TheSource.metro.net
2009 Streetsies – The Best Of Times
LA StreetsBlog
America's Top Ten Transportation Topics For 2010
AASHTO
Beware Of Freeway Lane & Ramp Closures Around The Rose Parade
LAist
Data: Our Second City
Building A Smarter Planet
Getting Around: Bikes, Funiculars And Other Transportation Issues
Los Angeles Downtown News
Metrolink To Pay Out $39M To Settle Lawsuits From ‘05 Derailment
LAist
On Gender And Parking
How We Drive
Smart Highways Taking To The Road Via International Initiatives
Aftermarket Business
So, How Is That Gold Line Extension Doing?
LA Curbed
Social Networking Use Increases, But Has Yet To Transform Government
Government Technology
Sunset Strip Getting Its First Repaving In 75 Years
Los Angeles Times
The Top 10 Infrastructure Stories Of The Decade (Part 2)
Infrastructurist
TRB Webinar: Communicating The Value Of Transportation Research (Jan. 27, 2010)
Transportation Research Board
Full-text report (64p. PDF)
Urban Planning A Messy City: Billboards, Blight, Parks And Traffic
LA Curbed
The Year’s Top Smart Growth Stories
NRDC Switchboard
12/30/2009
Transportation Headlines for Wednesday December 30, 2009
TheSource.metro.net
The 2009 Capitol Hill Streetsies: And The Nominees Are…
DC StreetsBlog
2009: The Year in California HSR
California High Speed Rail Blog
Bart (Hearts) The Shenanigan Shuttle
Sierra Madre Tattler
Bike Talk Moves To Pacifica Radio, 90.7 F.M.
LA StreetsBlog
City Fails To Produce Public Copies Of Bicycle Plan At Libraries
LAist
Commentary: Obama's Next Trillion Spending Might Be Worth It (highway construction)
Business Week
The Economics Of Bike Boulevards: Debunking The Myth That Bike Infrastructure Will Hurt Business
Austin On Two Wheels
Here For Roses? Enjoy The Gold (Red And Purple)
Experience LA
Long Beach Tests Out Bicycle Boxes At Intersections
LAist
Long Beach Transit Offers Free New Year’s Eve Buses
Long Beach Press-Telegram
Los Angeles Freeway FUBAR: I-405 Closures Hitting Westside And Valley; Expect An Ugly Three Years
LA Weekly
Love A Parade? Here’s Some Tips Before Heading To The Rose Parade And Rose Bowl Game
Pasadena Star-News
Major Work On 405 Widening Project To Start Jan. 12: The $1-Billion Effort, Scheduled To Be Completed in 2013, Will Create Continuous Carpool Lanes Between Orange County And The San Fernando Valley
Los Angeles Times
Making The Golden Gate An Even Bigger Attention Span
Los Angeles Times
Mixed Results For Operation Safe Driver Campaign
Metro Magazine
More New Driving Laws For 2010: Moving Over & Towing
LAist
MTA Offers New Year’s Eve Revelers Free Bus And Train Rides
Los Angeles Times
Oceans Of Asphalt No More! LA’s Streets Shrink
LA Curbed
OCTA Reduces Tolls On 91 Freeway Lanes
KABC-7
New OCTA toll schedules
The Revolution Will Be Mapped: GIS Mapping Technology Is Helping Underprivileged Communities Get Better Services – From Education And Transportation To Health Care And Law Enforcement – By Showing Exactly What Discrimination Looks Like
Miller-McCune
Schwarzenegger To Seek Federal Help For California Budget
Los Angeles Times
A Simple Plan To Make Bikes More Visible And Increase Awareness
BikingInLA
Transforming Transportation 2010 Conference (Washington, D.C. : January 14-15, 2010)
EMBARQ
What I Want From LA In The Next Decade
Huffington Post
With Competition In High-Speed Operation, Who Wins? (consumer choice in France’s high-speed rail market and how it compares to California’s planned system)
Transport Politic
The 2009 Capitol Hill Streetsies: And The Nominees Are…
DC StreetsBlog
2009: The Year in California HSR
California High Speed Rail Blog
Bart (Hearts) The Shenanigan Shuttle
Sierra Madre Tattler
Bike Talk Moves To Pacifica Radio, 90.7 F.M.
LA StreetsBlog
City Fails To Produce Public Copies Of Bicycle Plan At Libraries
LAist
Commentary: Obama's Next Trillion Spending Might Be Worth It (highway construction)
Business Week
The Economics Of Bike Boulevards: Debunking The Myth That Bike Infrastructure Will Hurt Business
Austin On Two Wheels
Here For Roses? Enjoy The Gold (Red And Purple)
Experience LA
Long Beach Tests Out Bicycle Boxes At Intersections
LAist
Long Beach Transit Offers Free New Year’s Eve Buses
Long Beach Press-Telegram
Los Angeles Freeway FUBAR: I-405 Closures Hitting Westside And Valley; Expect An Ugly Three Years
LA Weekly
Love A Parade? Here’s Some Tips Before Heading To The Rose Parade And Rose Bowl Game
Pasadena Star-News
Major Work On 405 Widening Project To Start Jan. 12: The $1-Billion Effort, Scheduled To Be Completed in 2013, Will Create Continuous Carpool Lanes Between Orange County And The San Fernando Valley
Los Angeles Times
Making The Golden Gate An Even Bigger Attention Span
Los Angeles Times
Mixed Results For Operation Safe Driver Campaign
Metro Magazine
More New Driving Laws For 2010: Moving Over & Towing
LAist
MTA Offers New Year’s Eve Revelers Free Bus And Train Rides
Los Angeles Times
Oceans Of Asphalt No More! LA’s Streets Shrink
LA Curbed
OCTA Reduces Tolls On 91 Freeway Lanes
KABC-7
New OCTA toll schedules
The Revolution Will Be Mapped: GIS Mapping Technology Is Helping Underprivileged Communities Get Better Services – From Education And Transportation To Health Care And Law Enforcement – By Showing Exactly What Discrimination Looks Like
Miller-McCune
Schwarzenegger To Seek Federal Help For California Budget
Los Angeles Times
A Simple Plan To Make Bikes More Visible And Increase Awareness
BikingInLA
Transforming Transportation 2010 Conference (Washington, D.C. : January 14-15, 2010)
EMBARQ
What I Want From LA In The Next Decade
Huffington Post
With Competition In High-Speed Operation, Who Wins? (consumer choice in France’s high-speed rail market and how it compares to California’s planned system)
Transport Politic
12/29/2009
Transportation Headlines for Tuesday December 29, 2009
TheSource.metro.net
The 2009 Sammies: Good, Bad And Downright Pathetic (see: “Bad”)
Santa Monica Daily Press
2010 Sustainable Transport Awards: Nominees Announced
The City Fix
405 Freeway: Major Nighttime Closures Scheduled In January For Widening
LAist
Adding A Dose Of Honesty To The Congressional Job-Creation Debate
DC StreetsBlog
Air Quality Guidelines Face Unexpected Critics
New York Times
Are London Heathrow’s ULTra Pods The Future Of Transit?
Transport Politic
Cities Embrace Mobile Apps, “Gov 2.0” (examples include cellphone photos of overcrowded railcars with GPS coordinates sent to City Hall yielding results)
CNN
Effect Of Suburban Transit Oriented Developments On Residential Property Values (102p. PDF)
Mineta Transportation Institute
Fast Trains Lead Amtrak's List Of Needs
New York Times
FHWA Approves 10,000 Recovery Act Projects; 2010 To Bring More Projects, More Jobs
Department of Transportation Fast Lane Blog
For Airline Passengers, Pat-Downs, Searches, And Restroom Monitors
New York Times
Fullerton To Anaheim ARTIC (Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center)
California High Speed Rail Blog
The Future Started in Copenhagen…And Now World Streets Gears Up For 2010
World Streets
Hollywood Freeway Park Update
LA Curbed
Judge Allows Public Access To Transit-Related Hearings
New York Times
Metro In 2009 (A look back at the past year for LA Metro)
Plus Metro
A Stated Preference Analysis Of Real-Time Public Transit Stop Information (20p. PDF)
University of South Florida National Center For Transit Research
The Thin Red Line: A Review Of Taylor, Kim, & Gahbauer (examines the decision-making process behind the decades of planning of the “Wilshire Red Line subway”)
LA Subway Blog
Article abstract
Tolltrans 2010: A Traffic Technology International Supplement (76p. annual online publication featuring numerous articles on toll pricing, HOT lanes, electronic collection, etc.)
2009 ed.
The Top 10 Infrastructure Stories Of The Decade (Part 1)
Infrastructurist
Transportation Officials Use Rose Bowl To Promote Metro Gold Line
Southern California Public Radio
Transportation Workforce Development Regional Summit (Long Beach : February 1-2, 2010)
Metrans Transportation Center, Mineta Transportation Institute, Long Beach City College
Urban Planner: As One Of The 50 Best Careers Of 2010, This Should Have Strong Growth In The Next Decade
US News & World Report
Virgin Atlantic Helps Passengers Pay Their Fare Share: New Initiative Connects Passengers To Share Airport Taxi Journeys
PR Newswire
Vote For The 2009 Livable Streets Person Of The Year!
LA StreetsBlog
The 2009 Sammies: Good, Bad And Downright Pathetic (see: “Bad”)
Santa Monica Daily Press
2010 Sustainable Transport Awards: Nominees Announced
The City Fix
405 Freeway: Major Nighttime Closures Scheduled In January For Widening
LAist
Adding A Dose Of Honesty To The Congressional Job-Creation Debate
DC StreetsBlog
Air Quality Guidelines Face Unexpected Critics
New York Times
Are London Heathrow’s ULTra Pods The Future Of Transit?
Transport Politic
Cities Embrace Mobile Apps, “Gov 2.0” (examples include cellphone photos of overcrowded railcars with GPS coordinates sent to City Hall yielding results)
CNN
Effect Of Suburban Transit Oriented Developments On Residential Property Values (102p. PDF)
Mineta Transportation Institute
Fast Trains Lead Amtrak's List Of Needs
New York Times
FHWA Approves 10,000 Recovery Act Projects; 2010 To Bring More Projects, More Jobs
Department of Transportation Fast Lane Blog
For Airline Passengers, Pat-Downs, Searches, And Restroom Monitors
New York Times
Fullerton To Anaheim ARTIC (Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center)
California High Speed Rail Blog
The Future Started in Copenhagen…And Now World Streets Gears Up For 2010
World Streets
Hollywood Freeway Park Update
LA Curbed
Judge Allows Public Access To Transit-Related Hearings
New York Times
Metro In 2009 (A look back at the past year for LA Metro)
Plus Metro
A Stated Preference Analysis Of Real-Time Public Transit Stop Information (20p. PDF)
University of South Florida National Center For Transit Research
The Thin Red Line: A Review Of Taylor, Kim, & Gahbauer (examines the decision-making process behind the decades of planning of the “Wilshire Red Line subway”)
LA Subway Blog
Article abstract
Tolltrans 2010: A Traffic Technology International Supplement (76p. annual online publication featuring numerous articles on toll pricing, HOT lanes, electronic collection, etc.)
2009 ed.
The Top 10 Infrastructure Stories Of The Decade (Part 1)
Infrastructurist
Transportation Officials Use Rose Bowl To Promote Metro Gold Line
Southern California Public Radio
Transportation Workforce Development Regional Summit (Long Beach : February 1-2, 2010)
Metrans Transportation Center, Mineta Transportation Institute, Long Beach City College
Urban Planner: As One Of The 50 Best Careers Of 2010, This Should Have Strong Growth In The Next Decade
US News & World Report
Virgin Atlantic Helps Passengers Pay Their Fare Share: New Initiative Connects Passengers To Share Airport Taxi Journeys
PR Newswire
Vote For The 2009 Livable Streets Person Of The Year!
LA StreetsBlog
12/28/2009
Transportation Headlines for Monday December 28, 2009
TheSource.metro.net
2009 In Review: Have You Read These Posts?
Human Transit
Americans Outraged At Sudden Realization Interstate Highways Are Government Run
The Beast
Best And Worst Of 2009: The Year In Bikes, Planes, Trains, And Boats
Treehugger
The Car Park As A Way Of Life (Miami's shocking new parking structure)
Financial Times
Is China's Economy Speeding Off The Rails? (Is a $300 billion investment in high-speed rail too much train, too fast?)
New York Times
Consolidated Appropriations Act Should Do Wonders For Metro Numbers (legislation would enhance census with annual American Community Survey and Local Employment Dynamics Program to better understand underlying data of metropolitan area residents)
New Republic
A Decade Of Predictions For Green Transit By 2010
Business Week
Despite Expansion, It Has Been Turbulent Ride For Airport
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Economic Reality Drives Agenda (higher gas taxes coming?)
Wall Street Journal
Los Angeles Sees Sharp Rise In Red-Light Camera Revenue
Los Angeles Times
Metrolink Looks To Track Down Federal Money For New Rail Safety System
Southern California Public Radio
Official: Las Vegas Can Be Transport Hub Of The West
Las Vegas Sun
Opinion: Bullet Train To Fantasyland
Orange County Register
Predictions For 2010: Round One
Next American City
Predictions For 2010: Round Two
Next American City
Region Poised To Be Crossroads For Bullet Trains
Riverside Press-Enterprise
Santa Monica: Residents Get First Look At Multi-Story Transit Project
Argonaut
Siemens Prepped For More US Light Rail, High Speed
Reuters
Simi Valley To Replace Bus Shelters Using Federal Stimulus Funds
Ventura County Star
Sunset Strip's Facelift Just Around The Corner
Curbed LA
Taking Away When Needs Are Greatest: California Governor Proposes Cutting State Support For Transit To Balance The Budget
Transport Politic
Transit Archeology: Tour Of Abandoned Subway Network Offers A Glimpse Of How The T Was Built
Boston Globe
The Transportation Decade: Gas Prices Drive Changes
Los Angeles Daily News
Villaraigosa Adviser's New Job: Help Bring Light Rail To LAX
Daily Breeze
2009 In Review: Have You Read These Posts?
Human Transit
Americans Outraged At Sudden Realization Interstate Highways Are Government Run
The Beast
Best And Worst Of 2009: The Year In Bikes, Planes, Trains, And Boats
Treehugger
The Car Park As A Way Of Life (Miami's shocking new parking structure)
Financial Times
Is China's Economy Speeding Off The Rails? (Is a $300 billion investment in high-speed rail too much train, too fast?)
New York Times
Consolidated Appropriations Act Should Do Wonders For Metro Numbers (legislation would enhance census with annual American Community Survey and Local Employment Dynamics Program to better understand underlying data of metropolitan area residents)
New Republic
A Decade Of Predictions For Green Transit By 2010
Business Week
Despite Expansion, It Has Been Turbulent Ride For Airport
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Economic Reality Drives Agenda (higher gas taxes coming?)
Wall Street Journal
Los Angeles Sees Sharp Rise In Red-Light Camera Revenue
Los Angeles Times
Metrolink Looks To Track Down Federal Money For New Rail Safety System
Southern California Public Radio
Official: Las Vegas Can Be Transport Hub Of The West
Las Vegas Sun
Opinion: Bullet Train To Fantasyland
Orange County Register
Predictions For 2010: Round One
Next American City
Predictions For 2010: Round Two
Next American City
Region Poised To Be Crossroads For Bullet Trains
Riverside Press-Enterprise
Santa Monica: Residents Get First Look At Multi-Story Transit Project
Argonaut
Siemens Prepped For More US Light Rail, High Speed
Reuters
Simi Valley To Replace Bus Shelters Using Federal Stimulus Funds
Ventura County Star
Sunset Strip's Facelift Just Around The Corner
Curbed LA
Taking Away When Needs Are Greatest: California Governor Proposes Cutting State Support For Transit To Balance The Budget
Transport Politic
Transit Archeology: Tour Of Abandoned Subway Network Offers A Glimpse Of How The T Was Built
Boston Globe
The Transportation Decade: Gas Prices Drive Changes
Los Angeles Daily News
Villaraigosa Adviser's New Job: Help Bring Light Rail To LAX
Daily Breeze
12/24/2009
Transportation Headlines for Thursday December 24, 2009
TheSource.metro.net
21st Century Public Transportation Tools
Plus Metro
2009: The Year Of The Bike!
CityWatch LA
Application Disables Smart Phones In Moving Cars
Los Angeles Times
Applying Analysis Tools In Planning For Operations
U.S. Department of Transportation
Auditing Long Beach Streets For Safety
Long Beach Post
The Bike Is the Star At This Café
New York Times
Can You TAP Me Now? (how durable are Metro TAP cards? Nine tests provide the answer)
Plus Metro
County Releases First Strategic Plan To Spur Jobs
Los Angeles Daily News
Los Angeles County Strategic Plan For Economic Development, 2010-2014 (16p. PDF)
CTA Expands Bus-Tracking Service To Cell Phones: Text Messages Will Detail Arrival Times
Chicago Tribune
Diesel Hybrids Deliver Big Savings To UPS (pilot study with National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
Wired
Press Release
Editorial: Study Shows California Highway’s Are A Failure
Oakland Tribune
Expo Releases Phase 2 Final EIR
Santa Monica Mirror
Holland’s Plan To Tax On Every Kilometer Driven
Time
Is Portable Technology Changing How Americans Travel?: A Survey Of The Use Of Electronic [Devices] On Intercity Buses, Trains, And Planes (18p. PDF)
DePaul University, Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development
L.A.-Area Air Pollution Could Dip From New EPA Rule On Ships
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles 2010: Is The Glass Half Empty?
CityWatch LA
Los Angeles Sees Sharp Rise In Red-Light Camera Revenue
Los Angeles Times
Map: EPA Violations In The L.A. Area
LAist
No On Prop 1A Crowd Reunites To Attack HSR
California High Speed Rail Blog
R We There Yet?: Re-Evaluating Los Angeles’ Transit Future
Lascher@Large
Revealed: Crazy Basket Bridge for 210 Freeway
LA Curbed
Schwarzenegger's Plan To Again Raid Transit Funds Angers Rider Advocates: The Governor's Proposal To Help Balance California's Budget, Which Would Cut As Much As $1 Billion From Public Transportation, Could Trigger More Route Closures And Fare Hikes For Buses And Trains
Los Angeles Times
Share The Road: Buses And Bicycles (video: shared responsibility of bus operators and bicyclists regarding mutual safety from the Chicago Department of Transportation and Chicago Transit Authority)
A Social Snow Storm For Transportation Agencies (D.C. Department of Transportation social networking communication efforts pay off during blizzard)
Washington Post
21st Century Public Transportation Tools
Plus Metro
2009: The Year Of The Bike!
CityWatch LA
Application Disables Smart Phones In Moving Cars
Los Angeles Times
Applying Analysis Tools In Planning For Operations
U.S. Department of Transportation
Auditing Long Beach Streets For Safety
Long Beach Post
The Bike Is the Star At This Café
New York Times
Can You TAP Me Now? (how durable are Metro TAP cards? Nine tests provide the answer)
Plus Metro
County Releases First Strategic Plan To Spur Jobs
Los Angeles Daily News
Los Angeles County Strategic Plan For Economic Development, 2010-2014 (16p. PDF)
CTA Expands Bus-Tracking Service To Cell Phones: Text Messages Will Detail Arrival Times
Chicago Tribune
Diesel Hybrids Deliver Big Savings To UPS (pilot study with National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
Wired
Press Release
Editorial: Study Shows California Highway’s Are A Failure
Oakland Tribune
Expo Releases Phase 2 Final EIR
Santa Monica Mirror
Holland’s Plan To Tax On Every Kilometer Driven
Time
Is Portable Technology Changing How Americans Travel?: A Survey Of The Use Of Electronic [Devices] On Intercity Buses, Trains, And Planes (18p. PDF)
DePaul University, Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development
L.A.-Area Air Pollution Could Dip From New EPA Rule On Ships
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles 2010: Is The Glass Half Empty?
CityWatch LA
Los Angeles Sees Sharp Rise In Red-Light Camera Revenue
Los Angeles Times
Map: EPA Violations In The L.A. Area
LAist
No On Prop 1A Crowd Reunites To Attack HSR
California High Speed Rail Blog
R We There Yet?: Re-Evaluating Los Angeles’ Transit Future
Lascher@Large
Revealed: Crazy Basket Bridge for 210 Freeway
LA Curbed
Schwarzenegger's Plan To Again Raid Transit Funds Angers Rider Advocates: The Governor's Proposal To Help Balance California's Budget, Which Would Cut As Much As $1 Billion From Public Transportation, Could Trigger More Route Closures And Fare Hikes For Buses And Trains
Los Angeles Times
Share The Road: Buses And Bicycles (video: shared responsibility of bus operators and bicyclists regarding mutual safety from the Chicago Department of Transportation and Chicago Transit Authority)
A Social Snow Storm For Transportation Agencies (D.C. Department of Transportation social networking communication efforts pay off during blizzard)
Washington Post
12/23/2009
Transportation Headlines for Wednesday December 23, 2009
TheSource.metro.net
2009: The Legislative Year In Review
Passenger Transport
Bad News Dept.: Lawsuit Over Expo Phase II?
LA Curbed
Bay Area Transportation Commission Starts Climate Sustainability Fund
SF StreetsBlog
Big Ideas: Kill the Cul-De-Sac And Build Bicycle Highways
The City Fix
Can Transit Perform Well In “Abandoned” Urban Cores?
Human Transit
Count Shows Bike Trends: Glendale Hopes To Continue Adding Bicycle-Friendly Measures While Increasing Safety
Glendale News Press
The “Diesel Death Zone:” Fit For A School Room?
USC Annenberg Neon Tommy
Efforts Lag At Making Highway Work Zones Safer
New York Times
End-Run Around Clean Air Program Could Mean Dirty Skies Continue
USC Annenberg Neon Tommy
Funding In New Legislation Would Equal Stimulus Transportation Totals (15 shovel-ready projects in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties)
Riverside Press-Enterprise
High-Speed Rail Tops New Policy Directions For 2009
Passenger Transport
Obama Signs Transportation Bill, Metrolink Receives Safety Funds
LAist
Rail, Bus Systems Move Forward Across North America In 2009
Passenger Transport
Reviewing The Best And Worst Of Times For Public Transit In 2009
Passenger Transport
Schwarzenegger To Seek Federal Help For California Budget
Los Angeles Times
State To Pay Unprecedented $1.1 Billion To Make Walkways Accessible To Disabled
Los Angeles Times
Tax District Approved For D.C. Metro Extension
Planetizen
Wireless Now Available In BART’s Transbay Tube
San Francisco Chronicle
2009: The Legislative Year In Review
Passenger Transport
Bad News Dept.: Lawsuit Over Expo Phase II?
LA Curbed
Bay Area Transportation Commission Starts Climate Sustainability Fund
SF StreetsBlog
Big Ideas: Kill the Cul-De-Sac And Build Bicycle Highways
The City Fix
Can Transit Perform Well In “Abandoned” Urban Cores?
Human Transit
Count Shows Bike Trends: Glendale Hopes To Continue Adding Bicycle-Friendly Measures While Increasing Safety
Glendale News Press
The “Diesel Death Zone:” Fit For A School Room?
USC Annenberg Neon Tommy
Efforts Lag At Making Highway Work Zones Safer
New York Times
End-Run Around Clean Air Program Could Mean Dirty Skies Continue
USC Annenberg Neon Tommy
Funding In New Legislation Would Equal Stimulus Transportation Totals (15 shovel-ready projects in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties)
Riverside Press-Enterprise
High-Speed Rail Tops New Policy Directions For 2009
Passenger Transport
Obama Signs Transportation Bill, Metrolink Receives Safety Funds
LAist
Rail, Bus Systems Move Forward Across North America In 2009
Passenger Transport
Reviewing The Best And Worst Of Times For Public Transit In 2009
Passenger Transport
Schwarzenegger To Seek Federal Help For California Budget
Los Angeles Times
State To Pay Unprecedented $1.1 Billion To Make Walkways Accessible To Disabled
Los Angeles Times
Tax District Approved For D.C. Metro Extension
Planetizen
Wireless Now Available In BART’s Transbay Tube
San Francisco Chronicle
12/22/2009
Transportation Headlines for Tuesday December 22, 2009
TheSource.metro.net
10 Biggest Problem Projects Of The Decade: Along With The Boom, Downtown Has Had Some 21st Century Busts
Los Angeles Downtown News
2009 Wrap-Up: With FEIR In-Hand, Expo Phase II Seems Ready To Roll, But Is It?
LA StreetsBlog
3-Hour Limit Placed On Airline Passengers’ Tarmac Waits: The Department Of Transportation Orders Airlines To Allow Passengers On Domestic Flights To Leave Airplanes
Los Angeles Times
Auditor: CalTrans Inflated Job Data To Feds
Sacramento Bee
Can Dial-A-Ride Get High Ridership From Low Density?
Human Transit
Downturn In Public Transit Ridership Reflects Economic Times
APTA
Education Key To Reversing Trend In Bicycle Accidents
Long Beach Press-Telegram
Expo Line Phase II’s Latest: Colorado Route, Ground-Breaking Chatter
LA Curbed
Final Plan For Expo Line From Culver City To Santa Monica Released
LAist
The Human Side Of Transit
EDF Way2Go
Implementing Transportation Knowledge Networks
U.S. Transportation Research Board
Full-text document (85p. PDF)
The Infrastructure Show (archived podcasts now available)
Infrastructure Show
Is LADOT Finally Embracing Zebra Crosswalks?
LA StreetsBlog
L.A. City Retirements Threaten A Deep And Lasting Legacy: The Exodus Of Employees Approved To Ease Budget Problems Will Drain The Workforce Of Many Experienced People And Leave Los Angeles Officials Hampered In Hiring Replacements Until 2024
Los Angeles Times
Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension 2009 State Of The Project
Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority
More Accessible Cabs Hit Cities (retrofitted minivans become wheelchair-accessible taxis)
USA Today
New Report: Climate Instruments In The Transport Sector (CITS)
The City Fix
New Toll Lanes Untangle Commutes (HOT lanes)
USA Today
Pod Cars: Climate Solution Or Pipe Dream?
Solve Climate
Risky Roads: Traffic Experts Have An Arsenal Of Solutions
Long Beach Press-Telegram
Roundabouts (images and descriptions of various types of roundabouts with different designs and purposes)
Fiets Beraad (Netherlands)
Route 66: Immortalized But Mortal
Los Angeles Times
San Francisco Announces Car Free Party Schedule, Will L.A. Get Ever The Same?
LAist
The Safety Bogeyman (Narrow, auto-centric focus of EIRs fail to account for other modes of transportation)
Urbanophile
Tell Your Transit Troubles Here
Los Angeles Downtown News
10 Biggest Problem Projects Of The Decade: Along With The Boom, Downtown Has Had Some 21st Century Busts
Los Angeles Downtown News
2009 Wrap-Up: With FEIR In-Hand, Expo Phase II Seems Ready To Roll, But Is It?
LA StreetsBlog
3-Hour Limit Placed On Airline Passengers’ Tarmac Waits: The Department Of Transportation Orders Airlines To Allow Passengers On Domestic Flights To Leave Airplanes
Los Angeles Times
Auditor: CalTrans Inflated Job Data To Feds
Sacramento Bee
Can Dial-A-Ride Get High Ridership From Low Density?
Human Transit
Downturn In Public Transit Ridership Reflects Economic Times
APTA
Education Key To Reversing Trend In Bicycle Accidents
Long Beach Press-Telegram
Expo Line Phase II’s Latest: Colorado Route, Ground-Breaking Chatter
LA Curbed
Final Plan For Expo Line From Culver City To Santa Monica Released
LAist
The Human Side Of Transit
EDF Way2Go
Implementing Transportation Knowledge Networks
U.S. Transportation Research Board
Full-text document (85p. PDF)
The Infrastructure Show (archived podcasts now available)
Infrastructure Show
Is LADOT Finally Embracing Zebra Crosswalks?
LA StreetsBlog
L.A. City Retirements Threaten A Deep And Lasting Legacy: The Exodus Of Employees Approved To Ease Budget Problems Will Drain The Workforce Of Many Experienced People And Leave Los Angeles Officials Hampered In Hiring Replacements Until 2024
Los Angeles Times
Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension 2009 State Of The Project
Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority
More Accessible Cabs Hit Cities (retrofitted minivans become wheelchair-accessible taxis)
USA Today
New Report: Climate Instruments In The Transport Sector (CITS)
The City Fix
New Toll Lanes Untangle Commutes (HOT lanes)
USA Today
Pod Cars: Climate Solution Or Pipe Dream?
Solve Climate
Risky Roads: Traffic Experts Have An Arsenal Of Solutions
Long Beach Press-Telegram
Roundabouts (images and descriptions of various types of roundabouts with different designs and purposes)
Fiets Beraad (Netherlands)
Route 66: Immortalized But Mortal
Los Angeles Times
San Francisco Announces Car Free Party Schedule, Will L.A. Get Ever The Same?
LAist
The Safety Bogeyman (Narrow, auto-centric focus of EIRs fail to account for other modes of transportation)
Urbanophile
Tell Your Transit Troubles Here
Los Angeles Downtown News
12/21/2009
Transportation Headlines for Monday December 21, 2009
TheSource.metro.net
Americans Still Driving Less
New Republic
The Art Of Moving L.A.: A Conversation With Metro's New CEO, Art Leahy (January 15, 2010)
Westside Urban Forum
Backdoor Tour: The Curious Route Of The Las Vegas Monorail Is The Product Of An Equally Bizarre Planning And Development Process
Metropolis Magazine
California One Of 4 HSR Stimulus Finalists?
California High Speed Rail Blog
Delays Won't Derail Expo Project
Santa Monica Daily Press
Editorial: High-Speed Myths - Business Plan Shows Deceit Of Bullet Train Push
San Diego Union-Tribune
"Final" Expo Line Plans Across Westside Unveiled
Los Angeles Wave
Future Mobility In California: The Condition, Use And Funding Of California’s Roads, Bridges And Transit System, December 2009 (24p. PDF)
TRIP National Transportation Research Group
Expo Line Corridor Brings Development, Santa Monicans Worry
LA Curbed
Expo Releases FEIR For Phase II Chooses Alignment Along ROW And Colorado Avenue
LA StreetsBlog
Final Environmental Report Issued For Proposed Expo Line Extension
Southern California Public Radio
Geithner Adviser Backs “More Merit-Based” Infrastructure Spending
DC StreetsBlog
Gloria Molina “Hates” Gold Line’s Painted Asphalt
USC Annenberg Neon Tommy
High-Speed Rail: Great For Europe, But Less So For The U.S.?
Politics Daily
Is Big Brother Watching Your ORCA Card?: The New ORCA Transit Fare Card Raises Questions About Privacy - For Instance, Employers Have The Right To View Trip Details If They Subsidize A Worker's Fare Card
Seattle Times
Job Woes Reduce Transit Ridership
USA Today
Jobs Data Shows Stimulus Spending On Public Transportation Produces More Jobs, Faster
Smart Growth America
Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Holds State Of The Project
Earth Times
Metrolink Awaits Arrival Of Cars Featuring Crash-Resistant Technology
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
[New York] MTA Mythbusting: Back Again
On Transport
Officials Unveil New Gold Line Bridge Design, Discuss Project's Time Table
Pasadena Star-News
Should The Federal Government Take Over Regulation Of Rail Transit Safety?
National Journal Transportation Blog
Single Union Station: Activists Worry Over Crushing Impacts
CityWatch LA
South L.A. Light Rail Gets The Green Light
L.A. Watts Times
Transportation Agency To Spend Millions Saving Habitat
Orange County Register
We Can Learn Much From The TGV
Rail Passenger Association Of California & Nevada
Americans Still Driving Less
New Republic
The Art Of Moving L.A.: A Conversation With Metro's New CEO, Art Leahy (January 15, 2010)
Westside Urban Forum
Backdoor Tour: The Curious Route Of The Las Vegas Monorail Is The Product Of An Equally Bizarre Planning And Development Process
Metropolis Magazine
California One Of 4 HSR Stimulus Finalists?
California High Speed Rail Blog
Delays Won't Derail Expo Project
Santa Monica Daily Press
Editorial: High-Speed Myths - Business Plan Shows Deceit Of Bullet Train Push
San Diego Union-Tribune
"Final" Expo Line Plans Across Westside Unveiled
Los Angeles Wave
Future Mobility In California: The Condition, Use And Funding Of California’s Roads, Bridges And Transit System, December 2009 (24p. PDF)
TRIP National Transportation Research Group
Expo Line Corridor Brings Development, Santa Monicans Worry
LA Curbed
Expo Releases FEIR For Phase II Chooses Alignment Along ROW And Colorado Avenue
LA StreetsBlog
Final Environmental Report Issued For Proposed Expo Line Extension
Southern California Public Radio
Geithner Adviser Backs “More Merit-Based” Infrastructure Spending
DC StreetsBlog
Gloria Molina “Hates” Gold Line’s Painted Asphalt
USC Annenberg Neon Tommy
High-Speed Rail: Great For Europe, But Less So For The U.S.?
Politics Daily
Is Big Brother Watching Your ORCA Card?: The New ORCA Transit Fare Card Raises Questions About Privacy - For Instance, Employers Have The Right To View Trip Details If They Subsidize A Worker's Fare Card
Seattle Times
Job Woes Reduce Transit Ridership
USA Today
Jobs Data Shows Stimulus Spending On Public Transportation Produces More Jobs, Faster
Smart Growth America
Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Holds State Of The Project
Earth Times
Metrolink Awaits Arrival Of Cars Featuring Crash-Resistant Technology
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
[New York] MTA Mythbusting: Back Again
On Transport
Officials Unveil New Gold Line Bridge Design, Discuss Project's Time Table
Pasadena Star-News
Should The Federal Government Take Over Regulation Of Rail Transit Safety?
National Journal Transportation Blog
Single Union Station: Activists Worry Over Crushing Impacts
CityWatch LA
South L.A. Light Rail Gets The Green Light
L.A. Watts Times
Transportation Agency To Spend Millions Saving Habitat
Orange County Register
We Can Learn Much From The TGV
Rail Passenger Association Of California & Nevada
12/18/2009
Transportation Headlines for Friday December 18, 2009
TheSource.metro.net
Another Court Decision Goes In Favor Of State Transit Agencies
LA StreetsBlog
Avenue Becomes Bike-Friendly: Street Markings Called Sharrows Indicate Where Bicyclists Should Travel On Roads
Glendale News Press
City Of Burbank Adopts Far-Reaching Bike Master Plan!
Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition
Debate Panelists Split Over Buses, Broader Impact Of Transit Investments
Transportation For America
Deficient Roadways Cost Los Angeles Drivers Nearly $2,500 Annually, $40 Billion Statewide: Without A Reliable, Significant Boost In Funding, Transportation Woes Will Worsen (2p. PDF)
TRIP National Transportation Research Group
Los Angeles Metro Area details (4p. PDF)
Gold Line Safety Gates On Fast Track
EGP News
Highland Avenue, Interstate 5 Cited As Among L.A. Area’s Most Deteriorated Roads
Los Angeles Times
L.A.’s Transportation Department Likely To See 10% Reduction In Staffing
LAist
Metro Seek Millions For Westside Subway & Connector
LAist
Metrolink To Receive New Crash-Resistant Cars Next Month: The 117 Cars Have Energy-Absorbing Ends To Distribute The Force Of Head-On Crashes And Feature Breakaway Interior Tables
Los Angeles Times
Modern Streetcars Debut In Vancouver (after 65 years absence)
Regarding Place
[New York] M.T.A. Approves Big Service Cuts In Mass Transit
New York Times
Recession Obsession: Eating On The Purple Line
LAist
Report Details California’s Transportation Shortfall
Sacramento Bee
Roll Up the Pavement: Gravel Is Making A Comeback
Associated Press
Senate Climate Bill Invests Big In Transit, Reaps Big Deficit Reduction
LA StreetsBlog
This Is Not Your Father’s DOT: Transportation Sec. Ray LaHood (interview)
The Takeaway
Transit Coalition’s “Simplified Network” Could Create Millions For Metrolink
LA StreetsBlog
Transit Jobs Nearly Twice As Cheap To Create As Roads – By Congress’ Math
LA StreetsBlog
Two Dems Propose To End Bush-Era Rule on Transit “Cost-Effectiveness”
DC StreetsBlog
Updated: MTA Changes Its Mind, Offers Orange Line On New Year’s Eve
Los Angeles Daily News
Villaraigosa In Copenhagen: L.A. Needs To Do More For Bikes
LA StreetsBlog
Westchester, El Segundo Maintenance Facility Sites Taken Off Grid; Light Rail Line Gets New Name
Argonaut
White Paper: Transportation Adaptation To Global Climate Change (64p. PDF)
Bipartisan Policy Center, National Transportation Policy Project, Rockefeller Foundation
Wilshire Subway: Fed Funds Requested, Crenshaw Stop Blasted
LA Curbed
Worth The Wait? (how advertisers are transforming the drab city transit stop)
New York Times
Another Court Decision Goes In Favor Of State Transit Agencies
LA StreetsBlog
Avenue Becomes Bike-Friendly: Street Markings Called Sharrows Indicate Where Bicyclists Should Travel On Roads
Glendale News Press
City Of Burbank Adopts Far-Reaching Bike Master Plan!
Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition
Debate Panelists Split Over Buses, Broader Impact Of Transit Investments
Transportation For America
Deficient Roadways Cost Los Angeles Drivers Nearly $2,500 Annually, $40 Billion Statewide: Without A Reliable, Significant Boost In Funding, Transportation Woes Will Worsen (2p. PDF)
TRIP National Transportation Research Group
Los Angeles Metro Area details (4p. PDF)
Gold Line Safety Gates On Fast Track
EGP News
Highland Avenue, Interstate 5 Cited As Among L.A. Area’s Most Deteriorated Roads
Los Angeles Times
L.A.’s Transportation Department Likely To See 10% Reduction In Staffing
LAist
Metro Seek Millions For Westside Subway & Connector
LAist
Metrolink To Receive New Crash-Resistant Cars Next Month: The 117 Cars Have Energy-Absorbing Ends To Distribute The Force Of Head-On Crashes And Feature Breakaway Interior Tables
Los Angeles Times
Modern Streetcars Debut In Vancouver (after 65 years absence)
Regarding Place
[New York] M.T.A. Approves Big Service Cuts In Mass Transit
New York Times
Recession Obsession: Eating On The Purple Line
LAist
Report Details California’s Transportation Shortfall
Sacramento Bee
Roll Up the Pavement: Gravel Is Making A Comeback
Associated Press
Senate Climate Bill Invests Big In Transit, Reaps Big Deficit Reduction
LA StreetsBlog
This Is Not Your Father’s DOT: Transportation Sec. Ray LaHood (interview)
The Takeaway
Transit Coalition’s “Simplified Network” Could Create Millions For Metrolink
LA StreetsBlog
Transit Jobs Nearly Twice As Cheap To Create As Roads – By Congress’ Math
LA StreetsBlog
Two Dems Propose To End Bush-Era Rule on Transit “Cost-Effectiveness”
DC StreetsBlog
Updated: MTA Changes Its Mind, Offers Orange Line On New Year’s Eve
Los Angeles Daily News
Villaraigosa In Copenhagen: L.A. Needs To Do More For Bikes
LA StreetsBlog
Westchester, El Segundo Maintenance Facility Sites Taken Off Grid; Light Rail Line Gets New Name
Argonaut
White Paper: Transportation Adaptation To Global Climate Change (64p. PDF)
Bipartisan Policy Center, National Transportation Policy Project, Rockefeller Foundation
Wilshire Subway: Fed Funds Requested, Crenshaw Stop Blasted
LA Curbed
Worth The Wait? (how advertisers are transforming the drab city transit stop)
New York Times
12/17/2009
Transportation Headlines for Thursday December 17, 2009
TheSource.metro.net
The 4 [U.S.] Highway Projects That Would Be The Biggest Waste Of Money (includes California I-710 extension)
Infrastructurist
$8 Billion In High-Speed Rail Funds To Be Allocated – Soon
Popular Mechanics
California Transit Agencies Receive $29 Million In Homeland Security Grants
California Emergency Management Agency
Council Unhappy With Proposal: Members Tell City Planners To Focus On A Plan That Doesn’t Include Less Parking
Burbank Leader
CTA Opens Transit Data
Planetizen
Federal Highway Administration Revises Rules To Make Highways Safer: U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Calls Updates Needed And Welcome
U.S. Department of Transportation
House Jobs Bill Answers Some Key Transportation Questions
LA StreetsBlog
House Jobs Bill Could Make General Electric’s Amtrak Wish Come True
DC StreetsBlog
Improving Environmental Efficiencies In Transit
Transport Politic
L.A. Metro To Operate Metro Orange Line All Night New Year’s Eve (in addition to all other rail lines)
Metro Press Release
Metrolink Got A Waiver To Not Post Simple Safety Signs: More Than A Decade Ago, The Commuter Rail Agency Bypassed A Federal Requirement That Was Intended To Help Avoid Accidents Like Last Year's Deadly Chatsworth Crash
Los Angeles Times
The Next Internet Boom – Connected Cars: Users Expected To Amount to 55 Million In 2016
iSuppli Applied Market Intelligence
Opinion: West Can’t Support High-Speed Rail Scheme
Denver Post
Putting The Stimulus To Work (graphic representation of top municipal recipients and to which sectors they’re funneling their funds)
GOOD
Safe Routes To School, Putting Traffic Safety First: How Safe Routes To School Initiatives Protect Children Walking And Bicycling (22p. PDF)
Safe Route Partnership
Secretary Napolitano Announces Grant Guidance For More than $250 Million In Fiscal Year 2010 Transit Security Grants
Department Of Homeland Security
Solar Panels Installed At Gold Line Station
Brigham Yen
Southern California's Roadways Costly And Crumbling
Contra Costa Times
A Suite Of Solutions Necessary For Energy Efficient Transportation
Environmental Defense Fund Way2Go
Tracking Bicycle Trips (smartphone app that allows cyclists to communication seamlessly with area transportation planners)
The City Fix
San Francisco County Transportation Authority Cycletracks for iPhone and Android page
Video: LaHood Visits “The Daily Show” To Talk Transportation
DC StreetsBlog
Wireless Parking (video: What if sensors on the street knew exactly which parking spots were free? San Francisco utitilizes real-time information as a smarter way to park)
GOOD
With New Extension In Place, Light Rail Officials To Put Best Foot Forward For Rose Bowl, Parade
Pasadena Star-News
The 4 [U.S.] Highway Projects That Would Be The Biggest Waste Of Money (includes California I-710 extension)
Infrastructurist
$8 Billion In High-Speed Rail Funds To Be Allocated – Soon
Popular Mechanics
California Transit Agencies Receive $29 Million In Homeland Security Grants
California Emergency Management Agency
Council Unhappy With Proposal: Members Tell City Planners To Focus On A Plan That Doesn’t Include Less Parking
Burbank Leader
CTA Opens Transit Data
Planetizen
Federal Highway Administration Revises Rules To Make Highways Safer: U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Calls Updates Needed And Welcome
U.S. Department of Transportation
House Jobs Bill Answers Some Key Transportation Questions
LA StreetsBlog
House Jobs Bill Could Make General Electric’s Amtrak Wish Come True
DC StreetsBlog
Improving Environmental Efficiencies In Transit
Transport Politic
L.A. Metro To Operate Metro Orange Line All Night New Year’s Eve (in addition to all other rail lines)
Metro Press Release
Metrolink Got A Waiver To Not Post Simple Safety Signs: More Than A Decade Ago, The Commuter Rail Agency Bypassed A Federal Requirement That Was Intended To Help Avoid Accidents Like Last Year's Deadly Chatsworth Crash
Los Angeles Times
The Next Internet Boom – Connected Cars: Users Expected To Amount to 55 Million In 2016
iSuppli Applied Market Intelligence
Opinion: West Can’t Support High-Speed Rail Scheme
Denver Post
Putting The Stimulus To Work (graphic representation of top municipal recipients and to which sectors they’re funneling their funds)
GOOD
Safe Routes To School, Putting Traffic Safety First: How Safe Routes To School Initiatives Protect Children Walking And Bicycling (22p. PDF)
Safe Route Partnership
Secretary Napolitano Announces Grant Guidance For More than $250 Million In Fiscal Year 2010 Transit Security Grants
Department Of Homeland Security
Solar Panels Installed At Gold Line Station
Brigham Yen
Southern California's Roadways Costly And Crumbling
Contra Costa Times
A Suite Of Solutions Necessary For Energy Efficient Transportation
Environmental Defense Fund Way2Go
Tracking Bicycle Trips (smartphone app that allows cyclists to communication seamlessly with area transportation planners)
The City Fix
San Francisco County Transportation Authority Cycletracks for iPhone and Android page
Video: LaHood Visits “The Daily Show” To Talk Transportation
DC StreetsBlog
Wireless Parking (video: What if sensors on the street knew exactly which parking spots were free? San Francisco utitilizes real-time information as a smarter way to park)
GOOD
With New Extension In Place, Light Rail Officials To Put Best Foot Forward For Rose Bowl, Parade
Pasadena Star-News
12/16/2009
Transportation Headlines for Wednesday December 16, 2009
TheSource.metro.net
2010: Turning Point For American Communities?
On The Commons
California Port Truckers Will Protest, Reportedly Strike
Land Line
Clean Truck Program At [Los Angeles And Long Beach] Ports Wins EPA Award
Daily Breeze
The Daily Drudge: Who Is Most Frustrated By The Daily Commute? (U.S. ranks 12th of 13 nations in study of average commute to work)
The Economist
Demographics May Be Destiny, But Mind The Assumptions
New Geography
Driveway Shenanigans In Silver Lake? Another Curb Removed
LA Curbed
The Eastside Gold Line Rail As A Learning Tool For At-Risk Youth
LA StreetsBlog
Ensuring California HSR Doesn't Become The Next Seattle Monorail
California High Speed Rail Blog
Fare Confusion On Silver Line
MetroRider LA
How The Streets Of New York Got More Dangerous (the dangers of texting while walking…but there’s an app for that)
New York Times
Improving Pedestrian And Motorist Safety Along Light Rail Alignments
Transportation Research Board
Full-text report (159p. PDF)
Selected appendices (341p. PDF)
Media Mayhem - Driving Around In Circles: When All Reason Says We Ought To Be Backing More Transportation Options, The Media Is Still Obsessed With Automobiles
Mother Nature Network
MIT Unveils New “Smart” Bike Wheel
CNET
Move L.A. Wants To Get Moving!
LA StreetsBlog
New Report: Minority-Owned Businesses Left Out Of Transportation Stimulus
DC StreetsBlog
On The Pitfalls And Benefits Of National Transit Safety Standards
DC StreetsBlog
Orange Line Riders Left Out Of The Part[y] On New Year's Eve
Los Angeles Daily News
Reinventing Cities Critical To Climate
American Public Media Marketplace
The Return Of The Two-Way Street: Why The Double-Yellow Stripe Is Making A Comeback In Downtowns
Governing
A Streetcar Named Monorail
Long Beach Post
TOD Help For Metropolitan Planning Organizations: Center for Transit-Oriented Development Is Building Expanded Best Practices Guide For MPOs
Reconnecting America
Transportation-HUD Omnibus Favors High-Speed Rail
Mass Transit
Transportation ID Program Lacks A Reliable Disaster Recovery Plan, GAO Says
Government Computer News
Truckers Protest In Downtown L.A. Against New Clean-Air Rules At Ports
Los Angeles Times
Your Turn: What Do You Want To See On Los Angeles’ Streets In 2010?
LA StreetsBlog
2010: Turning Point For American Communities?
On The Commons
California Port Truckers Will Protest, Reportedly Strike
Land Line
Clean Truck Program At [Los Angeles And Long Beach] Ports Wins EPA Award
Daily Breeze
The Daily Drudge: Who Is Most Frustrated By The Daily Commute? (U.S. ranks 12th of 13 nations in study of average commute to work)
The Economist
Demographics May Be Destiny, But Mind The Assumptions
New Geography
Driveway Shenanigans In Silver Lake? Another Curb Removed
LA Curbed
The Eastside Gold Line Rail As A Learning Tool For At-Risk Youth
LA StreetsBlog
Ensuring California HSR Doesn't Become The Next Seattle Monorail
California High Speed Rail Blog
Fare Confusion On Silver Line
MetroRider LA
How The Streets Of New York Got More Dangerous (the dangers of texting while walking…but there’s an app for that)
New York Times
Improving Pedestrian And Motorist Safety Along Light Rail Alignments
Transportation Research Board
Full-text report (159p. PDF)
Selected appendices (341p. PDF)
Media Mayhem - Driving Around In Circles: When All Reason Says We Ought To Be Backing More Transportation Options, The Media Is Still Obsessed With Automobiles
Mother Nature Network
MIT Unveils New “Smart” Bike Wheel
CNET
Move L.A. Wants To Get Moving!
LA StreetsBlog
New Report: Minority-Owned Businesses Left Out Of Transportation Stimulus
DC StreetsBlog
On The Pitfalls And Benefits Of National Transit Safety Standards
DC StreetsBlog
Orange Line Riders Left Out Of The Part[y] On New Year's Eve
Los Angeles Daily News
Reinventing Cities Critical To Climate
American Public Media Marketplace
The Return Of The Two-Way Street: Why The Double-Yellow Stripe Is Making A Comeback In Downtowns
Governing
A Streetcar Named Monorail
Long Beach Post
TOD Help For Metropolitan Planning Organizations: Center for Transit-Oriented Development Is Building Expanded Best Practices Guide For MPOs
Reconnecting America
Transportation-HUD Omnibus Favors High-Speed Rail
Mass Transit
Transportation ID Program Lacks A Reliable Disaster Recovery Plan, GAO Says
Government Computer News
Truckers Protest In Downtown L.A. Against New Clean-Air Rules At Ports
Los Angeles Times
Your Turn: What Do You Want To See On Los Angeles’ Streets In 2010?
LA StreetsBlog
12/15/2009
Transportation Headlines for Tuesday December 15, 2009
TheSource.metro.net
The 2009 Business Plan Is Out (higher cost, higher fares)
California High Speed Rail Blog
AASHTO Testifies That ARRA Is Delivering Jobs, Boosting Economy
ThomasNet News
Bike Coalition’s Bike Count Hints At Chronic Undercounting Of L.A. Cyclists
LA StreetsBlog
Can Entrepreneurs Drive People Movers To Success?
Harvard Business School Working Knowledge
Congress Increases Funding For Public Transportation And Provides For New Funds For High-Speed Rail
APTA
Crash Course In Transit Safety (examining motor vehicle collisions with light rail trains)
Texas Transportation Institute
The Exodus: 2,400 City Of L.A. Employees Prepare To Retire (includes 161 from Department of Transportation)
LAist
Google Maps Feature Watch: Nearby Transit Stops In Search Results
Trillium Solutions
Greenways Can Achieve Most Of 2020 US Climate Goal (transforming our transportation system from polluter to solution)
Huffington Post
How The Connected Car Is Altering The GPS Landscape
GPS Business News
In Compton, A Runway From The Past With An Eye On The Future
Los Angeles Times
Map: A Beefed Up Vision Of High Speed Rail In The West
LAist
Metrolink Looks Into Crossing: Board Of Directors Considers Closing The Doran Street Train Junction After Fatality
Glendale News Press
Modern Train Service Slowed By Freight
Chicago Sun-Times
New Center For National Policy President Hopes To Rescue U.S. Infrastructure
The Infrastructurist
Oberstar: Much Unfinished Business Remains
Roll Call
OCTA Scales Back Plan To Add Metrolink Trains
Orange County Register
Railroads Await FRA’s Final Implementation Rule On PTC (Positive Train Control)
Progressive Railroading
Rethinking Green: Save The Environment – Don’t Take Transit
Vancouver Sun
Scientists Create Formula For Perfect Parking (mathematical formula to help motorists park perfectly)
Telegraph (London)
Social Media Called Just Another Communications Tool: Agencies Should Look At The Technology As Another Way To Interact With The Public, Experts Say
Federal Computer Week
Streetcar Project Receives Federal Funding, Wants To Ask For More (downtown Los Angeles streetcar project)
Blog Downtown
Press Release from the Office of Councilmember Jose Huizar (2p. PDF)
U.S. System For Tracking Traffic Flow Is Faulted
New York Times
Valley Eyes $1 Million In New Fed Transportation Funding
San Fernando Valley Business Journal
What Are All Those Roadway Devices?
IN Denver Times
The 2009 Business Plan Is Out (higher cost, higher fares)
California High Speed Rail Blog
AASHTO Testifies That ARRA Is Delivering Jobs, Boosting Economy
ThomasNet News
Bike Coalition’s Bike Count Hints At Chronic Undercounting Of L.A. Cyclists
LA StreetsBlog
Can Entrepreneurs Drive People Movers To Success?
Harvard Business School Working Knowledge
Congress Increases Funding For Public Transportation And Provides For New Funds For High-Speed Rail
APTA
Crash Course In Transit Safety (examining motor vehicle collisions with light rail trains)
Texas Transportation Institute
The Exodus: 2,400 City Of L.A. Employees Prepare To Retire (includes 161 from Department of Transportation)
LAist
Google Maps Feature Watch: Nearby Transit Stops In Search Results
Trillium Solutions
Greenways Can Achieve Most Of 2020 US Climate Goal (transforming our transportation system from polluter to solution)
Huffington Post
How The Connected Car Is Altering The GPS Landscape
GPS Business News
In Compton, A Runway From The Past With An Eye On The Future
Los Angeles Times
Map: A Beefed Up Vision Of High Speed Rail In The West
LAist
Metrolink Looks Into Crossing: Board Of Directors Considers Closing The Doran Street Train Junction After Fatality
Glendale News Press
Modern Train Service Slowed By Freight
Chicago Sun-Times
New Center For National Policy President Hopes To Rescue U.S. Infrastructure
The Infrastructurist
Oberstar: Much Unfinished Business Remains
Roll Call
OCTA Scales Back Plan To Add Metrolink Trains
Orange County Register
Railroads Await FRA’s Final Implementation Rule On PTC (Positive Train Control)
Progressive Railroading
Rethinking Green: Save The Environment – Don’t Take Transit
Vancouver Sun
Scientists Create Formula For Perfect Parking (mathematical formula to help motorists park perfectly)
Telegraph (London)
Social Media Called Just Another Communications Tool: Agencies Should Look At The Technology As Another Way To Interact With The Public, Experts Say
Federal Computer Week
Streetcar Project Receives Federal Funding, Wants To Ask For More (downtown Los Angeles streetcar project)
Blog Downtown
Press Release from the Office of Councilmember Jose Huizar (2p. PDF)
U.S. System For Tracking Traffic Flow Is Faulted
New York Times
Valley Eyes $1 Million In New Fed Transportation Funding
San Fernando Valley Business Journal
What Are All Those Roadway Devices?
IN Denver Times
12/14/2009
Transportation Headlines for Monday December 14, 2009
TheSource.metro.net
The 9th Annual Year In Ideas: Bicycle Highways
New York Times Magazine
Airport Breaks Ground On New Parking Garage
Long Beach Press-Telegram
BART Board OKs Peoplemover To Oakland Airport
San Francisco Chronicle
Bus Vs. Rail: An Oversimplified Comparison
Human Transit
Express Bus Vs. Rail Transit: How A Marriage Of Mode And Mission Affects Transit Performance
Transportation Research Record
City Council Has An Opinion On The 710 Extension
LA Curbed
Expo Line Authority Says They Are Not Over Budget
LAist
L.A.'s Metro Takes Aim At Cheaters
USC Annenberg Neon Tommy
Lawmakers Want To Expand Cell Usage (U.S. subway systems without cell service considered a public safety hazard during an emergency)
The Hill
Metrolink Board Decides To Delay Fare Hikes, Route Cuts
Los Angeles Times
Metrolink's Chief Executive Takes A Demotion: David R. Solow, Head Of The Regional Commuter Rail Service For More Than A Decade, Will Become An Advisor For Implementig A New Train Safety System - Eric Haley Will Become Interim Chief
Los Angeles Times
New Metro Line Makes Van Nuys Convenient
Los Angeles Daily News
New MTA Blogger Talks Transit From Both Sides Of The Tracks
USC Annenberg Neon Tommy
NYC Cyclists Bike Into Buildings (new city law allows cyclists to bring bicycles into office buildings to encourage alternative transportation)
American Public Media Marketplace
Opinion: Shifting Gears In L.A.: Many Cities Around The World, Including Some In The U.S., Are Putting The Focus On Bicycles For Short Trips, And They're Making It Happen - Shouldn't Los Angeles Go With The Flow?
Los Angeles Times
Pew: "Self-Sustaining" Highways Are Increasingly Subsidized
Transportation For America
Plans To Overhaul Accident Prone Rail Crossing In Industry Encounters Problems
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Rise In Sea Levels Threatens California's Ports
Los Angeles Times
We're Thru: Has The American Romance With The Drive-Through Gone Sour?
Slate
Will Black Contractors Participate In Crenshaw Light Rail Project?
Los Angeles Sentinel
The 9th Annual Year In Ideas: Bicycle Highways
New York Times Magazine
Airport Breaks Ground On New Parking Garage
Long Beach Press-Telegram
BART Board OKs Peoplemover To Oakland Airport
San Francisco Chronicle
Bus Vs. Rail: An Oversimplified Comparison
Human Transit
Express Bus Vs. Rail Transit: How A Marriage Of Mode And Mission Affects Transit Performance
Transportation Research Record
City Council Has An Opinion On The 710 Extension
LA Curbed
Expo Line Authority Says They Are Not Over Budget
LAist
L.A.'s Metro Takes Aim At Cheaters
USC Annenberg Neon Tommy
Lawmakers Want To Expand Cell Usage (U.S. subway systems without cell service considered a public safety hazard during an emergency)
The Hill
Metrolink Board Decides To Delay Fare Hikes, Route Cuts
Los Angeles Times
Metrolink's Chief Executive Takes A Demotion: David R. Solow, Head Of The Regional Commuter Rail Service For More Than A Decade, Will Become An Advisor For Implementig A New Train Safety System - Eric Haley Will Become Interim Chief
Los Angeles Times
New Metro Line Makes Van Nuys Convenient
Los Angeles Daily News
New MTA Blogger Talks Transit From Both Sides Of The Tracks
USC Annenberg Neon Tommy
NYC Cyclists Bike Into Buildings (new city law allows cyclists to bring bicycles into office buildings to encourage alternative transportation)
American Public Media Marketplace
Opinion: Shifting Gears In L.A.: Many Cities Around The World, Including Some In The U.S., Are Putting The Focus On Bicycles For Short Trips, And They're Making It Happen - Shouldn't Los Angeles Go With The Flow?
Los Angeles Times
Pew: "Self-Sustaining" Highways Are Increasingly Subsidized
Transportation For America
Plans To Overhaul Accident Prone Rail Crossing In Industry Encounters Problems
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Rise In Sea Levels Threatens California's Ports
Los Angeles Times
We're Thru: Has The American Romance With The Drive-Through Gone Sour?
Slate
Will Black Contractors Participate In Crenshaw Light Rail Project?
Los Angeles Sentinel
12/11/2009
Transportation Headlines for Friday December 11, 2009
TheSource.metro.net
Arcadia Locks In Plans For Gold Line Arrival
Arcadia Weekly
Cell-Phone Ban For CTA Workers Leads To 11 Firings, Union Complaints Of Overreaching
Chicago Tribune
Coalition Fights To Allow Cellphone Use On Planes
USA Today
Federal Policy Is A Local Job
New Republic
Freeway Sign Update: Artist Richard Ankrom Gets Some Bad News on His “Guerrilla Public Service”
Franklin Avenue
Last Night’s Bike Meeting Highlights: Late Start, Unanswered Questions But Anti-Harassment Ordinance Moves On
LA StreetsBlog
Let There Be Light Rail...And It Was Good
NBC Los Angeles
Light Rail For Crenshaw Line, Reprieve For El Segundo
LA Curbed
Los Angeles Integrates Service On Two Busways, With Plans To Implement Congestion Pricing
Transport Politic
Metro Announces 24-Hour Train Service On New Year’s Eve
LAist
Metro Moves Forward On Harbor Subdivision, Crenshaw Corridor, Hybrid Alternative For Route 2 Terminus And Gating For The Eastside Extension
LA StreetsBlog
Metro To Study Extending Green Line As Far As Torrance
LAist
Metrolink Chief, Under Pressure Since Chatsworth Crash, Could Be Moved Aside
Los Angeles Times
Metrolink Emergency Drill Canceled
Ventura County Star
Metrolink May Cut Some Trains Amid Budget Shortfall
Los Angeles Times
MTA Approves $1.7-Billion Rail Line Along Crenshaw Boulevard
Los Angeles Times
No Transportation Superprojects? No Problem
Wired
Obama Plans $50 Billion For Transport
Journal Of Commerce
Port Trucks With Cleaner Big Rigs On Order Can Keep Operating
Daily Breeze
Putting A Car-Driven Culture In Reverse
UCLA Today
Putting The Cart Before The Horse: Could A Transportation-Based Jobs Stimulus Stymie Infrastructure Reform?
Newsweek
So Long, Solari (retiring the train station’s nostalgic “clackety-clack” schedule board)
New Haven (CT) Independent
Transportation: One Man's Train, Another Man's Pain
CityWatch
Transportation Worker Identification Credential: Progress Made In Enrolling Workers And Activating Credentials But Evaluation Plan Needed To Help Inform The Implementation Of Card Readers (81p. PDF)
Government Accountability Office
US DOT Secretary Ray LaHood At Brookings on Infrastructure
The City Fix
Walkscore Innovators Turn To Improving Public Transportation
Transportation For America
All US Transit Agencies Without Open Data (comprehensive list of 663 of 748 total without open data, including online petitions for each requesting access using standard format and license)
Transit App Gallery (currently 66 total apps using open data from 90 transit agencies)
WeHo Changes Crosswalk Policy
WeHo News
The Western High Speed Rail Alliance Announces Formation
PR Newswire
Who’s In Charge At The Transportation Security Administration? Nobody
ABC News
Arcadia Locks In Plans For Gold Line Arrival
Arcadia Weekly
Cell-Phone Ban For CTA Workers Leads To 11 Firings, Union Complaints Of Overreaching
Chicago Tribune
Coalition Fights To Allow Cellphone Use On Planes
USA Today
Federal Policy Is A Local Job
New Republic
Freeway Sign Update: Artist Richard Ankrom Gets Some Bad News on His “Guerrilla Public Service”
Franklin Avenue
Last Night’s Bike Meeting Highlights: Late Start, Unanswered Questions But Anti-Harassment Ordinance Moves On
LA StreetsBlog
Let There Be Light Rail...And It Was Good
NBC Los Angeles
Light Rail For Crenshaw Line, Reprieve For El Segundo
LA Curbed
Los Angeles Integrates Service On Two Busways, With Plans To Implement Congestion Pricing
Transport Politic
Metro Announces 24-Hour Train Service On New Year’s Eve
LAist
Metro Moves Forward On Harbor Subdivision, Crenshaw Corridor, Hybrid Alternative For Route 2 Terminus And Gating For The Eastside Extension
LA StreetsBlog
Metro To Study Extending Green Line As Far As Torrance
LAist
Metrolink Chief, Under Pressure Since Chatsworth Crash, Could Be Moved Aside
Los Angeles Times
Metrolink Emergency Drill Canceled
Ventura County Star
Metrolink May Cut Some Trains Amid Budget Shortfall
Los Angeles Times
MTA Approves $1.7-Billion Rail Line Along Crenshaw Boulevard
Los Angeles Times
No Transportation Superprojects? No Problem
Wired
Obama Plans $50 Billion For Transport
Journal Of Commerce
Port Trucks With Cleaner Big Rigs On Order Can Keep Operating
Daily Breeze
Putting A Car-Driven Culture In Reverse
UCLA Today
Putting The Cart Before The Horse: Could A Transportation-Based Jobs Stimulus Stymie Infrastructure Reform?
Newsweek
So Long, Solari (retiring the train station’s nostalgic “clackety-clack” schedule board)
New Haven (CT) Independent
Transportation: One Man's Train, Another Man's Pain
CityWatch
Transportation Worker Identification Credential: Progress Made In Enrolling Workers And Activating Credentials But Evaluation Plan Needed To Help Inform The Implementation Of Card Readers (81p. PDF)
Government Accountability Office
US DOT Secretary Ray LaHood At Brookings on Infrastructure
The City Fix
Walkscore Innovators Turn To Improving Public Transportation
Transportation For America
All US Transit Agencies Without Open Data (comprehensive list of 663 of 748 total without open data, including online petitions for each requesting access using standard format and license)
Transit App Gallery (currently 66 total apps using open data from 90 transit agencies)
WeHo Changes Crosswalk Policy
WeHo News
The Western High Speed Rail Alliance Announces Formation
PR Newswire
Who’s In Charge At The Transportation Security Administration? Nobody
ABC News
12/10/2009
Transportation Headlines for Thursday December 10, 2009
TheSource.metro.net
Board Delays Diesel Rules
Sacramento Bee
Buy A Condominium In Toronto, Get One Year Of Free Transit Rides (new city law requires all condos purchases to come with public transit passes)
Digital Journal
Cargo Bikes: Go Ahead And Bring The Kitchen Sink
National Public Radio
Cities For Cycling (project launch to catalog, promote and implement the world’s best bicycle transportation practices in American municipalities)
National Association Of City Transportation Officials
Clearing Up Los Angeles Traffic Myths
CBS2
Diagram For Route 2 “Hybrid” Option Unveiled Before Tomorrow’s Metro Vote
LA StreetsBlog
Dubai? No, Condo Glut's Stalling Grand Avenue
Los Angeles Business Journal
The Future Of American Streetcars: Are They Coming To Your City?
Infrastructurist
Grand Ave Project Should Be Abandoned, Says Planner
Curbed LA
House And Senate Agree On $2.5B For High-Speed Rail – And More
DC StreetsBlog
Is The U.S. In A Superproject Void?
Infrastructurist
The Jobs Bill: Transit Operations Funding Will Save Green Jobs
EDF Way2Go
Just 15% Favor Higher Gas Tax To Fund More Transportation Projects
Rasmussen Reports
A Message From Copenhagen: Climate Plan Must Include Walkable Urbanism
LA StreetsBlog
More Sharrows Appear, This Time In Glendale
LA StreetsBlog
Our View: Regional Connector Will Link Up Our Region
Pasadena Star-News
Pedaling Toward National Bicycle Planning Guidelines
The City Fix
Plain Talk: Take Off The Transportation Blinders
Cap Times
Selling Metro: Why It Doesn’t Hurt To Ask, And Lessons From Cirque Du Soleil
Huffington Post
Silver Line Launches Sunday, Ready To Take You To The HOT Lane
Curbed LA
Tests Link Cancer To Snarled Freeway Air
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Board Delays Diesel Rules
Sacramento Bee
Buy A Condominium In Toronto, Get One Year Of Free Transit Rides (new city law requires all condos purchases to come with public transit passes)
Digital Journal
Cargo Bikes: Go Ahead And Bring The Kitchen Sink
National Public Radio
Cities For Cycling (project launch to catalog, promote and implement the world’s best bicycle transportation practices in American municipalities)
National Association Of City Transportation Officials
Clearing Up Los Angeles Traffic Myths
CBS2
Diagram For Route 2 “Hybrid” Option Unveiled Before Tomorrow’s Metro Vote
LA StreetsBlog
Dubai? No, Condo Glut's Stalling Grand Avenue
Los Angeles Business Journal
The Future Of American Streetcars: Are They Coming To Your City?
Infrastructurist
Grand Ave Project Should Be Abandoned, Says Planner
Curbed LA
House And Senate Agree On $2.5B For High-Speed Rail – And More
DC StreetsBlog
Is The U.S. In A Superproject Void?
Infrastructurist
The Jobs Bill: Transit Operations Funding Will Save Green Jobs
EDF Way2Go
Just 15% Favor Higher Gas Tax To Fund More Transportation Projects
Rasmussen Reports
A Message From Copenhagen: Climate Plan Must Include Walkable Urbanism
LA StreetsBlog
More Sharrows Appear, This Time In Glendale
LA StreetsBlog
Our View: Regional Connector Will Link Up Our Region
Pasadena Star-News
Pedaling Toward National Bicycle Planning Guidelines
The City Fix
Plain Talk: Take Off The Transportation Blinders
Cap Times
Selling Metro: Why It Doesn’t Hurt To Ask, And Lessons From Cirque Du Soleil
Huffington Post
Silver Line Launches Sunday, Ready To Take You To The HOT Lane
Curbed LA
Tests Link Cancer To Snarled Freeway Air
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
12/09/2009
Transportation Headlines for Wednesday December 9, 2009
TheSource.Metro.Net
75 Years Ago: Wilshire Boulevard Opened Through Westlake Park
Blog Downtown
And The Winner Is...You Decide (2009 Streetsie Awards)
LA StreetsBlog
Choice Of Location For Light Rail Facility Angers El Segundo; Councilman Rosendahl Opposes Relocation To Westchester
Argonaut
Congress: Invest In Intelligent Transportation Systems To Create Jobs
The Hill
The Economics Of The Bike Boulevard
LA StreetsBlog
The French Revolution: How Strausbourg Gave Up The Car (And Why Midsized American Cities Can Too)
Next American City
Gold Line Extension Scrambling To Break Ground By June
Curbed LA
Guerrilla Sharrows Appear In Northeast L.A., Cleanup Will Take 60 Days, Says LADOT
LAist
Heavy Traffic Linked To Higher Miscarriage Rates
Sacramento Bee
How To Save The Los Angeles Times, End Rush Hour Traffic, Solve The Housing Crisis (And Not Have To Pay For It)
Huffington Post
Implementing Streetcars Demands Consideration Of The Way Traffic Works
Transport Politic
Los Angeles Transport Chief Proposes Law Protecting Cyclists From Harrassment
Road.cc
Map Of The Day: ExperienceLA Launches "Things To Do" Map (integrated Metro transit information)
LAist
NTSB Calls For Tougher Passenger Bus Scrutiny
Associated Press
Ridley-Thomas Wants Further Study Of Proposed Expo Line
Southern California Public Radio
States Vie For $69B In Infrastructure Funds
Washington Times
Subway Architecture (Must-see photos!)
Designboom
Transit Coalition To Metrolink: "Fare Increases, Not Service Cuts, Are The Least Painful"
LAist
What Have We Learned From The Recovery Act?
National Journal Transportation Blog
White House Unveils Transit Safety Bill To Cautious Praise On The Hill
DC StreetsBlog
75 Years Ago: Wilshire Boulevard Opened Through Westlake Park
Blog Downtown
And The Winner Is...You Decide (2009 Streetsie Awards)
LA StreetsBlog
Choice Of Location For Light Rail Facility Angers El Segundo; Councilman Rosendahl Opposes Relocation To Westchester
Argonaut
Congress: Invest In Intelligent Transportation Systems To Create Jobs
The Hill
The Economics Of The Bike Boulevard
LA StreetsBlog
The French Revolution: How Strausbourg Gave Up The Car (And Why Midsized American Cities Can Too)
Next American City
Gold Line Extension Scrambling To Break Ground By June
Curbed LA
Guerrilla Sharrows Appear In Northeast L.A., Cleanup Will Take 60 Days, Says LADOT
LAist
Heavy Traffic Linked To Higher Miscarriage Rates
Sacramento Bee
How To Save The Los Angeles Times, End Rush Hour Traffic, Solve The Housing Crisis (And Not Have To Pay For It)
Huffington Post
Implementing Streetcars Demands Consideration Of The Way Traffic Works
Transport Politic
Los Angeles Transport Chief Proposes Law Protecting Cyclists From Harrassment
Road.cc
Map Of The Day: ExperienceLA Launches "Things To Do" Map (integrated Metro transit information)
LAist
NTSB Calls For Tougher Passenger Bus Scrutiny
Associated Press
Ridley-Thomas Wants Further Study Of Proposed Expo Line
Southern California Public Radio
States Vie For $69B In Infrastructure Funds
Washington Times
Subway Architecture (Must-see photos!)
Designboom
Transit Coalition To Metrolink: "Fare Increases, Not Service Cuts, Are The Least Painful"
LAist
What Have We Learned From The Recovery Act?
National Journal Transportation Blog
White House Unveils Transit Safety Bill To Cautious Praise On The Hill
DC StreetsBlog
12/08/2009
Transportation Headlines for Tuesday December 8, 2009
TheSource.metro.net
EPA Is Preparing To Regulate Emissions in Congress's Stead
Washington Post
Expo Line Project Costs And Delays Are Ballooning: The Rail Line From Downtown L.A. To Culver City Is $220 Million Over Budget And A Year Behind Schedule - Officials Hope To Open Part Of The Route Next Year
Los Angeles Times
Eying Port Of L.A. Security
Daily Breeze
Feds Creating Real-Time Traffic Information Alerts
Washington Examiner
Google Transit your Next Bus Ride (CalTrans and local agencies study statewide connectivity between transit operators)
Contra Costa Times
High-Speed Rail Proving Ground Proposed In North Las Vegas: Researchers Want Facility To Study, Test Next-Generation Rail Systems
Las Vegas Sun
Metro Board Preview: Route 2 Terminus, Villaraigosa’s Ten Year Plan, Gates For The Gold Line And The Crenshaw Corridor DEIR
LA StreetsBlog
New Buses Bring Silence To The Streets
New York Times
NY And CA: How Did They Spend Transportation Stimulus Money?
DC StreetsBlog
Our Smartest Growing Cities
GOOD
Our View: Freeways, Roadways Prepared For Major Facelifts
Pasadena Star-News
Out Of Gas? Lost? Flat Tire? Who Ya Gonna Call?
San Diego Metropolitan Magazine
Scan And Deliver: Google’s “Favorite Places” In L.A.
LAist
Senate Cuts CA's High Speed Rail Funding, Rally At Union Station Set For Today
LAist
Transit Agencies Need To Invest in Marketing: A Lesson From Los Angeles
The City Fix
EPA Is Preparing To Regulate Emissions in Congress's Stead
Washington Post
Expo Line Project Costs And Delays Are Ballooning: The Rail Line From Downtown L.A. To Culver City Is $220 Million Over Budget And A Year Behind Schedule - Officials Hope To Open Part Of The Route Next Year
Los Angeles Times
Eying Port Of L.A. Security
Daily Breeze
Feds Creating Real-Time Traffic Information Alerts
Washington Examiner
Google Transit your Next Bus Ride (CalTrans and local agencies study statewide connectivity between transit operators)
Contra Costa Times
High-Speed Rail Proving Ground Proposed In North Las Vegas: Researchers Want Facility To Study, Test Next-Generation Rail Systems
Las Vegas Sun
Metro Board Preview: Route 2 Terminus, Villaraigosa’s Ten Year Plan, Gates For The Gold Line And The Crenshaw Corridor DEIR
LA StreetsBlog
New Buses Bring Silence To The Streets
New York Times
NY And CA: How Did They Spend Transportation Stimulus Money?
DC StreetsBlog
Our Smartest Growing Cities
GOOD
Our View: Freeways, Roadways Prepared For Major Facelifts
Pasadena Star-News
Out Of Gas? Lost? Flat Tire? Who Ya Gonna Call?
San Diego Metropolitan Magazine
Scan And Deliver: Google’s “Favorite Places” In L.A.
LAist
Senate Cuts CA's High Speed Rail Funding, Rally At Union Station Set For Today
LAist
Transit Agencies Need To Invest in Marketing: A Lesson From Los Angeles
The City Fix
12/07/2009
Transportation Headlines for Monday December 7, 2009
TheSource.metro.net
32 Rail Companies Commit To Expanding In U.S. Under High-Speed Rail Plan
DC StreetsBlog
As Promised, Sharrows Appear In Hermosa Beach
LA StreetsBlog
Broadway Streetscape Renderings Published
Blog Downtown
Bullet Train Here Years Ago (San Bernardino's historic role in "high-speed" rail, ca. 1934)
Riverside Press-Enterprise
Cities Mull Joining Forces (proposed San Fernando Council of Governments)
Glendale News Press
City Pushing Related On Grand Avenue Project?
Curbed LA
Congress Considers New Jobs Package, And Highways Look Like The Big Winners
Transport Politic
Congress: Urgent Need For More Public Transit Investment; APTA: Any Jobs Bill Should Include Transit Projects
Passenger Transport
Crenshaw Corridor Transportation Debate Continues (video)
Intersections: The South Los Angeles Report
DASH Buses Downtown Operate With GPS
LAist
Europe Enforces New Rail Passenger Rights: If A Similar Law Existed In The United States, Amtrak Would Suffer
Transport Politic
For Metrolink, It's A 6% Fare Hike Vs. Major Service Cuts
LA StreetsBlog
High Speed Rail On Track To Turn Into Next Big Flop
Manteca Bulletin
High-Speed Rail To Be A US Job-Growth Engine
U.S. DOT Fast Lane Blog
Is A StopLight With A Progress Bar A Good Idea?
Governing
L.A. Metro's "Source" Takes Media Into Its Own Hands
Passenger Transport
Lawsuit Filed Over War Memorial At Downtown's El Pueblo
Curbed LA
Local Governments Offer Data To Miners
New York Times
Pasadena Looks For Ways To Reduce Traffic, But Its Options Are Few
Pasadena Star-News
Pennies And Minutes With Art Leahy: Metro Chief Talks About Shaping The Future Of Los Angeles
Los Angeles Downtown News
Promoting The Car Phone, Despite Risks
New York Times
Senate Version of Wall Street Transportation Tax Coming Next Week
LA StreetsBlog
Take The (A) Train: Your Name Here On Metro
Huffington Post
Toolkit For Change: ICLEI's New Urban Sustainability Framework
WorldChanging
Toward Roads For People, Neighborhoods: The Dominos Start To Fall
Citiwire
Transit Advocates Question New NoHo To Northeast Valley Bus
LAist
Transit Advocates Will Push Lawmakers To Rethink Transit Funding Cuts
SF StreetsBlog
Transit Tip: Check Your DASH Sign For Stop Number
Blog Downtown
U.S. DOT Has $1.5 Billion For Livable Communities
New Urban News
32 Rail Companies Commit To Expanding In U.S. Under High-Speed Rail Plan
DC StreetsBlog
As Promised, Sharrows Appear In Hermosa Beach
LA StreetsBlog
Broadway Streetscape Renderings Published
Blog Downtown
Bullet Train Here Years Ago (San Bernardino's historic role in "high-speed" rail, ca. 1934)
Riverside Press-Enterprise
Cities Mull Joining Forces (proposed San Fernando Council of Governments)
Glendale News Press
City Pushing Related On Grand Avenue Project?
Curbed LA
Congress Considers New Jobs Package, And Highways Look Like The Big Winners
Transport Politic
Congress: Urgent Need For More Public Transit Investment; APTA: Any Jobs Bill Should Include Transit Projects
Passenger Transport
Crenshaw Corridor Transportation Debate Continues (video)
Intersections: The South Los Angeles Report
DASH Buses Downtown Operate With GPS
LAist
Europe Enforces New Rail Passenger Rights: If A Similar Law Existed In The United States, Amtrak Would Suffer
Transport Politic
For Metrolink, It's A 6% Fare Hike Vs. Major Service Cuts
LA StreetsBlog
High Speed Rail On Track To Turn Into Next Big Flop
Manteca Bulletin
High-Speed Rail To Be A US Job-Growth Engine
U.S. DOT Fast Lane Blog
Is A StopLight With A Progress Bar A Good Idea?
Governing
L.A. Metro's "Source" Takes Media Into Its Own Hands
Passenger Transport
Lawsuit Filed Over War Memorial At Downtown's El Pueblo
Curbed LA
Local Governments Offer Data To Miners
New York Times
Pasadena Looks For Ways To Reduce Traffic, But Its Options Are Few
Pasadena Star-News
Pennies And Minutes With Art Leahy: Metro Chief Talks About Shaping The Future Of Los Angeles
Los Angeles Downtown News
Promoting The Car Phone, Despite Risks
New York Times
Senate Version of Wall Street Transportation Tax Coming Next Week
LA StreetsBlog
Take The (A) Train: Your Name Here On Metro
Huffington Post
Toolkit For Change: ICLEI's New Urban Sustainability Framework
WorldChanging
Toward Roads For People, Neighborhoods: The Dominos Start To Fall
Citiwire
Transit Advocates Question New NoHo To Northeast Valley Bus
LAist
Transit Advocates Will Push Lawmakers To Rethink Transit Funding Cuts
SF StreetsBlog
Transit Tip: Check Your DASH Sign For Stop Number
Blog Downtown
U.S. DOT Has $1.5 Billion For Livable Communities
New Urban News
12/04/2009
Transportation Headlines for Friday December 4, 2009
TheSource.metro.net
Anaheim Pushing Expensive, Slow Monorail Option As Part Of OCTA's Go Local Program
TransitRider OC
Cal Plaza Trains Offer Holiday Spirit And L.A. History
Blog Downtown
City Bike Committee Votes To Support Ciclovia
CicLAvia
Do You See A Pattern? An Architectural Theorist Who Has Inspired Smart-Growth Advocates, Counterculture DIY-ers, And Computer Programmers
Slate
Freeway Project Comes In $8 Million Under Budget
Simi Valley Acorn
Go See This: 100 Car-Free Angelenos Tell Their Stories
LAist
L.A.'s New Take On "Car Culture:" Green Car LaunchPad
Earth2Tech
Letter To Speaker Pelosi With Principles For Transportation Spending
Transportation For America
Mayor's Electrical Vehicle Dream Blows A Fuse!
CityWatch
Meet The Silver Line
NBC Los Angeles
Message To President Obama & Congress: Create Long-Term Sustainable American Jobs By Taking Action Now On Six-Year Highway & Transit Bill
PR Newswire
Metro Revving up To Debut New Silver Line Next Week
LAist
Next Wednesday: Another Bike-Only City Council Transportation Committee Hearing
LA StreetsBlog
Oberstar Backs Six-Month Highway Plan, With Conditions
Journal Of Commerce
Santa Monica: Officials Share Plans To Shape City's Future
Argonaut
Sign Stopping Food Trucks On Wilshire From Parking On Wilshire Are Fakes
LAist
Station Design: Waiting For The Train
Newsweek
What Is So Precious As A...
WeHo News
Anaheim Pushing Expensive, Slow Monorail Option As Part Of OCTA's Go Local Program
TransitRider OC
Cal Plaza Trains Offer Holiday Spirit And L.A. History
Blog Downtown
City Bike Committee Votes To Support Ciclovia
CicLAvia
Do You See A Pattern? An Architectural Theorist Who Has Inspired Smart-Growth Advocates, Counterculture DIY-ers, And Computer Programmers
Slate
Freeway Project Comes In $8 Million Under Budget
Simi Valley Acorn
Go See This: 100 Car-Free Angelenos Tell Their Stories
LAist
L.A.'s New Take On "Car Culture:" Green Car LaunchPad
Earth2Tech
Letter To Speaker Pelosi With Principles For Transportation Spending
Transportation For America
Mayor's Electrical Vehicle Dream Blows A Fuse!
CityWatch
Meet The Silver Line
NBC Los Angeles
Message To President Obama & Congress: Create Long-Term Sustainable American Jobs By Taking Action Now On Six-Year Highway & Transit Bill
PR Newswire
Metro Revving up To Debut New Silver Line Next Week
LAist
Next Wednesday: Another Bike-Only City Council Transportation Committee Hearing
LA StreetsBlog
Oberstar Backs Six-Month Highway Plan, With Conditions
Journal Of Commerce
Santa Monica: Officials Share Plans To Shape City's Future
Argonaut
Sign Stopping Food Trucks On Wilshire From Parking On Wilshire Are Fakes
LAist
Station Design: Waiting For The Train
Newsweek
What Is So Precious As A...
WeHo News
12/03/2009
Transportation Headlines for Thursday December 3, 2009
TheSource.metro.net
Building Lasting Economic Recovery Through High Speed Rail
Calitics
Changes At Metro Beget The Silver Line, New Valley Service & More
LAist
Colton, Railroads To Negotiate Crossing Deal
Riverside Press-Enterprise
Congress Gets Project Lists For Jobs Bill: $15B For Transit, $48B For Roads
DC StreetsBlog
County Plans To Seismically Reinforce Planned Gold Line Bridge
Pasadena Star-News
DOT Authorizes Rail Transit Safety Advisory Committee
Transit Talent
Dubai’s Money Woes Won’t Stop Grand Avenue Project
LAist
East Hollywood Residents Steamed About Curb Removal
LAist
Eastside Extension Safety Concerns
Plus Metro
Grand Ave. Project Not In Jeopardy
Daily News
GPS Users Reveal Which US Cities Are Truly The Most Congested
Fox Business
Include Bus Rapid Transit on Rapid Transit Maps?
Human Transit
L.A. 2.0 Is In Beta: The Conference On Saturday Aims To Come Forward With A Plan For The City's Physical Future
Los Angeles Times
L.A. City Council Wants Bullet Train Officials To Weigh Two Options For Union Station
Los Angeles Times
L.A. MTA’s Art Leahy (interview)
Transit Talent
Metro In Transition
LA StreetsBlog
Metrolink To Consider Cutting 50 Trains From Schedule
LAist
New 902 Bus Line Expected To Relieve Orange Line Congestion
LAist
A Pair Of Applications
Transit Wire
Public Transit Jobs Will Support And Create Hundreds Of Thousands Of Jobs
APTA
States Offer Congress New List Of “Ready-To-Go” Projects Worth $69.5 Billion: Investment Will Put People To Work, Fix Roads, Bridges, And Transit
AASHTO
Building Lasting Economic Recovery Through High Speed Rail
Calitics
Changes At Metro Beget The Silver Line, New Valley Service & More
LAist
Colton, Railroads To Negotiate Crossing Deal
Riverside Press-Enterprise
Congress Gets Project Lists For Jobs Bill: $15B For Transit, $48B For Roads
DC StreetsBlog
County Plans To Seismically Reinforce Planned Gold Line Bridge
Pasadena Star-News
DOT Authorizes Rail Transit Safety Advisory Committee
Transit Talent
Dubai’s Money Woes Won’t Stop Grand Avenue Project
LAist
East Hollywood Residents Steamed About Curb Removal
LAist
Eastside Extension Safety Concerns
Plus Metro
Grand Ave. Project Not In Jeopardy
Daily News
GPS Users Reveal Which US Cities Are Truly The Most Congested
Fox Business
Include Bus Rapid Transit on Rapid Transit Maps?
Human Transit
L.A. 2.0 Is In Beta: The Conference On Saturday Aims To Come Forward With A Plan For The City's Physical Future
Los Angeles Times
L.A. City Council Wants Bullet Train Officials To Weigh Two Options For Union Station
Los Angeles Times
L.A. MTA’s Art Leahy (interview)
Transit Talent
Metro In Transition
LA StreetsBlog
Metrolink To Consider Cutting 50 Trains From Schedule
LAist
New 902 Bus Line Expected To Relieve Orange Line Congestion
LAist
A Pair Of Applications
Transit Wire
Public Transit Jobs Will Support And Create Hundreds Of Thousands Of Jobs
APTA
States Offer Congress New List Of “Ready-To-Go” Projects Worth $69.5 Billion: Investment Will Put People To Work, Fix Roads, Bridges, And Transit
AASHTO
12/02/2009
Transportation Headlines for Wednesday December 2, 2009
TheSource.metro.net
Airline Safety: The Next Generation Of Smart Planes
Christian Science Monitor
Another Red-Light Probe For Metrolink
Los Angeles Times
Bellflower Path For Cyclists, Walkers Opens
Long Beach Press-Telegram
Bringing LA Together: Little Tokyo
CityWatch
Broadway Improvement Plan Gets A Hearing: Plan To Transform Thoroughfare Would Take Four Years, Cost $30 Million
Los Angeles Downtown News
CalTrans Changes Signs On 110 North; Richard Ankrom’s Famed “5 North” Installation Feared Lost
Franklin Avenue
December Will Be A Big Month For HSR
California High Speed Rail Blog
Don’t Let The Reason Foundation Railroad California
California High Speed Rail Blog
Here’s Your Chance To Support Complete Streets In State Planning Guidelines
LA StreetsBlog
The Highway To Play A Vital Role in The Progress Of Civilization (Disney’s animated 1958 film discussing “future” highway and automobile technology)
LA StreetsBlog
In New Orleans, LaHood Unveils $280M In Streetcar And Bus Grants
DC StreetsBlog
Intelligent Roads: Several Approaches To Keeping Streets Clearer
Financial Times
Job Cuts Loom As Stimulus Fades (Highway construction companies begin seeing business slow down)
Wall Street Journal
Laughter On The Go (Transit TV comedy)
Santa Monica Daily Press
Metrolink Engineer May Have Run Red Signal, Prompting New Concerns About Rail Safety
Los Angeles Times
Parking Cash-Outs: Better Than Free Parking
Way2Go Environmental Defense Fund
Ready, Steady, Go!: Countdown Stoplight Brings Fun To Traffic Control
Wired
Solar-Powered Sensor Controls Traffic
Electronics Design, Strategy, News
Stair Wars: Santa Monica Keeps Them Open, Echo Park Locks 'Em Out
LA Curbed
Surface Transportation: Efforts To Address Highway Congestion Through Real-Time Traffic Information Systems Are Expanding But Face Implementation Challenges (new report: 43p. PDF)
Government Accounting Office
Tired Of Being Dumped On, El Segundo Threatens To Sue
LA Curbed
Villaraigosa Announces Electric Car Infrastructure Plan
Los Angeles Times
What GOOD Ideas Do You Have? (L.A. 2.0 event to identify five key urban strategies to improve the physical environment of Los Angeles)
LA StreetsBlog
Who Wants To Buy A New Locomotive? General Electric Hopes Amtrak Does
DC StreetsBlog
Airline Safety: The Next Generation Of Smart Planes
Christian Science Monitor
Another Red-Light Probe For Metrolink
Los Angeles Times
Bellflower Path For Cyclists, Walkers Opens
Long Beach Press-Telegram
Bringing LA Together: Little Tokyo
CityWatch
Broadway Improvement Plan Gets A Hearing: Plan To Transform Thoroughfare Would Take Four Years, Cost $30 Million
Los Angeles Downtown News
CalTrans Changes Signs On 110 North; Richard Ankrom’s Famed “5 North” Installation Feared Lost
Franklin Avenue
December Will Be A Big Month For HSR
California High Speed Rail Blog
Don’t Let The Reason Foundation Railroad California
California High Speed Rail Blog
Here’s Your Chance To Support Complete Streets In State Planning Guidelines
LA StreetsBlog
The Highway To Play A Vital Role in The Progress Of Civilization (Disney’s animated 1958 film discussing “future” highway and automobile technology)
LA StreetsBlog
In New Orleans, LaHood Unveils $280M In Streetcar And Bus Grants
DC StreetsBlog
Intelligent Roads: Several Approaches To Keeping Streets Clearer
Financial Times
Job Cuts Loom As Stimulus Fades (Highway construction companies begin seeing business slow down)
Wall Street Journal
Laughter On The Go (Transit TV comedy)
Santa Monica Daily Press
Metrolink Engineer May Have Run Red Signal, Prompting New Concerns About Rail Safety
Los Angeles Times
Parking Cash-Outs: Better Than Free Parking
Way2Go Environmental Defense Fund
Ready, Steady, Go!: Countdown Stoplight Brings Fun To Traffic Control
Wired
Solar-Powered Sensor Controls Traffic
Electronics Design, Strategy, News
Stair Wars: Santa Monica Keeps Them Open, Echo Park Locks 'Em Out
LA Curbed
Surface Transportation: Efforts To Address Highway Congestion Through Real-Time Traffic Information Systems Are Expanding But Face Implementation Challenges (new report: 43p. PDF)
Government Accounting Office
Tired Of Being Dumped On, El Segundo Threatens To Sue
LA Curbed
Villaraigosa Announces Electric Car Infrastructure Plan
Los Angeles Times
What GOOD Ideas Do You Have? (L.A. 2.0 event to identify five key urban strategies to improve the physical environment of Los Angeles)
LA StreetsBlog
Who Wants To Buy A New Locomotive? General Electric Hopes Amtrak Does
DC StreetsBlog
12/01/2009
Transportation Headlines for Tuesday December 1, 2009
TheSource.metro.net
Alameda Corridor Could Tap Ports For Cash As Early As 2011
Cunningham Report
Better Bikeways: Getting Rolling With Improved Signage
GOOD
Build It Right Or Don't Build It
CityWatch
Calif.'s OCTA Launches Text Messaging
Metro Magazine
Driven With Distraction (DOT Secretary LaHood on texting while driving)
Washington Post
Engineers Who Hacked Into L.A. Traffic Signal Computer, Jamming Streets, Sentenced
Los Angeles Times
Entering The Superproject Void
New York Times
The Fight To Make North Figueroa Bike Friendly
Flying Pigeon
Gold Line Lake Station In Pasadena Adds Watchtower, Remains Deafening
Curbed LA
If You Don't Have Safe Streets, All The Light Rail Lines In The World Aren't Going To Save Your City
National Resources Defense Council
LA City Bike Plan: Only 28 Miles Of New Bike Lane
C.I.C.L.E.
LaHood To Congress: It's Time To Talk About A Gas Tax Increase
LA StreetsBlog
Lancet Study: We Must Reduce Auto Dependency
DC StreetsBlog
LAPD Tackle Cyclists At Friday's Critical Mass
LA StreetsBlog
Lobbyists Rush To High-Speed Rail
Politico
MacArthur Park Gentrification Watch? Westlake Theatre Plan Moves Forward
LA Curbed
Maybe Metro Isn't So Bad After All?
LA StreetsBlog
Neighborhoods Win Input Extension On Bike Plan
CityWatch
New California Clean Air Guidelines Come With A Hefty Price Tag
Mother Nature Network
Opening High-Speed Rail To The Market - Before The Market's Even There
Transport Politic
Peds Or Cars? No Certain Plan For Chick Hearn Court Closures
Blog Downtown
Rush Is On For Stimulus' High-Speed Rail Dollars
USA Today
State Legislative Committees Hold Trio Of Hearings Downtown
LA StreetsBlog
Supporters Map Route For Bicycle Loop Around Downtown Riverside
Riverside Press-Enterprise
Washington's Newest Gravy Train: High-Speed Rail
Center For Public Integrity
WeHo General Plan Taking Shape (desire for more density and transit hubs without gridlock)
WeHo News
Alameda Corridor Could Tap Ports For Cash As Early As 2011
Cunningham Report
Better Bikeways: Getting Rolling With Improved Signage
GOOD
Build It Right Or Don't Build It
CityWatch
Calif.'s OCTA Launches Text Messaging
Metro Magazine
Driven With Distraction (DOT Secretary LaHood on texting while driving)
Washington Post
Engineers Who Hacked Into L.A. Traffic Signal Computer, Jamming Streets, Sentenced
Los Angeles Times
Entering The Superproject Void
New York Times
The Fight To Make North Figueroa Bike Friendly
Flying Pigeon
Gold Line Lake Station In Pasadena Adds Watchtower, Remains Deafening
Curbed LA
If You Don't Have Safe Streets, All The Light Rail Lines In The World Aren't Going To Save Your City
National Resources Defense Council
LA City Bike Plan: Only 28 Miles Of New Bike Lane
C.I.C.L.E.
LaHood To Congress: It's Time To Talk About A Gas Tax Increase
LA StreetsBlog
Lancet Study: We Must Reduce Auto Dependency
DC StreetsBlog
LAPD Tackle Cyclists At Friday's Critical Mass
LA StreetsBlog
Lobbyists Rush To High-Speed Rail
Politico
MacArthur Park Gentrification Watch? Westlake Theatre Plan Moves Forward
LA Curbed
Maybe Metro Isn't So Bad After All?
LA StreetsBlog
Neighborhoods Win Input Extension On Bike Plan
CityWatch
New California Clean Air Guidelines Come With A Hefty Price Tag
Mother Nature Network
Opening High-Speed Rail To The Market - Before The Market's Even There
Transport Politic
Peds Or Cars? No Certain Plan For Chick Hearn Court Closures
Blog Downtown
Rush Is On For Stimulus' High-Speed Rail Dollars
USA Today
State Legislative Committees Hold Trio Of Hearings Downtown
LA StreetsBlog
Supporters Map Route For Bicycle Loop Around Downtown Riverside
Riverside Press-Enterprise
Washington's Newest Gravy Train: High-Speed Rail
Center For Public Integrity
WeHo General Plan Taking Shape (desire for more density and transit hubs without gridlock)
WeHo News
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