Transportation
Maryland Moves Ahead With Controversial Plans For Super-Highway
The plans, once thought to be dead, will connect several counties in lower Maryland.
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.
Weak Transit Costs Metro Detroiters Dearly
Region spends more on transportation than almost any other
Toronto A Dangerous City For Pedestrians
Despite a Pedestrian Charter, the Canadian city is decidedly unfriendly towards those on foot.
Automobile V. Public Transportation In Shanghai
China's largest city struggles to manage the growth in automobile ownership among its newly wealthy population.
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.
Cameras Watching Transit
Cameras watch most everything riders do in L.A.'s public transit system. But does it prevent terrorism?
Terrorism, Transit And Public Safety
Despite recent terrorist attacks, public transit is still an extremely safe form of travel, writes Todd Litman.
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.
Transit Is Easy Target For Terrorists
Public transit systems remain one of the easiest targets for terrorists.
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.
Terrorist Bombs Explode In London Subway
At least 40 are reported dead, hundreds injured as four bombs explode in London's transport system.
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.
Pedicabs As Urban Transportation
Pedicabs -- affordable, human-powered, pollution-free, urban transportation -- are making a comeback in U.S. cities.
Seven-day Traffic Forecasts
A new service will begin predicting California traffic conditions seven days in advance.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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