Transportation

As a result, the country expects to become energy independent this year.

January 16, 2006 - The Wall Street Journal

Charleston institutes a "Flex-route" shuttle van service that could compete with local taxis.

January 13, 2006 - Charleston City Paper

The auto group is lobbying against a Pennsylvania program that would reduce vehicle emissions.

January 12, 2006 - Philadelphia Weekly

For years, environmentalists have demanded expanded public transit service as a way of offsetting pollution caused by the Big Dig in Boston –- but are they focusing on the wrong issue?

January 11, 2006 - Boston Phoenix

Europe's second congestion pricing program has been put into effect. Unlike London's (a plan promoted by mayor-to-be Ken Livingston), the Stockholm program was initiated by the city's Green Party, though with the support of Social Democrats.

January 11, 2006 - Reuters (on-line)

Governor Schwarzenegger's new strategic growth plan does not include any funding for the ambitious 700-mile route.

January 10, 2006 - The Sacramento Bee

Gov. Rendell, chair of the bi-state Delaware River Port Authority, has threatened a PATCO shutdown if the NJ delegation does not approve funds for dredging the Delaware's main shipping channel.

January 8, 2006 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

California Governor Schwarzenegger's bold new infrastructure plan would spend $222 billion over the next decade, but doesn't include even 'one thin dime' for mass transit within cities.

January 7, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

State and federal highway officials agree on a final plan to build a $2.4 billion highway through Washington's suburbs.

January 6, 2006 - The Baltimore Sun

Despite public opposition, Stockholm is pushing ahead with implementation of congestion charging for a trial period.

January 6, 2006 - Reuters

Willie Nelson's concern for family farmers and disdain for the Iraq war led him to market a new brand of biodesil fuel, BioWillie, now sold at 13 gas stations in the Southwest.

January 5, 2006 - The New York Times

Auto manufacturers have been required to meet overall efficiency standards for their fleets. More realistic CAFE ratings may translate into fewer of the more popular but less fuel-efficient models on showroom floors next year.

January 3, 2006 - The Bellingham Herald

Researchers at UC Berkeley determine that Los Angeles' new Orange busway has reduced traffic on the 101 Freeway, although in such a small amount that most commuters have not noticed.

January 3, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

MIT's Smart Cities team proposes a "stackable car" to be used as part of a public transportation program, much like those bicycle-sharing programs in Europe. [Includes photos.]

January 2, 2006 - The Guardian

Will San Francisco finally get its train station? Plans are underway to create the "Grand Central Terminal of the West" from the underused Transbay Terminal.

January 2, 2006 - New York Times (Real Estate)

In Vancouver, Conservative leader Stephen Harper announces that public-transit users would be eligible for a tax credit under a Tory government.

January 1, 2006 - The Globe and Mail

The stubborn car culture rooted in American suburbanism does not have to be fought; eventually, through successful examples and experiments, the automobile will be viewed as a valued commodity in certain situations, rather than a ubiquitous solution.

January 1, 2006 - AlterNet

A public-private financing partnership could spur creation of the 15-stop line.

December 30, 2005 - The Austin Chronicle

Taking public transportation quite seriously in Atlanta.

December 30, 2005 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Governor Sonny Perdue's Congestion Mitigation Task Force may give preference to highway-widening over other traffic reduction strategies.

December 29, 2005 - Creative Loafing Atlanta