Transportation

Ford, GM, and Chrysler have been caught off guard and need to make products that consumers want.

January 27, 2006 - Abhijeet Chavan

In The New Yorker, Tad Friend discusses the city's weird relationship with the crime and television phenomenon, highlighting some 'classic', 'fondly remembered' chases.

January 27, 2006 - The New Yorker

Former Massachusetts Transportation Secretary Fred Salvucci defends the Big Dig and calls for the State to honor its transit commitments.

January 27, 2006 - The Boston Globe

The country is dominated by an unhealthy and chaotic system dominated by the car, argues a local planning professor.

January 26, 2006 - The Age

Sir Peter Hall discusses the transformative potential of PRT as part of a National Building Museum/APA exhibit and speech.

January 25, 2006 - APA / National Building Museum

Using the dualmode system, electric cars would function normally in a small neighborhood, but would hop on a dedicated track for longer trips.

January 24, 2006 - Detroit Metro Times

Has the time come for this smaller, automated, electric transit service, the cousin of the Detroit People Mover?

January 24, 2006 - Detroit Metro Times

Strategists take note as Virginia's new governor tackles sprawl.

January 24, 2006 - Elm Street Writers Group

Light rail may be the answer to the transportation crisis in Sydney, Australia, argues chief executive of City of Sydney council, Peter Seamer.

January 22, 2006 - The Sydney Morning Herald

Alec Appelbaum urges New York City to develop a "bike-safe" network.

January 22, 2006 - MetropolisMag.com

Recently inaugurated official sets stage for "long-term transportation investment plan."

January 19, 2006 - Richmond Times Dispatch

After conducting research on dangerous bus stops in Los Angeles, UCLA Professor Loukaitou-Sideris has embarked on another project to learn what strategies have been successful in addressing concerns by women about safety and the built environment.

January 19, 2006 - Institute Of Transportation Studies

The Gotham Gazette outlines a series of traffic reports and policies, analyzing the steps necessary to confront New York's 800,000-a-day car problem.

January 19, 2006 - The Gotham Gazette

According to a new study, there may be no net effect on air pollution from Canada's commitments to Kyoto on autmobile emissions.

January 18, 2006 - The Globe and Mail

The borough hasn't seen a trolley since 1956, but a series of new projects and traffic concerns suggest that a system would be a real possibility.

January 18, 2006 - The New York Times

Light rail and subway lines are spawning a series of new developments.

January 17, 2006 - The Baltimore Sun

Timothy M. Kaine will addresses the politically touchy issues, calling for more control of development as a means of reducing congestion.

January 17, 2006 - The Washington Post

This op-ed rebuts the calls for Pennsylvania to require that new cars sold across the Commonwealth be equipped with emission controls that comply with California state requirements.

January 17, 2006 - American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research

Harold Meyerson argues that thanks to Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, transportation and land use in the City of Angels now focuses on the public sector, not the private realm, as the Mayor takes on a strong central identity heretofore lacking.

January 17, 2006 - The Washington Post

As cell phones, GPS systems, dashboard computers, and roadside sensors create more accurate traffic reports, the ubiqituous AM radio helicopter traffic report could be a thing of the past.

January 17, 2006 - The Boston Globe