Today's Headlines - more at Metro

1/13/2011

Culver City Preps For Expo, Regional Connector & Little Tokyo, L.A.'s First Diesel Buses, Debating Wilshire BRT, LA's Transit-Oriented Stadium & More

Bay Bridge Travel Time Reduced In Morning Rush Hour Since Congestion Tolls Added
San Jose Mercury News

Bullet Trains From LA To San Diego, Riverside Work Best
Riverside Press-Enterprise

Connector Refines Plans To Fit Into Little Tokyo
Blog Downtown

Council Committee Set To Debate Wilshire BRT Project
StreetsBlog LA

Culver City Seeks Shuttle Buses, Street Improvements For Expo Line
Curbed LA

Downtown High-Speed Bus Line Workshop Details Project
San Bernardino Sun

Downtown LA's Transit-Oriented Stadium ("With no end in sight to the challenge of securing the cash we needed yesterday to build out Metro and with the agency facing an operating deficit that threatens to reduce existing bus operations I'm for any deal that gets Metro the money it needs to operate and expand.")
Huffington Post

Google Transit Search Gets Smarter ("Google Maps has added a new feature: search transit directions by types of transit and time spent outside.")
Read Write Web

Los Angeles Council Proceeds With Garage Leasing Plan: Rejecting Opposition From Business Owners, Lawmakers Say The Alternative Is Cutting Services
Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles' First Diesel Buses: A Look Back At The Fleet & The 1943 Birth Of Smog
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog

Metro Tows Away Last Diesel From Clean Fleet
Blog Downtown

Natural Gas Plays Key Role In Fight Against Air Pollution As Metro Retires Last Diesel Bus
PR Newswire

No Left Turn: "Superstreet" Traffic Design Improves Travel Time, Safety
North Carolina State University Press Release

Orange County's Planned Mega Transit Center Questioned: Long-Planned ARTIC Mega Transit Center Is Supposed To Be Funded Through A County Sales Tax Measure And Has Ties To The State's Uncertain High-Speed Rail Project
Los Angeles Times

Where Does the Money From Los Angeles' $190 Jaywalking Tickets Go?
(Infographic)
GOOD

Will City Look, Or Just Leap At Plan To Lease Lots?
StreetsBlog LA