Transportation
Mass Transit Growth Exceeds Driving
More Americans are leaving the driving to someone else.
Seattle Ferry Commuters Face Higher Prices
20 percent rate hike troubles ferry commuters for whom driving is not an alternative.
Street-Level Thriller
Travis Hugh Culley's novel takes the reader on a breakneck journey through a big city's streets while making a case for sensible city and transportation planning.
GM Announces A Disposable Automobile
General Motors announces a low-cost, disposable car, The Onion reports.
Washington To Help Pay For South Florida Transit
Miami's Tri-Rail system is getting a boost in the form of federal dollars to complete a proposed expansion of the rail line.
The Country's Most Notorious Road System
Caltrans district 7 includes every freeway in Los Angeles and is perhaps the most notorious road system in the country.
Smart Growth Groups Oppose Techway Project
Over 40 anti-srawl groups are opposing The Techway bridge project to link the Dulles International Airport and I-270.
Orange County Controversy Invades L.A.
Air traffic needs to be spread out across Southern CA. Orange County foes of the idea say no, but L.A. says fair's fair.
DC's Metrorail Proposes VA Expansion
Virginia officials object to the lack of input for the proposed line across the Potomac into Prince George's County.
SEPTA Proposes Fare Increase
Base rate of $1.90 would make SEPTA the second most expensive system in the nation.
Auto Alternatives and the U.S.: A Lost Cause?
Faced with high fuel prices and global warming, number of cars in the U.S. continues to rise. Is an alternative to cars a lost cause?
Solving Los Angeles' Transportation Woes
According to Martha Welbourne, Project Director of the Surface Transit Project, the new long-range draft report by the Metropolitan Transit Authority paints an ominous future if steps aren't taken to form regional planning solutions.
Maryland Aims To Double Transit Ridership
$500 million funding plan passes Maryland legislature for bus and subway improvements.
Maryland Project To Identify Dangerous Drivers
A federally funded project in Maryland studies drivers to identify and even predict who might be dangerous on the road.
The Only Way To Travel
Robert Cross talks about his favorite mode of transportation.
Pittsburgh Tests New Bus Safety System
A new collision avoidance system is being tested by Carnegie Mellon University on 100 city public transit buses.
The Future Of U.S. Ground Transportation
Anthony Downs reports on the future of U.S. ground transportation from 2000 to 2020 to the House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Answers For Traffic Congestion
The Smithsonian takes a look at transit planning in Atlanta and Los Angeles. A new simulation program will be available to planners soon.
The Battle Over High Speed Rail
Lawmakers have started arguing whether to build a $22 billion bullet train between Orlando and Tampa.
Still Crazy Over Electric Cars
Even as the state faces a power crises, electric cars are still popular in California.
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
