TOD, FlyAway, Measure J, MAP-21, TIFIA, LaHood, Downtown Streetcar & More

All Aboard: You Can Now Buy LAX FlyAway Bus Tickets Online ("And you don't have to print--you can get the tickets on your smartphone for scanning.")
LAist
Los Angeles World Airports FlyAway Press Release

Bus Riders Union, Crenshaw Subway Coalition, Union De Vecinos, L.A. Groups Join Beverly Hills To Fight Measure J
Beverly Hills Courier

Car Dealership Plans Mixed-Use Project Just East Of Santa Monica ("At Olympic and Bundy in West L.A., the Martin Automotive Group begins planning a new "town center" to connect to the future Expo Light Rail.")
Santa Monica Patch

First Guidance On MAP-21 Issued By Federal Transit Administration (video)
Examiner

Five Factos That Will Determine Whether TIFIA Benefits Transit
StreetsBlog DC

Opinion: Infostructure Is The New Infrastructure ("We aren't going to need 20 lanes on the New Jersey Turnpike, or $100 billion high-speed rail lines, to save us from national gridlock.")
Wall Street Journal

Is Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Preparing For Departure?
Politico

LaHood May Stay If Obama Re-Elected
Transport Topics

Measure J Faces Opposition From Unions, Schools
USC Annenberg TV News

Monorail In The Black, But It Needs An Image Boost
Vegas Inc.

See The Goonies At Grand Park, Help The Streetcar
LA Observed

TfL's Real-Time Bus Information Service Makes Millions Of Journeys Easier In Its First Year ("In the year since its launch the service has made millions of journeys easier, dealing with 620 million requests for information - an average of 1.6 million requests via the internet and smart phones and 36,000 requests via text each day.")
Transport for London Press Release

Ventura Parts Ways With Smart-Growth Guru ("Eight years ago, Rick Cole was seen as the right person to transform the beach city into a model of eco-friendly growth. This year, a new council majority accepted his resignation.")
Los Angeles Times

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