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.
Several crashes — some fatal — have been blamed on driver inattention linked to overconfidence in the cars’ autopilot systems.
Through partnerships with businesses and other organizations in the community, cities are keeping citizens safe by giving them one less reason to get behind the wheel on New Year’s Eve
The Associated Press provides an overview of the new laws set to take effect around the country in regard to electric vehicles, police use-of-force, opioids and more.
San Francisco may be the most bus-reliant city, but Seattle saw a major spike in bus ridership from 2010-2014, ousting Chicago for second place.
Data and sensors may help cities reduce urban air quality impacts in real-time and shape public policy.
Mexico City orders 2 million cars off the road due to smog; car ban causes public transportation overload.
Atlanta, Ga., City Council to review Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport’s rules for Uber and other ride services.
Waze app now alerts drivers about hazardous intersections in five major U.S. cities.
By exploring the Internet of Things with AT&T, the county hopes to build a smart transit system that will last.
Developers can take open data and create visualizations that can make all the difference in how local governments review their infrastructure plans.
Problematic for many years, Queens Boulevard in the Bronx, New York has bee re-engineered and transformed by DOT.
From sensor-based infrastructure and a smart grid to user-focused services and low-cost information and communications technologies, the winning Smart City hits all of DOT’s 12 high points.
Research finds that sprawl, limited public transportation, and where children of the lowest-income families grow up affects their future earnings.
BART is improving operations and seeing a $3.11 return on every dollar invested in their enterprise GIS system.
Despite concerns for light pollution, cities are still looking to LEDs to reduce emissions and save money. But a modeling methodology can help planners and engineers analyze lighting designs based on their unique inputs.
City of Los Angeles partnered with Esri to build GeoHub, a GIS portal of more than 500 maps, and will develop new transit-related applications to inform the public, first responders, and decision-makers.
The study details how despite America’s massive repair and maintenance backlog, and in defiance of America’s changing transportation needs, state governments continue to spend billions each year on new and wider highways. The study shows how some of these projects are outright boondoggles
Once the ground survey is complete, Hyperloop will immediately perform mapping procedures with drone technology to mark the corridor, pylon positions, and station location. The mapping is needed to calculate both the horizontal and vertical alignments required as part of the building permit
America’s mayors are on the front lines of promoting prosperous and safe communities, with aging urban infrastructure, policing, municipal finance, and their relationships with constituents, other cities and higher levels of government as top concerns
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