Transportation

HOV Slug Lines

'Slug lines' are checkpoints where drivers pick up enough passengers to legally make use of carpool lanes. There's even slug etiquette.

April 24, 2003 - Tech Central Station

The Nation's Most Dangerous Cities For Pedestrians

Fort Lauderdale and Miami streets are the most dangerous cities in the country for pedestrian, a new study reports.

April 24, 2003 - Sun-Sentinel

Cutting-Edge Parking Garages

At the Grove, electronic display boards tell how many spaces are open, two SUVs can use ramps side-by-side and angled parking is extra wide.

April 22, 2003 - The Los Angeles Times

Pedestrian Deaths Are Dropping

Nearly one in five pedestrians killed in traffic accidents is the victim of a hit-and-run crash.

April 22, 2003 - FOX News

The Most Dangerous Intersection In The Country

tate Farm Insurance Co. has named two streets in Broward, South Florida the most dangerous intersection in the country.

April 22, 2003 - South Florida Business Journal

Needed: A Catchy Name For The Train

Phoenix's Valley Metro Rail, in search of catchy name for its light-rail system to last the ages, is taking suggestions from the public.

April 22, 2003 - The Arizona Republic

A Roundabout Turnaround

Some cities are rediscovering the one-way, counterclockwise traffic circles known as roundabouts.

April 21, 2003 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Dr. Gridlock: SUVs, HOV Lanes, And Hybrid Cars

Should hybrid cars be allowed to travel solo in HOV lanes?

April 21, 2003 - The Washington Post

London's Controversial Road Pricing Program

Why London politicians came to implement a controversial road pricing program.

April 21, 2003 - The New York Times

'Top Gunn' Puts Amtrak Back On Track

Amtrak's "non-nonsense" CEO is reviving the troubled railroad and winning over longtime foes.

April 21, 2003 - The Washington Post

The Saga Of A Chapel Hill Parkway

Independent columnust Burtman offers a scathing analysis and indictment of the failed plan to improve South Columbia Street in Chapel Hill, N.C.

April 20, 2003 - The Independent Weekly

Bus Rapid Transit In Phoenix

Bus rapid transit sytem will begin service in July.

April 19, 2003 - The Arizona Republic

Boston Zips Through The Big Dig...and Actually Likes It

After over a decade of work, the Big Dig is partly open for traffic and it is delighting drivers.

April 18, 2003 - The Washington Post

Tourism And Transit

A new research brief argues that strategies for placing public transport at the heart of leisure and tourism mobility need to be developed.

April 17, 2003 - International Association Of Public Transport

New York Needs A 21st-century Transit System

City Limits explains why New York can't afford not to build a 21st-century public transportation system.

April 17, 2003 - City Limits

Honesty And Seattle's Monorail Tax

Seattle's Monorail Tax will show just how honest the city is says Bill Radke.

April 15, 2003 - The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Boston Commuter Rail Expansion May Yield To Urban Transit

The governor of Massachusetts plans to shift transit funding to inner city projects.

April 15, 2003 - The Boston Globe

Commuting Across The English Channel

The local council in Kent is planning to encourage families priced out of the housing market to move to France and commute daily to work from through the Channel Tunnel.

April 15, 2003 - The Independent

Hundreds Discover Freeway Expansion Threatens Their Homes

Even though the freeway expansion project has gone on for over two years, hundreds in Southern California find out their homes are threatened.

April 14, 2003 - The Los Angeles Times

PRT: Public Transit Of The Future?

Thirty years in development, a Minnesota inventor debuted SkyWeb Express, a personal rapid transit (PRT) system that has some people excited about the future of public transit.

April 14, 2003 - Star Tribune

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.

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