Transportation

Privatizing highway development can speed up road improvements and cut costs, according to a new report.

February 6, 2003 - Reason Public Policy Institute

STPP's analysis of ten years of federal spending, summarized by State.

February 4, 2003 - Transact

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is considering new safety standards for sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks.

February 3, 2003 - The New York Times

The CEO of Southern California transit agency Metrolink offers his response to three fatal commuter rail vs. auto collisions within the last few weeks.

February 2, 2003 - The Los Angeles Times

Metra announced plans for a suburban rail link between O'Hare International Airport and the Chicago suburbs.

January 31, 2003 - Chicago Sun-Times

A new underground people mover will ferry passengers from Phoenix's Sky Harbor International Airport to the proposed light rail system.

January 31, 2003 - The Arizona Republic

In what is shaping up to be an international trend, transportation planners in Mumbai, India are considering following London's lead in taxing drivers entering the central city.

January 31, 2003 - The Times Of India

An article widely circulated on the Internet details the nation's biggest transit debacles by Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas, and Parsons Transportation Corp.

January 30, 2003 - Charlotte Creative Loafing

A state-of-the-art mass transit system is being constructed in one of the most densely populated places on earth.

January 29, 2003 - The New York Times

Carmakers are responding to the growing popularity of hybrid vehicles.

January 29, 2003 - The New York Times

Children spend over an hour each day in cars. Travel habits of parents driving children adds to traffic congestion.

January 28, 2003 - The Washington Post

The Los Angeles Times profiles Martha Welborne, an architect and champion of L.A.'s highly-successful Rapid Bus.

January 27, 2003 - The Los Angeles Times

Public transit cannot compete with automobiles -- even during a snow storm in St. Louis, writes Wendell Cox.

January 27, 2003 - The Public Purpose

To save money, Amtrak will close down its office in Chicago's Loop.

January 26, 2003 - The Chicago Tribune

The Segway Human Transporter attracts attention on the streets of New York. Some find it irresistible but others question whether it belongs on the sidewalks.

January 25, 2003 - The New York Times

Curious about how it feels to drive an electric, hybrid, natural-gas-powered cars?

January 24, 2003 - The New York Times

Atlanta's proposed 59-mile toll road would do more to harm the region's quality of life than to improve it.

January 24, 2003 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

If property values increase for land adjacent to mass transit, is this a compelling argument for residents to support transit?

January 24, 2003 - The Los Angeles Times

Amtrak is facing another fiscal crisis that could lead to a systemwide shutdown in the spring.

January 23, 2003 - Associated Press

Newly-introduced legislation would change Maine's law requiring motorists to stop for pedestrians.

January 22, 2003 - Portland Press Herald