Transportation
Clearing 30,000 Cars From Vancouver's Streets
When it hosts the 2010 Winter Olympics next year, Vancouver will need to clear more than 30,000 vehicles off its roads everyday to avoid total gridlock. Doing so will require much cooperation from locals.
42nd Street Light Rail?
Vision 42 has proposed closing NYC's 42nd Street to car traffic and adding light rail along its length. The Mayor isn't interested, but lots of others are.
The End of Free Parking in Santa Monica
Santa Monica, CA is making the move to market-based parking in order to reduce congestion, reduce pollution, and make alternatives more appealing.
LaHood to Detroit: Don't Worry About High-Speed Rail
Speaking to the Detroit Economic Club recently, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood addressed high-speed rail, Detroit's bus crisis, and the economic future of the area.
Uncertainty Over Dubai's New Metro System
With barely a third of its metro stations in operation, there is some doubt over whether Dubai's metro will be a success.
Denver Ridership Doubles, Even Without New Rail
Since Denver Metro voters passed FasTracks in 2004, transit ridership has almost doubled. Warren Karlenzig looks at how they did it.
Parking Garages Fuel Demand for Transit
As demand for parking at transit nodes has increased, developers have looked for ways to make their garages more 'green'.
Bike Across Water With the Velomobile
Inventor David Buchwaldek has created a kayak-like recumbent bike that can travel over roadways and bike directly into a body of water, becoming a tiny boat.
Getting to La Guardia: Now, A Little More Pleasant
With no subway to La Guardia Airport, travelers are forced to take a bumpy bus ride. The MTA is testing a slight change that could make the trip just a little more comfortable.
An Empty Disney High Speed Rail Station for Orlando
The Disney Corporation has announced intentions to donate land for a high speed rail station in Orlando if a Florida project is approved. But some say it's unlikely the company will encourage anyone to use their station.
Tax District Forming for D.C. Metro Extension
A group of landowners has been assembled that can now establish a special tax assessment district to raise money for the extension of the Washington D.C. area Metro system to Dulles International Airport.
Bank Lending Habits Hurting TOD
Transit oriented development is having a hard time taking hold in Salt Lake City. Some say the parking preferences of lenders are to blame.
Can Traffic Be Good for the Environment?
When it turns frustrated drivers to different modes like transit, walking, biking and carpooling, says writer David Owen.
Aliens Invade Tokyo Subway
A public art piece installed in the Tokyo Subway imagines that an alien race has lived underground since long before the subway was built and have come out to interact with commuters.
The Carbon Footprint of NASCAR
A Grist writer and environmentalist takes a trip to the Talladega Superspeedway to try to understand what the petroleum-wasting is really all about.
More Solo Drivers in the South, Northeast
Richard Florida takes a look at a recent report showing connecting solo commuters with location and comes up with an interesting demographic breakdown.
Transportation Experts Offer Ideas for Promoting Livable Communities
National Journal asks its panel of transportation experts how planners should promote livable communities.
Future Transport Today
This article from Wired UK looks at a handful of emerging transportation concept technologies that are altering the form of the city.
Safety and Gender in Los Angeles
Enci Box's personal account of how gender, safety, and living car-free intersect in her daily transportation decisions.
Demotorizing with Generation Y
A study conducted by J.D.Power and Associates shows that young people are leading a shift in perception about desire for cars.
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 Wisconsin Rapids
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
KFH Group Inc.
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
