Transportation
New San Francisco Muni Chief To Make Over $300K
The top candidate to run San Francisco's Municipal Transportation Agency would make $322,450 per year, slightly less than the national average.
Modernizing Los Angeles International Airport
With the shelving of the proposed LAX improvement plan, the city of Los Angeles is now free to consider feasible ideas to modernize the airport.
Carmaker Encourages Employees To Walk To Work
Mazda is recommending employees walk rather than drive to work.
Northern California's Most Despised Roadways
The San Jose Mercury News compiles a list of the 'worst of the worst' rodas in Northern California, according to it readers.
As Traffic Grows, LA's Resistance To Subways Melts
For years, California Rep. Henry Waxman has been an "immovable barrier" to plans to build a subway from downtown LA to the westside. Now that traffic is nearly unbearable, he's reconsidering his position.
Congestion Charging For Manhattan Considered
Leaders of city business districts consider several ideas for reducing city traffic.
Revisiting Traffic Calming Practices
A journal article summarizes a survey of traffic calming practices in 21 jurisdictions and compares the results to surveys conducted a decade ago.
Common Sense And Amtrak
Letter to the editor calls for "common sense" in Washington regarding the future of Amtrak.
Biking in Los Angeles
What would it feel like to commute outside of a two-ton steel cocoon in Los Angeles, on a man-powered vehicle? Turns out, it's rather blissful.
Scenario Planning in America
Study reviews the status of integrated land use-transportation scenario planning in U.S. metropolitan areas.
Blumenauer Offers Glimpse Into Federal Transportation Funding
Rep. Earl Blumenauer of Oregon has championed smart transportation solutions as a member of the House Transporatation Commitee. In this interview, he explains the challenges to getting funds for many common-sense solutions.
Keeping Rural Roads Rural
While Transportation Engineers often work with the premise that the client is the car, in Baltimore County, MD a consultant group has recommended letting the single lane rural roads meander.
Greening Montreal Through Enhanced Public Transit
How to make Montreal greener and Kyoto-compliant by reducing car use and increasing public transit use.
Virgin Airlines To Go Green?
CEO Richard Branson says his company is looking into alternative methods for jet fuel as a way to save costs.
Why Detroit Needs Light Rail
Besieged by growing traffic snarls, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners has voted to consider a light rail system in the greater Detroit area.
Have Stadium, Need Parking
A deal for a new stadium for the Washington Nationals seems to hinge on who will subsidize the parking, and how fancy the parking spaces will be.
A Tunnel In Riverside?
Orange and Riverside Counties may build a 15-mile tunnel to help alleviate traffic congestion -- even though the tunnel would be only a mile away from a major fault line.
The Future of the NYC Taxicab
Futuristic suggestions to improve New York City's taxi fleet.
Buy Hybrid Car, Save $3,150 in Taxes
Attractive perks are emerging for buyers of hybrid cars.
Getting There No Longer Just About Highways and Cars
Regional economic transition invites new reckoning with transit.
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.
Heyer Gruel & Associates PA
JM Goldson LLC
Custer County Colorado
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Jefferson Parish Government
Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Claremont
