Today's Headlines - more at Metro

1/20/2011

Metro's Field Trip Plan, Gold Line Monrovia Maintenance, TTI's Urban Mobility Report, CAHSR's Station And Land Purchase & More

2010 Urban Mobility Report (In-depth analysis of congestion in 439 urban areas)
Texas Transportation Institute
Summary Report (60p. PDF)
An Early Look At The 2010 Urban Mobility Report: "Change" Is Improving The Information (11p. PDF)
Press Release

AEG Pitches Stadium To Council Committee ("Leiweke expressed confidence that at least one NFL team is going to come if we build it (the stadium). He also tried to ease concerns about potential congestion around the stadium, saying most NFL games will be played on Sunday afternoons, when traffic is light.")
Beverly Hills Courier

"Angelenos?": You Say AN-Jell-Ease, I Say AN-Juh-Luhs
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog

Bicycle vs. Transit Problems
Human Transit

Buses Using Virtual World To Navigate: The Driver Assist System Raises Bus Drivers' Awareness Of Obstacles And Help Them See The Shoulder Of The Road
Minneapolis Star-Tribune

California High-Speed Rail Sets Aside $30 Million To Buy Union Station: The Hub Is Slated To Be A Major Stop On The 800-Mile Statewide Bullet Train System. The Money Would Also Go Toward Purchase Of Land In Downtown L.A.
Los Angeles Times

CRA's Downtown Shortlist: Projects Include The Streetcar, Cleantech Site, The Grand Avenue Plan And More
Los Angeles Downtown News

Eyes On The Street: Expo Tracks All The Way To Culver City
StreetsBlog LA

Gold Line Authority: Monrovia Gets Our Maintenance Facility
Curbed LA
Site For Light Rail Maintenance And Operations Facility Approved: Approval Is Critical Milestone For The Foothill Extension Pasadena To Azusa (PDF)
Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension

Graph Shows Influence Of Gasoline Price On Miles Driven In The U.S. (fascinating depiction of gas prices contrasted with number of miles driven leads to some interesting conclusions)
TreeHugger
Enlarged graph

Highway-Affiliated Pew Climate Report Favors "Clean" Cars Over Transit
StreetsBlog DC

Highway Officials Take Road Needs To Social Media: Campaign Urges Facebook, YouTube Users To Spur Congress On Infrastructure
Journal Of Commerce

How Obama Should Address Transportation In The State Of The Union
StreetsBlog DC

Los Angeles, Long Beach Ports Have Record-Breaking Year In 2010: Port Of Los Angeles Sets A New High In Exports, And The Long Beach Port Sees The Biggest Annual Increase In Cargo Traffic. Experts Believe The Recovery Will Continue, Though Not At Such A Rapid Pace
Los Angeles Times

Mayors Meet In DC: Villaraigosa Looking For Transportation Loans
Southern California Public Radio

Metro Unveils Student Field Trip Plan, Transit People Weighs In
StreetsBlog LA

New River Boss: Los Angeles River Revitalization Corporation Names First Executive Director
Los Angeles Downtown News

"Road Train" Technology Trials Get Rolling: Technology That Links Vehicles Into "Road Trains" That Can Travel As A Semi-Autonomous Convoy Has Undergone Its First Real World Tests
BBC

See More Views With The Google Maps Widget (Further transit information enhancements are discussed)
Google Lat Long Blog

Six Reasons Free Parking Is The Dumbest Thing You Didn't Know You Were Subsidizing
Grist

A Smashing Success: Pasadena's Streets And Sidewalks In The Hands Of The People
StreetsBlog LA

Street Science: All Eyes On The Street
Next American City