Transportation
A Fix For Transportation Troubles
Economics professor Chris Weber suggests that charging tolls can alleviate transportation problems.
Transportation Achievements And Fiascoes
The Sierra Club's new report features 49 local projects across the country that reduce or encourage traffic, pollution & sprawl.
Shoup Critique Of ITE Parking, Traffic Generation Manuals
Long the bible for planners, the ITE standards are misleading and reinforce car dependence
Old, Unused Subway Finally Called To Duty
Abandonded tunnels in Cincinnati are part of a new light rail proposal that would increase citizen mobility.
Study Finds Harmful Noise Levels Inside Trains
A study measure noise levels inside Chicago Transit Authority trains.
Better Traffic With Roundabouts
Roundabouts can calm down traffic.
Overview Of A Proposed Monorail Line
Seattle looks to expand upon it's sucessful two-stop monorail. How effective will it be?
L.A. Transit Agency Breakup?
The Los Angeles Valley MTA Transit Chief is trying to prove transit doesn't have to be part of secession. But bigger is not always better.
Public Transportation's Health Benefits
Use of public transportation by one in ten Americans would lead to cleaner air.
How To Turn Amtrak Around
Let Amtrak President David Gunn do his job.
Boston Looking For The Next 'Big Big'
Transportation officials are already planning new projects, but some are concerned the 11-year-old project is a stain on the region's application for more federal transit dollars.
The Case For Congestion Pricing
According to one observer, Southern California traffic is going to get so disastrously worse, we're going to look back longingly on the mess we've got now. He's probably right.
Bay Area Car Sharing Program Expands
A successful car sharing program in San Francisco, Oakland and Berkeley is expanding.
Kid Chauffeurs-- Another Cost Of Suburban Sprawl
Car-dependent families have started hiring chauffeurs to get the kids to camp and other activities.
The Social Cost Of Driving
To solve transportation problems, the private cost of driving should match its social cost.
High-Speed Rail Corridors Should Be Top Priority
It is "nonsensical" to have travellers flying from New York to Washington or from Chicago to Detroit.
Study Compares Private Vehicles And Mass Transit
A study by economists from the Brookings Institution and American Enterprise Institute lists the benefits of mass transit.
Postal Delivery Workers Try Out The Segway
The Segway Human Transporter devices will be tried by postal workers in six cities around the nation with varying geography and weather.
E-ZPass: So Successful, It Faces Financial Failure
A consortium of the Delaware Department of Transportation and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey faces a deficit of $469 million by 2008.
Revitalize Our Stations
Revitalizing train stations can spark a commercial and social revival in cities.
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
