Transportation

Back To The Future: A Food Powered Car

Unconventional Swiss concept car uses kitchen and garden waste as fuel.

July 3, 2001 - ZZZ Online

Massive O'Hare Airport Expansion Plan

Chicago Mayor Richard Daley presents his expansion plans for O'Hare International Airport. If adopted, they would double the airport's capacity.

July 1, 2001 - The Chicago Tribune

Governor Proposes Transit Plan For Atlanta

Gov. Roy Barnes is spreading more than $8 billion across traffic-congested areas to give most commuters something they haven't had before -- choices.

June 30, 2001 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Boston's Big Dig Takes Form

Boston's Big Dig is the largest and most complex highway project ever attempted in U.S. History. It's finally starting to take shape.

June 29, 2001 - The Boston Globe

How To Fix Amtrak? Split It In Two

This Business Week commentary argues for splitting Amtrak into two entities -- one public and one private.

June 28, 2001 - Business Week

The Worst Intersection In The U.S.

A State Farm insurance report names the most dangerous intersection in the United States -- Pembroke Pines, FL.

June 28, 2001 - The Miami Herald

Preparing The Nation's Railroads For High Speed Trains

With Amtrak pushing to introduce high-speed trains in densely populated areas, safety at grade crossings, where rails intersect streets, has become a pressing planning issue.

June 28, 2001 - The Chicago Tribune

Mass Transit Use Growing Faster Than Highway Driving

While the number of miles driven on U.S. roads remained steady last year, the number of passengers riding buses or trains rose to the highest level since 1959.

June 27, 2001 - USA Today

Casual Carpooling Is Business As Usual In Bay Area

The casual carpool system in the East Bay is quite possibly a utopian vision come to life. And it's been operating for more than 20 years.

June 27, 2001 - Contra Costa Times-Walnut Creek

Maglev Train From LA To Las Vegas Still Up In Air

Officials chasing federal money to onstruct a high-speed, magnetically propelled train between Las Vegas and Anaheim, California, say powerful friends in Congress are keeping their bid alive.

June 22, 2001 - Las Vegas Sun

Removing Gridlock From Orange County's Streets

Poor road planning has led to chronic gridlock, and county planners face a growing population that is frustrated with current traffic levels.

June 22, 2001 - Orange County Register

Caltrans' High-tech Transit Mapping Experiments

The California Department of Transportation builds an innovative "transit portal."

June 21, 2001 - Government Technology

Dallas Transit Chief To Come To Los Angeles

Roger Snoble, DART's top executive, has accepted an offer to lead the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

June 21, 2001 - Dallas News

Texas Gives Suburbs Power To Run Mass Transit

Gov. Rick Perry signed a mass transit bill into law late Sunday which allows suburban counties adjacent to large cities to create, organize and manage their own mass transit authorities.

June 20, 2001 - Dallas News

Cities Purchasing Hybrid Cars

Portland is just the latest city to look to hybrid gas-electric vehicles when purchasing fleet vehicles.

June 20, 2001 - The Oregonian

Boston's Fabled 'Urban Ring' Railway

A decade in the planning, Boston planners have come up with a strategy to created the fabled 'urban ring railway.'

June 18, 2001 - The Boston Globe

Twin Cities Residents Looking For Traffic Relief

A recent survey conducted by the Metropolitan Council indicates that the region's top concern is reducing traffic congestion, and planners are calling for smart-growth development and more transit.

June 15, 2001 - Star Tribune

Efforts Underway To Revive 'Techway' Study

Developers, commuters, and businesses are call for reviving a cancelled feasibility study for the controversial 'Techway' project in Washington D.C.

June 14, 2001 - The Washington Post

Managing Your City's 'Big Dig'

When a big highway project digs in, it's no small challenge to keeptraffic moving around it--and the public enthusiastic for it.

June 14, 2001 - Governing

Take The A Train To The Airport

Officials in Milwaukee want to build an Amtrak station in the Mitchell International Airport, as part of a plan to create a network between various modes of transportation in the state.

June 14, 2001 - 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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