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6/23/2010

Lost Parkways Of L.A., Protecting Transit Money, Green Transit Facility, CleanTech Corridor & More

8 Ways Public Comment Has Changed The Planning Of the Westside Subway Extension
LAist

Bid To Ban Tolls For Carpools Dies In Assembly Committee
Los Angeles Times

The Bright Green Future Of L.A.'s CleanTech Corridor
Brand X Daily

Broadway Battle A Sign Of The Times: Effort To Force Property Owners To Improve Their Street-Front Spaces Creates A Divide
Los Angeles Downtown News

Data.Gov's Next Big Thing: Mashing Up Federal Stats With Maps
NextGov

Free Ride To Continue For UCR Students
Riverside Press-Enterprise

Ground Broken On Simi's Green Transit Facility
Ventura County Star

How Bikes Saved America's Roads: A Historical Perspective
Infrastructurist

Lost Parkways Of Los Angeles: The 1946 Proposed Interregional, Regional And Metropolitan Plan
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog

Measure That Would Protect Transit Money Qualifies For Ballot
LAist

Metro's Hollywood & Vine TOD: A Fortress Surrounded By A Moat Of Traffic And Malfunctioning Traffic Signals
StreetsBlog LA

Opinion: It's Time To Get On Board With Transit
Jewish Journal

Opinion: Mass Transit - Is It Good For The Jews?
Jewish Journal

Paris Metro's Cheaters Say Solidarity Is The Ticket: Scofflaws Who Jump The Turnstiles Or Enter Through The Exits Have Formed An Insurance Fund That Pays If They Get Caught
Los Angeles Times

Philadelphia May Accept Money To Privatize Station Naming; Pittsburgh Considers Similar Move
Transport Politic

Response To The Spill Must Include Smarter Land Use, Transportation
Natural Resources Defense Council Switchboard Blog

Student Has A Plan To Revitalize Oakland (The 20-year-old spent nine months producing a detailed and ingenious plan to revive Oakland's economy: build a 2.5-mile streetcar line that runs through the heart of the city)
San Francisco Chronicle

"Tax Holiday" Seen Helping Port Of Los Angeles, Officials Say
Transport Topics Online

Transit Fare Arrangements For Public Employees (93p. PDF)
U.S. Transit Cooperative Research Program

Why Digital License Plates Are A Great Idea
CNET