Transportation

Crosswalk on street in Raleigh, North Carolina with parking on both sides and capitol building visible in background.

Raleigh Announces Safe Streets Plan

The city wants to eliminate traffic deaths by 2045.

February 4, 2025 - Hoodline

Amtrak train with downtown Seattle in background.

Amtrak Cascades Line Breaks Ridership Record

The route linking Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver, BC served nearly one million riders in 2024.

February 2, 2025 - Daily Hive

Row of white charter buses with red Gogo Charters logo.

New Intercity Bus Service Will Connect Texas Cities

A San Antonio-based charter bus company will begin offering daily trips to Dallas-Fort Worth and San Antonio later this year.

February 2, 2025 - Houston Public Media

Parking protected bike lane in Riga, Latvia.

Proposed Pennsylvania Bill Encourages Parking-Protected Bike Lanes

Current state law prohibits cars from parking more than 12 inches away from a curb, but does not take into account bike lanes or pedestrian spaces placed between the curb and parking lanes.

February 2, 2025 - Pennsylvania Capital-Star

Cars parked along a narrow street with colorful two-story houses in Dublin, Ireland.

Reimagining the Curb: How Smart Curb Management is Transforming Urban Mobility

Modern demands for curbside space call for new ways to manage and allocate it.

January 30, 2025 - Peter Richards

Close-up of front of blue locomotive with Amtrak logo.

What the US Intercity Rail System Could Look Like

An FRA study shows how new Amtrak lines could connect tens of millions more Americans to rail travel.

January 30, 2025 - Fast Company

Center-running protected bike lane on Valencia Street in San Francisco, California.

How San Francisco’s ‘People Protected Bike Lanes’ are Moving the Needle on Road Safety

A local bike safety protest has become a global phenomenon.

January 29, 2025 - Streetsblog San Francisco

Separated protected bike lane on highway leading toward downtown Dallas, Texas.

Dallas Bike Plan Calls for Accelerating Bike Infrastructure

City officials acknowledge Dallas lags behind in bicycle infrastructure, but a new plan could change that.

January 29, 2025 - WFAA

Mini roundabout with landscaping in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Las Vegas Uses ‘Mini-Roundabout’ for Traffic Calming

Roundabouts, commonly used in other countries, are starting to catch on in U.S. cities. They can improve traffic flow and bring efficiency benefits.

January 29, 2025 - KSNV

"No turn on red" sign on signpost with pedestrian stoplight.

Why Right Turns on Red Are Bad for Traffic Safety

The practice creates dangerous conditions for pedestrians, cyclists, and anyone crossing in front of turning vehicles.

January 29, 2025 - Smart Cities Dive

Senior woman wearing sunglasses sitting in the driver's seat of a silver car.

Survey Shows Boomers Are Unlikely to Stop Driving

Limited transit options and a lack of walkability mean more older Americans will continue to drive their cars as they age.

January 28, 2025 - Streetsblog USA

View from middle of crosswalk of Phialdelphia City Hall with blurred traffic.

Philadelphia to Add New Speed Cameras

Speeding violations on streets with automated traffic enforcement are down by 95 percent, according to city officials.

January 28, 2025 - WHYY

View from behind of person standing on city sidewalk wearing red and black plaid shirt looking across street at dusk.

Study: Americans Spending Less Time Interacting in Public Space

American pedestrians are moving faster and spending less time connecting with other people when walking down city streets.

January 27, 2025 - Bloomberg CityLab

White Waymo autonomous vehicle in parking area in San Francisco, California with Ghirardelli vintage sign in background.

Robotaxi Charging Lots Could Complicate San Francisco Housing Development

Multiple sites slated for housing development are now being turned into charging and storage lots for autonomous vehicles, making housing an unintended victim of the robotaxi revolution.

January 27, 2025 - San Francisco Chronicle

Bird's eye view of moderately busy large freeway interchange in California.

California Environmental Leaders Call on State Agencies to Prioritize Multimodal Transportation

Even before President Trump took office, California was not meeting its emissions reduction goals.

January 27, 2025 - Streetsblog California

Pedestrians crossing a busy crosswalk on New York City street with tall buildings in background

NYC Congestion Pricing May Be Saving Lives

According to preliminary data, crashes and injuries dropped dramatically within the city’s new congestion relief zone.

January 27, 2025 - StreetsBlog NYC

View of trainsin Hundson Yards and New York City skyline.

Can We Resist Displacement From Transit-Oriented Development?

Transit stations increase nearby jobs and populations, but they could also contribute to displacement. What can we do differently?

January 26, 2025 - Shelterforce Magazine

Tram and cyclist on Amsterdam street with sunrise or sunset in background.

Looking for the Light in a Dark Age

Professor Glenn Lyons offers insights about the challenges facing planners in times of rapid technological, cultural, and social change, in Local Transport Today's first ‘Deep Thinking Initiative’ article.

January 24, 2025 - Local Transport Today

Aerial view of Macarthur Park lake with downtown Los Angeles skyline in background.

What Has Measure ULA Achieved?

Los Angeles has imposed an additional tax on luxury home sales to generate millions for housing efforts in the city. Shelterforce checks in on where the money has gone, and what’s to come.

January 23, 2025 - Shelterforce Magazine

Close-up of green "Ultra low emission zone" ULEZ sign in London, UK.

London Congestion Pricing Zone Has No Impact on Local Spending

The city’s cordon pricing scheme did not affect how much people spent at local businesses, new research finds.

January 23, 2025 - Centre for Cities

Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools

This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.

Planning for Universal Design

Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.