Transportation
Proposal To Tear Down Obsolete Viaduct Gains Momentum
While options for what to do with Seattle's obsolete waterfront Alaskan Way Viaduct may seem limited, another plan has been thrown into the mix.
Growth Brings Congestion To Idaho's Third Largest City
Traffic congestion is the "greatest challenge" for Meridian, Idaho, the growth of which has brought positive changes as well.
Where's MARTA's Money?
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority is one of the only major transit agencies in the U.S. not to receive state funding, and one reverend is trying to change that.
Portrait Of A Bus Driver
Reporting to work at four in the morning is a pleasure for Larry Taylor, whose story reflects the history of the city through which he drives.
New York Relieved To Be Oil-Independent
In the face of a ballooning national debt and possibly impending oil shocks, the city can rest assured that its public transit network provides residents with a little breathing room.
Top 10 Oil-Independent Cities
Sustainable living think tank SustainLane ranks the cities most likely to survive and thrive despite any potential oil crisis and spikes in gas prices.
Los Angeles Debates The Color Of Transit
Los Angelenos cannot agree on what to call different lines of their city's growing Metro transit system.
Discounts On Thruway Tolls For Fuel Efficient Cars
The New York Thruway Authority will be offering a new "Green Pass" discount plan for motorists who use E-ZPass and drive fuel efficient vehicles, starting this spring.
New York Subways Not Accessible
Only 11% of the system can be used by the disabled, and significant improvements to the situation may be impossible.
Friday Funny: The Joys Of Public Transportation
Would you be able to hear conversations like this in your personal car? Of course not.
Seattle Viaduct-Tunnel Debate Continues
Discussion over whether to replace the aging viaduct with a tunnel, and the potential impact on the city’s waterfront, will only intensify as a November advisory election approaches.
Top Ten Planning Issues Of 2005
From eminent domain to "condofication", Planetizen editors outline the top 10 planning issues from 2005.
The Nine Levels Of Cross-Country Highway Hell
The I-69 NAFTA Highway, to run from Mexico to Canada through the mid-west, has faced extensive opposition in Indiana and elsewhere for its exorbitant costs.
NYC Subway Security To Go Hi-Tech?
A complex explosive detector is in the works, but will it really make riding safer?
Fort Worth-Dallas Region Explores Future Transportation Options
As the Fort Worth Dallas Region anticipates the addition of four million people in the next 25 years, the region's transportation planners take a multimodal approach to planning needed improvements.
A Bold Vision For Transit Future
Planners hope that Detroit's Airport City will take off, lifting the fate of Detroit, and even Michigan, with it.
Rail Line Attracts Development In Twin Cities
Housing booms along the corridor of a two-year-old light rail line, decades faster than expected.
What's 23 Lanes And 388 Feet Wide?
The Georgia Department of Transportation proposes adding eight lanes to the already 15 lane wide stretch of Interstate Highway 75 that runs through the northern Atlanta suburbs.
'Commuter Options' In Philadelphia
A federally funded program provides low-income commuters, who regularly need three-hours or more on public transit in order to reach suburban jobs, with faster, more feasible options.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
City of Wisconsin Rapids
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
KFH Group Inc.
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
