Amtrak: Record Breaking Thanksgiving Ridership
Railroad.net
Amtrak Tests E-Ticketing On Downeaster Service
USA Today
Analyst: New Calif. Rail Plan Doesn't Meet Rules
CBS News
Are Freeways Doomed?: Several Cities Are Tearing Down Highways And Creating Bold New Public Spaces. Are We Headed For A Car-Free Future?
Salon
Behind The Scenes Of Olympic Cities' High-Tech Transit Systems
Mashable
Bombadier's Transit Vision Pairs Efficiency With Wireless Technology
Globe And Mail (Canada)
Bullet Train Critics Call For New Vote
San Diego Union-Tribune
Buses, Trains, Bikes And Occupy L.A. ("Anyone watching the drama unfold between Occupy L.A. and the LAPD last night couldn’t help but notice the active involvement of Metro in the eviction of the Occupy protests. News reports reported that between 27 and 30 Metro buses were used to bus police from Dodger Stadium to Downtown Los Angeles and any overhead shot of the LAPD’s home away from home, the Dodger Stadium Parking Lot, showed rows of Orange Metro buses being loaded with police in riot gear.")
StreetsBlog LA
California Lawmakers Say Goodbye To Their State-Purchased Cars ("But the new car program could end up digging deeper into taxpayers' pockets.")
Sacramento Bee
Can Higher Fares Save Public Transit?
The Atlantic: Cities
Dear America, We Need More Public Transportation
Natural Resources Defense Council Switchboard Blog
Downey Link Offering Saturday Service For Holidays
Downey Beat
Epic Job Creation Fail: Paying Developers To Build Parking
StreetsBlog Network
Expo Line Turned Over To MTA
LA Observed
Extreme Weather Events In 2011 Costing Federal Highway Officials Hundreds Of Millions
Transportation Nation
Getting Creative With County Bike Plan
Zev Yaroslavsky, Los Angeles County Supervisor, Third District
Google Transit Data Tool For Small Transit Agencies (26p. PDF)
U.S. Transportation Research Board Transit IDEA Program
Gov. 2.0: Livable Streets Taking Over The Internet
StreetsBlog LA
Hearing Raises Political Profile Of Hours Rule
Trucking Info
High-Speed Rail Authority: The Draft 2012 Business Plan And Funding Plan (9p. PDF : November 29, 2011)
California Legislative Analyst's Office
House GOP Slows Down Its Rush To Introduce Oil-And-Infrastructure Bill
StreetsBlog DC
Jumpstarting The Transit Space Race: Los Angeles Metro Region (links to 32 of 40 distinct Southern California transit projects)
Reconnecting America
L.A. Rolls Out Clean Bus Fleet: Ninety-Five Commuter Express Vehicles Will Run On Compressed Natural Gas And Provide Commuters With Adjustable Seats And Climate Control
Los Angeles Times
L.A. Welcomes New Clean Energy Buses: The City Introduced 95 New Natural Gas-Powered Buses To The Commuter Express Program
USC Annenberg TV News
LADOT Unveils MCI Alternative-Fueled Commuter Coaches
Metro Magazine
London's Bicycle Network: Good For Commuters, Bad For Communities
This Big City
Mapped: How Federal Funding Fails To Match Demand For Transit In The U.S.
StreetsBlog DC
[N.Y.] MTA Asks Public To Vote For Best App: 42 Apps Submitted To MTA App Quest Competition; 42 Days Of Apps Kick Off Tomorrow
MTA Press Release
MTA App Quest Website
New [N.Y.] MTA Project Makes Subway Navigation Easier For Hard Of Hearing
NY1
OCTA CEO: Employee Development Essential In Challenging Times
Metro Magazine
Quake Warning System For West Coast Nears Reality
Contra Costa Times
Right On Google's Tail, Nokia Pushes Indoor Mapping Too
Wired
Somebody's Dreaming Big In Long Beach
LA Observed
Transportation Center Gets Zarian Stamp
Burbank Leader
The Trouble With Pedestrian Malls: Once Popular, These Car-Free Zones Are Slowly Disappearing From The Urban Landscape
Governing
A Vision For The Future Of Road Safety
Huffington Post
Will Downtown Comebacks, Entrepreneurs Reverse Commercial Sprawl?
Natural Resources Defense Council Switchboard Blog
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