Today's Headlines - more at Metro

9/01/2010

Gold Line RFP, SFV HSR, New & Notable Resources, 20 MPH Limits, Free Public Transit, L.A.'s Walking Dangers & More

All-Electric Bus Picking Up Passengers In Southern California (Foothill Transit)
Gizmag

Bike Corrals: Local Business Impacts, Benefits, And Attitudes (23p. PDF)
Portland State University School Of Urban Studies And Planning

A Bold Landmark By The Expo Line: Eric Owen Moss' Samitaur Tower In Culver City Will Display Video And Artwork Visible To Transit Riders On The Light-Rail Line
Los Angeles Times

Debunking The Myth Of Motorist Entitlement To Monopolize The Road ("There's an old line among opponents of cycling and pedestrian infrastructure. It says road construction funds shouldn't be used to build bike lanes and sidewalks because cyclists and pedestrians don't contribute to the gasoline taxes that fund road construction.")
StreetsBlog LA

Decision On High Speed Rail Station Location In Valley Is Far Off
LAist

Delayed Mapping In The Age Of Realtime Information
(More discussion of Metro's "12 Minute Map")
Human Transit

Denver Airport Breaks Ground On New Rail Line To Downtown
("Denver joins a growing list of U.S. airports that are trying to promote public rail transportation. Others that will be connected directly via rail in the coming years include Dallas Love Field, Salt Lake City, Phoenix, Miami, Dallas/Fort Worth, Oakland, Washington Dulles and Los Angeles.")
USA Today

Gold Line Opens Bidding On $450 Million Extension Phase, Tests New Public-Private Partnership Model
Pasadena Star-News
Construction Authority Issues RFP For $450 Million Light Rail Extension From Pasadena To Azusa: RFP Will Result In Public-Private Partnership With Winning Bidder (2p. PDF)
Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Press Release

Keeping Tabs On Traffic
Wall Street Journal

LA County Sidewalk Riding: Part 5
LADOT Bike Blog

More Solo Drivers Are Coming To California Carpool Lanes: Is It A Good Idea?
Los Angeles Times

New And Notable: All Roads Lead To Congress, Green Metropolis & Innovating for Sustainability
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog

No Need For Speed: 20's Plenty For Us
StreetFilms

Omnitrans Sets Service Reductions
Inland News Today

Protecting America's Commercial Bus Passengers With National Passenger Carrier Safety Push
U.S. DOT Fast Lane Blog

Should Carpoolers Get A Free Ride?
GOOD

Should Public Transportation Be Free?
(In Paris, an underground group is posing that question. They dodge fares, not to save money, but to spark a debate over whether public transportation should be free or not)
American Public Media Marketplace

Shoup's Parking Ideas Offer MUCH More Than A Nifty Way To Price On-Street Parking
Reinventing Parking

A Stolen Bus Leads To An All-Too-Familiar Suspect
New York Times

The Truth About London's Cycle Superhighways ("Its 9 mile route offering moments of perfection and incredible frustration in equal doses.")
This Big City

USDOT Announces New, Historic Uniform High-Speed Rail Design Standards To Help U.S. Manufacturers To Compete
Mass Transit

When It Comes To Walking, L.A. Is More Deadly Than Other Cities
LAist