Transportation
Is Sprawl Good For Montreal?
Wendell Cox argues for the "upside of sprawl", or "suburbanization" as he prefers to call it, in Montreal.
Stockholm's Congestion Tax Works
The toll cordon around central Stockholm has reduced weekday motor vehicle traffic. Will voters support its continued operation in an advisory referendum vote in September 2006?
Miami's Metro Rail Expansion May Be Foiled By Local University
Even with projections that call for a large increase in students, faculty, and therefore congestion, officials at Florida International University are rejecting the Miami-Dade Transit Authority's best laid plans for alleviating traffic.
The Most Livable Cities For Non-Drivers
A new guide to the best cities to live in without driving.
All Aboard the Atlantic City Casino Express
Long considered second rate versions of Las Vegas, Atlantic City casinos are looking to cash in on the high rollers from New York City by developing a direct train link to the Big Apple.
Washington Metropolitan Area Jobs Projected To Decentralize
Regional employment forecasts project trends opposing planners' visions, with jobs spiraling outward from the city to the suburbs.
Construction Of North American Superhighway May Begin Next Year
Despite serious environmental, immigration, and security concerns, plans for a limited-access superhighway four football fields wide, from Mexico to Canada, which would incorporate pipelines but bypass U.S. ports altogether, are nearing completion.
Approaching A Half Century Of The Interstate Highway System
On June 29, the U.S. interstate highway system celebrates its 50-year anniversary. Conceived as a 41, 000 network of fast, intersection-free, transcontinental highways, it has changed the American landscape in far more ways than just transportation.
Will Ann Arbor Get Commuter Rail?
Mayor John Hieftje is in full support and leading the charge for the development of a commuter rail system in the greater Ann Arbor area.
Massachusetts Policy Spurs Transit Oriented Development
With the help of the Romney administration, transit oriented development is taking off in eastern Massachusetts.
China Wants to Keep 'Kingdom of Bicycles' Status
More Chinese are buying cars, but the government urges them to keep on cycling.
Friday Funny: A Father's Day Gift
A Father's Day gift that Dad could use.
Why High Speed Rail Shouldn't Ride In California
Wendell Cox weighs the true costs over the reported costs of creating a high speed train system for cities between San Diego and Sacramento. He offers opposition to a very expensive and likely underused project.
A Subway Ride Into America's Melting Pot
New York's No. 7 subway line travels through one of America's most diverse 9.5 miles.
U.S. Drivers Will Pay Highway Tolls To Foreign Firms
Across the nation, states are leasing toll roads to private investors, including many foreign firms.
Boise Buses Struggle To Survive
The population is increasing, but Boise's bus system has been on the same route map for more than 10 years. Some public officials want to update routes and increase transit options, but others translate low ridership into no demand.
Oregon Could Charge Gas Tax By Mile, Not Gallon
Hybrid cars and fuel efficient motors are using fewer gallons of gas, a trend expected to decrease revenues from per-gallon gas taxes -- the main funding for road-building. The proposed system would track drivers' mileage with on-board GPS devices.
Winner Announced For Iconic Pittsburgh Pedestrian Bridge
Endres Ware, a California architecture and engineering firm, has won the competition to design a pedestrian walkway for the West End Bridge in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Naming Streets In America's Fastest-Growing County
As a planner for Riverside County, California, John Trichak's monumental task is to approve names for new streets in fast-growing unincorporated Riverside County.
D.C. Bridge Opening Avoids 'Apocalyptic Traffic Scenarios'
After about a decade of planning and litigation, and another six years of construction, the first part of the first of two spans to replace the old Woodrow Wilson Bridge between Prince George's County, Md. and Alexandria, Va. is open to traffic.
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.
Smith Gee Studio
City of Charlotte
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
US High Speed Rail Association
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
Municipality of Princeton (NJ)
