Transportation
BART Has Had Enough of Dockless Bikes
With piles of them strewn around stations, the transit agency is "cracking down" on bikeshare companies.
St. Louis Bus Routes Getting Reworked
MetroBus looks to bump up service along its most popular lines and move less popular bus routes to on-demand only status.
Connecting Central Europe, North to South
Large-scale road and rail projects aim to facilitate travel from the south of Italy all the way up to Sweden and Finland.
Rollback of Fuel Efficiency Standards Announced by EPA
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt announced Monday that his agency is siding with auto manufacturers and relaxing greenhouse gas emission standards for new cars and light trucks.
Citywide Parking Requirement Reform Passes in Seattle
The U.S. city with the best recent history of convincing commuters to ditch the auto commute is taking further steps to make the city a little less car-centric.
Popularity of Express Lanes Spreads Beyond Virginia
Dan Vock of Governing takes a broad look at congestion pricing, beginning with the success of Virginia's 66 Express Lanes, the ones where tolls initially topped $40. Notwithstanding complaints, managed lanes are spreading, but challenges remain.
Transit Ridership Should Worry Americans More
Ridership declines mean falling revenues for transit agencies, and could be the beginning of a cycle of service cuts and fare increases leading to yet more ridership declines.
Urban Transportation's Four Separate Challenges
At the Shared Use Mobility Summit in Chicago, Jarrett Walker cautioned the tech world to keep four key transportation problems in mind.
Police Officer Issues a Ticket to a Self-Driving Car
In San Francisco this week, a city police officer issued a ticket to an autonomous GM Cruise vehicle for failure to yield to a pedestrian. Specifically, the self-driving vehicle got too close to a person walking in a crosswalk.
Google Debuts Touchless Transit Payments
In its first dive into a touchless transportation payment system, Google Pay is partnering with NXP's MIFARE on a Las Vegas Monorail pilot.
Report: Vancouver Leads North American Cities in Transit Ridership Growth
Vancouver's success in growing its ridership of public transit is thanks, in no small part, to large investments in rail and bus service.
Wisconsin's Foxconn Deal Inspiring Lots of Transit Planning
The msot recent proposal for new public transit to serve the Foxconn facility in Racine County: a commuter rail connection from Downtown Milwaukee.
Trump, Cuomo, de Blasio All Take the Subway in New York at the Exact Same Moment
The "Unity of the Transit Trinity" has been achieved.
Scrutiny Turns Toward Uber After First Pedestrian Death by Autonomous Vehicle
It's not just the autonomous vehicle technology, but also the company that operated the self-driving SUV receiving scrutiny after the death of Elaine Herzberg in Tempe, Az. on March 18.
Tesla Fatal Crash and Battery Fire Under Investigation
Wei Huang, a 38-year-old Apple engineer, died after his Tesla Model X collided with a highway barrier on a Bay Area highway interchange on March 23. NTSB wants to know if it was operating on Autopilot. It took 5 hours to reopen the freeway.
Uber GM for Spain: Driverless Model Will Create Jobs
Despite the fatal crash in Arizona and growing fears that taxi drivers will lose their livelihood, Juan Galiardo says he is optimistic that the transition to driverless will “ultimately be beneficial.”
What if New York City Implemented SB 827-Style Upzoning?
SB 827 is a controversial land use regulation under consideration in California that would relax building height and density standards along transit corridors. New York has a reputation as the most transit oriented city in the country.
Friday Eye Candy: Volkswagens, as Far as the Eye Can See
China has dockless bikeshare graveyards; the United States has Volkswagen graveyards.
Friday Eye Candy: Dockless Bikes, as Far as the Eye Can See
You might have read about the oceans of impounded dockless bikes, piling up around cities in China, but you've never seen them like this.
A Baseball Ticket Counts as a Train Ticket in Seattle
It's Opening Day for Major League Baseball, and fans of the Seattle Mariners have an extra reason to celebrate this year.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
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Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
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