710 Tunnel Costs, Ginormous Bus, Digital Documents, Positive Train Control, The Walkable City, "Subway To The Sea" Only Going To Westwood? & More

As [D.C.] Metro Struggles, Metro Blogs Flourish (audio : "Metro's many high-profile difficulties have given rise to dozens of bloggers and Tweeters who focus their Internet ire on the transit agency. Metro says the influx in requests has been a challenge--particularly when the bloggers who contact Metro are anonymous." Includes links to nine of the dozens of blogs and Twitter feeds about WMATA)
WAMU American University Radio

Beyond "On-Time Performance"
Human Transit

Bike-Sharing Project Expected To Begin Next Year (Bay Area prepares to launch first regional bike-sharing program in the nation, with bicycles available the entire length of the Caltrain Corridor, from San Francisco to San Jose. 1,000 bikes will eventually grow to nearly 13,000)
San Francisco Chronicle

Connecting Claremont: Critics Say New Rail Expansion Will Help Rich, Hurt Poor
Claremont Port Side

Constellation Blvd. Is The Wrong Choice For The Westside Extension Century City Station
Huffington Post

Cycling Tips From A Bike-Commuting Bus Driver
StreetsBlog Network

Feds Grant $2.25 Million To Study Revitalizing Glendale Narrows Stretch Of L.A. River ("Transportation-related ideas being considered, the agency said, included the introduction of secure bike parking areas, links to mass transit and the launching of a bike-leasing program or a car-sharing system.")
Los Angeles Times

Former Metro Board Chair: How Much Will 710 Tunnel Cost?
StreetsBlog LA

From Manager To Minister In A Flash: Engineer Hussein Farah Departs Metro For Cabinet Post In Somaliland, His Native Country Located On The Eastern Horn Of Africa
Somaliland Globe
Metro Engineer Appointed To Cabinet Post In Somaliland In Eastern Africa
The Source

Ginormous Traffic-Swallowing Straddling Bus Coming To U.S.
Wired
Futuristic Mass Transit Vehicle Becomes A Reality (Presss Release)
EIN Press Wire

How Cities Can Crack The Code To Successful Green Branding
Green Biz

Infrastructural Ecologies: Principles For Post-Industrial Public Works
Design Observer Places

LA's New Design Guidelines On The Line: The Voluntary Rules Promise Many Urban-Design Fixes, But Critics Charge They Don't Go Far Enough
Architect's Newspaper

Locals Prefer Light Rail: L.A. County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Met With The Community On Monday Night To Discuss The South Bay Mass Transit Project, Still In The Early Stages Of Development (Green Line extension)
Redondo Beach Patch

Majority Of L.A. Taxis To Go "Green" Over Next 5 Years
LAist

Metro Library's Digital Documents Collection: What You Need To Know About "Anytime, Anywhere" Access
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog

Obama's $2.5 Billion High Speed Rail Spending For Election Week
Transportation Nation

Officials Set To Select Routes For Westside Subway, Downtown Rail Project
Los Angeles Times

Opinion: Bay Area Politicians Ride Wave Of Misguided Transit Projects
San Francisco Examiner

Opinion: Parking Fine Fairness: Fines Are Necessary To Enforce Parking Regulations. But Higher Fines For Repeated Parking Offenses Are The Most Logical Way To Go (UCLA professor Donald Shoup writes that in Los Angeles, for example, 8% of all the license plates that received tickets in 2009 accounted for 29% of all the tickets that year, and stronger punishments for serial offenses are standard legal practice)
Los Angeles Times

Parsons Selected For Metrolink Positive Train Control System Contract
Marketwire

Proposal To Update Community Plans May Head To A Vote
Curbed LA

Public Private Passe
Parking Today

Revolutionary Mural To Return To L.A. After 80 Years (David Alfaro Siqueiros' America Tropical to be restored next to Olvera Street)
NPR

The Rise Of The Walkable City
Infrastructurist

Safety And Regulatory Reform Of Railways (58p. PDF)
OECD; International Transport Forum

State High-Speed Rail Chief Admits Lapses In Disclosing Foreign Travel
Los Angeles Times

"Subway To The Sea" Only Going To Westwood
Los Angeles Daily News

A Tale Of Two Cities: Is L.A. Glorified Sprawl Or A Great American City?
GOOD

You've Got Stub, LA: Should City Change Its Skyline?
Curbed LA
Flat Roofs And Fire Safety: Pelli's Red Fin Rises Amid Helipad Debate
Curbed LA