Forbes
AFL-CIO, Chamber Press Lawmakers For Infrastructure Funds
The Hill
America's Transportation Leaders Agree That Intelligent Transportation Is The Future Of Travel: Unified Support For "Connected Vehicles" On Display At The 18th World Congress On Intelligent Transportation Systems
Business Wire
Another Record Year On America's Rails ("After 2012, though, the situation could change considerably. The government-run railroad's prospects for privatisation have little to do with ridership records and a lot to do with which party controls Congress and the White House.")
The Economist
San Francisco Examiner
Beverly Hills Has A Major Earthquake Fault
LA Observed
Buffalo's Decrepit Train Station Becomes The City's Newest Classroom
The Atlantic: Cities
California Bullet Train -- The High Price Of Speed: Its Proposed Route Would Destroy Churches, Schools, Homes, Warehouses, Banks, Medical Offices, Stores And Much More
Los Angeles Times
CALPIRG Students Rally For High Speed Rail
StreetsBlog LA
Chicago's "Congestion Fee" Gets Chilly Reception
NPR
Demolition Work And Utility Relocation Underway For Railroad, Roadway Project (Alameda Corridor-East Construction Authority)
Walnut Patch
Fault Findings Break New Ground (The presence of the [West Beverly Hills Lineament] and the nearby Santa Monica fault, which is also active, make it too dangerous to build a Santa Monica Boulevard station for the new subway in Century City, Dolan and other scientists told a Metro committee Wednesday. They said that another proposed location for the station — at Constellation Boulevard and Avenue of the Stars — was a better option because it showed no evidence of earthquake faults.")
Zev Yaroslavsky, Los Angeles County Supervisor, Third District
Fear And Loathing In Bakersfield (And The LA Times)
California High Speed Rail Blog
Here's LA County's First Bike Master Plan Since 1975
Curbed LA
How Salt Lake City Became A Leader In Transit-Oriented Development
StreetsBlog DC
Infrastructure Investing: The Next "It" Sector?
Washington Post
Inland Empire Is Showing Early Stirrings Of Recovery: Riverside And San Bernardino Counties Were Hit Hard By The Economic Downturn, But There Are Signs Of A Turnaround
Los Angeles Times
Jobs Again, Infrastructure-Style ("How does the recurring political theme of infrastructure and jobs play in to the debate over surface transportation funding? Where will the Democrats' infrastructure jobs campaign have more impact, in politics or policy? Are there broader economic themes that can surface as a result of this debate? Does the millionaire tax change the conversation?")
National Journal Transportation Experts Blog
LaHood Looks To Transportation Colleagues To Put Americans Back To Work
AASHTO Journal
Fault Findings Break New Ground (The presence of the [West Beverly Hills Lineament] and the nearby Santa Monica fault, which is also active, make it too dangerous to build a Santa Monica Boulevard station for the new subway in Century City, Dolan and other scientists told a Metro committee Wednesday. They said that another proposed location for the station — at Constellation Boulevard and Avenue of the Stars — was a better option because it showed no evidence of earthquake faults.")
Zev Yaroslavsky, Los Angeles County Supervisor, Third District
Fear And Loathing In Bakersfield (And The LA Times)
California High Speed Rail Blog
Here's LA County's First Bike Master Plan Since 1975
Curbed LA
How Salt Lake City Became A Leader In Transit-Oriented Development
StreetsBlog DC
Infrastructure Investing: The Next "It" Sector?
Washington Post
Inland Empire Is Showing Early Stirrings Of Recovery: Riverside And San Bernardino Counties Were Hit Hard By The Economic Downturn, But There Are Signs Of A Turnaround
Los Angeles Times
Jobs Again, Infrastructure-Style ("How does the recurring political theme of infrastructure and jobs play in to the debate over surface transportation funding? Where will the Democrats' infrastructure jobs campaign have more impact, in politics or policy? Are there broader economic themes that can surface as a result of this debate? Does the millionaire tax change the conversation?")
National Journal Transportation Experts Blog
LaHood Looks To Transportation Colleagues To Put Americans Back To Work
AASHTO Journal
London Olympic Planners Work To Avoid Transport Chaos At Games, Recalling Atlanta Debacle
Washington Post
Mirisch Responds To Tainted MTA Presentation
Beverly Hills Courier
More Headaches For California's High-Speed Rail Project
The Atlantic
MTA Postpones Planned Closures Of Wilshire Ramps
Los Angeles Times
Newhall Metrolink Parking Expansion Groundbreaking On Monday Afternoon
KHTS
Obama Jobs Plan: Highway Bill Next Up For Senate Vote
Los Angeles Times
Opportunities Abound For Transporting Goods By Tram -- If Properly Coordinated
Transport Politic
President Obama To Arrive In L.A. For Rush-Hour Traffic ("President Obama will return to Southern California on Monday evening, and the rolling street closures will be coming back with him -- just in time for the evening commute.")
Los Angeles Times
Purple Line Subway Extension Can Safely Avoid Earthquake Faults, Experts Say
USC Annenberg Neon Tommy
Rain Didn't Wreck The Expo Line, But Still No Firm Opening Date ("Once Metro determines that the system is safe to operate, the line will open to the public. Opening to La Cienega is still scheduled for later this year or early next year depending on how much time Metro needs for operator training and if any items need to be adjusted based on pre-revenue operations.")
Curbed LA
The Rampture Delayed Until 2012
Curbed LA
Rampture Postponed: Los Angeles Can Breathe A Sigh Of Relief
Huffington Post
Record Amtrak Passengers Hint At Growing Demand For High-Speed Rail
Fox Business
River Revitalization Corp Sees A Retail Future For The Historic 7th Street Viaduct
Blog Downtown
See The World's Largest Interactive Urban Diorama In Long Beach! (" It’s of the city of Long Beach where you can experiences the many perspectives of the city from above and below.")
StreetsBlog LA
Seismic Experts Back Subway Under School
MSNBC
Senate Committee To Act On Transportation Authorization Bill
Transportation Issues Daily
Los Angeles Wave
Transit Asset Condition Reporting: A Synthesis Of Transit Practice (54p. PDF)
Transit Cooperative Research Program
Transit Systems In Peril: Why Care?
National League Of Cities
Van Nuys Blvd. Congestion Spurs New Transit Dreams ("The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is holding community meetings in the East Valley this week to discuss the plans and solicit ideas.")
Los Angeles Daily News
Why Computer Voices Are Mostly Female ("For example, transit systems such as the San Francisco Area's BART often use higher-pitched voices because they are easier to hear over the clatter of the train cars.")
CNN
With U.S. Infrastructure Aging, Public Funds Scant, More Projects Going Private ("There are at least 70 privately funded and managed infrastructure projects across the United States in various stages of development, according to a list compiled by the law firm Allen & Overy. These are part of a vast network of roads, bridges and tunnels — to say nothing of the subways, ports, airports and water systems — crying out for attention. Consider this: Over the past 60 years, the United States has built a 46,876-mile federal highway system that is now in dire need of repair. As a result, states have had to pour more of their transportation dollars into fixing aging highways and even in good times have little or nothing left over for new construction.")
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