L.A.'s Smoggy Past, L.A. Marathon, BRU, Sprawl, Redevelopment Funds, Low-Fare Buses & More

Brown's Countdown, Day 67: Legislators Cut $7.4 Billion, Stall On Redevelopment Funds
Sacramento Bee

Crashes Put Scrutiny On Booming Low-Fare Buses

Associated Press

Driving Buses To Casinos, With Long Hours And Little Sleep

New York Times

Deciphering Conservative Objections To The Obama Administration's High-Speed Rail Program

Transport Politic

Does Sprawl Development Drive Away Talented Professional People?

Grist

Editorial: If L.A. Freeways Aren't Free: Is Letting Solo Drivers Pay To Use The Carpool Lanes Undemocratic? Maybe, But It Could Also Ease L.A. Traffic. Let's Try It Out

Los Angeles Times

Fed Official Touts Trade Deal Benefits For Long Beach

Contra Costa Times

Feds To Investigate Civil-Rights Claims Against L.A. Bus Authority: Activists in L.A. Say The Metropolitan Transportation Authority Has Discriminated Against Minorities And The Poor By Cutting Their Bus Routes First. The MTA Says It Welcomes The Federal Audit

Christian Science Monitor

The Future Isn't What It Used To Be: Changing Trends And Their Implications For Transport Planning (50p. PDF)

Victoria Transport Policy Institute

House GOP Targets State's Tough Emission Standards
San Francisco Chronicle

Infrastructure Bank Plan Could Lead To More Tolling

Land Line

L.A.'s Smoggy Past, In Photos (visual history of smog in Los Angeles features several rarely-seen images and documents from the Metro Transportation Library and Archive, along with other cultural repositories around Southern California)

L.A. As Subject via KCET SoCal Focus

Los Angeles Marathon Course Map (Sunday, March 20)

L.A. Marathon

LA Marathon Street Closures In Hollywood And Beyond (complete list of streets and times from Downtown to the Westside)

Hollywood Patch

Metro Takes SR-710 Conversations Online: You Can Now Join The Conversation Without Leaving Home Or Work

EGP News

MTA Passengers Help Subdue Kidnapping Suspect At Green Line Station

Los Angeles Times

New And Notable: Aerotropolis & Triumph Of The City
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog

Sharing The Costs Of Human Services Transportation: Vol. 1 -- The Transportation Services Cost Sharing Toolkit (82p. PDF)

Transit Cooperative Research Program

Streetfilms v. Local News On Congestion Pricing
StreetsBlog LA

Study: Americans Spend A Month A Year In Traffic

AltTransport

Watching Our Words: Congestion Charge Or Price Or (Shudder) Tax
Human Transit

Where To Drill Next: Main Street

Natural Resources Defense Blog Switchboard Blog

Why A Republican Congress Is Good For Bike Advocates
StreetsBlog DC

Expo Board Meeting, Gold Line & Jobs, 1950's Clean Diesel, BBB Changes, Safe Railroads, Transit Mobile Apps & More

2011 Construction Outlook
Urban Land

AAR Reports 2010 Is Safest Year In U.S. Freight Railroad History

Association Of American Railroads

Railroads: Moving America Safely (2p. PDF : statistics highlighted include the rate of rail accident and injuries plunging since 1980, grade crossing collision rates falling every year since 1978)

Association Of American Railroads

Against All Odds, The Wilbur Road Diet Is Staying (For Now)
StreetsBlog LA

"Amtrak Joe" Biden Gets His Own Train Station

ABC News

Ask The Planner: How Can We Fix LA's Planning Mess?
Ron Kaye LA

Big Blue Bus Proposes Service Changes

UCLA Be A Green Commuter!

Deadline Extension Sought For System To Avoid Train Crashes: Metrolink, Which Is Racing To Install Such A System In The Wake Of The Deadly Chatsworth Crash, Blasts The National Transit Coalition's Request. Feinstein And The NTSB Also Object

Los Angeles Times

Denver Bike-Share Program Rolls Into Its Second Season ("More than 20 percent of members combined their trips with light rail or bus commutes.")
Denver Post

The Downtown Renaissance Extends Its Reach ("Los Angeles added 2.6% to its citywide population since 2000, reaching a historic peak.")

Transport Politic

Freight Rail Investments Helping America Meet The Challenges Ahead

Huffington Post

Ideas For Pasadena: Build Train Shelters On Freeway Platforms To Protect Riders From Noise And Noxious Fumes
Brigham Yen

Infrastructure: The Underpinnings That Make Civilization Civilized (stunning photo-essay)
Pictory

L.A. Councilwoman Jan Perry Jumps Into The 2013 Mayor's Race

Los Angeles Times

Leftover Measure M Money Going To I-5, 57 Work

Orange County Register

"Metro Diesels Don't Cause Smog": The 1954 Tests "Proving" L.A. Buses Were Clean & Actually "Helped" Solve The Smog Problem

Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog

Model Streets Manual On Its Way: Move Over Old Traffic Handbook
StreetsBlog LA

Opinion: Metro Gold Line Extension Crucial To Creation Of Jobs

Pasadena Star-News

Packed Expo Board Agenda For This Afternoon: Sepulveda Station, No Parking At Westwood, Phase II Contract Award

StreetsBlog LA

Poll: Rising Fuel Prices Hitting Middle-Class Americans Hard
StreetsBlog DC
Gasoline Prices And Expenditures In 2011: Record High Levels Drive Consumer Concerns And Increased Support For A 60 Miles Per Gallon Fuel Economy Standard (15p. PDF)
Consumer Federation Of America

Rejecting High Speed Rail Hurts The US Middle Class

Treehugger

Rep. LaTourette Tells Transit Advocates To Ask Congress For What They Need
StreetsBlog DC

Study Finds Access To Real-Time Mobile Information Could Raise The Status Of Public Transit
Next American City
Tech For Transit: Designing A Future System (9p. PDF)
Latitude

T&I: Field Hearings Pick Up Where They Left Off
StreetsBlog DC

Threats Of Gridlock Are Greatly Exaggerated
Planetizen

With Other States Exiting The High-Speed Rail Race, California Must Cross The Finish Line

California Progress Report

MTA Investigation, MTA HQ Energy Star Award, Ontario Nixes DesertXpress, Congestion Pricing, CAHSR, Art Of Travel Behavior & More

$9 Billion California High Speed Rail Route: The Planning Is So Inept That It's Souring Residents From North To South

LA Weekly

9 Juicy Public Transit Numbers

Environmental Defense Fund Way2Go Blog

The 10 Most Innovative Companies In Transportation
Fast Company

Bike Lanes Bickering

Next American City

Both Sides Of Congressional Aisle Hate Metro Congestion Pricing Plan
Curbed LA

Can Cities Survive The Final Great Migration? (lecture : April 7, 2011)
Zocalo Public Square

Cargo Traffic Rises 8% At Los Angeles And Long Beach Ports

Los Angeles Times

Congestion Pricing (video)
StreetFilms: Moving Beyond The Automobile

Dueling Answers To Freeway Congestion

CityWatch

End Of The Dirt Highway: Route 173 Considered Too Dangerous ("The last unpaved road in the state highway system closed on Monday" in Lake Arrowhead)
San Bernardino Sun

EPA Awards Metro's Head Office Building The Prestigious Energy Star

Property Magazine

"Grab A Hold Of Your Shorts": Mica And LaHood Talk Transportation Bill
StreetsBlog DC

In Tight Times For Transit Budgets, FTA Warns Agencies Not To Discriminate
StreetsBlog DC

It's So Easy Being Green: L.A. Ranks #1 For Energy Star Buildings
LAist

Kerry, Hutchinson, And Warner Introduce New Infrastructure Bank Bill
StreetsBlog DC

LAX's Poor Excuse For Mass Transit ("If a PPP is what it takes to bring Metro to LAX, then so be it. The time has come to give commuters to the world's sixth busiest airport a truly rapid mass transit option.")
Huffington Post

The Lure And The Limits Of New Mobile Apps For Parking
Parking Network

Media, Congress Members, Running Another Express Lanes Mis-Information Campaign
StreetsBlog LA

Miami Beach Offers New Bicycle Rental Program

Miami Herald

Decobike Website

NE Corridor Officially Designated A HSR Corridor; Pols Begin To Organize
Transportation Nation

"On The Go With Ray LaHood" (The U.S. Secretary of Transportation uses YouTube to respond to questions and comments submitted via Twitter, Facebook and his blog)

U.S. DOT Fast Lane Blog

Ontario, Barstow: No, Thanks On DesertXpress Train

Curbed LA

Ontario Passes Resolution Against DesertXpress High-Speed Train

Barstow Desert Dispatch

Ribbon-Cutting Marks Completion Of Highway 118 Widening

Ventura County Star

Sarah Palin Blames Barack Obama For Pump Prices

Politico

Transit Agencies Rebuffed On Request For More Funds

Wall Street Journal

U.S. To Investigate MTA Over Alleged Bias: The Federal Transit Administration Reacts To Complaints Made By Bus Riders Union, Which Alleged That Bus Service Cuts Discriminated Against Minority And Low-Income Transit Riders. The MTA Says The Cuts Are In Compliance With Regulations

Los Angeles Times

U.S. Transport Officials Study Ahmedabad's Janmarg

The City Fix

"Zen In The Art Of Travel Behavior: Using Visual Ethnography To Understand The Transit Experience" A Photo-Transit Project From UCLA Goes Online
StreetsBlog LA
Project Website
UCLA Institute Of Transportation Studies
Full-Text Report (68p. PDF)
Photo Gallery

Mapping Census Data, Japan's Impact On California, Monrovia Trolleys, Gas Prices, Transit-First Policies, TIGER Money & More

The 5 Most Congested Corridors In The United States

Infrastructurist

Add Poor Communication To List Of High-Speed Rail Problems

Voice Of OC

AP: Will Senate Republicans Send Back Their Own States' TIGER Money?
StreetsBlog DC

California To Consider Transit-First Policy For Coastal Areas
California Streets

Can Public Transit Handle $5 A Gallon Gas? Consumers Tend To Take The Bus Only When Gas Prices Rise

Consumer Affairs

Cross-Cutting Environmental Research Needs Workshop: Final Report (23p. PDF)

North Carolina State University Center For Transportation And The Environment

DOT Obligated $44.7 Billion In Stimulus Money

Journal Of Commerce

Fatter Passengers May Lead To Bus Design Changes In U.S.

Bloomberg

Getting Around When You're Just Getting By: The Travel Behavior And Transportation Expenditures Of Low-Income Adults (126p. PDF)

Mineta Transportation Institute

Research Brief (2p. PDF)

Group Advocates For Inland Transit Issues

Riverside Press-Enterprise

The Impact Of High Gas Prices ("What impact does a gas-price hike have on current highway funding? How long would gas prices need to remain elevated to change the estimate that the highway trust fund can sustain road maintenance for at least another year and a half? Will a sustained increase in gas prices change the public policy conversation about a highway bill? Will it cause policymakers focus more on mass transit than they have in the past? Can high fuel prices kick-start a conversation about a vehicle miles traveled (VMT) fee?")

National Journal Transportation Blog

Japan Disaster Likely To Impact California Economy

Independent Voter Network

Lawmakers To Launch Passenger Rail Caucus

The Hill

Mapping Los Angeles 2010 Census Numbers
Blog Downtown

Metrolink, USC Viterbi Form Partnership On Rail Safety Program

Progressive Railroading

Monrovia's Trolleys May Be A Thing Of The Past: The City Council Will Decide Whether To Scrap The Service During Its Meeting On Tuesday ("City staff is recommending that the old-fashioned people movers be discontinued to save money for future transit projects in anticipation of the Gold Line Foothill Extension.")

Monrovia Patch

MTA To Hold Last Series Of Community Meetings (710 Freeway gap)

Pasadena Star-News

Oil And Natural Gas Provide Highway Funding

The Hill

Plan Would Let Solo Drivers Pay To Use 10, 110 Carpool Lanes: Two of California's Top Lawmakers Oppose The Plan, Saying It Gives Advantages To Richer Drivers

KTLA

Resources To Know: Mapping All Of America With Key Census Data, Block By Block
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog

San Francisco To Start Smart Parking Management Trail Soon

StreetsBlog SF

Tearing Down Urban Freeways To Make Room For A New Bicycle Economy

Grist

US Budget Deficit May Limit LA Mass Transit Funding

CBS Los Angeles

When Rail Becomes Ridiculous ("If we insist on building trains to nowhere because they're so darn easy to build, we're not going to inspire anything but contempt.")

The Atlantic

When's The Best Time To Buy Gas?

Mother Nature Network

10/110 Solo Tolls Opposed, Metrolink Express, West Valley River Bike Path, Bike To Work, Gas Prices & More

$5 A Gallon Gas Could Spur Up To 1.5 Billion Additional Passenger Trips On U.S. Transportation Systems: Congress Needs To Provide Long-Term Investment In Public Transit To Address Impending Demand

APTA Press Release

Potential Impact Of Gasoline Price Increases On U.S. Public Transportation Ridership, 2011-2012 (10p. PDF : Full-text report issued March 14, 2011)

APTA

Announcing The 2011 Smarter Cities Challenge Grant Recipients

IBM Smarter Cities Challenge

Big Blue Bus Testing BruinCards At Hilgard Terminal

UCLA Be A Green Commuter!

Bike Lane Economic Debate Rages

Transportation Nation

Bike Lanes Planned Around New Transit Center

Las Vegas Review-Journal

Bike To Work Website (The Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center has launched a new website that includes resources and guidance on commuting by bike throughout the year. The new site focuses on providing resources to beginner and advanced bicycle commuters and to others who want to promote bike commuting)

Bike To Work

Cities Issue A Flood Of Bonds In The Face Of Proposed State Money-Grab: As The Legislature Weighs Gov. Jerry Brown's Plan To Shutter All Redevelopment Agencies And Divert Their Funds, Municipalities Rush To Secure Money Through Bonds -- $700 Million In The Last Two Months

Los Angeles Times

City Breaks Ground On West Valley River Bike Path

StreetsBlog LA

Community "Greening" Initiative Taking Root In South L.A.

Los Angeles Times

CRA Wants To Sell Cleantech Site: No Development Plans Revealed In Proposed $15.4 Million Acquisition

Los Angeles Downtown News

Developing Policies For Responsible Social Media Use: Having A Social Media Policy Can Ensure That Government Employees Utilize Social Media As A Tool And Not A Distraction

Governing

Environmentalists Hope To Seize The Expensive Energy Moment

The Hill

EPA Awards $32 Million To Understand Health Impacts Of Air Pollution

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Fact Check: How Gas Prices Impact Mass Transit

Voice Of San Diego

The First Casualty Of A Non-Existent War: Evaluating Claims Of Unjustified Restrictions On Automobile Use, And A Critique Of "Washington's War On Cars And The Suburbs" (37p. PDF)

Victoria Transport Policy Institute

Florida High Speed Rail Would Have Made Money

Orlando Sentinel

Fuel Prices Expected To Jump: Loss Of Nuclear Capacity In Japan Seen Boosting Demand For Oil, Natural Gas

Wall Street Journal

Highways For LIFE Grants Put Innovations To Work On America's Roadways

U.S. DOT Fast Lane Blog

Imagining Cities Without Mobility

Human Transit

Is High-Speed Rail The Future Of Cities? (Or will telecommuting make it irrelevant?)

This Big City

LA Birthplace Becomes Battleground Over History ("With downtown Los Angeles' ongoing revitalization, including a possible high-speed rail hub nearby, the area has become a battleground for the descendants and advocates of the city's ethnic communities with a stake in the site.")

Seattle Times

LA Could Be The Next Great Cycling City

American Prospect

L.A. First Deputy Mayor Austin Beutner's Development Reform Effort Assessed: An Event In February Hosted By The Los Angeles Chamber Of Commerce Shed Some Light On The Possible Direction Of Project Approval Process Reform

The Planning Report

Mayor Villaraigosa Returns To DC To Pitch Transit Financing

Southern California Public Radio

Metro Budget Planning Document Contains Some Revelations

StreetsBlog LA

[D.C.] Metro Transit Chief Sarles Says Maintenance Backlog Will Take Years

Washington Post

Metrolink Plans Rush-Hour Express Trains To Downtown (from San Bernardino, Antelope Valley, Santa Clarita Valley)

Los Angeles Times

Metrolink's Express Service Between Downtown LA And Antelope, Santa Clarita Valleys Starts In May

Los Angeles Daily News

MTA: Expo Line To Open On Nov. 15

LA Weekly

National Experts To Create Master Blueprint For Building A Healthier Los Angeles (A panel will convene today at Kyoto Grand Hotel, while a public forum will be held tomorrow at Metro Headquarters)

PR-USA

New And Notable: Helvetica And The New York City Subway System, Private Investment In Transportation Infrastructure & L.A. In The 1930s

Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog

New Flea Is 75% Food Truck Jamboree, 25% Swap Meet ("On Sunday, Union Station was packed with crowds flocking to treats from a flotilla of food trucks, including Komodo, Border Grill, Gourmet Genie, The Munchie Machine, and Crepes Bonaparte…and a few people who came along for the shopping at the inaugural Truckit Fest, the first of what's supposed to be a monthly thing.")

Racked LA

Omnitrans Helps Students Ride Free

Chaffey Breeze

Opinion: Rail Plan Would Put Ariz. On Right Track

Arizona Republic

Plan To Let Solo Drivers Pay Tolls To Use 10, 110 Freeway Carpool Lanes Opposed

Los Angeles Times

Pricing For Traffic Safety: How Efficient Transport Pricing Can Reduce Roadway Crash Risk (20p. PDF)

Victoria Transport Policy Institute

Private Sector Participation In Intercity Rail Service

Transport Politic

PTC Push, Other Power Needs Prod Railroads To Pursue A Range Of C&S Technology (Positive Train Control)

Progressive Railroading

Put It On My Card: Open Fare Payment On Public Transit (audio : ACS, Xerox's open-fare payment model)

Xerox Real Business Radio

Subterranean Building Blues: The Saga Of San Francisco's Central Subway (When it’s all done, San Francisco’s Central Subway will add four stops to the light rail line that runs up the city’s southeast side. By the time it opens it will have been in the works for 15 years; the price tag is $1.6 billion. At a time when MUNI is already facing more than a $1 billion deficit over the next 20 years, is building the subway worth it?)

KALW

TOD In 3D: How Transit Oriented Is The Portland Region?

Oregon Metro News

TransportationCamp East On Film (video : film highlights of the transportation "unconference" March 5-6 in New York City)

TransportationCamp

U.S. To Make Florida High Speed Rail $$ Available Through Competitive Bidding

Transportation Nation

What Boondoggle? Private Sector Wants In On HSR Action

StreetsBlog DC