Transportation
If You Build Rail Transit, Will They Come?
For Central Florida, it's a billion-dollar question: Will a 20-mile light-rail system running from Altamonte Springs to the Orange County Convention Center be a boon to commuters -- or an expensive boondoggle? [Link corrected]
If Tampa Builds Trolley, Will Riders Come?
The big question facing the new $53 million Tampa trolley system is the same one that haunted the 1985 $7 million "People Mover" monorail: will enough people pay to ride?
New Rail Service Proposed In New Jersey
A new sales pitch proposes to use existing freight lines to move commuters between Bergen and Passaic counties.
A Model For Seattle's Monorail
Seattle looks to Vancouver's SkyTrain system for inspiration.
Golf Carts Invade City Streets
One of best known "smart growth" communities still suffers from air pollution and traffic congestion. The solution? Golf carts for everyone!
Two New York Railroads May Merge
What does the merger of Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad mean for commuters?
Rail Recommended Over Buses
After an environmental study and public input, a team of Virginia and Metro officials recommended the extension of rail to the Dulles corridor over buses.
Transit Solutions Come At A Price
If transit ballot measures pass, Seattle-area residents will have to pay the price.
Bus Or Rail?
The Charlotte, North Carolina transit provider proposes light rail, not busways, for its southeast transit corridor.
Airlines Argue LAX Masterplan Is Misguided
MIR presents this interview on the proposed LAX modernization plan with Roger Cohen, Managing Director of State Government Affairs for the Air Transport Association.
Electric Cars Bite The Dust ... Again?
Why have electric cars failed?
Traffic Cameras Foster Safer Streets
Photo traffic enforcement has significantly cut crash rates in four Greater Phoenix cities.
Seattle's Monorail Proposal In Home Stretch
The City of Seattle is voting on November 7 for among many things, a monorail through part of the City.
LRT Costs Surge
Projected costs to construct two light-rail lines in Los Angeles have increased by a combined $288 million.
Portland Transportation Statistics Mixed
Bicycle and bus ridership increase as does average work commute time in the Portland area.
Mayors Urge Congress To Fund Amtrak
The U.S. Conference of Mayors criticize a plan to cut Amtrak's federal funding.
50 Miles By Train Is Equal To 15 Miles By Car
Mass transit enables workers in D.C. to buy homes 50 miles away in Baltimore and still spend less time commuting than they would if they lived in D.C suburbs and travelled by car.
Cities And Cycling
How bicycling makes for better cities.
Transit Debate Emerges As Elections Draw Near
Montgomery County, MD candidate's sound off regarding the region's future transit plans.
Caution! Transportation Nightmare Ahead
The Automobile Club of Southern California warned today that California is facing a traffic congestion crisis that will have "enormous and unacceptable impacts on its economy and quality of life," if not addressed with comprehensive planning at all levels
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
