Transportation
Despite Ridership Increase, Amtrak Crisis Continues
Even as the rail travel ridership increases after the Sept. 11 attacks, Amtrak's troubles continue.
Atlanta's Transit Agency In Financial Distress
Faced with a $10 million financial crisis, MARTA is facing an uproar from riders who oppose the agency's cost cutting measures. Now, there is talk of a state bailout for the financially strapped transit authority.
BART Extension To San Jose Approved
An Bay Area Rapid Transit extension to San Jose, CA, has been approved.
Top 10 Areas With Highest Vehicle-pedestrian Fatalities
The Road Information Program publishes its list of top ten urban areas with the highest rate of fatalities involving vehicles and pedestrians.
Train To Plane: A New Connection
A $415 million link connects Newark International Airport's airport monorail to the region's railroad network
The Deadly Side Of Orlando's Growth
The region's roads simply haven't been designed to handle the crush of people now using them, and as a result the area now has the highest level of traffic fatalities in the nation.
Boston's MBTA To Introduce Smart Card Fare System
The new $120 million Smart Card system will be installed by July 2004 for subways and buses first and then expanded to include ferries and commuter rail.
Amtrak Begins Service Between Boston And Portland, Maine
The Amtrak Downeaster's first regular scheduled run was sold out and riders were enthusiastic.
Reopening Amtrak Line Costs Over $50 Million
Amtrak to extend service on the Amtrak line from Boston to Portland, ME.
Automakers Unveil Cleaner Cars
Leading carmakers unveiled cleaner cars at the Electric Transportation Industry Conference.
L.A.'s Green Line Exceeds Expectations
Originally dubbed the "train to nowhere", ridership has surged on Los Angeles Green Line.
A Collection Of Segway Cartoons
A collection of editorial cartoons featuring the human transportation device formerly known as "Ginger."
Onion Infographic: All About Ginger
Puzzled about the features of the much-hyped Segway Human Transporter? The Onion presents all you need to know in a single "infographic."
Will Ginger Transform Cities?
Will the amazing new personal transportation scooter replace the car?
San Francisco's Regional Transit Tickets
Six Bay Area transit systems will begin testing of a universal transit ticket, dubbed 'TransLink'.
Secrets Of Success For Public Transit
A European study finds certain characteristics define successful public transit systems.
How Ginger Works: The Inside Story
The technology behind the "Segway Human Transporter" exaplained.
Newark Airport Launches Train-To-Plane Service
New service connect commuter and Amtrak lines to a monorail leading to airport terminals.
Ginger Is Here, But Where's Fred?
The "Segway Human Transporter" was unveiled this week to a mixed response. But inventor Dean Kamen's other transportation device -- nicknamed "Fred" -- is still not available after three years of FDA testing.
Diversify, Decentralize To Protect Against Terrorism
How we can defend against terrorist attacks by creating diversity and decentralization in the national infrastructure.
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
