Transportation

Transit Re-Debuts in Sin City

Las Vegas monorail is up and running for holiday peak business.

January 4, 2005 - The Washington Post

New Jersey Studies PRT

New Jersey approves a study of personal rapid transit for Long Branch, a shore town just south of NYC. The New York Press calls it an 'epic boondoggle'.

January 3, 2005 - New York Press

New Highway Would Increase Traffic

According to a state study, new inter-county highway in Maryland planned to reduce congestion would increase traffic instead.

January 3, 2005 - The Baltimore Sun

A Bumblebee For Walking

Dan Burden is changing the way towns think about traffic.

January 3, 2005 - Michigan Land Use Institute

Regional Transit in Poor Physical and Fiscal Shape

Metro struggles to remain financially solvent and maintain service.

January 2, 2005 - The Washington Post

World's Longest Bus

Volvo's new, BRT-friendly, bi-articulated, 26.8-meter bus with room for 300 passengers.

January 1, 2005 - Caltech News

Can Hybrid Owners Use Carpool Lanes?

Despite a California law allowing hybrid vehicle owners to use carpool lanes, Congress has yet to approve the state legislation.

December 31, 2004 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Micro-car Gaining Popularity In The U.S.

The Smart, built by DaimlerChrysler, retails for $11,000, can park in half a regular space, and gets 60MPG.

December 30, 2004 - The Washington Post

Buying Your Way Into HOV Lanes

Allowing drivers to buy their way into carpool lanes without the requisite number of passengers has become one of the hottest trends in transportation.

December 29, 2004 - The San Francisco Chronicle

The Future Of Transport Planning Isn't What It Used To Be

A new paper by VTPI examines various demographic, economic and market trends that affect travel demand, and their implications for transport planning during the next century.

December 29, 2004 - Victoria Transport Policy Institute

Las Vegas Monorail Reopens After 107 Days

The four-mile monorail reopens Christmas Eve, ending a 107-day shutdown because of mechanical problems.

December 28, 2004 - Las Vegas Review Journal

N.C. Triangle 'Must Do Something Beyond Cars'

As congestion becomes unbearable, what will it take for residents of North Carolina's sprawling Triangle to consider public transit?

December 25, 2004 - News Observer

Getting Started On The Trans Texas Corridor

The Trans Texas Corridor is a planned statewide corridor for rail, passenger and freight roadways.

December 24, 2004 - Engineering News Record

New Jersey Fast-Track Permit Streamlining To Be Repealed

New Jersey's fast-track Permit Streamlining is called 'fundamentally flawed' and will be repealed.

December 24, 2004 - New Jersey Online

All Metro Wants For Christmas Is...

System reliability blamed on lack of dedicated funding.

December 23, 2004 - The Washington Times

If You Can't Stand The Traffic...

People change their lifestyle as they adapt to rapid growth on the area.

December 20, 2004 - Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Ontario

The Wrong Kind Of TOD

Wendell Cox publishes an image of precisely the kind of transit-oriented development planners don't want.

December 18, 2004 - The Public Purpose

The Effects Of Parking Requirements On Urban Density

Off-street parking requirements explain much of the difference in the density of major urban cities.

December 18, 2004 - University Of California Transportation Center

New Beginnings And An End

Subway expansion is the first beyond the system's original boundaries.

December 17, 2004 - The Washington Post

Big Dig's Broken Promises

State officials got an earful at a hearing held yesterday in Boston regarding their proposal to reevaluate the three remaining transit projects promised as mitigation for the reconstruction of the Central Artery.

December 16, 2004 - Boston Herald

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