Transportation
Growing Demand For Fuel-Efficient Cars
Rising gasoline prices increase demand for heighten smaller, fuel-efficient vehicles.
Oil at $60 a Barrel this Winter?
With oil hitting $55.00 per barrel, analysts are expecting prices to top $60.00 by the end of the year -- in the middle of northern winter.
Bangladesh's Severe Transportation Problems
Is traffic bad in your city? Read this editorial about the challenges faced by Bangladesh, and feel better.
Creative Carpooling Cuts Commute Time
Instant carpooling called "slugging" shortens commute times.
Movie: The End Of Suburbia
A new film explores the impact a decline in oil supplies will have on the 'American Dream' and the suburban lifestyle.
Zipcar Rentals Gain Momentum
Zipcars -- the cars you can rent for a few hours at a time -- are gaining traction at Harvard.
Public Transportation Withdrawal
Atlanta resident Charles Lyon suffers public transportation withdrawal after ten days in New York.
Overcoming The 'Tolls Equal Taxes' Problem
The overwhelming concern of drivers who oppose tolls is that the tolls will end up, de-facto, as new taxes.
Unsafe Routes To School?
As Safe Routes to School programs spread throughout the U.S., so do liability concerns that can squelch the walking and bicycling programs before they start.
A Four-Wheeled Segway
Roll over SUVs, the Centaur is here.
Public Transit Riders With Two Cars
A growing number of commuters are taking public transit and keeping a car at both ends of the train trip.
Party Cars: Southern California's Transit Subculture
A subuculture common on East Coast commuter trains begins to emerge in Southern California.
What Does A Typical Transit Rider Look Like?
An advertisement seeks to change the stereotype of a transit rider.
An Unusual Transit Solution
A study commissioned by officials in Ogden , UT, concludes a gondola system would be cheaper than a light rail line.
Rail's Problems Of Success
Growing ridership is causing crowding and delays on the Orange Line in Northern Virginia.
Transit Fact Book
A new TCRP manual contains background, statistics, and a framework for measuring transit availability and quality of service from the passenger point of view.
Essential Public Facilities: Protection Against NIMBYism?
What saved Seattle's light rail project?
Canadians Using Transit In Record Numbers
A new report releassed by the Canadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA) reveals that Canadian public transit services provided 1.553 billion trips nationally in 2003 -- 22 million more than in 2002.
European SUV Backlash Spreads
Politicians around Europe are discovering the popularity of anti-SUV measures.
Public Transit Ridership Increases In Canada
Canadian Urban Transit Association reports record public transit usage numbers.
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.
Tyler Technologies
New York City School Construction Authority
Village of Glen Ellyn
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Chaddick Institute at DePaul University
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
