Transportation
Connector Causes a Commotion
Proposed highway in Maryland has many adament supporters and opponents.
Trans-Texas Corridor Is No Mere Superhighway
Texas publishes plans a massive $175-billion transportation blueprint for the next 50 years -- built largely with private funds.
Transit Re-Debuts in Sin City
Las Vegas monorail is up and running for holiday peak business.
New Jersey Studies PRT
New Jersey approves a study of personal rapid transit for Long Branch, a shore town just south of NYC. The New York Press calls it an 'epic boondoggle'.
New Highway Would Increase Traffic
According to a state study, new inter-county highway in Maryland planned to reduce congestion would increase traffic instead.
A Bumblebee For Walking
Dan Burden is changing the way towns think about traffic.
Regional Transit in Poor Physical and Fiscal Shape
Metro struggles to remain financially solvent and maintain service.
World's Longest Bus
Volvo's new, BRT-friendly, bi-articulated, 26.8-meter bus with room for 300 passengers.
Can Hybrid Owners Use Carpool Lanes?
Despite a California law allowing hybrid vehicle owners to use carpool lanes, Congress has yet to approve the state legislation.
Micro-car Gaining Popularity In The U.S.
The Smart, built by DaimlerChrysler, retails for $11,000, can park in half a regular space, and gets 60MPG.
Buying Your Way Into HOV Lanes
Allowing drivers to buy their way into carpool lanes without the requisite number of passengers has become one of the hottest trends in transportation.
The Future Of Transport Planning Isn't What It Used To Be
A new paper by VTPI examines various demographic, economic and market trends that affect travel demand, and their implications for transport planning during the next century.
Las Vegas Monorail Reopens After 107 Days
The four-mile monorail reopens Christmas Eve, ending a 107-day shutdown because of mechanical problems.
N.C. Triangle 'Must Do Something Beyond Cars'
As congestion becomes unbearable, what will it take for residents of North Carolina's sprawling Triangle to consider public transit?
Getting Started On The Trans Texas Corridor
The Trans Texas Corridor is a planned statewide corridor for rail, passenger and freight roadways.
New Jersey Fast-Track Permit Streamlining To Be Repealed
New Jersey's fast-track Permit Streamlining is called 'fundamentally flawed' and will be repealed.
All Metro Wants For Christmas Is...
System reliability blamed on lack of dedicated funding.
If You Can't Stand The Traffic...
People change their lifestyle as they adapt to rapid growth on the area.
The Wrong Kind Of TOD
Wendell Cox publishes an image of precisely the kind of transit-oriented development planners don't want.
The Effects Of Parking Requirements On Urban Density
Off-street parking requirements explain much of the difference in the density of major urban cities.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
City of Thousand Oaks
City of Wisconsin Rapids
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
