Transportation
The New Competition For Bus Routes
Start-up bus companies are learning from Jet Blue and finding profit in popular bus routes. Travel from Boston to New Yrok for only $10.
Plug-In Play Hybrids
Enterprising hybrid owners tinker to get better mileage.
Train Configuration May Have Increased Risk
The deadliest U.S. rail crash since 1999 may have worsened by the locomotive pushing passenger cars from the rear.
Deadly U.S. Rail Crash Caused By Suicidal Man
A man attempting suicide parked his SUV in front of a Los Angeles commuter train, then jumped out in time to watch the three-train pile-up that killed 11 and injured 180.
GAO Report On Highway And Transit Investments
A new GAO report explores improving information on transit projects' benefits and costs and increasing accountability for results.
Test Your 'MetroRail IQ'
On the first anniversary of the Main Street light rail line, the Houston Chronicle's transportation columnist offers his own MetroRail IQ test.
Smart Vs. Mini
What's less than five feet wide, eight feet long, seats two, and gets more than 60 miles per gallon?
Ford Prepares For A Bleak Urban Future
Fords envisions a vehicle for the future -- the SNYus. Is America's urban future so bleak that soccer moms need armored SUVs with non-opening bullet-resistant windows?
Competitive Tendering: A Solution For Metro's Cost Overruns
The problems faced by the D.C. area Metro could be solved by using a system that has been successful in major cities around the world.
The Road Design Revolution: Shared Spaces
Can Hans Monderman's apparently anarchical 'shared space' roadways result in safer communities?
The Worst Cars
Forbes offers a roundup of the ten worst cars on the market, based on worst crash test scores, lowest reliability and lowest residual values.
Should Your City's Streets 'Go Naked'?
Without the conventional rules and regulations of the road in place, drivers tend to slow down, open their eyes and develop a 'feel' for their surroundings.
The Impossible $4 Billion Viaduct
An ambitious $4.1 billion tunnel project to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct is 'very, very impossible'.
Transit Use Grows In Montreal
Public transit use in greater Montreal has risen by 7.8% since 1998 according to new origin-destination survey.
Growing Network of Bike Paths And Lanes
The network of bike paths and lanes around Orlando is growing funded in part by federal money for bike and pedestrian traffic.
Do Traffic Lights Cause Crashes?
Traffic lights are inefficient tools to handle traffic, and many should be replaced by roundabouts.
Transit Lacks Political Will
Rail expansion takes a back seat to new highway.
The Structure Of Transportation Revolutions
Author Daniel Sweeny provides an in-depth review of the history of human transportation -- and where it is likely to lead us in the future.
Economic Impact Of Border Wait Times
San Diego's regional planning and transportation agencies are studing the impacts of border wait times on the economy of the San Diego and Baja California border regions.
Amtrak Station Opening At Milwaukee Airport
Milwaukee aims to attract more Chicago passengers.
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
