We recently discovered a fascinating 1922 PhD. dissertation from University of California, Berkeley that is a treasure-trove of various maps and charts. J.M. Terrass wrote
We’ve written before about the financial crunch facing most transit operators in the current economy, but many agencies are countering difficult decisions with new ways
An international exhibit on sustainable transportation opens today in New York titled “Our Cities Ourselves,” a joint program of the Institute for Transportation and Development
In the long history of transit planning in Los Angeles, early documents focused on relieving congestion with new street plans. Shortly after phenomenal growth in
Washington D.C. is the latest transit agency of note to open its data to the public – and they are going all out to take
How do we increase the appeal of public transit ridership in Los Angeles? Recent Los Angeles Times columns (here, here, and here) suggest that streamlining
Contemporary street scene with 1953 image of soldier in Piccadilly Circus In addition to transit and transportation news and research, we are also periodically highlighting
Click on the map to open it, and again to enlarge it. We wanted to follow up on yesterday’s post about the proposed underground express
As we proposed in our inaugural welcome post, our goal is to provide context for current transportation issues as well as to share the rich
Earlier this month, The Brookings Institution disseminated State Of Metropolitan America: On The Front Lines Of Demographic Transformation. This landmark 172-page report details the demographic