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The 10 Cities Where Everyone Should Stop Driving Their Car

Business Insider

50 Years Later, Los Angeles Freedom Riders Get Their Due

Los Angeles Wave

Analysis: Infrastructure Woes -- A Roadblock To Growth ("The United States has fallen sharply in the World Economic Forum's ranking of national infrastructure systems. In the forum's 2007-2008 report, American infrastructure was ranked 6th best in the world. The 2011-2012 report due in September will show America at No. 16.")

Reuters

App Lets Drivers Auction Public Parking Spaces

Wired

Parking Auction App

BART Redesign: Plans For BMW-Designed Fleet Of The Future Revealed (includes video)

Huffington Post

Blue Bus Official Brings Global Perspective To Santa Monica

Santa Monica Lookout

Canoga Park Company Must Stop Removing Bus Benches, City Says

Contra Costa Times

Children With Autism, Connecting Via Transit ("The [New York Transit] museum, and others like it, are moving beyond accommodating the enthusiasm for trains and buses among children with autism and trying to use it to teach them how to connect with other people — and the world.")

New York Times

China's Enthusiasm For High-Speed Rail Stalls

USA Today

City Of Broadening Sidewalks: Chicago Drafts First-Ever Master Plan For Pedestrians

Architect's Newspaper

A Closer Look At Failure To Act: The Economic Impact Of Current Investment Trends In Surface Transportation Infrastructure

Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog

The Environmental Impact Of Your Two-Wheeled Commute

StreetsBlog DC

Two Wheels Vs. Four: How Far Do I Have To Ride My Bike To Pay Back Its Carbon Footprint?

Slate

Gas Tax Fight Looms

Forbes

Hearings Set On Train Lines To LAX

Contra Costa Times

Hearings Will Explore Train And Bus Extensions To LAX

Long Beach Press-Telegram

High-Speed Rail: Stimulus Or Spending Boondoggle?

San Francisco Chronicle

Intercity Rail Passenger Systems Update, Summer 2011 (11p. PDF)

U.S. Transportation Research Board

Metro Rail Green Line May Finally Be Extended To LAX In The Near Future

Beverly Hills Courier

Mobility Matters: The View From The Transportation And Infrastructure Summit

U.S. DOT Fast Lane Blog

New L.A. Parking Meter Plan Gets Ticking: City Will Experiment In A Downtown Area With Devices That Will Allow Fees To Be Set Once A Month Depending On Demand. The Rate Would Change No More Than 50%

Los Angeles Times

Opinion: High-Speed Rail Authority: California Project Is On Track To Better Travel

San Francisco Chronicle

Opinion: The Test Of Our Generation (California High-Speed Rail)

San Francisco Chronicle

Photos: How Oil Wells Once Dominated Southern California's Landscape

LA as Subject via KCET

President Calls For Transportation Bill, While Some Advisors Call For 2nd Stimulus

Transportation Issues Daily

Rail-Volution Is Coming To DC This October

Greater Greater Washington

Reid Ready To Railroad Anyone In Pet Project's Path

Las Vegas Review-Journal

Train "Flyover" Gets Conceptual Approval In Walnut ("The $68 million project is one of 10 grade separations planned for the heart of the San Gabriel Valley by the Alameda Corridor-East Construction Authority (ACE) to alleviate traffic congestion at train crossings.")

Whittier Daily News

Transit TV To Air One Economy's Groundbreaking Web Series, Los Americans On Los Angeles Metro Bus Routes

EmailWire

Westside Neighborhood Council Backs Constellation Subway Station: The Panel Votes To Support The Stop Rather Than One Proposed For Santa Monica Boulevard

Westwood-Century City Patch

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