Transportation
Retired Vancouver SkyTrain Car Hits Hollywood
As SkyTrain retires its first fleet of cars, the agency is seeking innovative ways to repurpose the roughly 130 first-generation cars.
Denver Launches Transit Detective Bureau
The new transit detective bureau will investigate crimes that occur on RTD property.
As Local Pols Call for Defunding, Milwaukee Streetcar Breaks Post-Pandemic Ridership Record
The free ‘The Hop’ streetcar has served over 3.2 million riders since it launched in late 2018.
Elon Musk’s Company Breaks Ground on Nashville Tunnel — Without City Approval
The company has started excavation work on a route that uses state roads, circumventing local authorities and review processes.
Car Loan Defaults Have Spiked 50%. With Repossession Rates Rising, How Will Americans Get to Work?
In 2024, 1.7 million cars were repossessed in the United States, the highest number since 2009.
New Idaho Laws Block Three Boise Complete Streets Projects
State law now bars highway districts from reducing road widths or and limits where they can eliminate traffic lanes in favor of multimodal infrastructure.
NYC Truckers Join Fight Against Trump's Bus Lane Removal
An industry group is denying the FHA’s claim that a proposed bus lane would hamper delivery trucks and freight.
Florida DOT Orders Removal of St. Pete Bus Lane
The state says a popular BRT line has increased crashes and traffic on a state-owned portion of its corridor, prompting it to call for its reversal.
When Carpool Lanes Cause Mayhem
A newly widened Bay Area freeway serves as a reminder of the futility of HOV lanes. There are better ways to manage and mitigate traffic.
Olympian-in-Training Operates New Googly-Eyed Hollywood Bike Lane Sweeper
A bike-towed sweeper will clean Hollywood Boulevard bike lanes twice a month.
Pittsburgh Cuts Crash Deaths by 32% in One Year
The city’s Vision Zero effort hasn’t quite reached its goal of eliminating traffic deaths, but it has made impressive strides in improving road safety in its first year.
For Better Public Transit, We Need Better Stories
Public transportation provides many often-overlooked benefits. We can do better at communicating the value of transit investments. We have good stories to tell.
New California Law Lets Counties Seize RVs — Even if Their Owner Lives in Them
Advocates for the homeless say the law could make life harder and more unstable for people who use RVs as shelter.
Trump Killed Funding for Milwaukee's Dreamy Multimodal Street. They're Determined to Make it Happen Anyway.
The administration rescinded a $36 million Reconnecting Communities grant aimed at redesigning a 2.6-mile segment of 6th Street.
Nerd Alert: ‘Subway Builder’ Video Game Lets You Build Your Dream Transit System
Can you design an efficient and profitable transit system?
Waymo Robotaxis Under Investigation for Dangerous Driving Near School Buses
This isn’t the first federal investigation for the Alphabet-owned company, which was forced to issue two recalls earlier this year due to safety concerns over the cars’ “unexpected behavior.”
Detroit To Build New Bus, Train Hub Next to Historic Station
The new station will serve intercity buses and offer connections to Amtrak service.
NYC Politicians, Public Rally in 'Outrage' to Save Bus Lane Killed by Trump
City officials say the project complies with all applicable laws and should go forward as planned.
Jeff Speck’s “Interesting Walk,” In Unexpected Art Forms
We thought it would be fun to ask the Planetizen family to show us their version of the Interesting Walk. What we got back surprised and delighted us beyond expectation.
Automated Braking Systems Fail to Detect 40% of Pedestrians at Night, Study Shows
High visibility gear — especially the kind worn by construction workers — may worsen the risk.
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
