Transportation

Chicago Mayor Richard Daley has posed a challenge to the city's transit agency to revamp its system to be cleaner and faster, and also to emphasize the creation of retail shops in train stations.

February 15, 2008 - The Chicago Tribune

Plans are inching forward to convert two of L.A.'s most-used cross-town corridors into mostly one way streets.

February 15, 2008 - The Los Angeles Times

Streetsblog parses the jargon and gives the history behind a recent addition to the transportation lexicon.

February 15, 2008 - Streetsblog

Criticism of New Mexico's commuter rail system heats up as officials claim Rail Runner starves other transportation projects of funding.

February 15, 2008 - Associated Press

This op-ed, transportation expert and Brookings Institution researcher Rob Puentes discusses the need for the Dulles Metro-rail project and how it has become a pawn in a bureaucratic chess match.

February 14, 2008 - Politico

The TTC, or Trans-Texas Corridor, is far more than just a 4,000-mile toll road, but an all-encompassing, multi-modal infrastructure network that is desperately needed, according to Texas planners. But citizens are wary and opposition is growing.

February 14, 2008 - The New York Times

Rail networks across the country are expanding -- the first advancement in rail in nearly 100 years.

February 14, 2008 - The Wall Street Journal

This CBS News video interviews passengers, as they are working, aboard Amtrak's Acela between NYC and Washington DC. New Jersey Senator Frank Lautenberg who has proposed legislation, and Amtrak CEO Alexander Kummant are also interviewed.

February 14, 2008 - CBS News

Public officials in Los Angeles are floating ideas to bring back its historic downtown streetcar.

February 13, 2008 - L.A. Downtown News

This editorial from the Houston Chronicle argues for doing away with fares for public transit.

February 13, 2008 - The Houston Chronicle

Bike sharing programs are being adopted by city organizations and private firms in Tucson.

February 13, 2008 - Associated Press

As transit oriented development gains ground in cities across the country, it is increasingly seen as the model for the future of multi-family housing.

February 13, 2008 - ArchNewsNow

London is planning a new "superhighway" bicycle network that will help transform it into one of the most bicycle-friendly cities in the world.

February 12, 2008 - The Guardian

As federal funding for the Washington D.C.-Dulles rail line teeters on the edge, proponents of bus rapid transit are taking the opportunity to tout BRT as the wiser and more affordable transit solution.

February 12, 2008 - The Washington Post

The women-only buses running in Mexico City have been warmly welcomed by the city's female commuters.

February 12, 2008 - The New York Times

A transit center proposed for the East San Francisco city of Hercules is being criticized for moving away from its original plans for a pedestrian-oriented layout.

February 12, 2008 - The Contra Costa Times

A brand new toll road in India is struggling to get on its feet, as long delays have made some trips on the expressway longer than on the old roads.

February 11, 2008 - Toll Roads News

The Wall Street Journal's "Eyes on the Road" columnist, Joseph B. White, ponders the "next big debate over the role of the automobile in America" now that fuel efficiency was raised, and the direction he points to is most surprising.

February 11, 2008 - The Wall Street Journal

New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine's plan to convert the state's highways to toll roads is in danger of being voted down by the state senate.

February 11, 2008 - The Star-Ledger

Seattle seems to be on its ways to becoming a successful world city, according to a private consultant's list of the global trends that make cities great.

February 11, 2008 - The Seattle Post-Intelligencer