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8/03/2010

L.A. Service Cuts, Tolls & Carpools, Transport For Disabled Poor, DOT IdeaHub & More

Access For All: Transport For The Disabled Poor
The City Fix

Bike-Sharing: A Tale Of Two Cities
Transit Wire

Can The Dep't Of Transportation Combat Obesity?
Next American City

Chinese Company Proposes A Bus Cars Can Drive Under
Geek

City Parks, Bringing Urban Centers Back To Life
Washington Post

Construction Rolling Along On Orange Line Extension
Los Angeles Daily News

DASH Cuts And Fare Hike In Effect; Rides Now 35 Cents
Blog Downtown

The Future Of Cities And Transportation ("Bus Rapid Transit and Complete Streets are great, but to design urban transportation systems that are truly sustainable, we have to think much further ahead.")
GOOD

High Speed Rail Authority To Request $1B In Funds
CBS-5

IdeaHub To Engage DOT Employees, Tap Their Expertise
U.S. DOT Fast Lane Blog

Lost Monuments: "The Salt Box" And "The Castle"
Blog Downtown

Malibu Wants A Safer PCH: The Famous Pacific Coast Highway Is The Town's Main Street, And Five Fatalities So Far This Year Have Escalated Local Concerns
Los Angeles Times

MetroFlickrLA: New Bus (NABI 65-BRT)
MetroRiderLA

New Documentary To Explore Who/What Shapes Our Cities
Infrastructurist

Sacramento Columnist Dan Walters Questions Support For California High Speed Rail (interview)
KALW Crosscurrents

Senate Poised To Advance Livable Communities Bill
Transportation For America

Sharp Decline In Carpools As Bridges Impose Tolls For First Time
Marin Independent Journal

Shedding Light On Private Funding And HSR
California High Speed Rail Blog

The Technology Behind The London Bicycle Hire Scheme
Telegraph (London)

Things We Lost In The Service Cuts
MetroRider LA

Time To Declare Victory At Farmdale/Dorsey High
CityWatch

Unkempt Streets Trouble Bicyclists
UCLA Daily Bruin