Alameda Corridor-East, CAHSR Draft EIR/S, 710 Tunnel, Rail/Transit Ballot Initiatives, TOD & MoreFarmers Field,

After City Approval, What's Next For Farmers Field? ("Transportation impacts have been the biggest source of public debate for the stadium, despite AEG's insistance that Sunday traffic around Downtown—the time when most NFL home games would be played—is light and manageable. Downtowners should be interested to see if the EIR might include money for the L.A. Streetcar project as part of its traffic mitigations.")

Blog Downtown

Alex Steffen: We Can't Avert Climate Change Without Dense Cities

StreetsBlog DC

America's Trains Are A Link To The Past, Europe's Connect To The Future

California Voices

Calif. Campus Tries To Grow Non-Vehicle Transportation Usage (UC Irvine)

Metro Magazine

California High-Speed Rail Authority Secures Remaining Recovery Act Funds: Federal Commitment To California's High-Speed Rail Project Captures More Than $100 Million

California High-Speed Rail Authority Press Release

California High-Speed Rail Project Advances Toward Construction: Authority Releases Milestone Draft Environmental Impact Statements/Reports For Central Valley

California High Speed Rail Authority Press Release

Draft Environmental Impact Report / Statement: Merced To Fresno (webpage links to numerous sections, technical appendices and alignment plans)

California High Speed Rail Authority

Draft Environmental Impact Report / Statement: Fresno To Bakersfield ((webpage links to numerous sections, technical appendices and alignment plans)

California High Speed Rail Authority

Council Seeking Public Input On Railroad Grade Separation Project: The Alameda Corridor-East Construction Authority Will Give A Presentation Wednesday Night To The City Council On A Propposed Railroad Flyover Project At Fairway Drive And Valley Boulevard

Walnut Patch

Ensuring Economic Prosperity For The Future By Investing In Transportation

Transportation For America

First Fuel-Efficiency And Greenhouse-Gas Emissions Standards For Trucks Announced: President Obama And Truck Makers Reach Agreement On Fuel Economy And Pollution Standards For Big Rigs, Work Trucks And Other Heavy-Duty Vehicles

Los Angeles Times

Gaps In 710 Tunnel Arguments

StreetsBlog LA

How South Pasadena Fought And Won Its Battle To Survive Against Caltrans And Metro

Beverly Hills Courier

Inland Car Pool And Rail Projects Could Proceed

Riverside Press-Enterprise

Lawmakers Question Jump In High-Speed Rail Costs

Silicon Valley Mercury News

Legal LA River Kayaking Has Begun In The Valley

Curbed LA

Leiweke Hopes To Break Ground On Stadium By June: With Council Approval, Football Project Moves To Designs And Sacramento Deal-Making

Los Angeles Downtown News

Mineta Transportation Institute Report: Success Of Ballot Initiatives With Substantial Rail Transit Component

Sacramento Bee

Revisiting Factors Associated With The Success Of Ballot Initiatives With A Substantial Rail Transit Component (134p. PDF)

Mineta Transportation Institute

My Garden: Pasadena Transformed ("Originally purchased by Caltrans for building a freeway, the property had become a weed-covered abandonned lot. In 2003, the City of Pasadena and Caltrans began to think about a new way develop the lot. Betty McKenney suggested a garden and eventually, the city and Caltrans agreed.")

Garden Design

Pedestrian Infrastructure Essential To Safer Roads Worldwide

The City Fix

Planning For TOD At The Regional Scale (28p. PDF : "Building successful TOD requires thinking beyond the individual station and understanding the role each neighborhood and station area plays in the regional network of transit-oriented places. It also requires an understanding of the real estate market,major employment centers, and travel patterns in the region. Regional planning for successful TOD projects is really about the coordination of existing plans for growth, transit, housing and jobs, as well as programs and policies at all levels of government.")

Reconnecting America

Reports Detail High-Speed Rail's [San Joaquin] Valley Impact

Fresno Bee

Who Else Wants To See A Terrifying Map Of Pedestrian Deaths In Los Angeles?

LAist

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