Today's Headlines - more at Metro

3/29/2011

710, Union Station As Destination, Our Past Revealed, Sustainability In Transportation, DesertXpress, Buses vs. Rail, Gas Prices, Canadian Oil & More

Los Angeles Daily News

Area Transit Agencies Are Going The Wrong Way On A One-Way Track
San Francisco Examiner

As Canadian Oil Moves South, Americans Push Back (Proposed trucking corridors and pipelines)
NPR

BMW Launches "DriveNow" Car-Sharing System In Munich ("The fact that every account is linked to a driver's license will presumably deter theft and vandalism.")
GOOD

U.S. DOT Fast Lane Blog
The Hill

U.S. DOT Fast Lane Blog

San Gabriel Valley Tribune

NBC Los Angeles

Los Angeles Daily News

Culver City News

PR Log
USC Construction Management Symposium 17th Annual Sustainability In Transportation (April 21 : JW Marriott at LA Live : "As head of one of the largest transportation systems in the world, CEO Art Leahy of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority...is being honored for his dedication to the development of public transportation, as well as his commitment to the exploration of new and innovative transportation solutions.")

Ideas For Downtown L.A.: Make Union Station A Destination (Not Just A Transfer Point)
Brigham Yen

Progressive Railroading

Mapping Bicycle Mode Share Where You Live
StreetsBlog DC

Metrolink Service To Angels Games ("The train takes you to the stadium's parking lot so you're just a short walk away.")
Metrolink

Michigan State University News

Transportation For America

New Viaduct For Red Car Line (image and story of Pacific Electric Red Car crossing Pico Boulevard viaduct in 1927)
Los Angeles Times

Our Past Revealed: Southern California Transportation History Comes Alive Through Images And Stories Found In Local Archives, Libraries & Museums
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog

Washington Post

Wall Street Journal

New York Times

Los Angeles Business Journal

Alhambra Source

Street Signs (A new aesthetic is arriving on LA street corners. Bright, perky blue -- like you might see in a small town in Middle America.")
LA Observed via KCRW

Why Doesn't Hope Go Through? LA's State Normal School And Its Impact On Today's Streets (How downtown orange groves and UCLA's predecessor played a role in our downtown grid)
Blog Downtown