Transportation
Transportation is a critical focus for local and state government agencies, involving the planning, developing, and maintaining infrastructure that facilitates the movement of people and goods. Effective transportation systems are essential for economic growth, public safety, and quality of life. This directory provides articles on transportation, including discussions on related topics like Urban Planning, which addresses the integration of transportation networks with community development to create efficient and sustainable cities.
The agency made the move after an EasyMile shuttle in Columbus braked suddenly, causing a passenger to fall from a seat and suffer a minor injury.
Mayor Eric Garcetti launched the Vision Zero initiative to eliminate traffic deaths on Los Angeles streets in 2015, but the city has made little progress toward this goal.
Nuro said it plans to deploy fewer than 100 vehicles this year, but has permission from NHTSA to eventually run as many as 2,500. The delivery vehicles, equipped with laser, camera and radar sensors, will travel with regular traffic on public roads.
Gaming climate change is valuable for teaching transportation agencies and other public decision makers about overcoming the barriers to resilience.
San Francisco has decided to keep a renegade bike lane created with safe-hit posts by an anonymous, crowd-funded bike safety group.
As a run-up to the London public driverless shuttles trials later this year, GATEway completed wind tests, the first demonstration test and public outreach.
About 4,000 events nationwide mark Safe Routes to School’s 20th Walk to School Day. Grants are available for community walking and biking projects.
They might be the cheapest bike infrastructure, but evidence is mounting that bike sharrows do not make cycling in cities any safer.
The National Center for Safe Routes to School outlines how states can help small communities obtain federal funding set aside for rural sidewalk projects.
John Zimmer, the co-founder of Lyft reviews the three most important changes that will revolutionize transportation over the next 10 years.
The best transit systems exhibit great marks in efficiency, availability and quality of public transportation.
By unpaving local roads, cities are saving money. Process guidance is needed, but new research defines what makes road conversion projects successful.
TransitCenter think tank identifies opportunities for municipalities to leverage Uber, Lyft, Zipcar and other mobility providers.
GPS-based school bus tracking systems, some with smartphone apps, help school districts better communicate bus location information with parents.
Uber and Lyft’s departure did not decimate the Austin ride hailing business; crime checks by the Texas city have denied some driver applications.
From the U.S. Department of Transportation comes a free app that can fill your pocket with the latest U.S. transit trends data.
Port of Antwerp, Belgium, reduces carbon dioxide emissions by 730,000 kilograms per year and eliminates congestion in the Antwerp Gateway.
Electric fleets, electric buses and electric bikes are part of the clean vehicle picture for both big cities and smaller towns.
From cleaner-burning trash fleets and zero emission electric buses to EV charging stations, there is money, and incentives, for clean vehicles.
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