Transportation
First study of NYC congestion zone’s air quality impact shows improvements
The study also examined air quality around freeways which experts worried would see increased traffic from people avoiding the tolls.
Brightline expands service to Florida’s Space Coast
A Federal Railroad Administration grant will fund the project.
The triumph and tragedy of light rail in Charlotte
Like the iPhone, Charlotte's Blue Line represents a missed opportunity for the public to recoup the value it created.
Berkley bans e-bikes from parks, sidewalks
City Council hopes the new limits will improve public safety.
Amtrak reopens New York’s East River Tunnel
The reopening marks the halfway point of rehabilitation efforts at Penn Station in the wake of Superstorm Sandy.
Chicago Amtrak funding makes way for new White Sox stadium
The new funding is the first step in Amtrak vacating its 14th Street rail yard, the future development site of a new baseball stadium.
A Waymo urbanist employee claims: we're on the same team
"Waymo, city officials, and urbanists have common cause."
NYC's sweltering subway tunnels might soon provide heat to nearby buildings
The MTA is studying how a Thermal Energy Network could capture extreme excess heat from subway platforms to warm nearby municipal buildings.
Autonomous semi trucks to hit California roads
The Department of Motor Vehicles has issued the first ever permit for heavy-duty autonomous vehicles to be tested on California's roads.
California High-Speed Rail Authority could be broke by the end of 2027
A report from the Office of Inspector General says the authority must borrow against state infusions to stay afloat.
Singapore's secret to keeping transit cool in sweltering heat
The tropical city state known for superior transit has a tip or two for keeping transit manageable as cities heat up.
How to access California's new $3500 EV rebate
How to make the most of the $270 million program replacing federal EV tax credits in California.
Unarresting mobility: A conversation with Charles T. Brown
In “Arrested Mobility: Overcoming the Threat to Black Movement," Charles T. Brown offers a blueprint for acknowledging — and beginning to overcome — the role of systemic racism in urban planning.
New England's densest city celebrates 4 years with no traffic deaths
A Boston suburb has achieved — and maintained — Vision Zero results "almost unheard of in any urban area."
Amtrak receives $5.3 billion for new trains, new tracks and infrastructure improvement
The 41 projects to receive grants were selected from 103 applicants seeking more than $11.6 billion.
Meet the Hollywood YouTuber who exposed the LAX people mover "fiasco"
Nick Andert uncovered the "brazen and unethical behavior" that has mired the Los Angeles International Airport people mover in years of delays and cost overruns.
Lost lines: Amtrak's discontinued and defunct named trains
The Abraham Lincoln, the Cape Codder and El Capitan are just a few names lost to Amtrak history.
Downtown Houston parking garage will take up an entire block
The garage will connect to the Houston Center retail complex, a 4.6-million square foot office and commercial site.
The number of kids walking to school dropped from over 50% to 11% since the 1960s
Unsafe pedestrian infrastructure makes walking to school dangerous or impossible for a growing number of American students.
Swapping your gas car for an EV is greener than keeping it, research shows
An EV repays the 'carbon debt' caused by building it after 4,400 miles.
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
