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June 4: This Date In Los Angeles Transportation History (California passes Proposition 5, allowing motor vehicle fuel taxes and license fees to be used for research, planning and construction of mass transit)
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog
8th Annual National Dump The Pump Day Will Be Held On June 20
APTA Press Release
America's Supertrains Are Running Late
Better Roads
Attacking The Language Bias In Transportation Engineering
StreetsBlog DC
Azusa Council To Vote On Resolution To Support 710 Extension
Pasadena Star-News
Be Careful How You Refer To The So-Called "Great American Streetcar Scandal"
The Atlantic: Cities
General Motors And The Demise Of Streetcars (22p. PDF)
Transportation Quarterly via Debunk Portland
Big Blue Bus Needs Big Changes, Director Says ("Buses arrive as scheduled only two-thirds of the time, they break down 1,400 miles before they should and employees are absent from their posts 18 percent of the time, or twice as much as what King called the “industry standard” in his report.")
Santa Monica Daily Press
The Bridges Of Terminal Island
KCET
Caruso Wants To Extend Grove Trolley To Bev Center And LACMA
Curbed LA
Clang Clang Clank (subscription required)
Los Angeles Business Journal
Credit Cards Make Lots Of Cents For L.A. Parking Meters ("For the first time, the city parking department made more from credit and debit cards in March than it did from cash. Convenience is key, an official says.")
Los Angeles Times
Elon Musk's Mad Genius Idea To Reinvent Long-Distance Travel
The Atlantic: Cities
Enormous Losses Feared In Coliseum Deal With USC ("A trustee of the California Science Center foundation says loss of parking revenue would cut deeply into museum educational programs.")
Los Angeles Times
"Every Transit Rider In America Owes A Huge Debt To Senator Frank Lautenberg"
Transportation Nation
Express Bus Lane Opens On Wilshire Boulevard
KABC Los Angeles
Farebox Recovery: The Economics Of Public Transit
MinnPost
A Foldable Fix To Public Transit's Peskiest Problem ("Silver says that Calstart hopes to create programs like Pasadena’s elsewhere in the sprawling region covered by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and has published a “Folding Bike Implementation Plan” to assist interested municipalities.")
The Atlantic: Cities
Folding Bike Implementation Plan (63p. PDF)
Metro
Freight Data Sharing Guidebook (70p. PDF)
National Cooperative Freight Research Program
The Grim Rapper Warns [N.Y.] MTA Riders To "Stand Back" From The Tracks In Subway ("Musical safety video featuring motorman Noah Rodriguez is a YouTube hit.")
New York Daily News
Is Our Discussion Of L.A. Architecture Too Focused On Cars?
LA Weekly
Mayor Villaraigosa's Transportation Legacy: Top 10 Remarkable Achievements
CityWatch
Montebello Hires Engineering Firm In Grade-Separation Battle
Whittier Daily News
Nearly 74% Favor Using Their Tax Dollars For Increased Investment In Public Transportation
APTA Press Release
Americans' Support For Public Transportation (survey : 3p. PDF)
Mineta Transportation Institute
New Poll Suggests Americans Seek Link Between Transportation And Well-Being
AASHTO Journal
The New York Subway Is Back To Full Service For The First Time Since Sandy
The Atlantic: Cities
Ontario Files Lawsuit Against L.A. Seeking Control Of ONT
Los Angeles Daily News
Ontario Sues LA For Control Of Ontario International Airport
KPCC Southern California Public Radio
Port Of Long Beach Interim Chief Not Yet Named To Replace Christopher Lytle
Long Beach Press-Telegram
Residential Parking Meters In Santa Monica Proposed To Raise Money, Discourage Residential Parking (includes video)
Huffington Post
Six Transportation Ideas For LA's Mayor Elect Eric Garcetti
Huffington Post
Steinberg's CEQA And Redevelopment Bills Move Forward
California Planning & Development Report
Study: Most Public Transit Systems Increase Fares, Cut Service
American City & County
Time To Rethink Roads: Millennials Lead Change In Transportation Trends
EcoWatch
A New Direction: Our Changing Relationship With Driving And The Implications For America's Future (69p. PDF : "The unique combination of conditions that fueled the Driving Boom—from cheap gas prices to the rapid expansion of the workforce during the Baby Boom generation—no longer exists. Meanwhile, a new generation -- the Millennials -- is demanding a new American Dream less dependent on driving.")
Ohio PIRG
The Transit App Guides You Through Public Transportation, Is Now Free
TOD News
U.S. Department Of Transportation Releases Energy And Sustainability Performance Update
U.S. DOT Press Release
Use Of Electronic Passenger Information Signage In Transit (112p. PDF)
Transit Cooperative Research Program
Why We Shouldn't Rely On Smart Growth Incentives To Fix Sprawl
The Atlantic: Cities
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.
June 4: This Date In Los Angeles Transportation History (California passes Proposition 5, allowing motor vehicle fuel taxes and license fees to be used for research, planning and construction of mass transit)
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog
8th Annual National Dump The Pump Day Will Be Held On June 20
APTA Press Release
America's Supertrains Are Running Late
Better Roads
Attacking The Language Bias In Transportation Engineering
StreetsBlog DC
Azusa Council To Vote On Resolution To Support 710 Extension
Pasadena Star-News
Be Careful How You Refer To The So-Called "Great American Streetcar Scandal"
The Atlantic: Cities
General Motors And The Demise Of Streetcars (22p. PDF)
Transportation Quarterly via Debunk Portland
Big Blue Bus Needs Big Changes, Director Says ("Buses arrive as scheduled only two-thirds of the time, they break down 1,400 miles before they should and employees are absent from their posts 18 percent of the time, or twice as much as what King called the “industry standard” in his report.")
Santa Monica Daily Press
The Bridges Of Terminal Island
KCET
Caruso Wants To Extend Grove Trolley To Bev Center And LACMA
Curbed LA
Clang Clang Clank (subscription required)
Los Angeles Business Journal
Credit Cards Make Lots Of Cents For L.A. Parking Meters ("For the first time, the city parking department made more from credit and debit cards in March than it did from cash. Convenience is key, an official says.")
Los Angeles Times
Elon Musk's Mad Genius Idea To Reinvent Long-Distance Travel
The Atlantic: Cities
Enormous Losses Feared In Coliseum Deal With USC ("A trustee of the California Science Center foundation says loss of parking revenue would cut deeply into museum educational programs.")
Los Angeles Times
"Every Transit Rider In America Owes A Huge Debt To Senator Frank Lautenberg"
Transportation Nation
Express Bus Lane Opens On Wilshire Boulevard
KABC Los Angeles
Farebox Recovery: The Economics Of Public Transit
MinnPost
A Foldable Fix To Public Transit's Peskiest Problem ("Silver says that Calstart hopes to create programs like Pasadena’s elsewhere in the sprawling region covered by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and has published a “Folding Bike Implementation Plan” to assist interested municipalities.")
The Atlantic: Cities
Folding Bike Implementation Plan (63p. PDF)
Metro
Freight Data Sharing Guidebook (70p. PDF)
National Cooperative Freight Research Program
The Grim Rapper Warns [N.Y.] MTA Riders To "Stand Back" From The Tracks In Subway ("Musical safety video featuring motorman Noah Rodriguez is a YouTube hit.")
New York Daily News
Is Our Discussion Of L.A. Architecture Too Focused On Cars?
LA Weekly
Mayor Villaraigosa's Transportation Legacy: Top 10 Remarkable Achievements
CityWatch
Montebello Hires Engineering Firm In Grade-Separation Battle
Whittier Daily News
Nearly 74% Favor Using Their Tax Dollars For Increased Investment In Public Transportation
APTA Press Release
Americans' Support For Public Transportation (survey : 3p. PDF)
Mineta Transportation Institute
New Poll Suggests Americans Seek Link Between Transportation And Well-Being
AASHTO Journal
The New York Subway Is Back To Full Service For The First Time Since Sandy
The Atlantic: Cities
Ontario Files Lawsuit Against L.A. Seeking Control Of ONT
Los Angeles Daily News
Ontario Sues LA For Control Of Ontario International Airport
KPCC Southern California Public Radio
Port Of Long Beach Interim Chief Not Yet Named To Replace Christopher Lytle
Long Beach Press-Telegram
Residential Parking Meters In Santa Monica Proposed To Raise Money, Discourage Residential Parking (includes video)
Huffington Post
Six Transportation Ideas For LA's Mayor Elect Eric Garcetti
Huffington Post
Steinberg's CEQA And Redevelopment Bills Move Forward
California Planning & Development Report
Study: Most Public Transit Systems Increase Fares, Cut Service
American City & County
Time To Rethink Roads: Millennials Lead Change In Transportation Trends
EcoWatch
A New Direction: Our Changing Relationship With Driving And The Implications For America's Future (69p. PDF : "The unique combination of conditions that fueled the Driving Boom—from cheap gas prices to the rapid expansion of the workforce during the Baby Boom generation—no longer exists. Meanwhile, a new generation -- the Millennials -- is demanding a new American Dream less dependent on driving.")
Ohio PIRG
The Transit App Guides You Through Public Transportation, Is Now Free
TOD News
U.S. Department Of Transportation Releases Energy And Sustainability Performance Update
U.S. DOT Press Release
Use Of Electronic Passenger Information Signage In Transit (112p. PDF)
Transit Cooperative Research Program
Why We Shouldn't Rely On Smart Growth Incentives To Fix Sprawl
The Atlantic: Cities
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.
