Transportation
Tollroads Becoming Popular
Cutting-edge tolling technology creates a new revenue stream for transportation infrastructure and new transportation value for all motorists.
Transit In Los Angeles: It's Entertainment
The problem with rail in Los Angeles is that we treat it as transit. That's all wrong. We should actually look at it as entertainment.
Transportation Plan Focuses On People, Not Cars
A new comprehensive transportation plan for Tempe, AZ, focusses on moving people, not cars.
L.A.'s Underground Freeway?
The 30-year effort to complete the Long Beach (710) freeway extension may end up being a tunnel.
Florida Governor May Ask Voters To Shoot Down Bullet Train
Florida Governor Jeb Bush may ask voters to abandon a high-speed train plan if the project requires too much public money.
Why The U.S. Doesn't Get High-speed Rail
High-speed rail works well in Europe and Japan, so why can't the United States get it right?
The Nation's Deadliest Light Rail System
The Blue Line -- a light rail line running from downtown Los Angeles to Long Beach -- has grisliest record in the U.S.
Denver Planners Seek To Reduce Commuting Distances
cities along Colorado's Front Range seek the right mix of jobs and homes to keep commuting distances.
The Typical SUV Driver
Auto-makers know their customers well and market SUVs for a certain type of customer -- the "self-centered", "me-first" driver.
Lessons On Clearing Traffic
A former state trooper provides training on how to reduce traffic jams
The Beltway's Missing Buckle
The long envisioned beltway around metro Denver is missing a 15-mile section due to lack of funds and opposition to a key junction.
Taxing Gridlock In Arizona
An editorial in the Arizona Daily Star argues that Arizona needs to make sacrifices if it is to avoid an "environmental hell."
Detroit's Transit Drama
Neal Peirce reports on the efforts to create Detroit's first-ever regional transportation agency
Blame Yourself For Traffic Congestion
According to traffic engineers, chronic backups are caused by drivers.
TV Ads Fuel SUV Backlash
Controversial TV ads created by the creator of the "Got Milk" campaign says sport utility vehicles are a threat to national Security.
Nation's First Privately Owned Commuter Railroad?
A lifelong railroader wants to provide a private passenger rail service. It could be the nation's first privately owned commuter railroad in decades.
New Roads, New Approach
Reason's Bob Poole shows how outside-the-box thinking and entrepreneurial action can help Wisconsin (and other states) expand personal automobility by rebuilding decaying roads.
TV Campaign Says SUV Owners Support Terrorism
Controversial television campaign links gas-guzzling sport utility vehicles (SUVs) to international terrorism.
The Bigger The SUV, The Bigger The Jerk?
A new book says the SUV is the car of choice for the nation's most self-centered people -- and the bigger the SUV, the more of a jerk its driver is likely to be.
GM To Offer Hybrid-powered SUVs
General Motors plans to offer hybrid gas-electric powered cars, pickups, and SUVs.
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
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
