Transportation
Gas Prices And Transit Ridership Unrelated
Ridership on mass transit systems across the U.S. seem to be slipping, despite significantly higher gas prices.
Minnesotans Support Expanding Public Transit
Poll finds support for expanding the public transportation system.
Making Downtown Safer For Pedestrians and Bicyclists
Fort Lauderdale puts forth sweeping changes to transportation plan in order to change anti-pedestrian image.
Will Higher Gas Taxes Save Mass Transit?
Pennsylvania considers increasing state gasoline tax to subsidize transit.
Is The CTA Unsustainable?
In a Chicago Tribune editorial, Wendell Cox charges that Chicago's Transit system is is fiscally unsustainable.
Every Road A Toll Road
A group of states are investigating how to replace the fuel tax with a fee based on the number of miles traveled.
Seattle's Monorail Mess
$1.6 billion monorail initiative is on a collision course.
Car Free Day
Car Free Day has been slow to catch on in the "car-obsessed" U.S.
The Hummer Is For Wimps
The Hummer looks like a bicycle next to the International CXT. This new truck that gives seven miles a gallon may be the world's "least eco-friendly production vehicle."
A Social, Moral And Environmental Case For Driving More
John Tierney questions prevailing beliefs about urban sprawl, suburbs, and the automobile.
A Journalist Reviews Anchorage Transit
A reporter chronicles his experience taking Ancorage's People Mover bus system and concludes that, if you have time time, it'a a "great bargain."
Run Over By Cars In Montr
Some say too many cars in Montréal are ruining the city's quality of life.
Transportation Agency To Borrow $1.1 Billion
The Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority plans to borrow more than $1.1 billion over the next 10 years to jump-start freeway and rail projects.
Letting Pedestrians Cross The Street
Oregonians don't treat pedestrians as traffic obstacles.
The Right Track For Arizona
Arizona's Proposition 400 will be decided by voters in November.
Most Expensive Places To Own A Car
A management consulting firm publishes a study detailing the costliest places to own and operate a car.
Bridge Shutdown Prompts Groundbreaking Growth Study
Former opponents unite to find best solutions to sprawl.
Paris' Love-Hate Relationship With The Car
Paris is one of 1,100, most of them in Europe, to observe a "car-free" day.
Elderly On Scooters Overrun Town
A government-sponsored explosion in the use of scooters by the elderly highlights need for sidewalks.
Seattle's Monorail May Start Flying Again
Alex Marshall on Seattle's advancing monorail project.
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
