Nearly 18 per cent of US GNP is spent on transportation, with about one-half of that amount accounted for by cars and related equipment and infrastructure. This is down slightly from its 20 per cent GNP share held over most of the period following the Second World War, a reduction that has been...

Major investments in highway or transit infrastructure often require a decade or more to move from planning to completion. Therefore, a solid understanding of California's future transportation infrastructure needs implies a critical evaluation of the projections of the state's total population,...

This paper presents findings from a study of land use, parking, mode choice, and housing and jobs development in downtown Berkeley, CA, a medium-sized city with four decades of experience with parking management and transit-oriented development. The paper sheds light on the multiple roles that...

Transportation is rapidly being changed by new technologies, such as Intelligent Transportation Systems (including smart cards, on-board diagnostics and information systems, and smarter highways, transit, automobiles, logistics systems, and other information systems). the range of options and...

Transportation planning agencies in California are increasingly using advanced technologies to improve highways, local roads, transit, bicycle, and pedestrian facilities and other transportation infrastructure by developing "Intelligent Transportation Systems." ITS, as these transportation...

This paper reviews land use and transportation planning policies and practices in California and assesses issues raised by various strategies being utilized to address congestion problems. Shrinking revenues, escalating costs, and concerns about social and environmental impacts have combined to...

Major investments in highway or transit infrastructure often require a decade or more to move from planning to completion. Therefore, a solid understanding of California's future transportation infrastructure needs implies a critical evaluation of the projections of the state's total population,...

Efforts to accommodate increasing and dispersed demand for travel in the face of mounting traffic congestion, escalating construction costs, limited rights of way, and diminished air quality have caused planning agencies to adopt plans that would enhance transit choices. Faced with fiscal...