Today's Headlines - more at Metro

6/04/2010

Metro Blue Ribbon Panel, TOD Summit, Shoup's Parking Agenda, Street Grids, Car Sharing & More

Blue Ribbon Transit Committee Mails It In ("The MTA panel charged with creating a new vision for public transportation in the region delivers a busload of status quo.")
Los Angeles Times

Car-Sharing Gaining Momentum, Maybe Saving The World
Infrastructurist

City Of Los Angeles Allegedly Writing Thousands Of Bogus Parking Tickets
LA Weekly

Fighting Carbon Emissions: Cities Take the Lead - From Los Angeles To Amsterdam, City Hall Is Becoming The Best Hope For Climate Action
Business Week

The Highway-Transit Alliance Strains The Senate Energy Legislation
Transport Politic

LAXCarShare: Car Sharing Returns To Los Angeles Neighborhoods
Green LA Girl

LEDs Lead The Charge Of The Lights Brigade In L.A.
Los Angeles Times

Miles Driven For Shopping Continues To Climb, But Pace Slows
New Rules Project: Designing Rules As If Community Matters

On Standard Street Grids
Human Transit

Opinion: 710 Tunnel Vote Changes Project Dynamic
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Seattle's Waterfront Streetcar: Not Coming Back?
Human Transit

Shoup's Parking Agenda Is More Profound Than You Think
Reinventing Urban Transport

State DOT Leaders' Perspectives Featured On New Transportation TV Video
AASHTO

Ten Suggestions For Those Who Write About Local GIS Implementations
Directions Magazine

[Today's] Big Urban Land Institute Conference Looks At 4 TOD's
(Monrovia Station Square Transit Village, Blue Line Slauson Station, Green Line Vermont Station, Jordan Downs)
StreetsBlog LA
Urban Land Institute TOD Summit 2010 webpage

The Transit Industry's Mystifying Protest Of A Transit-Friendly Energy Bill
Mobilizing The Region

Transit Leaders And DOT Administrators Discuss The Future Of Rail Transit
APTA

Transit Maps In The Palm Of Your Hand (No Refolding Required)
New York Times

Union Pacific's William Van Trump, Norfolk Southern's Ray Rumsey Talk Positive Train Control (PTC) At RSSI
Progressive Railroading

Walking In L.A.: What Is Happiness And Can It Run You Over? (Part 8 in a series, focusing on Sunset Boulevard)
GOOD