Transportation

A TRB report explores how sustainability objectives can be introduced into the planning process for surface transportation facilities and operations.

February 1, 2006 - Transportation Research Board

TransLink, the Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority, plans to tax businesses per square meter of parking space in order to help pay for a $1.9 billion, three-year improvement plan.

January 31, 2006 - The Vancouver Sun

After nearly a decade, the voice of the Washington D.C. Metro is up for grabs.

January 31, 2006 - The Christian Science Monitor

John Schindel lives in Stafford County, Virginia, a far-out exurb of Washington, D.C. Because of previous legal problems, he has no driving privileges. How does he get to and from his varied places of employment?

January 31, 2006 - The Washington Post

With the U.S. automobile industry falling into what appears to be permanent decline, Paul Harris muses on what it means for America's "love affair with the car" when its cars are built somewhere else.

January 31, 2006 - Observer (UK)

This brief describes a new information tool developed by the Urban Markets Initiative to quantify, for the first time, the impact of transportation costs on the affordability of housing choices.

January 30, 2006 - The Brookings Institution

The Ventura County Board of Supervisors agreed to a new transportation policy calling for increased use of alternative forms of transportation.

January 29, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

Salt Lake City offers free parking for fuel-efficient vehicles.

January 28, 2006 - MSNBC

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