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June 7: This Date In Los Angeles Transportation History (Metro Rail is named the most cost-effective new rail system in America; Metro unveils a new Universal City overpass and rapid bus stop)
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog
Angel's Flight: The Shortest Railroad In The World
GOOD
Anthony Foxx Nomination Could Move Forward This Week
Charlotte Observer
Bev Hills School District Says LA Should've Built A Monorail In The 1960s Instead Of A Subway Now
Curbed LA
Beverly Hills Hires New Lawyers In Metro Subway Case
Beverly Hills Patch
Bullet Train Agency Gives $985-Million Contract To Tutor Perini ("The contract is for construction on about 29 miles from suburban Madera through downtown Fresno. The agency rejected concerns that Tutor's selection wasn't handled properly.")
Los Angeles Times
California Bullet Train Lurches Ahead As Contractor Chosen
Reuters
Crenshaw Line Still Has A Key Issue To Overcome
Our Weekly
Does L.A.'s Deal With CBS/Decaux Make Bike Nation's Plan D.O.A.?
StreetsBlog LA
Federal Gas Tax Passes Another Milestone: What Is The Future?
Forbes
The Fight For A Better South Central ("Just in time for a new mayoral era, there’s a new political force in town: the Crenshaw Subway Coalition.")
CityWatch
LAPD Warns Of Traffic Jams Friday During Obama Visit
Los Angeles Times
Listen Up President Wesson: We've Got A Transpo Committee Chair For You
CityWatch
Metro Adds Security To Blue Line In Long Beach ("Vice Mayor asks for improvements to city's eight stations.")
Contra Costa Times
Metro Officials To Hear From Public About Purple Line Extension Project
CBS Los Angeles
Obamajam: What Streets To Avoid On Friday
LAist
A Peek At The TAP Pregional Rollout, And The Future For TAP Automatic Transfers
StreetsBlog LA
Prospect Park And L.A.'s Forgotten Borough, Brooklyn Heights
LA as Subject via KCET
Renewable Energy Guide For Highway Maintenance Facilities (248p. PDF)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
The Smog In Los Angeles Doesn't Quite Sting Like It Used To, But There's Still Work To Be Done
TreeHugger
So Moved: 710 Bridge Could Become Unusual Park ("As part of the 710 Freeway expansion project, the Shoemaker Bridge leading to downtown Long Beach is scheduled to be replaced.")
Gazettes
What are transportation community leaders around the nation tweeting about today? Check out the Metro Library Twitter Daily, our online digest in newspaper format updated every day.
We invite you to visit Metro's The Source, your window to what's happening with agency news, funding and policy issues, and how to get the most out of transit and Los Angeles.
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June 7: This Date In Los Angeles Transportation History (Metro Rail is named the most cost-effective new rail system in America; Metro unveils a new Universal City overpass and rapid bus stop)
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog
Angel's Flight: The Shortest Railroad In The World
GOOD
Anthony Foxx Nomination Could Move Forward This Week
Charlotte Observer
Bev Hills School District Says LA Should've Built A Monorail In The 1960s Instead Of A Subway Now
Curbed LA
Beverly Hills Hires New Lawyers In Metro Subway Case
Beverly Hills Patch
Bullet Train Agency Gives $985-Million Contract To Tutor Perini ("The contract is for construction on about 29 miles from suburban Madera through downtown Fresno. The agency rejected concerns that Tutor's selection wasn't handled properly.")
Los Angeles Times
California Bullet Train Lurches Ahead As Contractor Chosen
Reuters
Crenshaw Line Still Has A Key Issue To Overcome
Our Weekly
Does L.A.'s Deal With CBS/Decaux Make Bike Nation's Plan D.O.A.?
StreetsBlog LA
Federal Gas Tax Passes Another Milestone: What Is The Future?
Forbes
The Fight For A Better South Central ("Just in time for a new mayoral era, there’s a new political force in town: the Crenshaw Subway Coalition.")
CityWatch
LAPD Warns Of Traffic Jams Friday During Obama Visit
Los Angeles Times
Listen Up President Wesson: We've Got A Transpo Committee Chair For You
CityWatch
Metro Adds Security To Blue Line In Long Beach ("Vice Mayor asks for improvements to city's eight stations.")
Contra Costa Times
Metro Officials To Hear From Public About Purple Line Extension Project
CBS Los Angeles
Obamajam: What Streets To Avoid On Friday
LAist
A Peek At The TAP Pregional Rollout, And The Future For TAP Automatic Transfers
StreetsBlog LA
Prospect Park And L.A.'s Forgotten Borough, Brooklyn Heights
LA as Subject via KCET
Renewable Energy Guide For Highway Maintenance Facilities (248p. PDF)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
The Smog In Los Angeles Doesn't Quite Sting Like It Used To, But There's Still Work To Be Done
TreeHugger
So Moved: 710 Bridge Could Become Unusual Park ("As part of the 710 Freeway expansion project, the Shoemaker Bridge leading to downtown Long Beach is scheduled to be replaced.")
Gazettes
What are transportation community leaders around the nation tweeting about today? Check out the Metro Library Twitter Daily, our online digest in newspaper format updated every day.
We invite you to visit Metro's The Source, your window to what's happening with agency news, funding and policy issues, and how to get the most out of transit and Los Angeles.
