Today's Headlines - more at Metro

11/16/2010

WeHo Transit Corridor, Congestion Pricing, L.A. Great Walk, Port Recovery, Brick "Road Carpet" & More

AEG Wants A Green Stadium For Downtown L.A.: No New Parking Required
StreetsBlog LA

Amazing Brick Machine Rolls Out Roads Like Carpet
Inhabitat

Editorial: Get Ventura County On A Faster Transit Track
Pacific Coast Business Times

Five Sustainable Building Materials That Could Transform Construction
This Big City

From The Nation's Railroads, Some Positive Economic Signs
Los Angeles Times
Rail Time Indicators: A Review Of Key Economic Trends Shaping Demand For Rail Transportation (34p. PDF)
Association Of American Railroads

The Great Los Angeles Walk, 2010
(Saturday, November 20 : Wilshire Boulevard, 15.6 Miles, Pershing Square to the Pacific Ocean)
Great LA Walk
Curating The City: Explore Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles Conservancy

How The Unions Can Help LA Pay For The Wilshire Subway Extension
Huffington Post

Hwy. 101 Widening Foes File 3 Appeals ("The project involves converting the highway from a four-lane expressway into a six-lane freeway...At issue is whether the County Board Of Supervisors acted lawfully when it approved the $116 million project in September")
Ventura County Star

In Cutting Bus Stops, San Francisco Points Towards A More Efficient Bus System
Transport Politic

LA Metrolink Launches New Mobile Website
Railway Track And Structures

MTA Considering More Freeway Toll Lanes To Reduce Congestion
Los Angeles Times

New Report: U.S. Interstate Bullet System Achievable By 2050
Infrastructurist
A Track Record Of Success: High-Speed Rail Around The World And Its Promise For America
(53p. PDF)
U.S. PIRG Education Fund

Op-Ed: Scrutiny Will Keep MTA Finances On Correct Path
Los Angeles Business Journal

Outlook For Highway Reauthorization Unclear After Election
Trucking Info

Ports Of L.A. And Long Beach Post 18% Growth In Container Traffic: The Combined Cargo Total For October Compared With A Year Earlier Offers A Better-Than-Expected Sign Of Recovery
Los Angeles Times

Santa Monica Gears Up For The Season With New Traffic Strategies
LAist

Some Like It HOT: Metro Studying More Roads For Congestion Pricing
StreetsBlog LA

State Projects Will Drive Funding For High-Speed Rail
Washington Post

A Train To Somewhere
(Three Los Angeles examples of very short rail lines - The Grove, The Getty, Angels Flight - suggest that seemingly pointless but fun point-to-point transit systems could be the best way to use transit to improve urban areas)
Gelato Baby

What Now For The West Hollywood Transit Corridor?
StreetsBlog LA

Who's Driving This Public Transit System? ("Most experts conclude that transportation infrastructure does not lend itself to complete privatization because transport systems have network effects (economies of scale and scope) and external impacts, so pure privatization without regulation or subsidy generally leads to an inefficient transport system. Some functions can be contracted out, but most experts recommend that governments maintain strategic planning, management and performance standards, and provide subsidies needed to achieve strategic objectives.")
Planetizen