Farmers Field & Transit, Hollywood Bowl Station, Positive Train Control, Figueroa Plan, Mobility 21, CAHSR Ridership & More

215 Project Reaches Midway Point

San Bernardino Sun

AEG Proposal Begs The Question: What's "Carbon Neutral," Anyway? ("By focusing on transportation issues with Farmers Field, AEG will create a 21st century stadium, one that capitalizes on the nearby Blue Line, the forthcoming Exposition Line and buses...Additionally, AEG officials say they could bundle NFL tickets with mass transit tickets or encourage carpooling and van service.")

Los Angeles Daily News

Bill Pushes Gas Levy For Congestion Relief Projects

Riverside Press-Enterprise

Bills To Shift Oversight Of High-Speed Rail Faltering

California Watch

Bus Times Go Mobile With Beta Test Of Countdown App In London

Guardian (U.K.)

Caltrans Gets Federal Grant For Rail Safety System: Metrolink Will Be The First Commuter Railroad In The Nation To Implement Positive Train Control, Official Says

Chatsworth Patch

CEOs Call For Less Regulation, Better Infrastructure

Wall Street Journal

Click Here For More Revenue: The Washington State Department Of Transportation Is Testing Advertising On Some Of Its Dot-Com Web Pages In An Effort To Increase Revenue ("The Wall Street Journal reported that WSDOT's Web ads have only generated $30,000 as of early August.")

Governing

Dismantling Democracy To Fight NIMBYism

Transport Politic

Farmers Field Or Blade Runner Stadium?: The Downtown NFL Arena Deal Allows A Sea Of Billboards, Congestion And Millions In Public Costs

LA Weekly

Figueroa For All Seeks Comprehensive Transportation Reform

Highland Park-Mount Washington Patch

Future Stations Of The Past: Whatever Happened To Early Plans For A Metro Rail Stop At The Hollywood Bowl?

Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog

Independent Peer Review Says HSR Ridership Numbers Are Sound

California High Speed Rail Blog

Independent Peer-Review Of The California High-Speed Rail Ridership And Revenue Forecasting Process: Findings And Recommendations From April-July 2011 Review Period: Final Report (11p. PDF)

Independent Peer Review Panel

Los Angeles, 1917 (video : Rarely seen streetcar and traffic footage in early downtown Los Angeles)
Ford Educational Library via YouTube

Mayor Calls For Transit Funds To Be Authorized

Los Angeles Daily News

More Than 2M Commute For 45 Minutes Or More ("Of the 15 million Californians who commute to work, 2.7 million spend at least 45 minutes getting to their jobs, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates.")

California Watch

The Long Haul To The Office

Wall Street Journal

More Than 1,000 SoCal Leaders Gather At Mobility 21 Summit In Support Of Transportation To Create Local Jobs

TeleTrader

Opinion: Keeping "Underground" Elements At Bay: Safety On The Red Line

Los Angeles Daily News

Over Previous Objections, Bike Share Is Coming To The National Mall

StreetsBlog DC

Rail Authority Says New Study Affirms Ridership Potential

Central Valley Business Times

Rancho Cucamonga Not Sold On Gold Line To Ontario Airport

Curbed LA

The Saga Continues: Push For Bike Safety On The PCH Inches Forward
StreetsBlog LA

The Senate's "Dr. No" Says He'll Block An Extension Unless Bike/Ped Is Cut
StreetsBlog DC

Smart Congestion Relief: Comprehensive Analysis Of Traffic Congestion Costs And Congestion Reduction Benefits (40p. PDF)
Victoria Transport Policy Institute

Subway Station Severely Damaged On 9/11 Now Fully Restored

Transportation Nation

Villaraigosa Calls For Pressure On Congress To Pass Transit Jobs Bill

Daily Breeze

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