Transportation

San Bernardino County Struggles With Infrastructure

The Executive Director of the San Bernardino Associated Governments addresses the challenge of meeting the region's infrastructure needs in today's fiscal climate.

August 4, 2004 - The Metro Investment Report

Worst Metro Areas For Driving

Avis and Motorola commission a study to rank the 75 biggest metropolitan areas according to how difficult they are to drive in.

August 4, 2004 - USA Today

Improving Milwaukee-Chicago Rail Corridor

Popularity of Milwaukee-Chicago rail corridor generates demand formore frequent and faster trains.

August 4, 2004 - BizJournals

How Highways Help Birds

New research shows that animals can learn to follow man-made routes to make trips easier.

August 4, 2004 - Scientific American

Atlanta's Regional Traffic Plan Attacked From All Sides

The Atlanta Regional Commission's proposed $74 billion blueprint for traffic, Mobility 2030, has been widely assailed.

August 3, 2004 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Blazing A New Trail

PATH Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to developing a metrowide trail system for Atlanta, aims to build a trail that stretches from Alabama to downtown Atlanta.

August 3, 2004 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The Streetcar Trend

Despite recent news about monorails, four southern cities are reviving or extending their streetcar lines -- part of a larger national trend.

August 2, 2004 - USA Today

Transportation Demand Management Encyclopedia

The Victoria Transport Policy Institute has updated it's online Transportation Demand Management Encyclopedia.

August 1, 2004 - Victoria Transport Policy Institute

9/11 Funds For Rail Link

Proposed direct rail link John F. Kennedy Airport to Lower Manhattan.

July 31, 2004 - Times Union

Seattle Wants Street Cars

Seattle city council endorses an extension to the current street car line.

July 30, 2004 - The Seattle Times

Calif. Cabinet Secretary Endorses 'Anti-Dumb Growth'

California Secretary of Business, Transportation & Housing details the Schwarzenegger Administration's efforts to fight dumb growth.

July 29, 2004 - The Planning Report

Abandoning New Light Rail Line For Old Car

Delays, inconvenience and inefficient service force LA Times reporter to abandon use of Pasadena Gold Line.

July 28, 2004 - The Los Angeles Times

Can Urban Infrastructure Be Saved By Corporate Naming?

Cities consider selling naming rights to subway stations, bus lines, bridges and tunnels.

July 28, 2004 - The New York Times

California Jumps On The Transit Community Bandwagon

Orange County, with little open land and high housing demand, broke ground on its first brownfield mass-transit-oriented development.

July 27, 2004 - The Los Angeles Times

L.A.'s Gold Line Ponders Failures, Achievements

The Gold Line LRT, which connects central Los Angeles to Pasadena, has failed to meet predicted ridership levels. Yet rail authorities remain hopeful.

July 26, 2004 - Pasadena Star-News

Moscow Drowning In Traffic

The number of cars in Moscow has quadrupled since 1987.

July 26, 2004 - The Baltimore Sun

Increase in Intermodal Rail Traffic Strains Infrastructure

Trains and trucks are rolling again as the economy improves. But the recovery of the freight business brings challenges for infrastructure strained by increasing traffic. [Link corrected]

July 25, 2004 - Dallas News

Introducing The Strip's New Monorail

The long-awaited Vegas monorail takes off. Will it fly?

July 25, 2004 - The Slatin Report

Full Speed Ahead For Rapid Transit To Indianapolis

The Indianapolis area could see the region's first rapid-transit line as soon as 2011, serving as many as 20,000 to 30,000 people on a Northeast route that will connect Hamilton County with downtown.

July 24, 2004 - The Indianapolis Star

Riding Around Town In A Greasemobile

Rising gas prices got you down? Cheap fuel for your car may be as close as the deep fryer at your local diner.

July 24, 2004 - Wisconsin State Journal

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.

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.