Transportation

Selling Fuel Cells

Oil companies and the South Coast Air QualityManagement District will join together to formthe California Fuel Cell Partnership in efforts to make fuel cells practical.

October 31, 2000 - Orange County Register

Light Rail Comes Of Age

Cities that have built their reputations on sprawl and congestion have finally begun to hop on the light rail.

October 31, 2000 - Planning Magazine

Ports, Highways & Sewage Demystified

An Infrastructure Panel Discussion: Ports, Highways & Sewage Demystified, an excerpt from APA's recent regional conference in Long Beach.

October 30, 2000 - The Metro Investment Report

BART-San Jose Plan Flawed, Critics Say

Measure A, a ballot measure sponsored by the ValleyTransportation Authority that would implement a30 year half-cent sales tax to be used for transportation projects, hasbeen criticized for not doing enough to alleviate congestion.

October 28, 2000 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Houston's Transit Chief's Resume Under Fire

Transit Chief with 25 years experience and a reputation for accomplishment does not hold degrees listed résumé.

October 28, 2000 - The Houston Chronicle

Commuter Rail Or Freight In Atlanta?

Georgia wants to run it's commuter rail on the lines owned by the freight carriers. The freight carriers don't care. A recipe for disaster?

October 27, 2000 - Wall St. Journal

Houston's Light Rail Forges Ahead

Houston Metropolitan Tranit Authority will build light rail with or without federal funds.

October 25, 2000 - The Houston Chronicle

Freight in the City

Discussion of a two-phase study of urban freight mobility.

October 23, 2000 - Traffic World

$6 Billion Transit Tax In San Jose

The San Jose BART transit plan is flawed, critics say.Backers' projections show traffic worsening.

October 20, 2000 - The San Francisco Chronicle

High-Speed Rail Debuts In Northeast

Christened with champagne and feted by dignitaries, Amtrak's new Northeastcorridor high-speed train was launched last week.

October 20, 2000 - Amtrak

Amtrak Heralds 1st High-Speed Rail Route

New train that travels up to 150mph will begin service between Boston and Washington.

October 20, 2000 - Orange County Register

Amtrak Ready To Release Fast Train

After more than a year of delays, Amtrak has the nation's first high-speed train and will begin express service between Boston and Washington in December.

October 19, 2000 - USA Today

Gridlock At LAX - What's The Solution?

Los Angeles International Airport, one of the world's major airports, is too small to handle the growth that's expected in the near future.

October 17, 2000 - KCRW - Which Way, LA?

Why Are We Building Roads To Nowhere?

In the United States, about 94 percent of our total land has already been domesticated by a dense network of roads and highways.

October 17, 2000 - The Christian Science Monitor

Regular Checkup for Atlanta Region

Government, transportation and business leaders will review if "the region is on the right track to improving traffic congestion and air quality."

October 11, 2000 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Key Choice for Crunch on Airports

Amid rising demand for air travel, legislators and activists face tough question -- expand big hubs or build more regional airports?

October 11, 2000 - The Christian Science Monitor

Have Car, Will Commute

CNN special series on urban issues focuses on the relationship between the automobile and the suburbs.

October 10, 2000 - CNN

Strike Reinforces L.A. Cliche

The transit workers strike in Los Angeles continues but businesses haven't closed and the public hasn't risen in outrage. Why?

October 9, 2000 - The Los Angeles Times

El Toro Airport Watch no. 147

Is a new international airport the solution to our transportation woes?

October 9, 2000 - OC Weekly

Slower, Tougher Driving

Report says the daily commute is getting worse for motorists in Southern California.

October 9, 2000 - The Los Angeles Times

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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