Best U.S. Cities, by Design - Architectural firm RMJM Hillier weighed sustainability, awards, and both expert and residents' opinions in its list of top 10 U.S. cities for design (Los Angeles placed 4th in the top 10)
http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/jun2008/id20080625_902330.htm
Billions at stake in Metro's plans for next 25 years - Activists, officials will argue cases for projects before board today
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_9695252
Daily News
Breaking news: L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa supports a sales-tax hike for transportation projects
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2008/06/breaking-news-1.html
The proposed sales tax for roads and transit, continued
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2008/06/more-on-the-pro.html
Bottleneck Blog
Broken Red Line Train + 400 Passengers + Rush Hour
http://laist.com/2008/06/25/metro_red_line_stuck_in_tunnel_for.php
LAist
California air board announces plan for carbon-credit trading
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-me-climate26-2008jun26,0,1884615.story
Los Angeles Times
Commerce Department to hold hearing in Irvine on toll road project - The decision is a setback for backers of the 16-mile turnpike, which would cut through San Onofre State Beach
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/traffic/la-me-tollroad26-2008jun26,0,3010155.story
Los Angeles Times
Counties seek more state money for separating roads, rails
http://snipurl.com/2p9yj
Press Enterprise
Dallas Introduces "Super Light Rail Vehicles"
http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/06/dallas-introduc.html
Wired
Debunking High Parking Prices on the Sunset Strip
http://laist.com/2008/06/25/debunking_high_parking_prices_on_th.php
LAist
Dodgers Emphatic on Government's Role to Fund Public Transportation
http://blogdowntown.com/2008/06/3417-dodgers-emphatic-on-governments-role-to-fund
BlogDowntown
Dodgers to city: you pay for the bus!
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2008/06/dodgers-to-city.html
Bottleneck Blog
Faster! Better! Safer!
http://live.asce.org/blog/1/asce/transportation/?permalink=Faster-Better-Safer.html
American Society of Civil Engineers/Our Failing Infrastructure
Going for Gold - Rail use up 19%; extension vote set
http://www.sgvtribune.com/ci_9688594?source=rss
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Governors Push General Revenue To Replace Highway Taxes
http://www.nationaljournal.com/congressdaily/cd_20080624_3262.php
National Journal
High Desert Corridor - Support for Prop 1B funding of the High Desert Corridor (HDC), Phase 1A
http://videodigs.com/High/High_Desert_Corridor
VideoDigs
Light rail system officials rule out Gold Line routes on 10 Freeway or along Milliken Avenue (Foothill Extension)
http://www.sbsun.com/breakingnews/ci_9692621
San Bernardino Sun
Los Angeles Goes for Transit, While Arizona Goes for Traffic
http://www.publicworksolutions.com/2008/06/los-angeles-goes-for-transit-while.html
Public Works Solutions
Metro Meetings to Focus on SGV Routes
http://www.egpnews.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=browse&pageid=616&id=28443
Eastside Sun
Metro Survey: Most Voters Back Tax Boost - A majority of likely voters in L.A. County say they're willing to pay an extra half cent sales tax for transportation infrastructure
http://kfiam640.com/cc-common/news/sections/newsarticle.html?feed=153218&article=3871726
KFI 640 AM
More on Amtrak ridership
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2008/06/more-on-amtrak.html
Bottleneck Blog
Next Radio Tsunami? in-car listening is the last bastion of radio dominance - But what happens when people abandon their cars and take the bus, the train, or the subway?
http://jacobsmedia.typepad.com/jacobs/2008/06/the-next-radio.html
Jacobs Media
OUR VIEW - Build it, and they will come (Foothill Extension)
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/ci_9695703
Pasadena Star News
Ridership expected to increase on T.O. Transit buses
http://www.toacorn.com/news/2008/0626/community/017.html
Thousand Oaks Acorn
Testing of electric truck for Los Angeles port sparks enthusiasm
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/traffic/la-me-truck26-2008jun26,0,6684791.story
Los Angeles Times
Theoretical Design for LA’s Central Park to Be Unveiled This Friday
http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/06/25/theoretical-design-for-las-central-park-to-be-unveiled-this-friday/
StreetsBlogLA
This Week on AirTalk - Wednesday, June 25 - The Subway to the Sea
http://www.scpr.org/programs/airtalk/
http://snipurl.com/2p07i (audio)
89.3 KPCC
Transit Oriented Design one city at a time
http://la.metblogs.com/2008/06/25/transit-oriented-design-one-city-at-a-time/
MetBlogsLA
Travel times to be posted on L.A. freeways
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_9689648?source=rss
Daily News
Villaraigosa wants sales tax hike for transit - L.A.'s mayor seeks a county increase of half a cent. It would be put on the November ballot for voter approval
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-roadsage26-2008jun26,0,4866907.column
Los Angeles Times
Would Starbucks and Designer Interiors Get You to Ride Transit?
http://www.planetizen.com/node/33667
Planetizen
