Transportation
The Online Commute
Information technology and telecommuting was supposed to reduce the strain on the freeways. So why are Silicon Valley's freeways still clogged and giants such a Cisco building new office complexes?
Riverside County Plan Selected
Riverside County's growth plan selected in national transportation planning program.
CA's High-speed Rail Stays On Track
Lawmakers approved a new lease on life for the proposed high-speed rail line through the San Joaquin Valley, but also gave it competition.
Infrastructure Planning is Key to Smart Growth
Success of regional trade industry depends on speed in moving goods. Are you planning for it?
US Highways Grind To A Halt
The nation's long economic expansion has choked its roadways and railways with passenger and freight traffic.
Walk At Your Own Risk
Cities across Los Angeles County are taking measures to make streets safer for pedestrians. Is it working?
Will Life Be Better In 2010?
Will the public support alternative modes of transportation and reinvestment in the urban core?
Air Cargo Hub For San Bernardino County
A former airbase in Victorville will expand its runway and build an air cargodistribution hub.
400 New Cabs for San Francisco?
Supervisor proposes adding 400 more cabs in San Francisco to "pick up residents in the neighborhoods."
Do Highways Matter?
This report shows that highways do affect metropolitan development patterns and recommends that the federal government encourage regional transportation planning.
Extension Of Runways Backed
Despite criticism from environmental groups, Regional Airport Planning Committee is likely to recommend runway expansion at San Francisco and Oakland airports.
New OC Toll Road
The Orange County Transportation Authority is divided on the new toll road issue. Opponents cite environmental issues.
Life's Inevitabilities: Death, Taxes, and Traffic
The high-tech industry is actively pursuing the elusive goal of making traffic more fluid. So far, there's still a long way to go.
LA's MTA: Self-Inflicted Wounds
Los Angeles Times Op-Ed takes a hard look at some of the LA County Metropolitan Transportation Authority's recent self-inflicted wounds.
Businesses Support San Jose BART
A $6 billion ballot measure to extend BART to San Jose gets a boost when the Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group lends support.
Region Won't Forfeit Billions Over 710 Freeway
The EPA will not pull $4.5 billion in regional transportation fundingif controversial 710 Freeway is not completed.
Riverside County to Plan Four New Highwways
A divided city commission voted to study two interior and twointer-county highways.
Terminal Expansion: Not Without Curfew
In its decade-long effort to gain approval for a new terminal, the Burbank Airport Authority is examining the possibilities of a curfew.
Florida Puts Rail On The Fast Track
Ignoring official disinterest, Florida residents will vote on whether to build high-speed rail liking five cities.
Colorado's Light Rail: Success?
Critics claim Colorado's Regional Transit District officials are manipulating numbers to demonstrate success.
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
