Transportation
Highway Spending Shortchanges Cities And Suburbs
This paper on Ohio's transportation spending places a disportionate fiscal burden on urban jurisdictions while supporting the spread of development into exurban and rural areas.
An Assessment Of State DOTs
Only 11 state departments of transportation (DOT) have bicycle and pedestrian plans, and routinely accommodate bicycles and pedestrians in state highway projects.
Baltimore Will Not Seek Rail Funding
The Ehrlich administration has declared that it will not seek additional transit funding. Is Baltimore falling behind?
New York Crosswalks Become Inviolate
In the capital of pedestrian fatalities, a new law aims to make crosswalks inviolate. But in the land of hustle, many doubt that antsy drivers will comply.
The Promise Of Bus Rapid Transit And 'HOT' Lanes
Neal Peirce discusses the potential and problems of "high-occupancy/toll" and "bus rapid transit" schemes.
Getting Transportation Right For Metropolitan America
This brief details the importance of TEA-21 reauthorization for the nation's metro areas and offers a comprehensive policy agenda for Congress' work on the bill.
Trials Of The World's First Driverless Taxi
The Urban Light Transport system, known as Ultra, is set to become fully operational in the Welsh capital in 2005.
Light Rail To Come To Albuquerque
Albuquerque aims to join other Western cities with light rail.
Computers Could Help Clear Traffic Jams
Computer software written by a professor at Ohio State University can help ease traffic congestion.
How To Ease Congestion: An Ambitious National Plan Proposed
Traffic planners release a proposal to ease traffic congestion in Atlanta, Dallas-Forth Worth, Houston, Miami, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington.
HOT Congestion Insurance
Imagine if you had guaranteed access to a free-flowing lane of traffic--regardless of the time of day.
Report: Convert Carpool Lanes To Tolls
Converting the Bay Area's carpool lanes to toll lanes could generate more than $427 million a year for transportation projects and cut congestion.
Curbing City Drivers
London charges drivers $8 a day to enter the city center during weekdays.
Introduction To Induced Traffic Demand
The Seattle Times presents a useful primer, including graphics, on induced traffic resulting from new roads.
A Radical Solution For Traffic Congestion Needed
Seattle needs to redirect transportation dollars to develop mass transit.
Dateline NBC Special On Traffic Calming
Dateline NBC is scheduled to air a special report on neighborhood traffic calming Tuesday evening, February 25.
Segway Will Cause 'Urban Chaos'
Columnist Charles Cooper argues that the Segway Human Transporter does not belong on city sidewalks.
San Diego's Twenty Year Quest For A New Airport
How will the new regional airport authority find and evaluate a site for San Diego's new international airport?
Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff Responds To Boston Globe
Bechtel responds to The Boston Globe's 'misrepresentations of key facts, and a flagrant resort to innuendo.'
The Bechtel-Big Dig Scandal
The Boston Globe presents a damning three-part series on how State officials excuse and protect Bechtel for over $1 billion in mistakes on the Big Dig.
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
