Transportation
Detroit Transit Plan Would Improve Bus Frequencies
The proposal would also introduce bus rapid transit and increase service on the city’s busiest corridors.
Transportation Agencies: Improve Your Models or Hire More Lawyers
Transportation models are biased in ways that result in inefficient, unfair and environmentally harmful planning decisions. Improve your analysis or prepare to be sued.
Phoenix Planning First Bus Rapid Transit Route
The city of Phoenix is gathering public feedback on a proposed bus rapid transit route, the city’s first, on 35th Avenue and Van Buren Street.
Austin’s Project Connect Faces More Hurdles
Two proposed bills in the Texas state legislature call for more voter oversight of the mass transit project, which could imperil the transit expansion approved by voters in 2020.
Brightline Unveils New Orlando Train Station; Service Coming in May
Intercity rail service will soon be available between Miami and Orlando.
D.C. Rolls Back Connecticut Avenue Bike Lane Plan
After receiving complaints about parking loss and loading zone access, the city will consider revisions to a plan to make Connecticut Avenue safer for people on bikes, pedestrians, and transit users.
Poorly Timed Arrival for Seattle’s Long-Awaited Transportation Fee
A proposed transportation impact fee, years in the making, is stirring a controversy at a time of declining permitting and construction activity in the city of Seattle.
Atlanta Streetcar Expansion Still Moving Forward
MARTA has drastically reduced its plans to construct new rail transit, but one project still has political support from the top at City Hall.
Cargo Bikes: A Smart, Sustainable Choice for Urban Transport
Five reasons why cargo bikes are the ‘future of urban transportation.’
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority Halts $15 Billion Project
After a legal ruling favored resident groups who charged the OTA with illegal practices and a lack of transparency, the authority ordered all work on a major turnpike expansion stopped.
The Tragedy of Parking
Parking minimums and other zoning laws have made American cities untenable for any other type of transportation. It’s time we find a new way to zone our cities.
SEPTA Launches On-Demand Transit
The service will expand SEPTA bus service to the Philadelphia suburbs.
Startup Proposes L.A.-to-San Francisco Night Train
The privately operated train would use existing tracks to provide overnight service.
D.C. Unveils Proposed Bus Network Redesign
The plan includes 24-hour service and expanded bus lines, but Metro has to fill a large budget gap before it can be fully implemented.
Opinion: Save Culver City’s Bus and Bike Lanes
The small Los Angeles County city could remove 1.3-miles of protected bike and bus lanes installed during the Covid-19 pandemic.
How Transit Agencies Are Approaching Fare Evasion
While some of the country’s largest transit operators are cracking down on fare dodgers with expensive—and often cumbersome—turnstiles and gates, others are looking deeper to address the root causes of fare evasion.
Study: Taller SUVs Cause More Serious Injuries to Cyclists
On the heels of research showing that SUV design is leading to more pedestrian deaths, another IIHS study shows a higher rate of serious injuries for cyclists hit by taller vehicles.
East Lansing Parking Plan Aims for Walkability
East Lansing wants to ditch some of its surface parking to encourage economic activity and walkability.
Connecticut’s Ends Fare-Free Pilot
State officials say federal requirements forced the end of a twelve-month pilot program, and that the state doesn’t have the funding to continue providing free fares with the end of federal assistance.
101 Freeway in California Slower Than Ever After Widening, Locals Say
Induced demand strikes again.
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
