Transportation

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa imagines a future Los Angeles with transit-oriented development, high-rises, and scores of pocket parks. Critics say the vision is impractical.

February 22, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

Planning for 2 million additional Bay Area residents in 25 years, three regional agencies will tie transportation funding to land use development to promote medium and high density housing within 1/2 mile of transit centers.

February 22, 2006 - San Francisco Examiner

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger promises of a greener California are being tested by a proposal to build a major toll road through a state park.

February 21, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

With the state's Transportation Trust Fund emptying out on July 1, the governor contemplates securing $6 billion in loans.

February 21, 2006 - New Jersey Star-Ledger

If signed into law, the bill would require local schools and state agencies to use fuel containing at least 2% biodiesel.

February 20, 2006 - Creative Loafing Atlanta

Over 205,000 Baltimore residents don't own cars -- 32 percent of the city's population -- leaving many 'lost' and vulnerable to any Katrina-like disaster.

February 19, 2006 - Baltimore City Paper

An op-ed in Georgia's Gainesville Times calls Governor Sonny Perdue's roads-only approach to easing traffic congestion a "temporary solution".

February 18, 2006 - Gainesville Times

The unattractive finding comes as part of a study linked with a major exhibition on traffic solutions in New York.

February 17, 2006 - The Village Voice

As warehouse and distribution ramp up with global trade, The Slatin Report offers a look at an intriguing new approach to industrial development.

February 17, 2006 - The Slatin Report

Swift snow removal is a "political necessity" in New York City. Latest technology comes to the rescue.

February 16, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

A new report shows that Boston's Big Dig has reduced commute times, improved access to Logan International Airport, and will continue to create thousands of jobs for the seven billion dollars worth of private investment expected to occur in its wake.

February 16, 2006 - The Boston Globe

Wendell Cox charges that Ventura County, CA's plans to promote alternative transit strategies over expanding highways is a "fairy tale" that will result in additional pollution and more traffic.

February 15, 2006 - Ventura County Star

While Detroit is still obsessed with gas guzzlers, Japanese automakers are bringing out a new line of subcompact cars.

February 15, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

Hybrid cars are just an expensive symbol, not a true solution to our energy problems, argues David Leonhardt.

February 14, 2006 - The New York Times

A radical proposal from San Francisco: if you want to end automobile dependence, stop fetishizing the automobile. Disallowing its advertisement would be a start.

February 13, 2006 - The San Francisco Chronicle

The monorail might not be complete by 2009, but an impressive light-rail line could be.

February 13, 2006 - Seattle Weekly

Planners envision transit villages in the Bay Area connected by trains, ferries, buses, and light rail.

February 12, 2006 - The Contra Costa Times

Readers respond to President Bush's statement that the nation is addicted to oil.

February 10, 2006 - Wisconsin State Journal

The region's transportation network is beginning to buckle under the strain of auto-dependence, write Neal Peirce and Curtis Johnson.

February 10, 2006 - New England Futures

Readers respond to President Bush's statement that the nation is addicted to oil.

February 9, 2006 - The Oregonian