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10/03/2012

ExpressLanes, CicLAvia, Mobility 21, "Artmageddon," Surfliner, Redevelopment, 91 Fwy, APTA & More

91 Freeway Expansion Leaves Homes In Limbo
KABC Los Angeles

Amtrak's New Virtual Assistant Can Answer Your Questions Online...Sort Of
The Transit Wire

APTA Announces New Executive Committee ("Doran J. Barnes, executive director of Foothill Transit in West Covina, Calif., is the new secretary-treasurer.")
Mass Transit

Bikeshare Stations Don't Have To Be Clunky
The Atlantic: Cities

Boxer, Villaraigosa, Talk To Mobility 21 About Local Infrastructure Crisis
StreetsBlog LA

Brown Adds Insult To Injury With Redevelopment Vetoes
California Planning & Development Report

California Receives $136 Million In Redistributed Federal Transportation Funds
Mass Transit

Compelling Evidence That Red-Light Cameras Do Make Roads Safer
The Atlantic: Cities

Design Guidance For Freeway Mainline Ramp Terminals (131p. PDF)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program

Effective Experiment Design And Data Analysis In Transportation Research (89p. PDF)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program

Feds Approve Loan To Build Commuter Rail Line From South L.A. To LAX
Daily Breeze

Governor OKs Free Toll Lane Access For Clean Cars
Sacramento Bee

Governor Signs Surfliner/LOSSAN Reorganization Bills
StreetsBlog LA

Help Us Map Los Angeles' Most Dangerous Areas For Bicyclists And Pedestrians
KPCC Southern California Public Radio

In L.A., A Freeway's Closure Prompts A Celebration Of Neighborhood Culture ("Can art fight traffic? In response to L.A.'s second highway-less "Carmageddon," artists around the city created "ARTmaggedon" to get people excited about the cultural happenings right in their own neighborhoods.")
Fast Company Exist

In Long Beach, Some Lights Rest Unless Drivers Follow Speed Limits
StreetsBlog LA

L.A. Mayor, Transit Execs Honored By APTA
Metro Magazine

LA Sales Tax Vote
KFI News

LaHood Waffles About Staying As DOT Secretary In Obama Second Term
DC Velocity

Metro ExpressLanes And Carpooling: The Facts, The Benefits And More
StreetsBlog LA

Mobility 21 Honors Senator Boxer For Championing Transportation
The Planning Report

Private Bus Routes And Silicon Valley's Outmoded Office Model
StreetsBlog Network

Report Finds Highway Bill Funds Not Going To The Right Places
The Hill
Highway Robbery: How Congress Put Politics Before Need In Federal Highway And Transit Funding (35p. PDF)
Center For American Progress

The Sad, Sorry State Of U.S. Roads ("Something has to change about the nation's crumbling infrastructure, Read writes. What would you do?")
Christian Science Monitor

Sustainable Transportation Simply May Require A Top-Down Approach
The Atlantic: Cities

Thinking Of Walking CicLAvia? Think Of Joining The Figueroa Street Parade
StreetsBlog LA

Why Losing Google Maps On The iPhone Is A Good Thing
The Atlantic: Cities


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