Transportation

Run Over By Cars In Montr

Some say too many cars in Montréal are ruining the city's quality of life.

September 26, 2004 - Maisonneuve

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.

September 25, 2004 - The Los Angeles Times

Letting Pedestrians Cross The Street

Oregonians don't treat pedestrians as traffic obstacles.

September 25, 2004 - Pioneer Press

The Right Track For Arizona

Arizona's Proposition 400 will be decided by voters in November.

September 24, 2004 - The Arizona Republic

Most Expensive Places To Own A Car

A management consulting firm publishes a study detailing the costliest places to own and operate a car.

September 23, 2004 - CNNMoney

Bridge Shutdown Prompts Groundbreaking Growth Study

Former opponents unite to find best solutions to sprawl.

September 23, 2004 - Michigan Land Use Institute

Paris' Love-Hate Relationship With The Car

Paris is one of 1,100, most of them in Europe, to observe a "car-free" day.

September 22, 2004 - Yahoo! Newswire

Elderly On Scooters Overrun Town

A government-sponsored explosion in the use of scooters by the elderly highlights need for sidewalks.

September 21, 2004 - CNN

Seattle's Monorail May Start Flying Again

Alex Marshall on Seattle's advancing monorail project.

September 21, 2004 - Citistates Group

The End Of London's Red Double-decker Bus

London's transit authority is replacing the remaining 230 signature 'Routemasters' with safer, more efficient German-built busses.

September 20, 2004 - The Los Angeles Times

New York MTA Is Infiltrated By The Mob

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority discovers that the Gambino Mafia group was involved in mismanagement of its new headquarters office building.

September 18, 2004 - Toll Road News

Phoenix Transportation Debate Gets Heated

Political warfare erupts in Arizona over Maricopa County's $15.8 billion transportation plan. Mayors crash an opponent's private press conference.

September 17, 2004 - The Arizona Republic

Rebuilding Mississippi's Bridges

Many of the Mississippi River's 100-plus crossings are reaching the end of their design life and planners all along the river are investigating rehabilitation and replacements.

September 17, 2004 - Engineering News Record

Extending Commuter Rail South Of Providence

New rail line's two stations would significantly reduce commuter traffic on highways into Providence.

September 17, 2004 - The Providence Journal

The New CXT: Commercial Extreme Truck

A new "monster truck" is being marketed that dwarfs the Hummer H2 sport utility pickup.

September 15, 2004 - USA Today

Underground New York

Nowadays, smart growth advocates promote transit to steer growth toward the center city and way from the periphery. But the nation's largest heavy rail system was designed to do just the opposite.

September 14, 2004 - The New York Times

The Power Of Land Use And Transportation

The federal government can play a transformative rather than divisive role if it becomes a better partner in land use, housing -- and especially transportation, writes Congressman Earl Blumenauer (OR-3) in this week's Planetizen Op-Ed.

September 14, 2004 - Planetizen

Three Days Riding All Of SF Muni's Routes

Four young men spend three days nonstop riding the lengths of every possible line of San Francisco's Muni bus system. They call it 'Municon 2004.'

September 11, 2004 - The San Francisco Chronicle

We're All For Mass Transit -- In Theory

Welcome to the nation's traffic capital. Southern Californians may say that they're for mass transit, but our collective heart isn't in it, writes columnist Steve Lopez.

September 11, 2004 - The Los Angeles Times

USA Today's Spin On Mobility Study

USA Today reports on the Texas Transportation Institute annual mobility study. The spin: 3.5 billion hours wasted in traffic.

September 8, 2004 - USA Today

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