Transportation
Kern County's Highway Coup
Representative Bill Thomas scores over $722 million from the Federal Highway Bill for Kerns County -- a move that has many in California perplexed.
Why U.S. Needs Passenger Rail
John Talton believes neglect of passenger rail shows misplaced national priority.
New York's $100 Million Mystery Tunnel Grant
The Port Authorities of New York and New Jersey $100 million to build a new tunnel under New York Harbor. Only problem -- they've never heard of the project.
Calming Seattle's Traffic
Would a 20 mph speed limit for side streets help calm traffic in Seattle?
Study Finds Parking Availability Encourages Driving
Study recommends imposing maximum parking limits, not minimum.
Tunnel Safety A Main Concern For U.S.
Most US tunnels are antiquated, and ill equipped to handle a terrorist attack.
Massachusetts Car-Sharing Company Secures Funds For Expansion
Zipcar plans to open offices in 11 other metro areas.
E-ZPass The Next Big Thing In New Hampshire
Sales of the E-ZPass have surpassed all expectations, driven by intense media coverage and government controversy.
Consortium Offers Virginia $1 Billion For Toll Road
The bid to privatize the Dulles Toll Road is the latest in a growing trend.
New L.A. Mayor Urges Residents To Use Public Transit
Mayor Villaraigosa urges Los Angeles residents to give up their cars one or two days a week and use public transit instead.
New York City Agency Approves Hybrids For Taxis
Six hybrid models have been approved for use as taxis in New York City.
Traffic Calming: Good News, Bad News
While "Traffic calming" can be effective in reducing traffic through a neighborhood, sometimes it can work too well.
What Is Wrong With U.S. Auto Makers?
With rising gas prices and the possibility of low-priced Chinese-made cars, the U.S. auto industry has no option but to change.
A Car-Free Adventure
How one Chicagoan rediscovered the city by giving up his car.
Megapolitan Thinking for the 21st Century
Innovative trans-boundary planning is going to be necessary to make enoromous regional urban developments work.
Debating The Potential Of Dedicated Truck Tollways
Are dedicated truck tollways a market approach to reducing congestion and making roads safer, or an environmental nightmare?
Cornell Students Protest Parking Lot Plan
After sitting in at the construction site, a majority of protestors accepted an agreement to promote alternative transporation.
More Londoners Riding Bikes After Attacks
Some say bikes are a practical solution in a city that has seen repeated transit disruptions since the July 7th bombings.
Traffic Calming Backfires
Large-scale, aggressive traffic calming efforts to ease traffic in an upscale Westside Los Angeles community backfires.
Driven To Do-It-Yourself Bio-Diesel
Computer programmer converts his car to run on discarded cooking oil from the company cafeteria.
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
