Transportation
Light Rail Changes Upset Seattle Residents
Residents near Seattle are upset after transit officials altered plans for proposed extensions of the area's light rail system. Concerned citizens claim that the transit authority's decision to scrap two lines puts politics above effective service.
Smart City Show On Development and Land Use
Smart City Radio features a show focused on the impact of transportation on land use, including interviews with Robert Puentes and Katherine Perez.
L.A. Testing Universal Fare System
L.A. transit officials hope the new smart card system, in the works for more than a decade, will make riding buses and trains more customer-friendly.
Baltimore Installs Solar-Powered Parking Meters
The new high tech meters allow drivers to take their unused time to another parking spot in the city.
Rethinking Seattle's Alaskan Way Viaduct
A new paper questions the planning assumptions regarding the replacement of Seattle's Alaskan Way Viaduct.
Could Car Sharing Go Mainstream?
Alan Durning decides to live car free for one year. He envisions a market for 'off-duty' cars, in which anyone could put his car up for rent when it was not in use. If you could, would you rent your car when you weren't using it?
The Cities With The Worst Commutes
Summarizing the results from the 2006 Commuting in America report, Forbes profiles the top ten cities with the worst commute.
D.C. Area To Experiment With Congestion Pricing On Subways
In an effort to reduce crowding on D.C.-area subways, Metro is considering increasing rates at peak times and a 35-cent rush-hour surcharge for those who travel through 19 heavily-used downtown stations.
97-Foot 'Monster' Trucks May Be Allowed On Highways
Coming to a highway near you: "saddlemount vehicle transporter combinations" -- 97-foot-long big-rig trucks with four trailers -- are on the verge of being approved to travel on the nation's highway system.
Amtrak's Future Looking Bright - For A Change!
Amtrak is riding high after reporting the highest revenue of any month for November, with 2006 revenue up 11 percent. The costly, long-distance routes appear to be safe from possible dismantling, according to Amtrak's new president.
Opinion: Atlanta Needs To Follow The Examples Of Its Neighbors
The successes of mass transit and light rail in similarly car-oriented cities should be enough of an excuse for Atlanta to give it a try, according to this opinion piece from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Light Rail An Expected Economic Boon In Oregon
A new light rail project connecting several towns to downtown Portland, Oregon, is highly expected to boost the area's economy. Transit-oriented housing and retail development is expected to contribute significantly.
A Week Without A Car
A reporter goes a week without a car in the San Francisco Bay Area in this article about the pros and cons of non-car transport. Though the monetary costs were lower, the cost of time was much higher, especially for an inexperienced transit user.
Cities Switching Back One-Way Streets To Two-Way
To make downtown more livable, cities across the nation are converting one-way streets to two-way streets.
More Canadians Taking Transit
New statistics from the Canadian Urban Transit Association show that larger cities with better, more frequent transit service, and incentives such as universal bus passes for university students, saw major increases in ridership.
Tacoma (Re)Considers Streetcars
An advisory task force has been formed to consider rebuilding a historic streetcar system in Tacoma, Washington. Infrastructure and funding issues are proving to be major hurdles.
Legislating A Safer Bike Ride In California
The tragic death of a tri-athlete student while bicycling in southern California has sparked a bill to create a three-foot buffer for any vehicle passing a cyclist – but will it create more problems than it attempts to solve?
Honolulu Transit Routes Debated
In Oahu, lawmakers are having trouble agreeing on the best path for a proposed light rail line. The Honolulu mayor wants a different path than that approved by the city council. But it is not even certain if the proposed line will be rail or bus.
Boulder, Colorado's Big TOD Project Nears Approval
Despite disagreements about the planned density, plans for a large-scale transit-oriented development is on the verge of being adopted in the city of Boulder, Colorado. A final approval is expected to come in early 2007.
New York City Rail Projects Win Huge Federal Funding Awards
The LIRR connection to Grand Central has been awarded the largest Federal funding allotment ever committed to mass transit. The new Second Ave. Subway was also awarded substantial funds from the U.S. Dept of Transportation.
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
