Transportation

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.

January 14, 2003 - The Denver Post

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.

January 13, 2003 - National Public Radio

Lessons On Clearing Traffic

A former state trooper provides training on how to reduce traffic jams

January 13, 2003 - The Seattle Times

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.

January 13, 2003 - The Rocky Mountain News

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."

January 13, 2003 - Arizona Daily Star

Detroit's Transit Drama

Neal Peirce reports on the efforts to create Detroit's first-ever regional transportation agency

January 13, 2003 - The Washington Post Writers Group

Blame Yourself For Traffic Congestion

According to traffic engineers, chronic backups are caused by drivers.

January 13, 2003 - The Washington Post

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.

January 11, 2003 - National Public Radio

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.

January 10, 2003 - New Jersey Record & Herald News

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.

January 10, 2003 - Reason Public Policy Institute

TV Campaign Says SUV Owners Support Terrorism

Controversial television campaign links gas-guzzling sport utility vehicles (SUVs) to international terrorism.

January 9, 2003 - CBS News

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.

January 7, 2003 - AlterNet

GM To Offer Hybrid-powered SUVs

General Motors plans to offer hybrid gas-electric powered cars, pickups, and SUVs.

January 6, 2003 - CNN

San Francisco Bans Segway

San Francisco bans the use of Segways on sidewalks and bike trails. One columnist calls the Segway as dangerous as Iraq.

December 29, 2002 - San Francisco Weekly

The Longest Subterranean Highway In The U.S.

A transportation engineer with political saavy gets his transit solution noticed.

December 28, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times

New State-of-the-Art Metro For 14 Million City Residents

Commuters in the Indian capital, Delhi, ready to give up overcrowded buses and manic rickshaws for the brand new air-conditioned Metro system.

December 27, 2002 - BBC News

Calming Traffic With Chokers And Skinny Streets

Can the latest techniques of traffic engineering for slowing down traffic in order to create more pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods calm traffic and slow down sprawl?

December 25, 2002 - The New York Times

International Study Of Bus Rapid Transit

The Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA) has published a report "Bus Systems for the Future: Achieving Sustainable Transport Worldwide."

December 22, 2002 - Mass Transit

Report: Solving The Air Travel Crisis

Air travel service nationwide declined since 9/11 with many large airports experiencing a decrease in the double digits -- nearly twice the reduction in demand -- according to a new report.

December 20, 2002 - Reconnecting America

Report: Are SUVs Safer Than Cars?

To find out whether SUVs are really safer than cars, scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory analyzed highway traffic fatality data. The findings were surprising.

December 18, 2002 - University Of California Transportation Center

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