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10/28/2010

Beverly Hills Subway And Downtown Regional Connector Considerations, Monrovia Maintenance Yard, Made In America Plan, Research Roundup & More

America Thinks 2010 Transit Survey (2p. PDF)
Think Innovative Solutions; HNTB

And The Winner Is...The Communities Of San Pedro And Wilmington
Natural Resources Defense Council Switchboard Blog

Bike Sharing: The Newest Mode Of Public Transport
("As more and more cities add programs, it is important to more concretely define bike sharing as a mode of public transportation.")
The City Fix

Booming China Shows Off Its 220 MPH Train
MSNBC

Downtown's 2020 Vision: A Group Of Local Experts, Including The "Titans," Discuss The Opportunities And Challenges Of The Next Decade
Los Angeles Downtown News

Green Line Extension: Making The Line To Nowhere Go Somewhere
Curbed LA

High-Speed Rail And The California Governor's Race
Transportation Nation

High-Speed Rail: Not Just Fast. Smart
Huffington Post
IBM Global Rail Innovation Center

Injunction Bars Port Of L.A. From Limiting Types Of Truckers Allowed
Daily Breeze

Judge Allows Injunction Against Port Of LA's Employee-Driver Rule
Land Line

Key Component Of Gold Line Extension Poised To Be Erected In Monrovia: A Maintenance Yard Needed For The Gold Line Could Create 200-300 New Jobs In Monrovia
Monrovia Patch

L.A. City Council Extends Taxi Franchises
StreetsBlog LA

LaHood, Bennett, Millar, Others Discuss Plans For High-Speed Rail In Western U.S.
Passenger Transport

LaHood: Drivers Should Never Use Cell Phones
NPR

Library Borrowing From Redbox: Might Use Similar Machines For Books, DVDs At CTA Stops
Chicago Sun-Times

Los Angeles' Bicycle Scene Hits Adolescence
USC Daily Trojan

Make It In America: The Apollo Clean Transportation Manufacturing Action Plan
Apollo Alliance
Full-Text Report (20p. PDF)
Executive Summary (4p. PDF)

MTA To Choose Routes For Westside Subway, Downtown Light-Rail Connector: Staff Recommend Route To The VA Hospital In Westwood; Other Options Would Go To UCLA Or Santa Monica, And West Hollywood. The Downtown Project Would Link The Gold Line, Blue Line And Expo Line
Los Angeles Times

Opinion Rail Doubt ("California should park its high-speed rail plans on an empty siding, and find better uses for public funds. The latest infusion of federal cash does not answer the fundamental questions that surround the project's financing. And faster travel between Los Angeles and San Francisco is hardly California's most pressing transportation need.")
Riverside Press-Enterprise

Opinion: Should City Spend $100K On Lobbying Metro? The School Board Calls On City Council To Help Lobby Against An MTA Subway Line Under BHHS
Beverly Hills Patch

A Parent's Guide To Public Transportation In LA
Huffington Post

Re-Envisioning LA Sprawl: Multi-Modal, Multi-Layered, Costing Multi-Billions
Wilderuptopia

Regional Connector Goes To Metro Board Minus One Station
Blog Downtown

Research Roundup: Sprawl Crawl And Rethinking Peak Hour Commutes, The New Sharing Economy & Smart Mobility For The 21st Century
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog

School Board Gears Up For MTA Battle: The BHUSD School Board Asks City Council For $100K To Fight Any MTA Plan That Calls For Tunneling Under Homes And BHHS
Beverly Hills Patch

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Talks About Livable Communities
Grist

UCLA Students Can Rent Bicycles For $35 A Quarter
Southern California Public Radio

What America Can Learn From Europe's High Speed Rail Battle
AltTransport

Yaroslavsky Looking For Subway Alternates That Avoid Beverly Hills
StreetsBlog LA