Monrovia Gold Line, CAHSR At Crossroads, Expo Line, Westside Subway, Big Blue Bus, Walkable L.A. & More

The 5 Most And Least Walkable Neighborhoods In Los Angeles

Curbed LA

43% Of Subway Fare-Beaters Are Kids, Report Finds, Costing The [New York] MTA Millions

New York Daily News

As Transit Chief Leaves Post, Challenges For Agency Persist

New York Times

California Receives Federal Funding For Traffic Safety Grants

Sacramento Bee

California's Bullet Plans' Moment Of Truth ("Prospects for a $19 billion federal infusion - covering more than 40 percent of a $43 billion system that would be the nation's largest single investment in transportation infrastructure in decades - dim each day as Washington scrambles madly for trillions of dollars in savings to raise the national debt ceiling.")

San Francisco Chronicle

Deadly Chinese Bullet Train Crash Spawns Anger, Safety Concerns

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: L.A. Is Backing Its Bicyclists

Los Angeles Times

Effective And Efficient Deployment Of Dynamic Message Signs To Display Travel Time Information (72p. PDF)

University Of Florida Transportation Research Center

First Hydrogen-Fuel Big Rig Rolls Out, Heads For Ports

Daily Breeze

Gold Line Announces Deal With Monrovia To Buy Railyard Land

Pasadena Star-News

Gold Line Reaches $56 Million Land Deal With Monrovia: The Gold Line Construction Authority Agreed To Terms Of A Deal With The City Friday After A Long Contentious Negotiation Process

Monrovia Patch

Good Karma On "Carmageddon"

Ventura County Star

High-Speed Rail Proponents Seek Ways To Salvage Project

California Watch

L.A. Mayor Advocates Transportation Bill In D.C.: The Proposed Legislation Would Move Up The Start Date For Construction On The Planned Westside Subway Extension

Beverly Hills Patch

Lessons From Carmageddon: A Car-Free L.A.

City Watch

Los Angeles Expo Line: Gaffe Or Gift?

Beverlywood Real Estate Voice

New Century Plaza Hotel Plan Trying For Century City Walkability

Curbed LA

New Director For Santa Monica Bus System ("Edward F. King, current executive director of the San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority, has been chosen to replace Stephanie Negriff as Santa Monica’s new director of the Big Blue Bus.")

Santa Monica Mirror

New Report Highlights Transportation Policies That Improve The Nation's Health

Partnership For Prevention

Transportation And Health: Policy Interventions For Safer, Healthier People And Communities(109p. PDF)

Partnership For Prevention / Safe Transportation Research & Education Center / Booz Allen Hamilton

Executive Summary (7p. PDF)

Opinion: Villaraigosa In His Element As "The Nation's Mayor": Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's New Position As President Of The U.S. Conference Of Mayors Gives Him A Powerful Platform And A Coalition. Now The Question Is: Will Washington Listen?

Los Angeles Times

Our View: Fast As A Bullet Train In Our State

Pasadena Star-News

Ridley-Thomas, South L.A., Gearing Up For Fight Over...Light Rail Yards?

StreetsBlog LA

Road Builders: Highway Bill Not Like Other "Government Spending"

The Hill

Santa Monica Contemplates Bike Sharing

Natural Resources Defense Council Switchboard Blog

Seeing L.A. In A Way Most Natives Never Dare: A Northern California Family -- 2 Grandparents, 2 Parents And 3 Children -- Prefers To Travel By Public Transit, Riding Trains, Buses And Even A Funicular To L.A.'s Cultural Hot Spots

Los Angeles Times

Streetcar Alignments Refined; Public Briefing On August 2

Blog Downtown

"Transit Hub" Under Construction In Pico Rivera

Whittier Daily News

Villaraigosa Aims To Cement Legacy With Mass Transit Works

Los Angeles Daily News

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