2011 Streetsies: It Was The Worst Of Times
StreetsBlog LA
BBB Reduces Service During Holidays
Santa Monica Daily Press
The Best Metro Data Releases Of 2011
The Atlantic: Cities
Best Of 2011: Designing High-Speed Rail's Future
Next American City
Building Your Professional Network In 140 Characters Or Less: How Social Media Tools Can Enhance Professional Networking (Annual TRB meeting session spotlight)
Young Professionals In Transportation
California High-Speed Rail: To 2012 And Beyond!
California Progress Report
Caltrans To Study Cost Of Palm Springs Area Train Service: State To Research Creating Or Expanding Local Passenger Rail Line ("A $400,000 study will be launched in January to explore the potential ridership and inevitable costs of creating a new passenger rail system between the Coachella Valley and Los Angeles.")
Desert Sun
City Renews Rail High-Speed Rail Ties: Council Approves Membership Dues To High-Speed Orange Line Plan ("The authority began in 2003 to explore the possibility of a high-speed rail line between Orange and Los Angeles counties that was expected to cost more than $19 billion.")
Glendale News Press
GSA Will Put Federal Agencies Near Metro Stations
Better! Cities & Towns
How Monorail's Fate Might Have Been Different
Vegas Inc.
L.A., O.C. Gas Prices Fall For 41st Consecutive Day
Los Angeles Daily News
LA Unified Files For Court Order To Stop Midyear Busing Funding Cuts
Southern California Public Radio
Most California High-Speed Rail Jobs Too Good To Be True
Silicon Valley Mercury News
New Study: Millennials Prefer Car "Access Over Ownership"
The City Fix
Milennials & Driving (survey results : "Millennials welcome the collaborative consumption movement and are motivated to participate in sharing programs like car sharing because of potential savings they could accumulate for major milestones such as retirement, housing, and college tuition.")
Zipcar via Slidshare
Photos: Holiday Celebrations Of SoCal's Past (Metro Transportation Library's collection of historic holiday photos features prominently)
LA as Subject via KCET
Repairing 60 Freeway Overpass Could Cost More Than $5 Million ("Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Lakewood) says the work could be paid for with federal funds if it is completed in six months. Gov. Jerry Brown has declared a state of emergency at the busy freeway corridor.")
Los Angeles Times
San Clemente Celebrates Railroad Quiet Zone
Orange County Register
Senate's Changes To TIFIA Could Mean More Toll Roads, Less Transit
StreetsBlog DC
TIGER III Will Boost Freight Transportation But Not Transform It
StreetsBlog DC
Top Cities Stories Of 2011
Grist
Transportation Contracts Should Always Require Open Data
Greater Greater Washington
Truck Tolling: Understanding Industry Tradeoffs When Using Or Avoiding Toll Facilities (90p. PDF)
National Cooperative Freight Research Program / National Cooperative Highway Research Program
Why The World Needs To Start Car-Sharing (detailed infographic)
This Big City
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