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9/07/2010

Westside Subway & Downtown Connector Studies, Obama's $50B Transpo Plans, L.A. & Climate Change, Alameda Corridor & More

Augmented Reality Coming To DC Bus Stops Today
Read Write Web

Bridge Work Begins Over 210 ("Iconic Freeway Structure" for the Gold Line Foothill Extension)
Arcadia's Best

Broadway Is Busy With Pedestrians, If Not Car Traffic
New York Times

California High Speed Rail News Flash: Program Director Tony Daniels Leaves HSR Project
Examiner

Car Sharing Should Expand To Hollywood, Recommends City Report
LAist

Chinese Laborers Finally Rest In Peace: Those Whose Bodies Were Excavated During Construction Of The Metro Gold Line's Eastside Extension And Then Reinterred At A Nearby Cemetery In Boyle Heights Are Honored With A Memorial Wall And Garden
Los Angeles Times

Clever Crosswalk Squashes Jaywalking, By Making It Legal ("Korean designer Jae Min Lim has the clever idea to turn crosswalks into, well, “J”s. By curving the typical Zebra crossing to take up a wider swath of road, you carve out a nice, safe path for pedestrians -- one that reflects how they actually walk." Includes intriguing photos and diagrams)
Fast Company Design

Debt Load Weighs On Alameda Corridor: The Rail Expressway That Helped Make The L.A. And Long Beach Ports Complex The Giant It Is Could Become A Burden Thanks To The Recession
Los Angeles Times

Does The President's Plan For Fixing America's Transportation Infrastructure Go Far Enough?
Brookings

Fast Rail Won't Stop In The SCV
Santa Clarita Valley Signal

Get Out The Shovel: Metro Wants Regional Connector Underground
Curbed LA

How Can Los Angeles Adapt To Coming Climate Change?
("Climate change can't alter the blue skies or access to the beach and mountains, but it will pose four tangible threats: The summers will grow hotter, the air will be smoggier, there will be more fires, and there will be much less water.")
Scientific American

How Do Parking Lots Affect The Environment?
Environmental Research Web

If Transit Investment Produces Jobs, Why Isn't There More Of It?
Next American City

Incorporating Health Objectives Into Transport Planning
Planetizen

The Jam Busters: Can Maths Keep Us Moving? - With Car Use Increasing All The Time, In A Few Years We Could Be Facing Global Gridlock. Can The Calculations Of Mathematicians And Engineers Keep Us Moving?
Independent (U.K.)

LA Artists Fight To Save City's Legacy Of Murals
Associated Press

Living On Earth, A National NPR Radio Show, Looks At Cycling And Los Angeles
StreetsBlog LA
It's No Copenhagen
Living On Earth

Measure Your Neighborhood's Transportation Costs
New York Times

Not The Best Of Times For L.A.'s Labor Unions ("If the 30-10 plan gets approved, you are looking at putting 150,000 people back to work...Nothing comes close to creating that number of jobs and get us back on track. That's not just construction, it's suppliers and services, health care, entertainment. Everyone will benefit from it.")
Los Angeles Daily News

Obama Seeks $50 Billion In Transportation Spending To Create Jobs: The President Says The Plan Would Put Construction Workers Back On The Job Without Adding To The Deficit. Republicans Say It's More Unnecessary Spending
Los Angeles Times

Perspectives: A Tale Of Two Gold Line Extensions: Washington Boulevard Route Serves More Riders
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Promoting A Second Stimulus With The Goal Of Actual Job Creation
Transport Politic

Proposed Westside Subway Will Do Little To Relieve Traffic Congestion, Report Shows: The Draft Environmental Impact Report Does Say, However, That The Project Will Give Riders More Options And Allow Them To Travel Across Town Much Faster Than The Buses On Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles Times

Railroad Track Separation Project Stalled, City Debates Alternatives
Whittier Daily News

Regional Connector Report Released: LTCC Hosts Meeting On Sept. 13 To Update Community On Metro Transit Project (Little Tokyo Community Council)
Rafu Shimpo

The Road To Transitville: Everyone Loves 30-10, But Building A Dozen Major Transportation Projects In A Decade Requires A Long Stop In Washington
Los Angeles Downtown News

Rural Transit Takes Off In California
Environmental Defense Fund Way2Go Blog

SCAG Takes A Pass on History, Moves Forward With Lower GHG Reductions
StreetsBlog LA

Top Twitter Feeds On Urban Planning (updated for Fall, 2010)
Planetizen

Traffic Death Experts Ignore The Role Of Dangerous Streets
StreetsBlog

"Train Geeks" Give Railroad Agency High Marks
Washington Post

True HSR Cost Accounting
California High Speed Rail Blog

U.S. Plays Catch-Up On High Speed Rail
New York Times

Vote: Which Downtown Streets Should LA Turn Into Pedestrian Plazas?
Curbed LA

Westside Subway Report Released: It Won't Relieve Westside Traffic Congestion, But Does That Matter?
LAist

Will Subway To The Sea Equal More Congestion?
CityWatch

Zippy! Draft Study For Subway Released, Westwood To Union Station In 25 Minutes
Curbed LA