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
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
11/30/2009
Transportation Headlines for Monday November 30, 2009
TheSource.metro.net
AC Transit's Extensive Service Reduction Planning Process Yields Great Results
A Better Oakland
Architect Calls For Design Contest For High-Speed Rail
Palo Alto Online News
Bike Lanes Slated For Foothill
Glendale News Press
Bus Rapid Transit: Some Questions To Ask
Human Transit
The Cable Car Took Us There (historic Cape Horn Cable Car Viaduct, Lincoln Heights, 1890s)
Highland Park Blog
China Enters The Carpool Lane
Wired
County In Better Shape Than State, Zev Says
The Acorn
The Deadliest Roads Are Rural
National Public Radio
Doomsday Looming For Many Truckers At Los Angeles And Long Beach Ports: Clean-Air Guidelines Banning Older Rigs And Those Without Diesel Particulate Filters Take Effect Jan. 1 - Many Drivers Say The Changes Are Just Too Costly
Los Angeles Times
The Expo Line Should Connect, Not Conquer, Neighbors
CityWatch
Gasoline Fumes May Fuel Road Rage
Wired
Gold Line Lake Ave Station Construction Update
Brigham Yen
High-Speed Rail Authority Eyeing San Gabriel Valley Cities For A Station
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
How To Make Trucks Safer On Highways
National Public Radio
"Insecurity Cameras" To Track All Of Town's Traffic (Tiburon, Calif.)
National Public Radio
L.A., Long Beach Ports' Feud Resurfaces
Los Angeles Times
Major Health Benefits Seen From Reduction Of Greenhouse Gases
WorldChanging
New Chief, New Relationship With Cyclists?: LAPD Creates Bicycling Working Group
LA StreetsBlog
New Los Angeles Metro Line For Foodies
Times (London)
New Report: Road Funding From Non-Road Users Doubled In 25 Years
DC StreetsBlog
Nobody Walks In L.A.? Not If cicLAvia Has Its Way: The Coalition Wants To Make Sundays Virtually Car-Free, Transforming The City's Streets Into Giant Bike Lanes - A Neighborhood Test Run Is Planned For Next Spring
Los Angeles Times
On Two Wheels, The Road Looks Different
National Public Radio
Personal Rapid Transit: Future Or Elevated Fantasy?
National Public Radio
Problems With A Front-Loaded Infrastructure Package
Transport Politic
Rail Yard Looks Like A Possibility
Santa Monica Daily Press
Railroad Crossing Safety Call
Glendale News Press
Roads Closed Due To Station Fire To Reopen Monday Morning
LAist
Sex And The SUV: Men, Women, And Travel Behavior
New York Times
Signal Fading On Radio Traffic Reports
Southern California Public Radio
Supporters Celebrate Metro Gold Line
Citrus College Clarion Online
These Traffic Reporters Do Their Work On The Fly (history of Los Angeles helicopter traffic reporting)
Los Angeles Times
Why You're Not The Great Driver You Think You Are
National Public Radio
AC Transit's Extensive Service Reduction Planning Process Yields Great Results
A Better Oakland
Architect Calls For Design Contest For High-Speed Rail
Palo Alto Online News
Bike Lanes Slated For Foothill
Glendale News Press
Bus Rapid Transit: Some Questions To Ask
Human Transit
The Cable Car Took Us There (historic Cape Horn Cable Car Viaduct, Lincoln Heights, 1890s)
Highland Park Blog
China Enters The Carpool Lane
Wired
County In Better Shape Than State, Zev Says
The Acorn
The Deadliest Roads Are Rural
National Public Radio
Doomsday Looming For Many Truckers At Los Angeles And Long Beach Ports: Clean-Air Guidelines Banning Older Rigs And Those Without Diesel Particulate Filters Take Effect Jan. 1 - Many Drivers Say The Changes Are Just Too Costly
Los Angeles Times
The Expo Line Should Connect, Not Conquer, Neighbors
CityWatch
Gasoline Fumes May Fuel Road Rage
Wired
Gold Line Lake Ave Station Construction Update
Brigham Yen
High-Speed Rail Authority Eyeing San Gabriel Valley Cities For A Station
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
How To Make Trucks Safer On Highways
National Public Radio
"Insecurity Cameras" To Track All Of Town's Traffic (Tiburon, Calif.)
National Public Radio
L.A., Long Beach Ports' Feud Resurfaces
Los Angeles Times
Major Health Benefits Seen From Reduction Of Greenhouse Gases
WorldChanging
New Chief, New Relationship With Cyclists?: LAPD Creates Bicycling Working Group
LA StreetsBlog
New Los Angeles Metro Line For Foodies
Times (London)
New Report: Road Funding From Non-Road Users Doubled In 25 Years
DC StreetsBlog
Nobody Walks In L.A.? Not If cicLAvia Has Its Way: The Coalition Wants To Make Sundays Virtually Car-Free, Transforming The City's Streets Into Giant Bike Lanes - A Neighborhood Test Run Is Planned For Next Spring
Los Angeles Times
On Two Wheels, The Road Looks Different
National Public Radio
Personal Rapid Transit: Future Or Elevated Fantasy?
National Public Radio
Problems With A Front-Loaded Infrastructure Package
Transport Politic
Rail Yard Looks Like A Possibility
Santa Monica Daily Press
Railroad Crossing Safety Call
Glendale News Press
Roads Closed Due To Station Fire To Reopen Monday Morning
LAist
Sex And The SUV: Men, Women, And Travel Behavior
New York Times
Signal Fading On Radio Traffic Reports
Southern California Public Radio
Supporters Celebrate Metro Gold Line
Citrus College Clarion Online
These Traffic Reporters Do Their Work On The Fly (history of Los Angeles helicopter traffic reporting)
Los Angeles Times
Why You're Not The Great Driver You Think You Are
National Public Radio
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