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25 Ideas For LA's New Mayor Eric Garcetti
Huffington Post
2013 Diamond Awards Recognize Outstanding Efforts Of Regional Traffic-Busting Commuter Programs ("The Diamond Awards, now in its fifteenth year, are co-sponsored by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro), Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) and Ventura County Transportation Commission (VCTC) annually to recognize the significant achievements of corporate rideshare programs in the region and their contribution toward decreasing gasoline consumption, air pollution and commuter costs as well as improving mobility.")
Metro Press Release
AEG Will Probably Run Convention Center, Have Total South Park Domination
Curbed LA
City Official Recommends L.A. Convention Center Be Turned Over To AEG
Los Angeles Daily News
The Biggest Obstacle To Cycling's Egalitarian Aspirations? Distance
The Atlantic: Cities
Bill To Expand Los Angeles Airport Police Powers
KCET
Blue Line In Long Beach Getting Security Upgrades, Paint Job
Curbed LA
Builders Team With CSUN To Train Graduates Savvy In Construction
Los Angeles Daily News
Burbank Decides To Phase Out Youth Bus, Metro Subsidy For Seniors
Burbank Leader
Bus-Only Lanes Debut On Wilshire Boulevard ("The lanes between MacArthur Park and Western Avenue are aimed at bringing L.A. public transit up to par with Boston and New York, officials say.")
Los Angeles Times
California Attorney General Sues To Block Orange County Toll Road
KPCC Southern California Public Radio
California High-Speed Rail's Choice: Price Or Quality In Building First Leg?
Silicon Valley Mercury News
Carbon Pricing Is Catching On Around The Globe, Just Not In Washington, D.C.
Grist
Editorial: SoCal's Own Bike-Share Program Is Coming...Soon?
Los Angeles Daily News
Editorial: Garcetti Should Restart Negotiations Over ONT Transfer
Los Angeles Daily News
Girls Go Hands-On With Public Transportation Planning
Salt Lake Tribune
Grade Separation Project Could Land Ontario In Litigation Dispute
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Grove Developer Wants To Extend Trolley Beyond Shopping Center ("Rick Caruso envisions expanding the mall's track in a loop to the Beverly Center, LACMA and Park La Brea. Councilman Tom LaBonge is already on board.")
Los Angeles Times
Judge Weighs Arguments Over California High-Speed Rail Plans
Sacramento Bee
Long Beach Files Suit, Seeks Injunctions Over Port Of Los Angeles Railyard Project
Long Beach Press-Telegram
A Los Angeles Primer: Spring Street
KCET
Major Makeover Planned For Dated Macy's Plaza In Downtown L.A. ("Ratkovich also plans a sunken, sunlit public plaza -- directly connected to a planned subway station -- and significant upgrades to the 23-story, 485-room Sheraton hotel.")
Los Angeles Times
Mayor, Transit Officials Open First Wilshire Blvd. Bus Rapid Transit Lanes
West Hollywood Patch
Metro Chief Art Leahy Expounds On Leimert Park Prospects In Wake Of Subway Celebration
Los Angeles Wave
Metro's Rail Safety Ambassador Program (video : Metro's Rail Safety Ambassador Program was honored with the Gold Safety Award for program innovation at the 2013 American Public Transportation Association (APTA) conference in Philadelphia)
Metro via YouTube
Montreal To Introduce Interactive Digital Bus Shelters
The Transit Wire
Moorpark Getting 2 New Buses, Courtesy Of Caltrans Funds
Ventura County Star
MTA Plans Mirror Infamous Monorail Mistake Of 1960s
Beverly Hills Unified School District via PR News Channel
Museums Block Coliseum Parking Plan ("A vote is delayed on giving control to USC, a move that institutions say would cut attendance and divert millions in parking revenue.")
Los Angeles Times
A New Court Ruling Could Have Big Implications In The Fight Against Sprawl ("In a suit brought by inner-city, minority plaintiffs, the U.S. District Court in Milwaukee has indicated that the Federal Highway Administration and Wisconsin Department of Transportation cannot enlarge a major urban freeway connection without further study of the project's impacts on transit-dependent populations and on regional suburban sprawl.")
The Atlantic: Cities
Opportunities And Challenges For TODs In Southern California
ACCESS: The Magazine Of UCTC
Rail Car Manufacturer Returns To Work After Four-Year Hiatus
RT&S
Ratkovich Acquires Downtown LA Macy's Plaza, Will Begin $160 Million Upgrade With New Access To Subway Station
DTLA Rising
SANBAG, Check Out Your Contractors' Hiring Practices
Black Voices News
Silver Line Stroll From Union Station To El Monte
KCET
Study: AASHTO Guidelines For Bikes Outdated, Not Based On Research
Mobilizing The Region
Westside Subway Extension: Beverly Hills Hires Two New Lawyers To Battle Metro's Purple Line
Beverly Hills Courier
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.
25 Ideas For LA's New Mayor Eric Garcetti
Huffington Post
2013 Diamond Awards Recognize Outstanding Efforts Of Regional Traffic-Busting Commuter Programs ("The Diamond Awards, now in its fifteenth year, are co-sponsored by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro), Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) and Ventura County Transportation Commission (VCTC) annually to recognize the significant achievements of corporate rideshare programs in the region and their contribution toward decreasing gasoline consumption, air pollution and commuter costs as well as improving mobility.")
Metro Press Release
AEG Will Probably Run Convention Center, Have Total South Park Domination
Curbed LA
City Official Recommends L.A. Convention Center Be Turned Over To AEG
Los Angeles Daily News
The Biggest Obstacle To Cycling's Egalitarian Aspirations? Distance
The Atlantic: Cities
Bill To Expand Los Angeles Airport Police Powers
KCET
Blue Line In Long Beach Getting Security Upgrades, Paint Job
Curbed LA
Builders Team With CSUN To Train Graduates Savvy In Construction
Los Angeles Daily News
Burbank Decides To Phase Out Youth Bus, Metro Subsidy For Seniors
Burbank Leader
Bus-Only Lanes Debut On Wilshire Boulevard ("The lanes between MacArthur Park and Western Avenue are aimed at bringing L.A. public transit up to par with Boston and New York, officials say.")
Los Angeles Times
California Attorney General Sues To Block Orange County Toll Road
KPCC Southern California Public Radio
California High-Speed Rail's Choice: Price Or Quality In Building First Leg?
Silicon Valley Mercury News
Carbon Pricing Is Catching On Around The Globe, Just Not In Washington, D.C.
Grist
Editorial: SoCal's Own Bike-Share Program Is Coming...Soon?
Los Angeles Daily News
Editorial: Garcetti Should Restart Negotiations Over ONT Transfer
Los Angeles Daily News
Girls Go Hands-On With Public Transportation Planning
Salt Lake Tribune
Grade Separation Project Could Land Ontario In Litigation Dispute
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Grove Developer Wants To Extend Trolley Beyond Shopping Center ("Rick Caruso envisions expanding the mall's track in a loop to the Beverly Center, LACMA and Park La Brea. Councilman Tom LaBonge is already on board.")
Los Angeles Times
Judge Weighs Arguments Over California High-Speed Rail Plans
Sacramento Bee
Long Beach Files Suit, Seeks Injunctions Over Port Of Los Angeles Railyard Project
Long Beach Press-Telegram
A Los Angeles Primer: Spring Street
KCET
Major Makeover Planned For Dated Macy's Plaza In Downtown L.A. ("Ratkovich also plans a sunken, sunlit public plaza -- directly connected to a planned subway station -- and significant upgrades to the 23-story, 485-room Sheraton hotel.")
Los Angeles Times
Mayor, Transit Officials Open First Wilshire Blvd. Bus Rapid Transit Lanes
West Hollywood Patch
Metro Chief Art Leahy Expounds On Leimert Park Prospects In Wake Of Subway Celebration
Los Angeles Wave
Metro's Rail Safety Ambassador Program (video : Metro's Rail Safety Ambassador Program was honored with the Gold Safety Award for program innovation at the 2013 American Public Transportation Association (APTA) conference in Philadelphia)
Metro via YouTube
Montreal To Introduce Interactive Digital Bus Shelters
The Transit Wire
Moorpark Getting 2 New Buses, Courtesy Of Caltrans Funds
Ventura County Star
MTA Plans Mirror Infamous Monorail Mistake Of 1960s
Beverly Hills Unified School District via PR News Channel
Museums Block Coliseum Parking Plan ("A vote is delayed on giving control to USC, a move that institutions say would cut attendance and divert millions in parking revenue.")
Los Angeles Times
A New Court Ruling Could Have Big Implications In The Fight Against Sprawl ("In a suit brought by inner-city, minority plaintiffs, the U.S. District Court in Milwaukee has indicated that the Federal Highway Administration and Wisconsin Department of Transportation cannot enlarge a major urban freeway connection without further study of the project's impacts on transit-dependent populations and on regional suburban sprawl.")
The Atlantic: Cities
Opportunities And Challenges For TODs In Southern California
ACCESS: The Magazine Of UCTC
Rail Car Manufacturer Returns To Work After Four-Year Hiatus
RT&S
Ratkovich Acquires Downtown LA Macy's Plaza, Will Begin $160 Million Upgrade With New Access To Subway Station
DTLA Rising
SANBAG, Check Out Your Contractors' Hiring Practices
Black Voices News
Silver Line Stroll From Union Station To El Monte
KCET
Study: AASHTO Guidelines For Bikes Outdated, Not Based On Research
Mobilizing The Region
Westside Subway Extension: Beverly Hills Hires Two New Lawyers To Battle Metro's Purple Line
Beverly Hills Courier
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.
