Transportation
Why Mass Transit Makes Sense
Building more freeways only promotes sprawl and worsens traffic. Here's why investing in public transportation makes sense...
Free Transit Planners Guidebook And CD-ROM
The Federal Tansit Administration offers a gree guide for estimating the benefits and costs of public transit projects.
BRT: Better Than Rail?
Maryland officials seriously consider the advantages of bus rapid transit for the Baltimore region.
SUVs: Stealing The Public Wealth
David Burwell offers three principles for for developing rationality and rules in the allocation of public road space.
A Planner Tries The Segway
A land-use planner uses the Segway to make a statement.
Ranking The Greenest And Meanest Cars And SUVs
The 2003 ACEEE's Green Book ranks the 12 least polluting, most efficient vehicles -- and the 12 worst.
Transit Plans Focus On Smart Growth
Plans for a BART extension are being evaluated by smart growth standards.
A One-Car Household: Challenges And Benefits
Some families are committed to staying a one-car household despite the challenges.
Rail Transit Is A Lost Cause
Across the nation, rail transit systems are are losing riders money. So why do city governments keep building them?
Is Transit A Waste?
Why is it that even after spending billions to build mass transit, fewer people commute to work by public transportation today than in the 1960s?
GM Abandons Electric Car
General Motors is abandoning the EV1 electric vehicle.
Car Collision-Avoidance System Being Developed
MIT is developing a collision-avoidance system for cars.
Miami Transit Plan Derailed
Plans for a $400 million commuter train that would connect South Beach to downtown Miami are shelved.
Journey-to-work Census Data Questioned
If Census conclusions about Southern California and New York data are wrong, what other conculsions might be incorrect?
London's Big Gamble
PLANetizen presents eyewitness reports from Central London on the city's new and controversial congestion pricing scheme.
AAA Survey Reports Surprising Results
AAA Arizona members who responded to the survey and rely almost exclusively on automobiles for daily transportation needs would opt to spend more money on public transit than new roads, according to the survey results.
National Trend Toward Edge Cities Continues
The newly-released journey-to-work Census data confirms a decades-long national trend toward 'edge cities.'
Nation's Most Chaotic Traffic Pattern
New Jersey has one of the nation's most chaotic traffic patterns. Is mass transit up to the challenge?
Reverse Commuting Picks Up Speed
The nation's commuting patterns are getting more complex.
Ohio's Slanted Pavement
How Ohio's highway spending shortchanges cities and suburbs.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
New York City School Construction Authority
Village of Glen Ellyn
Central Transportation Planning Staff/Boston Region MPO
Chaddick Institute at DePaul University
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
