Today's Headlines - more at Metro

9/02/2011

Crenshaw/LAX, Arroyo Parkway, Transportation Bill, OC Transit Security, LA Turns 230, Sharrows & More


Santa Monica Lookout

Analyst Casts Doubt On Economic Benefit Of Downtown L.A. Stadium
Los Angeles Times

StreetsBlog DC

Eagle Rock Patch

EGP News

Orange County Register

Huffington Post

Crenshaw Line's Final Environmental Report Includes New 405 Bridge
Curbed LA

The Expo Line Before The Expo Line ("The vaunted, long awaited $930 million Expo Line, slated to open later this year, had a precursor. Long before Angelenos dreamed of a subway to the sea, there was a rail line that connected Downtown to the coast.")


Associated Press

Is The Metro Train To LAX Really "Moving Out Of The Station" Like Villaraigosa Says?
LAist

LADOT Responds: 20 Miles Of Sharrows Part Of Mayor's Infrastructure Commitment
StreetsBlog LA

Mayor Requests Special Jobs Rules For LA ("Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa wants local workers to fill the 166,000 future jobs expected to open from federally funded, regional transportation projects. But federal rules forbid local hiring preferences on publicly funded transportation projects. The mayor wants to change that rule and sent MTA board member, Richard Katz to DC to make this proposal.")
Southern California Public Radio

Southern California Public Radio

When Safe Routes To School Is About More Than Bike Lanes And Sidewalks
StreetsBlog LA

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