporting an as-of-yet unannounced light rail referendum.

December 2, 2002 - The Houston Review

Location Still Matters

Despite the growth of the Internet and advances in technologies, physical location matters as much as ever.

November 29, 2002 - University Of California Transportation Center

New Toronto Subway Line Launches

Critics question the economics behind the new Sheppard Avenue subway line in Toronto.

November 27, 2002 - The Globe and Mail

Where Pedestrians Are Just 'Traffic Flow Interruptions'

What do the cities listed as the most dangerous for pedestrians have in common?

November 27, 2002 - ABC News

Hudson Valley Train Station Plans Unveiled

Design proposals for a multi-modal center along the Hudson River were unveiled.

November 26, 2002 - Times Herald-Record

Where's The Real Route 66?

The famous 'mother road' from Chicago to Los Angeles was realigned numerous times. Where is the real route?

November 26, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times

A New National Trend Toward Mass Transit

The Christian Science Monitor suggests that traffic may be forcing the national mood about mass transit to change.

November 25, 2002 - The Christian Science Monitor

Conventional Rail Vs. 'Gadgetbahnen'

Do "innovative" transportation solutions and personal rapid transit offer greater utility than conventional steel wheel and rail technology?

November 25, 2002 - Planetizen

If You Build Roads, Will They Come?

If you build additional road capacity, will traffic volume increase? Maybe, maybe not, according to the results of a new study.

November 25, 2002 - U.K. Department for Transport

Jesus Would Take Transit

A response to the new religious campaign against SUVs pokes fun at the question, 'What Would Jesus Drive?'

November 24, 2002 - The Heritage Foundation

How Would You Solve Gridlock?

Motorists submit a plethora of ideas for solving transportation problems at the request of U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta.

November 24, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times

London's Traffic Nightmare

Urban driving in London has never been so bad. With looming congestion charges, residents wonder: Will things get better?

November 23, 2002 - The Independent

Top Ten Dangerous Metro Areas For Pedestrians

A report released by the Surface Transportation Policy Project rates the most dangerous metro areas for pedestrians. Report includes fact sheets for each U.S. state.

November 22, 2002 - Transact

Rethinking Traffic Congestion

Writing in the transportation journal Access, Brian Taylor offers 10 propositions that challenge conventional ideas about reducing traffic.

November 22, 2002 - University Of California Transportation Center

Florida Has Five Of The Most Dangerous Areas For Walkers

An analysis released by the Surface Transportation Policy Projectidentifies the most dangerous locales for pedestrians.

November 22, 2002 - Sun-Sentinel

Smart Growth, Smart Voters: Searching For A Transit Solution

Neal Peirce analyzes the outcome of transportation votes cast on Nov. 5th. and discusses which measures failed and why.

November 21, 2002 - The Washington Post Writers Group

The First Large Scale Monorail In North America

Seattle's 14-mile monorail measure barely passes. The city will become the first in North America to look to a large-scale monorail to solve its traffic problems.

November 21, 2002 - The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Streetcars On Atlanta's Peachtree Street?

Andres Duany challenges the Atlanta community to transform the city's "spine" to be more pedestrian-friendly by adding streetcars.

November 20, 2002 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Segway Runs Into Opposition At City Hall

The Segway Human Transporter, the much-hyped, high-tech scooter billed as the future of transportation runs into opposition in San Francisco.

November 20, 2002 - CNET News

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.

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