Transportation

Nation's Leaders Can't Avoid Traffic Either

Recent traffic problems in Washington D.C. dominated a debate on homeland security in a Congressional hearing.

April 13, 2003 - The Washington Post

Forbes On High Speed Rail

This pro-rail article argues high speed rail corridors are at least potentially profitable but long distance trains are inevitable losers.

April 10, 2003 - Forbes

Mossberg Reviews The Segway

The Wall Street Journal's respected technology curmudgeon, Walter Mossberg puts the Segway through real-world testing.

April 10, 2003 - Wall St. Journal

Kunstler Discusses Cities And Oil

The end of an era of cheap oil will change everything about the way we live, says James Howard Kunstler.

April 10, 2003 - The Charlotte Observer

Policy Review Of Red Light Running

A new report assesses the factors affecting red light running, and a review of red light running trends in the U.S. and in Texas.

April 8, 2003 - Texas Transportation Institute

Balancing Port Development And Environmental Concerns

The Port of Los Angeles recently introduced the Alternative Maritime Program (AMP), which will have ships plug into cleaner land-side power once they reach the harbor.

April 8, 2003 - The Metro Investment Report

Pro-Public Transit Advertising Campaign Launched

A new transit partnership is now airing pro-public transit advertising spots on major television stations across the U.S.

April 7, 2003 - Public Transportation Partnership For Tomorrow

More Big Dig Scandal: Firm Overcharged $31 Million

Federal auditors have concluded that one of the two companies managing Boston's Big Dig overcharged the public by $31 million.

April 3, 2003 - The Boston Globe

Public Attitudes On Walking

Surface Transportation Policy Project measures the public's attitudes toward walking.

April 2, 2003 - Surface Transportation Policy Project

SUV Sales Slowing Down?

According to a survey conducted by Kelley Blue Book car information guide, consumer interest in gaz-guzzling sport utility vehicles is waning because of high fuel prices.

April 2, 2003 - Los Angeles Daily News

State Cuts Force Cuts Of Heavily Used Transit Routes

Because of years of state stinginess and the economic downturn, Philadelphia's transit agency may eliminate several train lines and some of its most heavily used bus routes.

April 1, 2003 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Campaign Of Sabotage

How government policies have inadvertently sabotaged public transit.

April 1, 2003 - Planetizen

Transit Justice

A suspect featured on 'America's Most Wanted' is arrested by police after not paying his fare on L.A.'s Blue Line.

March 31, 2003 - The Los Angeles Times

GM Pulls Ad That Labels Transit Riders 'Creeps And Weirdos'

General Motors Canada has pulled an ad campaign suggesting that transit buses are full of "creeps and weirdos."

March 31, 2003 - The Vancouver Sun

The Big Dig Opens

After 16 years of drafting, spending, and defending, part of the Big Dig opens Sunday, stoking an urban revolution.

March 30, 2003 - The Christian Science Monitor

Debate Over Road Widening To Serve Increasing Traffic

Nearly all of Md. 32 to the south and east of the "new town" of Columbia has been upgraded to a freeway - should the section west and north of Columbia also be upgraded?

March 29, 2003 - The Baltimore Sun

Big Dig's Big Day

It's opening day for the core of Boston's massive Big Dig project.

March 28, 2003 - National Public Radio

Mass Transit Plans On 'Collision Course'

Should South Florida's Tri-Rail be transformed into a new regional transportation authority?

March 27, 2003 - Sun-Sentinel

Plateauing Gas Tax Needs Another Look

This survey, the lastest in the Brookings Transportation Reform Series, describes the history, yield, and sometimes slanted state use of taxes on motor fuels--the "gas tax." It urges reforming the tax before hiking it.

March 27, 2003 - The Brookings Institution

The Future Of Monorail Design In Seattle

Seattle's future monorail stations may look more like art than transit infrastructure.

March 26, 2003 - The Seattle Times

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.

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.