Transportation
California High Speed Rail On Life Support
California's governor supports infrastructure funding and fights global warming, but he has no love for high speed rail. His proposed budget may kill a high speed rail agency, and he wants a $9.95 billion rail bond removed from the 2008 ballot.
Rome's Subway Dig 'Slowed Down By The Past'
As Rome tries to provide transit options for its millions of residents and visitors, city planners and preservationists have struck a delicate balance between providing modern transportation and acknowledging the city's rich buried history.
Treasure Valley Idaho Transit Making Progress
Funds have been approved to identify site selection for a multi-modal transit center in downtown Boise. The city is also pushing its public transit system to create fixed bus stops so that riders won't have to flag down buses to get a ride.
New York Out Of Step With Its Past
Some fear that New York has lost its foothold as the pedestrian capital of America.
Three New Jersey Toll Roads For Lease – Perhaps
Leasing the New Jersey Turnpike, Garden State Parkway, and Atlantic Expressway to private companies may bring a payment equal to the state’s debt of $30 billion, but the political repercussions for Governor John Corzine could be severe.
City Of Transit Adds Aerial Tram
Portland, Oregon, boasts one of the most extensive uses of public transit in American cities. The addition of its newly-opened aerial tram adds to transit options, but some still feel the project is not worth the price.
Dismantling Myths About Suburban Sprawl
Who says we have to stop driving in order to prevent global warming? Two columnists present reasons why an auto-oriented society is not only an ideal solution but the preferred choice of Americans.
High Gas Prices Making Americans Drive Less
U.S. drivers changed their driving habits in 2005 and 2006.
Resisting Car Culture In China
More Chinese are abandoning their bicycles -- not because they now own cars but because the dramatic increase in automobile use is making city streets too dangerous for cycling. But cyclists are fighting back.
Safety vs. Affordability: The Transportation Tradeoff In Indonesia
Indonesia's private airplanes and trains are not subject to stringent regulation officials say. As a result, the government compromises safety.
No Bikes On The Bridge
As Cleveland and the Ohio Department of Transportation make plans for a reconstruction of an urban stretch of highway without a bike lane, it seems the transportation agency doesn't care about the quarter of the city's residents who don't drive cars.
Calcutta's Rickshaw Crackdown
In an effort to put a modern face on Calcutta, the Indian state of West Bengal has outlawed rickshaw pulling.
Why Carpool Lanes Don't Work
Do we need new carpool lanes or just new rules for the existing ones?
San Francisco A Car-Sharing Mecca
Growing demand for the innovative service is sustaining three competing car-sharing companies.
Outrage Over Pittsburgh Transit Agency Implosion
The city's Port Authority has proposed cutting 25 percent of its bus and rail service and hiking fares by 75 cents to plug an $80 million budget deficit.
Should Amtrak De-Nationalize?
This report from National Public Radio discusses ideas for placing control of federally-funded Amtrak into the hands of a federal-state partnership. Many feel funding for rail should be de-nationalized and governed by regional bodies.
Suburban Utah Is Thinking Light Rail, But Opponents Consider Costs
A suburban Salt Lake City mayor has expressed interest in adding light rail to a list of desires for his city's long-term planning process. High costs and a low estimated demand are cited by opponents.
New Yorkers Opposed To Congestion Pricing, 2-1
While most New Yorkers deem traffic congestion a serious problem, even more oppose congestion pricing in Manhattan as a strategy to lessen it, according to the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute survey released January 18.
Amtrak To Increase Service?
Nancy Solomon reports that due to increased demand Amtrak may increase service along urban lines in its northeast corridor.
Must You Be So Context-Sensitive?
New Urbanists are pushing for big changes to the International Traffic Engineers' thoroughfare design manual to help make roads more pedestrian-friendly.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
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Tyler Technologies
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
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Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
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