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$6 Billion Needed For Southern California's $40 Billion Need ("The region would need to spend $40 billion over the next 25 years to create the sort of walkable and bikeable communities it says it wants. That’s nearly eight times as much as SCAG is recommending.")The Atlantic: Cities
2011 DOT Year In Review: FTA Connects Americans With Transit Investments
U.S. DOT Fast Lane Blog
Another Test In Providing A Transportation Network To Serve All Segments Of Society (Incorporating Greyhound service into multimodal transit stations)
Transportation Issues Daily
The Case For Business Investment In Public Transportation
Infrastructure USA
City Officials Reopen First Street Bridge
Rafu Shimpo
The Delusion And Deception In Megaproject Cost Estimates
The Atlantic: Cities
Editorial: U.S. Senate Bill Clouds Effort To Clean Up Trucks At Long Beach And L.A. Ports
Los Angeles Daily News
Free Bus And Rail Service Offered On Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve ("The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority is offering free bus and rail service on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. The free rides are available between 9 p.m. Saturday and 2 a.m. Sunday, then again Dec. 31 and Jan. 1. Officials said the free service is a move to prevent drunk driving and promote a safe holiday season.")
Los Angeles Times
Officials Promote Free Rides On Christmas Eve And New Years Eve
The Source
Gold Line Board Moves To Condemn Monrovia Land ("The Gold Line Construction Authority will pursue eminent domain action to take Monrovia's land in case a court ruling effectively voids a $56 million deal it reached with the city.")
Monrovia Patch
A Look Inside The "Spectacular" $1.4B Fulton Street Transit Center (23 photos accompany story about Manhattan's new subway hub opening in 2014)
DNA Info
Los Angeles, Then And Now (1894-2011)
The Atlantic: Cities
NYC Transit Offers Email Alerts For Elevator And Escalator Status
Transit Wire
Opinion: Bay Area Airport Connector Should Be Cautionary Tale For LA Metro
California Progress Report
Opinion: Constellation Station On Track With The Facts
Beverly Hills Patch
Westwood-Century City Patch Version
SF Bay Transit Panel Squabbles Over HQ Membership
San Francisco Chronicle
Tanker Fire: $2 Million In Federal Aid Will Help Fix 60 Freeway
Los Angeles Times
Transit As A Stepping Stone To Prosperity
Regional Plan Association
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