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Topics

Roadway Design

Urban issues

Transportation choice

Bicycling Increases in Many Boston Area Locations
Estimate some of your out-of-pocket annual transportation costs
Benefits of making streets more bike, pedestrian, and transit friendly
The hidden health costs of transportation

Explore how travel habits and transportation choices affect global climate change
Explore fuel economy for your next car
Telecommuting
Active Living by Design
 

Policy

Model cities for transportation

U.S. Federal Transit

Federal Transit Administration - Livable and Sustainable Communities

Interesting Reads

Pedaling Revolution: How Cyclists Are Changing American Cities - Jeff Mapes
Pedal Power: The Quiet Rise of the Bicycle in American Public Life - J. Harry Wray
The Cyclist's Manifesto: The Case for Riding on Two Wheels Instead of Four - Robert Hurst
Car-Free in Boston: A Guide for Locals and Visitors - Jeff Perk, Madeleine Noland, and Andrew Rubel
Rites of Way: The Politics of Transporation in Boston and The U.S. City - Alan Lupo, Frank Colcord, and Edmund P. Fowler
Bike Cult: The Ultimate Guide to Human-Powered Vehicles - David B. Perry
The Good City - Emily Hiestand and Ande Zellman
Bicycling Science - David Gordon Wilson
Inclusive Urban Design: Streets for Life - Elizabeth Burton and Lynne Mitchell
Transit Maps of the World - Mark Ovenden and Mike Ashworth
Public Spaces Public Places: Copenhagen - Jan Gehl and Lars Gemoze
Green Metropolis: Why Living Smaller, Living Closer, and Driving Less are the Keys to Sustainability
Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us) - Tom Vanderbilt

Alternative fuel

Hydrogen/Fuel Cells
Electric car history
Modern electric cars
Biofuels overview
Biofuels in the UK
Biodiesel
Biodiesel

Alternative automobile

State-of-the-art transit systems

Advanced roadways

Sharing

Related Films

Passengers, 2 hour documentary from "Humankind"
MIT Integrated Bike Lane and Street Design Film
Street Films- Boston Rising

Bicycles on Public Transit

Caltrain
Santa Clara Valley Transit Authority
Denver Regional Transit
NYC MTA
Miami-Dade Transit
Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Atlanta MARTA
Boston MBTA