L.A.'s First Women In Transit, Dissolve Caltrans?, CAHSR & Census, "TOD Certification?," DesertXpress, Traffic Jams Explained & More

AEG Begins Environmental Process For Football Stadium: Public Meeting This Month; Developer Wants Draft Document Complete By End Of Year

Los Angeles Downtown News

The Bullet Train To Bankruptcy: Researchers And Residents Are Growing Suspicious Of High-Speed Rail In California

National Review

CA-HSR Makes Bad Decision
Riding In Riverside

California's High-Speed Rail: Census Shows The "Train To Nowhere" May Actually Be The Train To The Boom Towns

Transportation Nation

Celebrating Women's History Month: The First Women Transit Operators In Los Angeles, Which Led The Way With "Motormanettes"
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog

Census May Shift Political Power In California To Minorities And The Interior: Traditional Coastal Strongholds Like Los Angeles Will Lose Clout Along With The Large Number Of Minorities Who Have Moved Inland. Non-Whites May See More Opportunities In The Legislature And Congress As Areas Are Redistricted
Los Angeles Times

Census Numbers Show Downtown Population Over 50K

Blog Downtown

A CFO's Handbook On Performance Management (48p. PDF)
AASHTO Transportation Finance Briefing Papers

Council Weighs Sound Wall Construction: City Considers Building Freeway Noise Barriers One Segment At A Time Over The Next Decade

La Canada Valley Sun

Cutting Through The Bother Of City Parking

New York Times

Cyclists Gathered At Bike Summit Are Told Not To "Wait For Washington"
StreetsBlog DC

Do We Need TOD Certification That Goes Beyond LEED Certification?
Urban Planning And Transportation Blog

Editorial: Turbulence Over Ontario: There's No Compelling Reason For Los Angeles To Keep Running An Airport So Far Away

Los Angeles Times

End Caltrans As We Know It, Says Anderson: Shifting Highway Program To Local Agencies Unlikely To Realize Immediate Savings

San Diego Union-Tribune

Should Caltrans Be Killed?

NBC San Diego

Gas Prices Straining Mass Transit (video : the impact of rising fuel costs on public transportation, highlighting Los Angeles)
CBS News

High-Speed Train From Vegas To Victorville: Just One Hitch -- You Have To Drive To Victorville

LA Weekly

Infographic: Traffic Jams (explanation of the "Butterfly Effect," "Invisible Waves," "Tragedy of Commons" theories and more)

Cyclelicious

Latest Photo Of Orange Line's Bridge To Chatsworth

Curbed LA

Latin America's Bus Rapid Transit Boom Offers Lessons For The U.S.
Sustainable Cities Collective

Lawmaker: No More Highway Bill Extensions After This One ("Speaking at the National Association of Counties annual legislative conference, Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.) said that his committee would vote out a long-term version of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU)")

The Hill

NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide
National Association Of City Transportation Officials

Nobody's Nostalgic For The Freeway To Nowhere

San Francisco Chronicle

Road, Bridge, And Tunnel Work Needed To Keep Economy Flowing
U.S. DOT Fast Lane Blog

Run Around Town, Run Around Brown: City OKs $1 Billion In CRA Projects
Curbed LA

State To Cancel Sale Of Transportation Bonds
San Jose Mercury News

Taking Back The Street
Transport Politic

U.S. Bicycle Route System Hits Milestone
Bicycle Retailer
United States Bicycle Route System Interactive Map
Adventure Cycling Association

U.S. Railroad Capex Expected To Hit $12 Billion In 2011, Says AAR Report
Logistics Management

Use Of Advance Construction In Financing Transportation Projects (56p. PDF)
AASHTO Transportation Finance Briefing Papers

Want To Save $825 This Month? Ride Public Transit
Infrastructurist

Where Do The Greenest Commuters Live? Not Portland
Grist