Transportation
Regional Plan For Bay Area Shopped To Officials
Planning for 2 million additional Bay Area residents in 25 years, three regional agencies will tie transportation funding to land use development to promote medium and high density housing within 1/2 mile of transit centers.
Schwarzenegger's Road To A Greener California
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger promises of a greener California are being tested by a proposal to build a major toll road through a state park.
New Jersey May Borrow Billions For Roads
With the state's Transportation Trust Fund emptying out on July 1, the governor contemplates securing $6 billion in loans.
Georgia Senate Passes Biodiesel Bill
If signed into law, the bill would require local schools and state agencies to use fuel containing at least 2% biodiesel.
Car-less In Baltimore
Over 205,000 Baltimore residents don't own cars -- 32 percent of the city's population -- leaving many 'lost' and vulnerable to any Katrina-like disaster.
More Roads Won't Ease Traffic
An op-ed in Georgia's Gainesville Times calls Governor Sonny Perdue's roads-only approach to easing traffic congestion a "temporary solution".
Friday Funny: Traffic Hurts Love Life
The unattractive finding comes as part of a study linked with a major exhibition on traffic solutions in New York.
Freight Villages
As warehouse and distribution ramp up with global trade, The Slatin Report offers a look at an intriguing new approach to industrial development.
New Solution For Old 'Urban Dilemma'
Swift snow removal is a "political necessity" in New York City. Latest technology comes to the rescue.
Big Dig Successfully Cuts Commute Times
A new report shows that Boston's Big Dig has reduced commute times, improved access to Logan International Airport, and will continue to create thousands of jobs for the seven billion dollars worth of private investment expected to occur in its wake.
Transportation Fairy Tales?
Wendell Cox charges that Ventura County, CA's plans to promote alternative transit strategies over expanding highways is a "fairy tale" that will result in additional pollution and more traffic.
A New Generation Of Super Small Cars
While Detroit is still obsessed with gas guzzlers, Japanese automakers are bringing out a new line of subcompact cars.
The Futility of Hybrid Cars
Hybrid cars are just an expensive symbol, not a true solution to our energy problems, argues David Leonhardt.
Time To Ban Car Advertising
A radical proposal from San Francisco: if you want to end automobile dependence, stop fetishizing the automobile. Disallowing its advertisement would be a start.
Light-Rail Efforts Continue In Seattle
The monorail might not be complete by 2009, but an impressive light-rail line could be.
Transit Villages Planned In The Bay Area
Planners envision transit villages in the Bay Area connected by trains, ferries, buses, and light rail.
Oil Addiction: Readers Respond To Bush - Part 2
Readers respond to President Bush's statement that the nation is addicted to oil.
Time For Rail In New England
The region's transportation network is beginning to buckle under the strain of auto-dependence, write Neal Peirce and Curtis Johnson.
Oil Addiction: Readers Respond To Bush - Part 1
Readers respond to President Bush's statement that the nation is addicted to oil.
Virginia Governor Crusades For Transportation Tax Dollars
Many in Virginia believe that more funding is needed for transportation, although some, including members of the Virginia General Assembly, don't want to raise taxes.
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
