Aug 30th, 2008 · Residents are fleeing New Orleans in buses, trains, planes and cars as Hurricane Gustav strengthens and barrels toward the U.S. Gulf Coast. Gustav has already killed more than 80 people in the Caribbean, and is forecasted to make landfall on Louisiana's central coast Monday afternoon.
Jul 21st, 2008 · When you think of Detroit, you think of cars — not trains or buses. Fifty years after Detroit's last streetcar went out of service, there's talk of bringing mass transit back. After years of false starts, this time, Motor City business leaders are on board.
Jul 21st, 2008 · While gas-thirsty cars are languishing in the garage, people are hopping on buses, riding bikes, and reverting to the most time-tested form of transportation: their feet. Alex Chadwick talks to Christopher Leinberger, visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution, about why urban planners are paying more attention to cities' "walkability."
Jul 21st, 2008 · As traveling becomes more costly and difficult, intercity buses are providing an alternative. Bus companies are enjoying momentous growth as they remake the experience with discount express service and new amenities. In some cities, cheap, comfortable buses appear to be the ideal solution. But some experts say the new approach will not provide a viable alternative for most drivers.
Jul 16th, 2008 · While some U.S. cities have seen their dreams of wireless Internet access for all fade, others are creating wireless networks for a different purpose: surveillance. Vast networks of cameras on city streets and buses are aimed at public safety but have raised privacy concerns.
May 27th, 2008 · Limousine companies are suffering from high gasoline prices like most Americans. But it isn't just the economy and the cost of fuel that has stretch limos and Hummers sitting in lots. What once was the most fashionable way to get to the prom is out. Today, kids want something bigger and better.
May 18th, 2008 · The U.S. Border Patrol says it will check the immigration status of people trying to ride evacuation buses near the Texas-Mexico border in future hurricane emergencies. Those evacuees thought to be in the U.S. illegally will be sent to detention facilities. Human rights advocates protest that people with illegal aliens in their families will not evacuate because they will not want to leave relatives behind.
Mar 14th, 2008 · Tibet's capital of Lhasa was in chaos on Friday after ethnic Tibetans erupted in violent protest against Chinese rule. Protesters burned cars and buses, threw rocks at store windows and cried out for independence from China.