Chasing The Elusive New Transit Rider, Missing The Bus? ("New ridership is the holy grail of many a transit planner. It’s a demographic with strong allure — catch a newbie and you potentially remove a car from congested streets, give the environment a boost and, of course, increase revenue.") StreetsBlog Network
Leading Thinkers In Urban Planning & Technology (The 25 leading thinkers and innovators "at the intersection of urban planning and technology. The opening of government data has been a major catalyst, as well as the crowdsourcing, mapping and social networking opportunities afforded by the expanding capabilities of the Internet.") Planetizen
Los Angeles Is 88 Cities, Many Of Them Corrupt ("If you're intending to visit, I'd suggest driving or biking, because every time someone has tried to explain the various bus systems that connect them, and the rules for transferring among them, I've experienced that same feeling I had in the class that convinced me to stop taking math.") The Atlantic
Mayor Villaraigosa In Chicago For City Design Summit ("Villaraigosa will speak on the "new Los Angeles" and its enhanced urban design at the summit, where mayors will "discuss ways to make cities smart and sustainable, even in the midst of unprecedented budget difficulties.") Los Angeles Daily News
MTA Board To Study Speeding Up Rail Service To Downtown L.A. ("The MTA Board of Directors voted unanimously to approve studying the Metrolink Antelope Valley Line Infrastructure Improvement Strategic Plan introduced by Los Angeles County Mayor and MTA 2nd Vice Chairman Michael D. Antonovich.") Santa Clarita Valley Signal
USC AGC Holds Sustainabiilty In Transportation Symposium ("LA Metro’s Art Leahy received the 2011 USC Visionary Award...[and] stole the show by playing his cell phone ring tone of the USC fight song and telling all the students to “hang in there” because all the “boomers will retire soon and will leave plenty of opportunities.") Green Growth Cascadia
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City Property Tax Collection Is Falling ("At our next board meeting [scheduled for May 5] we will vote to move between $230,00 and $300,000 from the general fund to Measure E for spending on the MTA fight.") Beverly Hills Patch
Civic Affairs And The Culture Of City Planning (May 3 : "An open roundtable to discuss methods of building civic outreach and strengthening the culture of city planning in Los Angeles" featuring Alan Bell, Deputy Directory, Department of City Planning, City of Los Angeles; Honorable Ed P. Reyes, Councilmember, District #1, City of Los Angeles; Bill Roschen, President, Los Angeles City Planning Commission) AIA Los Angeles
Parking Garage Proposed For La Verne Station ("A five- or six-story proposed parking garage capable of holding 600 cars would be built if the Metro Gold Line train line is extended to La Verne.") Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Calif. Highways Could Be Source Of Green Energy ("A bill for a pilot program that will harness road vibration and convert it to energy passed 6-1 in the California State Assembly's Natural Resources Committee yesterday. It will move to the Assembly Transportation Committee for voting next week.") CNET
Bundy And Santa Monica, Tear Down This Fence ("If we want more discretionary Metro riders, what better place to find them than in west LA? Currently, the nearest Metro office selling TAP cards is at Wilshire and La Brea. The Bundy Park kiosk would also be a great way to educate West LA residents about critical projects like the subway extension, Expo to Santa Monica and the Wilshire BRT.") Huffington Post
Call It MLB Stadium At Chavez Ravine (Columnist Bill Boyarsky discusses how simple it is to take public transit and the Dodger Express to the Stadium) LA Observed
Ride The Red Cars To Glendale (May 12 : Free lecture/slideshow : "Historian Paul Ayers presents a slideshow on the Glendale Pacific Electric line from its beginning to the last day of service, June 19, 1955. Featured are over 240 images including color photographs and current views of the route...Get a Glendale Library card featuring the last Red Car train. A limited number will be available at the event.") City Of Glendale Public Library
San Bernardino-L.A. Commuter Rail Line To Get Six New Trains In May Including Express Route Redlands Daily Facts Second Chance For One Santa Fe: A $150 Million Arts District Project Returns ("Under a 65-year ground lease with Metro, which owns the land, the developers would build a project consisting of a six-story building with 438 housing units, 78,000 square feet of retail and commercial space, including a 15,000-square-foot grocery store, and a 3,000-square-foot space to be used rent-free by one or more community organizations that are involved with the arts. It would also include a 47,400-square-foot plaza and 802 parking spaces.") Los Angeles Downtown News
Introducing "What Moves U"! ("What Moves U?" is a campaign inviting the UCLA community to share moving, funny and interesting stories from their alternative transportation commute. The purpose of the campaign is to grow and connect green commuters while continuing to build a supportive network.") UCLA Be A Green Commuter!
