Transportation
School Districts Required To Run Cleaner Buses
Southern California air quality officials are requiring schools to replace older polluting diesel buses with cleaner ones.
Transit Vision For The Houston Region
A long-awaited transit study sets out the vision for the future of rail in the Houston region -- and it barely mentions transit.
A Sweet-Smelling Subway
The London Underground experiments with fragrances to improve the subway commute.
Boston: Cars Vs. Pedestrians
"America's walking city" has a high rate of pedestrian fatalities.
Boston's New Traffic Signals For Safer Intersections
Boston, MA, tries out new traffic signals that will make intersections safer for pedestrians.
Free Parking For Clean Cars
This week, the San Jose City Council approved a two-year pilotprogram to provide free parking to people who drive electric and naturalgas-powered vehicles.
Gilmore Praises VDOT Reforms
Governor vows $130 million in yearly savings as a result of the agencies reforms.
Mass Transit Rules The Road
Growth Surpasses Highway Use: D.C. Area Tops Average
Latest Car Technology Displayed At Auto Show
New York Auto Show exhibits include smart cars, electric cars, and cars with GPS navigation systems.
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?
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 Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
Montrose County
Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA)
The Pocatello Development Authority
