Gold Line Foothill Extension, State Of Infrastructure, Red-Light Cameras, Green Energy, SANDAG Plan & More

$1,060: The Cost Of Decrepit Infrastructure For Your Family Last Year
StreetsBlog DC

$486 Million Pasadena To Azusa Gold Line Extension Contract Awarded

Pasadena Star-News

Angels Flight Deemed Safe To Ride (Again)
Southern California Public Radio

Beach Bus Runs Through Labor Day

Topanga Messenger
Topanga Canyon Summer Beach Bus

Los Angeles County Department Of Public Works

Bike League: "Eligibility" For Bike-Ped Isn't The Same As "Dedicated Funding"
StreetsBlog DC

California Dreaming: LA Imagines Life Without Cars

AFP

City Postpones Paying $30,000 Cleaning Bill

Canyon News

Deteriorating Transportation Infrastructure Could Cost America $3.1 Trillion

Huffington Post

Gas Tax Expires September 30

StreetsBlog DC

Gold Line Board OKs Monrovia Deal, Awards $486M Contract: The City Must Still Sign Off On The Land Deal, Which Paved The Way For A $486 Million Gold Line Foothill Extension Design-Build Contract Awarded Wednesday

Arcadia Patch

Green Energy: California Poll Finds Overwhelming Support ("Seventy percent of the sample said they commute by driving alone, with just 12% carpooling and even fewer taking public transit (8%). Seventy-six percent also said recent gas price hikes have caused households financial hardship.")

Los Angeles Times

How Much Will It Cost You If We Fail To Invest In Future Infrastructure?

Infrastructurist

Failure To Act: The Economic Impact Of Current Investment Trends In Surface Transportation Infrastructure (40p. PDF)

American Society Of Civil Engineers

Technical Appendix (47p. PDF)

Press Release ("The report, the first of four scheduled by the Society, examined the country’s surface transportation infrastructure. Future reports will examine the state of the nation’s infrastructure as it relates to water and, wastewater delivery and treatment; energy transmission; and airports and marine ports.")

If The Debt Ceiling Isn't Raised, What Will Happen To U.S. Infrastructure?

Infrastructurist

An Indecent Proposal For Our Country's Infrastructure Future

PBS

L.A. Council Votes To End Red-Light Camera Program At 32 Intersections Sunday ("Motorists should be aware there are other jurisdictions out there with cameras tracking motorists, such as the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and neighboring cities.")

Los Angeles Daily News

LA To Shut Down Money-Losing Red Light Cameras

Sacramento Bee

Melaniphy Named APTA President/CEO

Metro Magazine

Pros And Cons Of Skipping Out On Paying Your Red Light Ticket
Curbed LA

Streetscape Projects On Tap In Midtown Santa Monica

Santa Monica Mirror

Transit-First Plan Challenges SANDAG's 40-Year Plan

San Diego Union-Tribune

Transit Giant Veolia Refuses To Pay More In Chatsworth Train Crash Case

Southern California Public Radio

Who Says Nobody Walks In L.A.?
Los Angeles Times

Why The Future Of Transportation Is All About Real-Time Data (looks at emerging technology applications for real-time data in transportation)

Mashable

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