Transportation
Is Environmentalism Bad For The Economy?
Does energy conservation force people to reduce their standard of living? Richard L. Berke discusses the politics of power.
The Benefits Of High Gasoline Prices
Though higher gasoline prices can strain your budget, they also promote greater energy efficiency, increased production, more alternative fuels and less dependence on foreign oil.
U.S. Traffic Congestion Will Double By 2020
U.S. News and World Report takes an in-depth look at traffic and concludes that fundamental change is needed.
Marketing Transportation Projects
Boston has the Big-Dig. Now, Denver is giving its $1.67 billion light-rail and highway expansion project a name that drivers can curse when they're stuck in traffic - T-Rex.
High-Speed Rail May Be On Hold
With the recent economic slowdown and energy crisis, California legislators are looking to cut budget expenditures, and the state's high-speed rail plans is expected to be a target.
Traffic Is Not Inevitable
The Christian Science Monitor offers a solution for traffic: Elect the right officials, raise taxes, and use mass transit.
Traffic Congestion And 'The Aspen Effect'
In this op-ed Robert H. Frank writes about the 'Aspen Effect' that causes traffic congestion.
To Build Or Not To Build: El Toro
Each side of the El Toro Airport question has spent $40 million:the largest amount ever on a public works project.
Seattle's Light Rail Woes
The region's transit agency is spending about $4 million a month on a stalled transit plan as its board of directors debates what type of light-rail line to build.
Carfree Times
The May, 2001 issue of Carfree Times is now available.
Smart Freeways Coming To Nevada
Electronic freeway signs around Las Vegas are the first part of the a planned traffic management system intended to relieve congestion in the booming state.
Proposal For S. Florida Regional Transit Authority
Efforts are underway to create a single agency for mass transit in Florida's Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties.
No Support For An Airport? Use A Bus.
Irvine does not want an airport at El Toro, so this is its alternate proposal: shuttle OC passengers to LAX for $20.
Smog Lawsuit Settlement Averts Fund Cutoff
A lawsuit by environmentalists that could have cutoff federal transportation funding to the Houston area has been settled.
Traffic Study: New York Fares Better Than Nashville
A study finds that New York City is way down the list of the nation's worst traffic problems.
The Price Of Traffic Congestion
Traffic congestion costs the nation $78 billion every year in lost time and gas.
Study Finds Nation's Rush Hour Lasts 6 Hours
A study of transportation systems in 68 urban areas titled '2001 Urban Mobility Study' illustrates the nation's growing traffic problems.
Atlanta's Traffic Woes
Residents are demanding relief from the region's enormous traffic problem, but so far solutions are still in the planning stages.
Making SUVs More Fuel Efficient
A new senate bill hopes to close a loophole that allows sport utility vehicles to have lower fuel efficiency standards than passenger cars.
Subway Gridlock In Washington D.C.
Washington D.C. is facing subway gridlock, and must build a new line through the center of Washington, D.C.
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
