Transportation
L.A.: Proud Home Of The Car Chase
In The New Yorker, Tad Friend discusses the city's weird relationship with the crime and television phenomenon, highlighting some 'classic', 'fondly remembered' chases.
Will The Big Dig Ever Be Finished?
Former Massachusetts Transportation Secretary Fred Salvucci defends the Big Dig and calls for the State to honor its transit commitments.
Australia's Transportation Mess
The country is dominated by an unhealthy and chaotic system dominated by the car, argues a local planning professor.
Personal Rapid Transit Planned For Heathrow
Sir Peter Hall discusses the transformative potential of PRT as part of a National Building Museum/APA exhibit and speech.
Cars As Electric Trains
Using the dualmode system, electric cars would function normally in a small neighborhood, but would hop on a dedicated track for longer trips.
Personal Rapid Transit
Has the time come for this smaller, automated, electric transit service, the cousin of the Detroit People Mover?
Could Smart Growth Tip the Next Presidential Election?
Strategists take note as Virginia's new governor tackles sprawl.
Solving Sydney's Transporation Crisis
Light rail may be the answer to the transportation crisis in Sydney, Australia, argues chief executive of City of Sydney council, Peter Seamer.
Making The City Safe For Bikes
Alec Appelbaum urges New York City to develop a "bike-safe" network.
Virginia Governor Focuses Policy Efforts On Roads
Recently inaugurated official sets stage for "long-term transportation investment plan."
Scary Bus Stops
After conducting research on dangerous bus stops in Los Angeles, UCLA Professor Loukaitou-Sideris has embarked on another project to learn what strategies have been successful in addressing concerns by women about safety and the built environment.
Ending Traffic 101
The Gotham Gazette outlines a series of traffic reports and policies, analyzing the steps necessary to confront New York's 800,000-a-day car problem.
Canadian Agreement on Kyoto 'Ambiguous': U of California Report
According to a new study, there may be no net effect on air pollution from Canada's commitments to Kyoto on autmobile emissions.
A Streetcar Plan For Brooklyn, 25 Years In The Making
The borough hasn't seen a trolley since 1956, but a series of new projects and traffic concerns suggest that a system would be a real possibility.
A Slew Of TODs In Works For Baltimore
Light rail and subway lines are spawning a series of new developments.
New Virginia Governor Tackles Sprawl, Traffic
Timothy M. Kaine will addresses the politically touchy issues, calling for more control of development as a means of reducing congestion.
Cars With California Emissions Control Systems Not Needed in Pennsylvania
This op-ed rebuts the calls for Pennsylvania to require that new cars sold across the Commonwealth be equipped with emission controls that comply with California state requirements.
Los Angeles Undergoes Transformation To Central, Public City
Harold Meyerson argues that thanks to Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, transportation and land use in the City of Angels now focuses on the public sector, not the private realm, as the Mayor takes on a strong central identity heretofore lacking.
Technology Improves Traffic Reports
As cell phones, GPS systems, dashboard computers, and roadside sensors create more accurate traffic reports, the ubiqituous AM radio helicopter traffic report could be a thing of the past.
Brazil Develops Cost-Effective Alternative to Gasoline
As a result, the country expects to become energy independent this year.
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
