Transportation

Commuters In D.C. Opting To Drive

U.S. Census figures released last week indicate less people are riding transit to work each day.

June 5, 2002 - The Washington Post

US Postal Service To Expand Segway Testing

The U.S. Postal Service will expand its testing of the Segway Human Transporter to six new cities.

June 5, 2002 - CNET News

Miami-Dade: Make No Small Transit Plans

A $16.9 billion proposed transit plan aims to overhall Miami-Dade County's piecemeal mass transit system.

June 5, 2002 - The Miami Herald

Positive Signs For Seattle's Citywide Monorail

Seattle monorail planners have tentatively adopted a $1.23 billion plan to expand the monorail from one to 14 miles.

June 4, 2002 - The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Arizona State University Resists Light Rail

Claiming that light rail will interfere with research equipment, Arizona State University wants the city to realign the new route.

June 4, 2002 - The Arizona Republic

Dating In The Age Of The Long Commute

Singles in the Washington area are using a "traffic-friendly dating strategy."

June 3, 2002 - The Washington Post

Census: Commute Times Increasing In U.S.

Census 2002 numbers show commuting times in 41 states increased in the 1990s.

June 3, 2002 - The Guardian Unlimited

California's High Speed Rail Gets A Boost

A $9 billion bond measure for a 700-mile, high-speed rail through California is approved by the Senate.

June 2, 2002 - Contra Costa Times-Walnut Creek

Amtrak Interactive: A Special Multimedia Project

Amtrak and the future of passenger rail in America.

June 1, 2002 - The Christian Science Monitor

State Infrastructure Institute Within USC's Lusk Center

Michael Keston discusses his endowment establishing an Infrastructure Institute at USC's Lusk Center.

May 31, 2002 - The Metro Investment Report

House Subcommittee Hearing On Highway Congestion

Will larger trucks reduce congestion on the nation's highways?

May 31, 2002 - Newport's Trucking Info

To Reduce Congestion, Trams Will Return To London

A £500 million package to reduce traffic congestion will bring back trams to central London for the first time in 50 years.

May 29, 2002 - This Is London

Car-Sharing Picking Up Speed

Popular European concept is catching on in suburban Washington, Boston, Seattle, and New York.

May 29, 2002 - The Baltimore Sun

New Philadelphia-Reading Railroad Could Save Centers

The Schuylkill Valley Metro could create the conditions necessary to reviving older cities and towns along the river between Philadelphia and Reading.

May 29, 2002 - The Philadelphia Daily News

Seattle's Transit Troubles

What you don't know about the Seattle bus system might cost taxpayers millions of dollars. Even billions.

May 28, 2002 - Reason Online

A Ten-Year Gridlock?

Report says Britain's roads and railways will remain in chaos for ten years.

May 26, 2002 - The Guardian Unlimited

Britain's 10-Year Transport Plan Criticized

Ten-year transport plan could worsen gridlock.

May 26, 2002 - BBC News

Peter Calthorpe's Radical Proposal For A New Urban Network

Peter Calthorpe proposes a "new, diverse, complex" transportation network.

May 25, 2002 - Planning Magazine

For New Yorkers, Rapid Transit Is A Relative Term

2000 Census data reveals that outer-borough New Yorkers exceed most of the country in commuting time. With the highest transit ridership in the country, is that a problem?

May 25, 2002 - The New York Times

Chicago Adds Free Trolley Service

Free trolley service in Chicago offers tourists easy access to Chicago attractions.

May 25, 2002 - The Chicago Tribune

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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