Transportation

New Potomac River crossings and a new Washington, D.C.-area expressway aimed at easing traffic congestion would bring more development and more traffic.

November 7, 2002 - Environmental Defense Fund

With the cheap flight boom in the UK continuing, the UK government looks like having an uphill battle with some of its airport expansion proposals.

November 5, 2002 - The Guardian Unlimited

A Maori tribe in New Zealand has halted construction of a multimillion dollar highway because it is too close to the home of a "swamp monster" capable of causing traffic deaths.

November 5, 2002 - CNN

Critics complain that an executive order by President Bush speeds up environmental reviews of transportation projects to help Republican candidates.

November 5, 2002 - ABC News

U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta today announced an initial list of seven transportation construction projects around the country that will receive accelerated environmental review under President Bush's executive order.

November 5, 2002 - U.S. Department Of Transportation

A University of Minnesota professor has received funding to test an electric-powered, automated system of small cabs.

November 4, 2002 - Star Tribune

According to this New York Times book review, Keith Bradsher's book, "High and Mighty: SUV - The World's Most Dangerous Vehicles and How They Got That Way" is sobering, infuriating and necessary.

November 4, 2002 - The New York Times

Over the next eight years, EU member governments will double the amount of rail linking EU countries and introduce higher-speed trains traveling up to 217 miles per hour.

November 4, 2002 - Business Week

The November 2002 issue of Carfree Times is now available.

November 3, 2002 - Carfree Times

The futuristic Jetsons-era technology of monorail systems isn't just for Disney nostalgia or Simpsons' parodies. Monorails are actually viable urban transit alternatives to light rail and subways.

November 2, 2002 - Slate

SUVs don't just guzzle gas and pollute. They are also dangerous to drive. The author of "High and Mighty" explodes the myth that SUVs are safer.

November 1, 2002 - Salon

China's high speed road network will grow to 22000 miles by 2010.

October 30, 2002 - The Guardian Unlimited

Palm Beach County Administrator Bob Weisman is encouraging department heads to implement four-day work weeks with ten-hour days to ease traffic congestion.

October 30, 2002 - Sun-Sentinel

New York Assemblyman Brian M. Higgins, D-Buffalo suggests waterfront tunnel to replace elevated highway.

October 30, 2002 - BizJournals

Landowners see small airport in the shadow of Denver International Airport as site of cargo operations.

October 29, 2002 - The Rocky Mountain News

Local leaders test the first self-propelled commuter-rail train to meet federal safety regulations.

October 29, 2002 - The Orlando Sentinel

Palm Beach County is considering requiring developers to link shops with neighboring retailers so customers don't add to traffic problems as they move from one strip mall to the next.

October 29, 2002 - Sun-Sentinel

The UK Government's consultation proposals on the future of air transport have blighted properties.

October 28, 2002 - The Guardian Unlimited

Seattle's Metro Transit stated that it would not be able to provide all of the feeder buses necessary to support the proposed monorail.

October 26, 2002 - The Seattle Times

Many Detroiters express dissatisfaction with their local bus system that is pushing for a rate increase.

October 26, 2002 - The Detroit Free Press