Transportation

Maryland Moves Ahead With Controversial Plans For Super-Highway

The plans, once thought to be dead, will connect several counties in lower Maryland.

July 13, 2005 - The Washington Post

New Jersey's Transportation Infrastructure On Verge Of Collapse

A study predicts dire consequences for New Jersey's roads if more isn't done to combat road conditions and public transportation woes.

July 13, 2005 - The New York Times

Weak Transit Costs Metro Detroiters Dearly

Region spends more on transportation than almost any other

July 13, 2005 - Michigan Land Use Institute

Toronto A Dangerous City For Pedestrians

Despite a Pedestrian Charter, the Canadian city is decidedly unfriendly towards those on foot.

July 13, 2005 - The Toronto Star

Automobile V. Public Transportation In Shanghai

China's largest city struggles to manage the growth in automobile ownership among its newly wealthy population.

July 13, 2005 - The New York Times

Old Pittsburgh Superhighway To Find New Life As Bike Trail

An 11-mile stretch of road and inter-connecting tunnels will become a new bike/wilderness trail.

July 12, 2005 - Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Cameras Watching Transit

Cameras watch most everything riders do in L.A.'s public transit system. But does it prevent terrorism?

July 11, 2005 - The Los Angeles Times

Terrorism, Transit And Public Safety

Despite recent terrorist attacks, public transit is still an extremely safe form of travel, writes Todd Litman.

July 10, 2005 - Victoria Transport Policy Institute

Study Of Terror Attacks On Mass Transit

A UCLA study examines terrorist attacks on rail and subway systems with the hope of designing less vulnerable facilities.

July 9, 2005 - UCLA International Institute

Transit Is Easy Target For Terrorists

Public transit systems remain one of the easiest targets for terrorists.

July 8, 2005 - The Los Angeles Times

Great Britain Weighs National Road Pricing System

Taking its cue from places as diverse as California and Singapore, Britain weighs options for a national system to combat road gridlock.

July 7, 2005 - BBC News

Terrorist Bombs Explode In London Subway

At least 40 are reported dead, hundreds injured as four bombs explode in London's transport system.

July 7, 2005 - CNN

Political Pressure For Seattle Monorail Grows

Citing the proposed $11 billion price tag as a source of major concern, city officials are opposing the monorail plan.

July 6, 2005 - The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Pedicabs As Urban Transportation

Pedicabs -- affordable, human-powered, pollution-free, urban transportation -- are making a comeback in U.S. cities.

July 5, 2005 - Wall St. Journal

Seven-day Traffic Forecasts

A new service will begin predicting California traffic conditions seven days in advance.

July 3, 2005 - New Scientist

New Safety Problem For HOV, HOT Lanes?

Robert Poole evaluates a Texas Transportation Institute before-and-after analysis of accident rates on Texas freeways with HOV lanes.

July 3, 2005 - Reason Public Policy Institute

Seattle's Monorail Now $1 Billion Per Mile

The latest cost estimate for Seattle's planned monorail could run as high as $14 billion -- $1 billion per mile.

July 2, 2005 - Seattle Weekly

The Science Of Traffic

How do engineers explain mysteries such as phantom traffic jams and why a brief drop in volume can trigger a traffic jam?

July 1, 2005 - Wall St. Journal

In Alaska, 68 Miles Of Contentious Asphalt

Many residents feel a proposed highway into Juneau is a waste of money and a threat to nature.

July 1, 2005 - The Christian Science Monitor

Car Culture's Cold War Roots

John Buell suggests that the 1950s consumerism that led to our auto culture was a backlash against the Soviet Union's anti-materialism.

June 30, 2005 - Bangor Daily News

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