Transportation

Hoping to boost capacity without using additional road space, Seattle will become only the second city in the nation to put the London style buses into service.

August 2, 2007 - HeraldNet

Though New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has earned kudos by taking public transit to work, reporters for the New York Times note his commute -- which involves a 22 block ride in a chauffeured Chevy Suburban -- isn't your average subway ride.

August 2, 2007 - The New York Times

IBM announced the development of a new traffic prediction tool that could help cities maximize their existing infrastructure investments.

August 1, 2007 - CNN Money

Cities contemplating commuter rail systems should first look at the characteristics of other successful systems.

August 1, 2007 - Intermodality

Robert W. Poole of the Reason Foundation argues for HOT Lanes on Los Angeles freeways.

August 1, 2007 - The Planning Report

Whether is a proposal for congestion pricing in 2007 or the advent of parking meters in the 1930s, Americans have a way of being hostile towards plans that interfere with their 'constitutional right' to free driving and parking.

July 31, 2007 - Streetsblog

Though officials proposed several promising schemes, a lack of quickly executable plans knocked the region from contention for federal funds.

July 31, 2007 - The Chicago Tribune

Even with a voter approved plan, the Kansas City metro region is only beginning to talk about light rail construction -- to its determent, argues one columnist.

July 31, 2007 - The Kansas City Star

Even with a $1 billion surplus this year, mouting debt payments for MTA may force an increase in the $2 bus and subway fare next year to keep the budget in the black.

July 30, 2007 - The New York Times

Such a move would set a new legal precedent and might encourage other prosecutors to bring similar charges in structural failures.

July 28, 2007 - The Christian Science Monitor

A technologist who focuses on pointing out problems with poorly designed computer software and websites takes aim at a confusing flashing yellow arrow at an intersection.

July 27, 2007 - Missing Features Blog

California is full of various plans to solve congestion with toll roads and congestion pricing. But Bill Fulton suggests that none of the plans is radical enough to make a real difference.

July 27, 2007 - California Planning & Development Report

An observer comments on the French capital's success at making alternate modes of transportation easier and accessible.

July 26, 2007 - The New York Times

It's time to remove the fare box and watch how fare-free transit can transform society, writes Dave Olsen.

July 26, 2007 - AlterNet

With space at a premium in a growing number of U.S. cities, developers are starting to include automated garages in their parking plans.

July 26, 2007 - The Wall Street Journal

The Treasure Valley metro area, centered around Boise, Idaho, is the latest region to explore the ideal of rail transit, with officials looking to Salt Lake City as a model.

July 26, 2007 - The Boise Weekly

Metro Atlanta ranks highly in many "best places" lists. But there's one ranking the region is not proud of -- it has the second least healthy commute in the nation.

July 26, 2007 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Transportation planners and city officials are trying to find innovative ways to build a subway system in Amsterdam, a soggy city in a country that is mostly below sea-level.

July 25, 2007 - Associated Press via Oakland Tribune

Thanks to unbeknownst peace-making by NYC Mayor Bloomberg between the Democratic governor and the Republican Senate Majority leader, his congestion pricing plan has been salvaged with a new deadline for legislative approval set for March 31, 2008.

July 24, 2007 - Associated Press via Newsday

In hopes of reducing congestion and improving goods movement, state transportation officials want to create interstate lanes specifically for trucks.

July 24, 2007 - Chillicothe Gazette