Transportation

Planning policies that produce cheap, abundant parking are fundamentally at odds with efforts to promote transit, biking, and walking. A new report from ITDP shows how some cities have started to align parking policies with sustainable transport.

February 26, 2010 - Streetsblog

Long commute + High Fuel Costs = Home Losses in Exurbs.

February 26, 2010 - Marketplace

Streetsfilms launches a new series they're calling "Fixing the Great Mistake.”

February 26, 2010 - Streetsblog

This post from GOOD looks at a bill from California state senator Alan Lowenthal that seeks to incentivize cities into reforming their parking rules.

February 26, 2010 - Good

After more than two years of declines in American driving patterns, the amount of driving seems to be on the rise.

February 26, 2010 - USA Today

The migration of America's low income population is spreading to the suburbs. But the suburbs aren't ready to handle the influx, according to this piece.

February 26, 2010 - Next American City

After a last-ditch attempt to sell the Hummer brand to a Chinese company fell through, GM has declared it will shut it down.

February 25, 2010 - The Huffington Post

Los Angeles is crazy for "cap parks": basically, putting roofs over sections of freeway and building a park on top. The added benefit? Reconnecting neighborhoods riven asunder by the freeway in the first place.

February 25, 2010 - The Architect's Newspaper

The New York Times reviews a new book about driving in China, and how the vastly expanding roadways are changing the Chinese way of life from the farms to the cities.

February 25, 2010 - The New York Times

Seattle is reclaiming it's right of way to create a pedestrian street. Landscape architects SvR Design Co. and Hewitt presented two different concepts for the park, one that is "measured" and one that "meanders."

February 24, 2010 - Daily Journal of Commerce

This post from Wired's Autopia blog looks at the history and potential of an Intelligent Transportation System (ITS).

February 23, 2010 - Wired

Washington, D.C.'s transit system is in hot water, facing several safety investigations, a decline in ridership, and historic budget deficits.

February 22, 2010 - The Washington Post

The major cities in South Africa are busy building new bus rapid transit systems to improve the way their residents get around. But in Johannesburg, the new system is having a rocky start.

February 22, 2010 - The New York Times

Metropolitan officials in the Sun Corridor of Arizona are increasingly working together to form a self-organized super-region, according to this analysis.

February 22, 2010 - The New Republic

February 22, 2010 - Richard A. Marcantonio

The Victoria Transport Policy Institute has released this report to guide municipalities to transition from 'free' parking (though author Todd Litman is quick to point out that it is never free) to charging for parking directly.

February 21, 2010 - Victoria Transport Policy Institute

In an interview, Gov. Schwarzenegger revealed that the state is considering adding another layer of freeway on top of Los Angeles' 405.

February 20, 2010 - Streetsblog

Mexico City has opened a citywide bike sharing system, similar to those in Paris and Barcelona.

February 20, 2010 - The Bike-sharing Blog

The niversity of Washington and CH2M HILL have released a new sustainability rating system for roads.

February 20, 2010 - Environmental Leader

Bicycling and walking advocates should also be happy about the new TIGER grants - almost half of the funded projects included funding for bike and ped infrastructure.

February 19, 2010 - Sierra Club Compass blog