Transportation
Emissions Threatens Federal Transportation Funding
Emissions from automobiles over that of forecasts, threatens to cut off federal transportation funds for the Washington region.
Cloudy Future For Toronto Transit Commission
The Toronto Transit Commission is 80 years old. The transit system that serves a million passengers a day faces a bleak future due to lack of funds.
Report Presents Safety Aids For Elderly Drivers
A report by an insurance industry group recommends safety aids such as larger streets signs for elderly drivers.
California Highways: End Of An Era?
As California searches for alternatives to freeway-building, here is a look at the cultural impact of highways on American culture and the implications of ending new highway development.
The Jewel Of The Nation's Interstate Highway System
Interstate 70 runs through a beautiful canyon in Glenwood Springs, Colorado -- and is the country's most environmentally sensitive road.
Bay Area Braces For Life Without BART
Throughout the region, companies are scrambling to prepare for a transit strike that could disrupt the commute for thousands.
Transportation Ideas For Congested Atlanta
Mike Bowers presents his ideas for addressing Atlanta's congestion problem.
Poll: Suburbanites Prefer Public Transit...For Others
Poll of Chicago suburbanites finds traffic congestion to be a major problem. Many respondents believe improving public transportation will help but don't want to use it themselves.
First Free Public Monorail Funded By Private Sector
The Las Vegas Monorail is the world's first free public transportation system to be funded entirely by the private sector.
Regional Agency Mulls Milwaukee Freeway Widenings
Planners in Milwaukee County are pondering the expansion of all the county's freeways to eight lanes, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
Atlanta Dangerous For Pedestrians
Atlanta, GA, is one of the nation's most dangerous cities for pedestrians.
Evolution Of A New Auto Industrial District
An academic perspective on the evolution of a new industrial district: The automobile industry in the American Southeast.
Buses Excluded From Jacksonville Transit Center
A new Jacksonville transportation center may exclude long haul bus lines.
Study Searches For Solutions To Pittsburgh's Transit Problems
An 18-month study looks at Pittsburgh's transit problems from a regional perspective.
Transit Projects Ride On Vancouver Olympics Bid
Vancouver's Olympic bid has politicians pushing their favorite transit proposals.
Paris To Reduce Car Lanes To Encourage Mass Transit
Paris, the congested capital of France, is planning to reduce the number of lanes available to cars, and reserve more lanes for buses and bicycles. The move is intended to promote public transportation and reduce air pollution.
California To End Freeway Building
California Governor Gray Davis dedicates the latest freeway section and says it will be the last. The state will focus transportation funds on mass transit systems.
Reducing Traffic Through E-commuting
U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta proposes offering pollution credits for companies that let their employees work at home.
Commercializing Highways
The Reason Public Policy Institute examines four problems with U.S. highways that could be solved by commercializing them.
Water Taxi Offers Options For Commuters
Equipped with new 70-passenger bus boats, cheaper fares and links to Broward County's public transit, Fort Lauderdale-based Water Taxi aims to recruit passengers and reduce the number of cars clogging arteries of downtown Fort Lauderdale a
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
