Transportation

Commute times have risen in many areas. Is sprawl to blame?

December 6, 2003 - University Of California Transportation Center

Thanks to higher speed limits, highways today are safer, not more dangerous, than ever before, writes Stephen Moore.

December 4, 2003 - National Review

Neal Peirce suggests that Segway folks could collaborate with bicyle advocates to push for urban and rural pathways.

December 3, 2003 - The Washington Post Writers Group

D.C. area's Metro explores examples of quick, relatively modest ways to improve the bus network.

December 3, 2003 - The Washington Post

The second installment of a three-part series on quick, relatively modest ways to relieve traffic congestion.

December 2, 2003 - The Washington Post

The first installment of a three-part series on quick, relatively modest ways to relieve traffic congestion.

December 1, 2003 - The Washington Post

What lessons can be learned from the Netherlands and Germany on promoting safe walking and cycling to improve public health?

November 30, 2003 - National Center For Bicycling And Walking

Atlanta's new railway loop proposal may yet survive the usual onslaught of bureaucracy and red tape.

November 24, 2003 - Creative Loafing Atlanta

Now six months into its congestion pricing experiment, Transport for London issues its report on Congestion Charging.

November 22, 2003 - Transport For London

The UK government needs to develop a single national technical platform for congestion charging and toll plans.

November 22, 2003 - Silicon.com

Wasatch Front cities negotiate agreements to pave the way for Utah's first commuter rail.

November 21, 2003 - The Salt Lake Tribune

Unused rails are being converted into important urban trail infrastructure.

November 21, 2003 - The Christian Science Monitor

Reason's Transportation Fellow shows how the key to free-flowing roads may be public-private partnerships.

November 21, 2003 - Reason Public Policy Institute

Two years ahead of schedule, the 22nd Street station extends the services of the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail system farther south by a dozen blocks.

November 19, 2003 - Jersey Journal

MTA buses and trains run in Los Angeles once again as the one of the longest transit strikes in the City's history comes to a tentative halt.

November 19, 2003 - The Los Angeles Times

Faced with extinction, pedicab drivers in Las Vegas show how they fill a need in the city.

November 17, 2003 - CNN

Growth in California is driving need for increased transportation investment. [Link Corrected.]

November 16, 2003 - The Sacramento Bee

The Intercounty Connector (ICC) has been on planning maps of the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C. for decades, but most of it has never advanced beyond the stage of preliminary engineering.

November 14, 2003 - The Washington Post

Mary Ellen Slayter says the next time you are considering a job offer, ask if the commute is worth it.

November 12, 2003 - The Washington Post

Nine of California's ten most dangerous railroad crossings have been fixed. The tenth remains a hazard.

November 11, 2003 - The Los Angeles Times