Transportation
Savings And Incentives Cover Hybrid Car Price Premium
A new study indicates that hybrid car buyers can break even financially, though government tax breaks and not just fuel savings help make up for the more expensive price tag.
Death Toll On U.S. Highways At Near-Record Level
The increased carnage, especially among motorcyclists, may reflect more relaxed traffic laws.
Learning From Portland: Linking Land Use And Transportation
A film documenting Portland's success in moving people from cars to public transportation is airing on British television.
Voters Push For Rapid Rail In Detroit
Rapid bus systems recently received landslide victories in a number of counties near Detroit, Michigan, and the public support is helping to convince local politicians that the time may be right to build a rapid rail line from Detroit to Ann Arbor.
Drawing Lessons From Major Disasters
A new report contains lessons for planners and other public officials who are concerned about recent public disasters.
Those Pesky Parking Meters
The public's reaction was mixed when the first parking meters in downtown Boise, Idaho, in 1940.
A Free-Market Approach To Transit
Benjamin Ross discuss highway expansions, lexus lanes, and congestion charging as he refutes conservative "free-market fundamentalists" such as Wendell Cox, Randal O'Toole, Peter Gordon, and Sam Staley.
U.S. Travel Behavior Reaching Tipping Point?
A reports suggests that U.S. has reached a point whereby mobility trends, socio-demographic conditions and travel behavior will result in changes to annual "vehicle miles of travel" (VMT) growth.
'Slugging' Your Way to Work
Meeting the HOV requirement in the D.C. suburbs is achieved through a practice called "slugging." Since the 70s, slug lines have been helping commuters beat rising gas prices.
A Prescription For An Ailing Urban Habitat
The ills that affect our cities can be cured with more sustainable urban planning, says one Australian public health practitioner.
The Beginning Of The End For Suburbia?
With high gas prices here to stay, many experts believe suburbia as we know it will be replaced by more dense and urban settlement patterns.
Eco-Subsidies Not Enough To Combat Voter Dissatisfaction
Poll shows that Australians disapprove of the Federal Government's response to increases in gas prices and interest rates.
Boise Chamber Takes On Transit Tax
A half-cent sales tax for transit is proposed for the Idaho capital.
Segway Introduces Two New Models
The Segway Transporter, a people mover that has never met initial sales expectations, introduces two new models.
Does Pushing The Walk Button Really Work?
Chicago's walk buttons are connected to traffic signals, but in places like New York, 80% of walk buttons are disconnected.
Do Speed Bumps Increase Traffic Safety?
Randall O'Toole and Kathleen Calongne examine the findings from a recent report that suggests that speed humps make streets 50 to 60 percent safer for children, and reach a different conclusion.
Australia Sounds The Alarm On Cities And Public Health
Suburban growth patterns are among a host of factors considered detrimental to public health in several recent stories featured in the Australian media.
Resolving the Sprawl vs Traffic Debate? Not really.
When jobs move to the suburbs, does the commute suffer? It depends on the industry, but overall, not much, if at all, suggests UCLA planning professor and blogger Randall Crane.
Measuring Quality Of Life In The Treasure Valley Region
A report by Institute for Urban & Regional Planning at Boise State University looks at competitiveness and quality of life of the Treasure Valley.
The Limitations Of Hybrid Buses
Elk Grove, CA has one of the nation's fastest growing and cleanest bus systems, but has experienced a form of "hybrid melt-down" as a result of using the hybrid buses for regional rather than local trips.
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.
City of Moorpark
City of Tustin
Tyler Technologies
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Chaddick Institute at DePaul University
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
