Transportation
'Great Rail Disasters' Report Fails To Show Entire Transit Picture
The Center for Transportation Excellence’' preliminary analysis shows that the O'Toole report's centerpiece, the "Rail Livability Index" is flawed.
Atlanta's MARTA Lacks Leadership, Severe Service Cuts Likely
Metro Atlanta's mass transit system is in a financial crisis and faces possible service cuts of as much as 35 percent...and there is no public outcry.
Are Roads an Economic Development Tool?
A transportation system on the verge of failure may keep companies from relocating to your area.
Steering Metro On To A Different Track
Republican appointee from State of Maryland aims to stop the expansion of the Washington Area transit system.
LRT Helping To Revitalize Houston CBD
Houston is hopping these days with new public and private investments.
Coordinated Efforts Needed To Reduce Congestion
Traffic congestion is an inescapable condition in nearly all large and growing metropolitan areas throughout the world.
America's Worst Bottlenecks And The Benefits Of Fixing Them
The American Highway Users Alliance unveiled its report on America's worst traffic choke points in the highly anticipated 2004 Bottleneck Study.
If You Build It They Really Will Come
New roads bring new development, not faster commutes, to Oakland County Michigan
The Economics of Rail Transit Funding
North Salt Lake commuter rail line given green light from federal government.
A Fee For Owning Three Or More Cars?
The City of Berkeley, CA, is re-considering charging a fee to residents who own three or more cars.
Cars - Instant Pleasures and Long Term Impacts
A new book titled "Car Wars: How cars won our hearts and conquered our cities" discusses the wide-ranging impact of cars on our lives.
Congestion Charge Scofflaws' Cars Are Crushed
Forty cars owned by congestion charge scofflaws avoiding the £5-a-day fee get crushed in London.
Government Must Make Public Transit A Priority
A Canadian transit lobby group is calling on the federal Liberals to carry through on their urban-renewal promises by dedicating a few cents of the gasoline tax to cover a looming shortfall in public transportation.
A Streetcar Named Success
Even small transit projects can make a difference.
Nation's 24 Worst Traffic Bottlenecks
American Highway Users' Alliance releases a lits of the nation's 24 worst highway bottlenecks.
The Future Of Surface Transportation Reauthorization
Innovation Briefs offers a report and commentary on the current status ofthe surface transportation reauthorization and the U.S. DOT FY 2005appropriations request.
Transport And The City
Is there a connection between transport infrastructure and a city's competitiveness?
To Speed Or Not To Speed
Drivers across the nation are speeding ancd contributing to more deaths on the roads. Should the speed limits be raised or lowered?
Great Rail Disasters
A new Reason Foundation report identifies 23 U.S. cities that have or are planning 'disastrous' rail transit systems.
Rail Infrastructure Critical For America's Mobility
Federal investment in intercity rail necessary to relieve congestion and improve travel choice.
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.
Smith Gee Studio
City of Charlotte
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
US High Speed Rail Association
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
Municipality of Princeton (NJ)
