AB710 Will Reduce The Cost And Increase The Supply Of Affordable Housing (parking plays a key role)
AIA LA Design Advocate
AEG Touts Transit For L.A. Live Events
Blog Downtown
AEG's Transpo Plan: Early Returns Good, But The Devil Remains In The Details
StreetsBlog LA
Amazing Trains That Were Never Built
Infrastructurist
Bike Lanes, Crosswalks, Pedestrian Signals Coming To Dahab Crash Corner
StreetsBlog LA
Chinese Mass Transit: On The Right Track ("Having for decades largely neglected the need for efficient light-rail systems as its cities grew, it is now in the midst of metro-mania. Last year the number of subway carriages in service across the country grew by 50%, with more than 30 cities in the process of building new metro lines.")
The Economist
Community Meetings For Regional Connector Continue Wednesday And Thursday
Blog Downtown
A Congressman's Pet Project, A Railroad's Boon ("Representative John L. Mica, a Florida Republican and chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, has spent years badgering federal agencies, bullying state officials, blocking Amtrak naysayers and trying to bypass federal restrictions to build support and squash opposition to the commuter line.")
New York Times
Declining US $s For Highways: Where Tolling Fits In
Toll Road News
Dirty Land Derails Cleantech Deal: Buyer Backs Out Of $15 Million Acquisition Of Troubled CRA Property
Los Angeles Downtown News
The Fiction Of The Persecuted European Motorist (reaction to Monday's New York Times article)
StreetsBlog Network
Five Must-Know Tenets Of 21st Century Planning (For one, "Fixed rail infrastructure is the cornerstone of transit-oriented development")
CityWatch
Freight As Passenger Rail's Worst Enemy -- Or Something Else?
Transport Politic
Green Transportation Research Bill Introduced In The House
AltTransport
Wu Introduces Major Green Transportation Bill
U.S. House Of Representatives Press Release
LADOT GM De La Vega On Better Data, Multi-Modalism And, Yes, Pedi-Cabs
StreetsBlog LA
L.A. Port's Knatz To Anchor International Port Association
Progressive Railroading
Like A Space Port, Every Sort: A Song About LA Transit
LAist
Metrolink & AEG Want Your Butt In Seats, Announce Transit Partnership
LAist
Metrolink Safety Fix Could Cost Millions: Three Options Are Aimed At Keeping Pedestrians From Crossing Tracks
Burbank Leader
More Proof We've Hit Peak Car Use?
TreeHugger
One Minute On The 405 (video : one minute of footage gives viewers some idea of the impact of the upcoming 405 closure on the average weekend's 300,000 vehicles which normally pass through the Sepulveda Pass)
LA Observed
Opinion: Keeping The Subway On Track: L.A. Business Interests Need To Put The Brakes On Beverly Hills Activists' Efforts To Delay The Purple Line
Los Angeles Business Journal
Rail Rapid Transit Now!: Early Freeways, "Bus Rapid Transit" & The Competing Transportation Plans Of 1948
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog
Rumor Mill: House Leadership Hostile To Transpo Reauthorization
StreetsBlog DC
SFMTA Names Taxi Director As Interim Nate Ford Replacement
San Francisco Appeal
State Treasurer Worries About Bullet Train's Finances
California Watch
StreetFilms With Espanol: Long Beach Shifts Into High Gear
StreetsBlog LA
UCLA Students Criticize Parking Enforcement Changes In Westwood: After Los Angeles Officials Began Issuing Tickets For "Apron Parking," Some Argue That It Is The Only Solution To The Area's Significant Lack Of Parking
Los Angeles Times
Westside And Valley Businesses Are Preparing For Carmageddon: The Weekend Closure Of A 10-Mile Stretch Of The 405 Freeway Through The Sepulveda Pass Will Force Restaurants And Hotels To Operate With Fewer Workers, Offer Greater Discounts To Attract Customers And Still Face The Prospect Of Revenue Losses
Los Angeles Times
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