8 Of the World’s Most Popular High-Speed Trains
Huffington Post
Big Blue Facility Goes Solar In Santa Monica
Get Solar
Bike Racing Is The New Football: High School Teams Ride Wave Of Momentum
Bike Portland
Il Ciclista Dolce: Michael Musto (video : Village Voice legend Michael Musto has been riding a bike in New York for over 25 years. He shares entertaining insights on not possessing a driver’s license, the benefits of biking everywhere, other notable New York cyclists, and how to ride successfully in a large city in all weather conditions)
StreetFilms
Death On The Tracks: Can Trains Be Safer For Non-Passengers?
Infrastructurist
The Decade’s Top Hits (additional context for the biggest transit projects of the past decade, including sortable table columns to compare various aspects of over 70 projects)
Transport Politic
Developers In The Driver’s Seat On Transportation: Unfocused Transport Policy Leaves Real Estate Industry Eager To Give Congress Directions
Center For Public Integrity
Editorial: Going Green Vs. Going Broke
Los Angeles Times
FHWA Recovery Act Map Tells A Great Story With Few Words
U.S. DOT Fast Lane Blog
Google Bike Maps: A Cynical Cyclist Speaks Out
PC World
Google Engineer Scott Shawcroft Explains Google’s Bike Map
StreetsBlog SF
How Cars Are Killing Us Around The World (infographic)
Infrastructurist
It’s On! Neighbors For Smart Rail File Suit Against Expo Construction Authority
StreetsBlog LA
Legal Petition To Have Certification Of FEIR Overturned (26p. PDF)
Metrolink Proposing Cutbacks
Los Angeles Daily News
Monday: Talk Transit At "Transportation 2020"
Blog Downtown
Moving Through The Recession, Part 4: Can We Sustain The Biking Boom?
The City Fix
OCTA Outlines New Bus Service Cuts
Orange County Register
Pennsylvania Ave. To Have Dedicated Bike Lanes (the center of the street from the White House to the Capitol soon may be reserved for just two things: Presidential inaugurations and people riding bicycles)
Washington Post
RTC To Las Vegas Monorail: You're On Your Own
Las Vegas Sun
Time To Re-Invent The LADOT?
CityWatch
Transit Oriented Development (TOD)
SoapBoxLA
United Against Freeway Tunnel: City Officials Are Banding Together With Others To Oppose Proposed 710 Extension
Glendale News Press
U.S. DOT Cagey On Funding New Trnasport Bill As Senators Seek Solutions (Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa at Senate environment committee's hearing)
StreetsBlog DC
Willingness To Pay For Transit Improvements
Human Transit
3/11/2010
Transportation Headlines for Thursday March 11, 2010
All Aboard – Amtrak Set To Rail About This Or That On Twitter
Tnooz
Angels Flight Opening By April 15th, Says Railway President
Curbed LA
Angels Flight Railway Gets PUC Safety OK
Los Angeles Times
Bicycle Sharrows Expected To Be On L.A. Streets By Summer
LAist
Budget Woes Hit Public Transport Hard (video)
MSNBC via Mefeedia
CA Transit Operators Hopeful state Diesel Tax Will Create Stable Funding
StreetsBlog LA
Cycling Coming To Google Maps In Los Angeles…Today?
StreetsBlog LA
Fuel Tax Increase Necessary To Cut Transportation Emissions
The City Fix
Google Maps Rolls Out Trail And Street Directions For Cyclists: A New Layer On Google Maps Will Let Cyclists Access Maps Of 150 Cities Around The U.S. – It’s A Bike Geek’s Dream Come True
Christian Science Monitor
High-Speed Rail: A Social Cohesion Strategy For the U.S.?
Brookings Institution
L.A. Parking Enforcement Officers Wrongly Issue Tickets At Broken Meters: After Numerous Complaints From Constituents, Councilman Tom LaBonge Asks Transportation Department To Clarify The Issue
Los Angeles Times
Looking Inside A Bus Routing Algorithm (video : creative depiction of how planners used Toronto Transit Commission’s open data to create a trip planner)
Flowing Data
Metro Gold Line Noise Solution On Track
USC Annenberg Neon Tommy
Opinion: Santa Monica Needs A Monorail
Santa Monica Daily Press
Railway Shift Could Save Buena Park
Orange County Register
South Korea Unveils “Recharging Road” For Eco-Friendly Buses
PhysOrg
Tnooz
Angels Flight Opening By April 15th, Says Railway President
Curbed LA
Angels Flight Railway Gets PUC Safety OK
Los Angeles Times
Bicycle Sharrows Expected To Be On L.A. Streets By Summer
LAist
Budget Woes Hit Public Transport Hard (video)
MSNBC via Mefeedia
CA Transit Operators Hopeful state Diesel Tax Will Create Stable Funding
StreetsBlog LA
Cycling Coming To Google Maps In Los Angeles…Today?
StreetsBlog LA
Fuel Tax Increase Necessary To Cut Transportation Emissions
The City Fix
Google Maps Rolls Out Trail And Street Directions For Cyclists: A New Layer On Google Maps Will Let Cyclists Access Maps Of 150 Cities Around The U.S. – It’s A Bike Geek’s Dream Come True
Christian Science Monitor
High-Speed Rail: A Social Cohesion Strategy For the U.S.?
Brookings Institution
L.A. Parking Enforcement Officers Wrongly Issue Tickets At Broken Meters: After Numerous Complaints From Constituents, Councilman Tom LaBonge Asks Transportation Department To Clarify The Issue
Los Angeles Times
Looking Inside A Bus Routing Algorithm (video : creative depiction of how planners used Toronto Transit Commission’s open data to create a trip planner)
Flowing Data
Metro Gold Line Noise Solution On Track
USC Annenberg Neon Tommy
Opinion: Santa Monica Needs A Monorail
Santa Monica Daily Press
Railway Shift Could Save Buena Park
Orange County Register
South Korea Unveils “Recharging Road” For Eco-Friendly Buses
PhysOrg
3/10/2010
Transportation Headlines for Wednesday March 10, 2010
AAA Looking For The Really, Really Bad Drivers To Watch “Worst Driver”
Daily Record
Best Google Street View Shots: What’s The Most Picturesque Street In The US?
Huffington Post
Buena Park's HSR Concerns
California High Speed Rail Blog
Cities Not On Track With Calif High-Speed Rail
Associated Press
Downtown Streetcar Non-Profit Readying To Rally The Public
LAist
Fight Brewing Between Council And Mayor Over Street Furniture Funds
StreetsBlog LA
The Human Body As A Subway Map
Information Aesthetics
Job Outlook For Los Angeles Expected To Improve, Survey Says
Los Angeles Times
"Let's Move" Toward A National Model Of Active Community Design
The City Fix
Making Tracks To East L.A.: Community’s Tourism Campaign Leverages New Metro Line Stop
Los Angeles Business Journal
Metrolink Weighs Cutting Train Service To Ventura County
Ventura County Star
Miami-Dade Makes Launching A Contactless Fare Collection System Easy: Miami’s New Smart Card-Based Transit System Rolls Out In Record Time
Contactless News
Next Week’s L.A. StreetSummit: Workshops And Pre-Registration
StreetsBlog LA
Opinion: Slug On The Tracks (the best application for high-speed rail funds would be to upgrade the D.C. to Boston, 150 mph Acela line to true, high-speed rail status and used as a showcase for American rail technology)
New York Times
Opinion: Why The Anti-Urban Bias? (Harvard economics professor argues that the United States has a long, pervasive pattern of anti-urban behavior that needs to change)
Boston Globe
The Road to America's Economic Recovery Starts In L.A. (due to Measure R)
Washington Post
Santa Monicans Spend $8,000 Each Year On Transportation
Santa Monica Daily Press
Seeking A Future For A Symbol Of A Grander Past (Detroit’s Michigan Central Station hasn’t seen a train in more than 20 years, and the once-stunning building is becoming a symbol of a dying American city - includes photo slideshow)
New York Times
Transit Funding Disaster: A Hard Look At What Happens When Money Is Tight
Environmental Defense Fund Way2Go Blog
U.S. Transit Trips Hit 10.2 Billion In 2009, With Light Rail Up In Nine Cities
StreetsBlog DC
Using Social Media To Fix Transit That Fails
StreetsBlog LA
Daily Record
Best Google Street View Shots: What’s The Most Picturesque Street In The US?
Huffington Post
Buena Park's HSR Concerns
California High Speed Rail Blog
Cities Not On Track With Calif High-Speed Rail
Associated Press
Downtown Streetcar Non-Profit Readying To Rally The Public
LAist
Fight Brewing Between Council And Mayor Over Street Furniture Funds
StreetsBlog LA
The Human Body As A Subway Map
Information Aesthetics
Job Outlook For Los Angeles Expected To Improve, Survey Says
Los Angeles Times
"Let's Move" Toward A National Model Of Active Community Design
The City Fix
Making Tracks To East L.A.: Community’s Tourism Campaign Leverages New Metro Line Stop
Los Angeles Business Journal
Metrolink Weighs Cutting Train Service To Ventura County
Ventura County Star
Miami-Dade Makes Launching A Contactless Fare Collection System Easy: Miami’s New Smart Card-Based Transit System Rolls Out In Record Time
Contactless News
Next Week’s L.A. StreetSummit: Workshops And Pre-Registration
StreetsBlog LA
Opinion: Slug On The Tracks (the best application for high-speed rail funds would be to upgrade the D.C. to Boston, 150 mph Acela line to true, high-speed rail status and used as a showcase for American rail technology)
New York Times
Opinion: Why The Anti-Urban Bias? (Harvard economics professor argues that the United States has a long, pervasive pattern of anti-urban behavior that needs to change)
Boston Globe
The Road to America's Economic Recovery Starts In L.A. (due to Measure R)
Washington Post
Santa Monicans Spend $8,000 Each Year On Transportation
Santa Monica Daily Press
Seeking A Future For A Symbol Of A Grander Past (Detroit’s Michigan Central Station hasn’t seen a train in more than 20 years, and the once-stunning building is becoming a symbol of a dying American city - includes photo slideshow)
New York Times
Transit Funding Disaster: A Hard Look At What Happens When Money Is Tight
Environmental Defense Fund Way2Go Blog
U.S. Transit Trips Hit 10.2 Billion In 2009, With Light Rail Up In Nine Cities
StreetsBlog DC
Using Social Media To Fix Transit That Fails
StreetsBlog LA
3/09/2010
Transportation Headlines for Tuesday March 9, 2010
The 10 Most Expensive Transit Projects Of The Decade (Los Angeles Red Line, Phase III is #5)
Infrastructurist
Amtrak WiFi Going National
Daily Wireless
Benefits And Pitfalls Of A National Infrastructure Bank
Transport Politic
Building An App To Help Neighbors Ride Together
StreetsBlog NY
China Promotes Its Transcontinental Ambitions With Massive Rail Plan
Transport Politic
Cities Where The Recession Is Easing (Los Angeles showing signs of recovery)
Forbes
DOT Research And Innovation Technology Administrator Peter Appel: New ITS Strategic Plan Envisions Unprecedented Mobility And Safety
U.S. DOT Fast Lane Blog
Experimental Clocks Tell Straphangers If The Wait May Soon Be Over
New York Times
L.A.’s Green Schools: Propane Buses, Solar Panels And Environmental Education
Los Angeles Times
More Big Blue Buses On The Way
Santa Monica Daily Press
MTA Plans Baby Steps For Billion Dollar NoHo Wave
Curbed LA
OCTA Backs Off Same Time Rail Work
Orange County Register
Orlando Conference Identifies High-Speed Rail’s Success Factors
Ledger
Recognizing A Woman’s Role In Sustainable Transport
The City Fix
Regulatory Reform And HSR
California High Speed Rail Blog
Reinventing The Wheel: “Why Cycling Saves Lives” Message From Iceland
World Streets
Saving Money By Ditching The Car
StreetsBlog LA
The Site Where Chinese Laborers Were Interred, Their Graves Forgotten, Gets A Memorial: Transit Agency Builds A Memorial at Evergreen Cemetery And Will Rebury Remains That Were Excavated During Gold Line Eastside Extension
Los Angeles Times
Transit Grants Out The Federal Door, But What About The Cuts?
Transportation For America
Transport Jobs Shrink In February
Journal Of Commerce
Transportation Gets Stimulus: Buses, Trains Rolling As Federal Money Kicks In
Pasadena Star-News
Using GPS To Tag Potholes
National Public Radio
Villaraigosa To Ask Feds For $30 Billion In Transit Money
LAist
What Advice Would You Give [D.C.] Metro’s New Interim Head?
National Journal Transportation Blog
What Happens To Transportation Reform If A.B. 32 Does Get Repealed?
StreetsBlog LA
Infrastructurist
Amtrak WiFi Going National
Daily Wireless
Benefits And Pitfalls Of A National Infrastructure Bank
Transport Politic
Building An App To Help Neighbors Ride Together
StreetsBlog NY
China Promotes Its Transcontinental Ambitions With Massive Rail Plan
Transport Politic
Cities Where The Recession Is Easing (Los Angeles showing signs of recovery)
Forbes
DOT Research And Innovation Technology Administrator Peter Appel: New ITS Strategic Plan Envisions Unprecedented Mobility And Safety
U.S. DOT Fast Lane Blog
Experimental Clocks Tell Straphangers If The Wait May Soon Be Over
New York Times
L.A.’s Green Schools: Propane Buses, Solar Panels And Environmental Education
Los Angeles Times
More Big Blue Buses On The Way
Santa Monica Daily Press
MTA Plans Baby Steps For Billion Dollar NoHo Wave
Curbed LA
OCTA Backs Off Same Time Rail Work
Orange County Register
Orlando Conference Identifies High-Speed Rail’s Success Factors
Ledger
Recognizing A Woman’s Role In Sustainable Transport
The City Fix
Regulatory Reform And HSR
California High Speed Rail Blog
Reinventing The Wheel: “Why Cycling Saves Lives” Message From Iceland
World Streets
Saving Money By Ditching The Car
StreetsBlog LA
The Site Where Chinese Laborers Were Interred, Their Graves Forgotten, Gets A Memorial: Transit Agency Builds A Memorial at Evergreen Cemetery And Will Rebury Remains That Were Excavated During Gold Line Eastside Extension
Los Angeles Times
Transit Grants Out The Federal Door, But What About The Cuts?
Transportation For America
Transport Jobs Shrink In February
Journal Of Commerce
Transportation Gets Stimulus: Buses, Trains Rolling As Federal Money Kicks In
Pasadena Star-News
Using GPS To Tag Potholes
National Public Radio
Villaraigosa To Ask Feds For $30 Billion In Transit Money
LAist
What Advice Would You Give [D.C.] Metro’s New Interim Head?
National Journal Transportation Blog
What Happens To Transportation Reform If A.B. 32 Does Get Repealed?
StreetsBlog LA
3/08/2010
Transportation Headlines for Monday March 8, 2010
Diamond Lil: A Busload Of Sustainable Dining (Restaurant owner and self-professed “public transportation junkie” retrofits a 1957 GMC bus as a fully featured eatery on wheels)
GOOD
Enviros, Villaraigosa Slam Out Of State Oil Companies For Threatening CA Greenhouse Gas Laws
StreetsBlog LA
The Failed State Of California: The Changing Landscape Of America
New Geography
Feds Gives $89 Million In Public Transit Funds To California
LAist
First Two Metrolink CEM Cars Have Arrived! (includes video and photos of unloading at port)
Metrolink Blog
Frequent Rider Miles?
Snob On A Bus
High-Speed Rail’s Airport Connection
Transport Politic
Initiative To Rewrite The Entire State Constitution Takes A Step Forward
LAist
LaBonge Calls For Arts District Rail Spur: Proposal Would Extend Red And Purple Lines To Sixth Street
Los Angeles Downtown News
Life's Last Journey On A Street Car Named Descanso
Eastsider LA
Pacific Railroad Society's Descanso Streetcar History Page
Obama To Nominate Ex-Army General To Head TSA, Sources Say
CNN
On A Bike, Reinventing L.A. (video : a day in the life of local biketivist Ramon Martinez)
YouTube
Bicycle Kitchen
PCC, Metro Team Up To Provide Low-Cost Transit
Pasadena Star-News
Rebuilding America From Ore To Assembly
Huffington Post
A Review Of The Metro Sector Governance Council’s Meet And Confer
StreetsBlog LA
The Truth About HSR Bonds And The State Budget
California High Speed Rail Blog
U.N. General Assembly Declares “Decade Of Action For Road Safety”
The City Fix
Why Are Cyclists Included In Distracted Driving Bill?
StreetsBlog LA
With No News Of A Lawsuit, Expo Authority Shops For Contractors
Curbed LA
GOOD
Enviros, Villaraigosa Slam Out Of State Oil Companies For Threatening CA Greenhouse Gas Laws
StreetsBlog LA
The Failed State Of California: The Changing Landscape Of America
New Geography
Feds Gives $89 Million In Public Transit Funds To California
LAist
First Two Metrolink CEM Cars Have Arrived! (includes video and photos of unloading at port)
Metrolink Blog
Frequent Rider Miles?
Snob On A Bus
High-Speed Rail’s Airport Connection
Transport Politic
Initiative To Rewrite The Entire State Constitution Takes A Step Forward
LAist
LaBonge Calls For Arts District Rail Spur: Proposal Would Extend Red And Purple Lines To Sixth Street
Los Angeles Downtown News
Life's Last Journey On A Street Car Named Descanso
Eastsider LA
Pacific Railroad Society's Descanso Streetcar History Page
Obama To Nominate Ex-Army General To Head TSA, Sources Say
CNN
On A Bike, Reinventing L.A. (video : a day in the life of local biketivist Ramon Martinez)
YouTube
Bicycle Kitchen
PCC, Metro Team Up To Provide Low-Cost Transit
Pasadena Star-News
Rebuilding America From Ore To Assembly
Huffington Post
A Review Of The Metro Sector Governance Council’s Meet And Confer
StreetsBlog LA
The Truth About HSR Bonds And The State Budget
California High Speed Rail Blog
U.N. General Assembly Declares “Decade Of Action For Road Safety”
The City Fix
Why Are Cyclists Included In Distracted Driving Bill?
StreetsBlog LA
With No News Of A Lawsuit, Expo Authority Shops For Contractors
Curbed LA
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