Transportation
Innovative Traffic Safety Grants Announced
Governor Davis announces $59.2 million in grants to improve traffic safety.
Speed Buttons Lose To Thermoplastic
Alas, the Texas Department of Transportation is replacing the ceramic lane divider buttons with thermoplastic striping.
Caltrans: FasTrak Costs Soar
Caltrans estimates its decade-long FasTrak project will cost $76.6 million -- more than twice the orginal cost.
New Runways Into S.F. Bay Approved
Panel approves new runways into the San Francisco Bay; environmentalists oppose the decision.
A New Runway In The San Francisco Bay
Regional planners paved the way yesterday for San Francisco and Oakland airports to build new runways out into San Francisco Bay.
Leaders Call for Unified Rail Plan
Bay Area transit leaders are pushing for a equitableregional rail plan that would find support among all players.
L.A. Traffic Good for Drivers' Health?
Study ranks California as the fourth safest state for drivers.
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.
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
University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS)
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
City of Cambridge
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
