Transportation
Why Carpool Lanes Don't Work
Do we need new carpool lanes or just new rules for the existing ones?
San Francisco A Car-Sharing Mecca
Growing demand for the innovative service is sustaining three competing car-sharing companies.
Outrage Over Pittsburgh Transit Agency Implosion
The city's Port Authority has proposed cutting 25 percent of its bus and rail service and hiking fares by 75 cents to plug an $80 million budget deficit.
Should Amtrak De-Nationalize?
This report from National Public Radio discusses ideas for placing control of federally-funded Amtrak into the hands of a federal-state partnership. Many feel funding for rail should be de-nationalized and governed by regional bodies.
Suburban Utah Is Thinking Light Rail, But Opponents Consider Costs
A suburban Salt Lake City mayor has expressed interest in adding light rail to a list of desires for his city's long-term planning process. High costs and a low estimated demand are cited by opponents.
New Yorkers Opposed To Congestion Pricing, 2-1
While most New Yorkers deem traffic congestion a serious problem, even more oppose congestion pricing in Manhattan as a strategy to lessen it, according to the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute survey released January 18.
Amtrak To Increase Service?
Nancy Solomon reports that due to increased demand Amtrak may increase service along urban lines in its northeast corridor.
Must You Be So Context-Sensitive?
New Urbanists are pushing for big changes to the International Traffic Engineers' thoroughfare design manual to help make roads more pedestrian-friendly.
UCLA v. USC: Can London-Style Congestion Pricing Work in the U.S.?
USC's Peter Gordon squares off against UCLA's Matthew Kahn in the Wall Street Journal's ECONBLOG to debate whether London's style of congestion pricing is the right answer for U.S. traffic.
Columnist Lampoons LA's Deputy Mayor for Transportation on His Hummer
Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez takes the city's Deputy Mayor for Transportation to task for driving a Hummer. 'It's smaller than a Yukon.'
Speed Bumps Arise In Kansas City Light Rail Plan
Land rights and high costs are proving to be major hurdles in Kansas City's bid to build a 27-mile light rail system.
The Daunting Task Of Airport Planning
Airports connect us to the world, generate enormous economic benefits, and provide an important first impression of a city. It's high time the airports shed their bad rap and are planned not as nuisances, but assets.
27 Of The Worst Things About Boston
There are many things to like about Boston, but this article lists of 27 things to not like about it, including inconvenient bus routes, short subway operating hours, and a lack of street signs.
Improving Transportation While Lowering Emissions
By implementing practical market reforms that discourage car trips, cities can solve traffic problems and improve air quality.
Proposed Florida Panhandle Airport Causing Controversy
Supporters of the proposed $300 million Panama City-Bay County International Airport -- including the well-heeled St. Joe company -- talk of economic development. Opponents call the facility the "Airport to Nowhere."
Technology Offers Solutions For Parking Headaches
High-tech garages and online applications promise to help ease motorists' parking frustrations.
Escaping A Disaster Without A Car
Drawing on lessons from Hurricane Katrina, disaster experts and government officials are gathering in New Orleans to discuss how to develop emergency plans for those who can't or don't drive.
New San Francisco Light Rail Line Opens
San Francisco's new light rail line, the 5-mile T-Third, opened for free, weekend service Jan 13. The service is intended to revitalize the sagging south-east neighborhoods, but some bus riders question the new line. Daily service begins April 7.
Residents Weigh In On Minneapolis Streetcar Possibility
R.T. Rybak, mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota, has pushed for budget funding to look into the possibility of building streetcar lines in the city's downtown. This article discusses the varied responses of the city's residents.
Where Is All That Traffic In Manhattan Coming From?
Transportation consultants prepared an analysis of where Manhattan's traffic originates, reasons for commuting by car, and why motorists drive through Manhattan (it's not only to get to Manhattan destinations). No solutions were offered, just data.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
City of Wisconsin Rapids
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
KFH Group Inc.
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
