Transportation
Sides Present Opposite Views On Proposed Cincinnati Light Rail
Would a proposed light rail system in the Cincinnati region relieve traffic congestion, improve air quality and create tens of thousands of jobs or simply waste billions of dollars?
New Transportation Bill May Have $300 Billion Budget
National transportation authorities are speculating the total amount of the 2004 Congressional "T-3" funds.
Monorail Agency Ordered To Handover Public Documents
Opponents of the Seattle monorail hope to learn more about how the Elevated Transportation Company reached their transit planning decisions.
Charlotte Proposes Streetcar Line
Charlotte North Carolina's Area Transit System recommends a streetcar line along Central Avenue. Many neighbors and community leaders oppose the plan.
Tampa's Streetcars Grand (Re)Opening
More than 20,000 people were expected to celebrate the rebirth of Tampa's streetcars.
Seattle Can Learn From Boston's Big Dig
As Seattle embarkes on construction of its Alaskan Way Viaduct, the city can learn from the mistakes of Boston's Big Dig.
San Diego's Successful Toll Carpool Lanes
Critics argue that the popular and successful toll program is economically unjust. Are these 'Lexus lanes' for the wealthy?
Five Lessons Of Light Rail
Planners in Canada's Waterloo Region consider important lessons while debating LRT and the shape of future development.
Aging Viaduct Will Cost Billions To Replace
Replacing Seattle's 50-year old Alaskan Way Viaduct will likely take 30 years and cost $15.7 billion.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Endorses Monorail Proposal
A monorail through the heart of Seattle would have a dramatic impact on the architectural and cultural fabric of the city.
Is Seattle's Traffic Congestion Easing?
Recent traffic count data suggest that the number of cars on many state roads is decreasing.
Transit Agency Terminates Scandal-Plagued Red Cross Contract
Southern California's largest transit agency terminated the charity's contract and is now looking into potential lawsuit.
Costly I-75 Upgrade Could Increase Congestion
The proposed plan to widen Interstate 75 will cost nearly half a billion dollars. A study shows that widening the interstate could increase
A 40-MPG SUV? It's Possible
Technology to make SUVs more fuel-efficient exists. So what's holding back the auto industry?
Reviving Richmond's Streetcars
As a tool to revive downtown, a retail broker pushes electric streetcars in Richmond.
Maker Of 150mph 'JetTrain' Targets Inter-City Routes
Partners, US Federal Railroad Administration and Bombardier Transportation, hope to expand high speed rail service.
Central Florida Struggles With Transportation
Local leaders know they need a transportation plan, but exactly what sort and how to pay for it are still unclear.
Controversy Surrounds CA's $900 Million Transportation Proposal
Tensions rise in Sacramento concerning a proposal which aims to relieve some of the nation's worst traffic congestion.
FTA Approves LRT Starter Line
Norfolk, VA has overcome the first obstacle toward developing a regional rail system.
Moscow Faces Parking Crunch
In the past 10 years, the city's cars tripled in number from 800,000 to 2.2 million.
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
