Transportation

Activists in Chicago are seeking private funding for a pedestrian bridge.

July 16, 2006 - The Chicago Tribune

Mayor Ken Livingston is proposing raising the city's congestion charge for SUVs to £25, while providing discounts for low-emissions vehicles.

July 14, 2006 - BBC News

A new study shows that Canadians are spending more time getting to and from work.

July 14, 2006 - The Globe and Mail

Trains have played a large role in shaping America's past, and will have a big impact on her future as rail transit continues to change the way we think about urban growth.

July 14, 2006 - The Next American City

Sixty signs of loose bolts and other potential failures are found in the same Big Dig tunnel where a motorist was crushed by 12 tons of falling concrete.

July 14, 2006 - CNN

Neighbors of a successful "downtown" project in a Minneapolis suburb voice concerns that its success may mean more density and parking nightmares for their community.

July 13, 2006 - Minneapolis Star-Tribune

In the begining there was the duty-free shop. These days, though, airports contain a multitude of shopping, dining, and entertainment options, essentially doubling as a suburban mall.

July 13, 2006 - The Next American City

Seven bombs exploded on Mumbai's commuter rail system, the lifeline of the world's fifth most populous metro area. These bombings are the lastest in a decade of terrorist attacks on mass transit around the world.

July 12, 2006 - The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

As the country's housing preferences shift from the widely spread to the urban and dense, the prevalence of transit-oriented development planning increases.

July 12, 2006 - Smart Growth Online

Robert Bruegmann, author of "Sprawl: A Compact History," writes that traffic congestion is caused not by sprawl but by misconceptions about sprawl.

July 12, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

A Los Angeles Times special report looks at California's crumbling highway system and identifies the state's worst roads.

July 11, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

Architects, artists, urban planners, developers, designers and historians comment on the world's formerly most livable city, why it's lost the title and how to can reclaim it.

July 11, 2006 - The Age

Current trends indicate that pedestrian- and transit-oriented developments are becoming more and more attractive, especially to younger people. This smart growth is also turning out to be a profitable investment.

July 11, 2006 - CNN

The new website provides information and a forum for residents to give feedback on transportation funding.

July 10, 2006 - The Chicago Tribune

Caltrain's ridership has increased since it began its express service, but several cities looking to encourage TOD development are calling for restored local service to all stations.

July 10, 2006 - San Francisco Examiner

Why Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa should join San Francisco Mayor Newsom to push for high-speed rail connecting California's major cities.

July 7, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

Cambodians frustrated with shoddy trains and inconsistent service have taken transportation into their own hands, constructing and operating trains made primarily out of bamboo. The trains run at nearly 25 mph and are largely meeting transit needs.

July 7, 2006 - BBC

A bill to ban push-pull commuter trains in California was amended to include an independent study after commuter rail operators and their advocates objected to the costs the ban would impose.

July 7, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

Six years and millions of dollars later, Sydney's public transit users are still without a universal fare card system.

July 7, 2006 - The Sydney Morning Herald

It's been 50 years since President Eisenhower signed the bill creating the Interstate Highway System, one of the most successful federal programs ever. Randal O'Toole offers a few indicators of the success of the Interstate Highway System.

July 6, 2006 - The Thoreau Institute