LA Parking, Beverly Hills Subway, Metrolink Parking, CAHSR PPP?, Velomobiles & More

Assessing The Value Of Delay To Truckers And Carriers (44p. PDF)

National Center For Freight & Infrastructure Research & Education / Texas Transportation Institute

Brucker Discusses Subway Tunnel With State Architect In Sacramento (p. 3 of 20p. PDF)
Beverly Hills Weekly

City Council Votes To End Red-Light Camera Program ("The MTA manages 69 red light photo cameras on the Blue, Orange and Gold lines, many of which are in Los Angeles...The MTA is now reviewing it’s photo red light program.")

Los Angeles Wave

City Seeks To Ease Parking Restrictions For Driveways: The City's Transportation Committee Is Working On A Draft Motion To Bring Relief To Residents Affected By The Recent "Apron Parking" Crackdown

Venice Patch

Data-Driven Support Tools For Transit Data Analysis, Scheduling And Planning (link to full-text report)

University Of Minnesota Center For Transportation Studies

Expanded Parking Planned For Newhall Metrolink Station

Santa Clarita Valley Signal

Follow Me: Tweeting Transit News Builds Community, Knowledge & New Information Tools

Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog

For Whom The Road Tolls

Governing

Game Changer: Disabled Angelenos Win Major Concessions From City

StreetsBlog LA

High-Speed Rail -- Public, Private Or Both?: Assessing The Prospects, Promise And Pitfalls Of Public-Private Partnerships (45p. PDF)

U.S. PIRG Education Fund

Innovative Federal Financing Is Expanded Under House Bill ("Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa called TIFIA a “key component” that “has proven to be a powerful tool in getting worthwhile projects launched from the drawing board to their construction phase.”)

Transportation For America

The Latest Target Of House Spending Cuts: EPA's Smart Growth Office

StreetsBlog DC

The Los Angeles River: Through Culverts To The Sea, A Waterway That Says A Lot About Its City

The Economist

Metro's Lost World
Zev Yaroslavsky, Los Angeles County Supervisor, Third District

Mica And Rail Supporters Meet Halfway

StreetsBlog DC

New Projects Fuel Downtown L.A.'s Transformation

Retail Traffic

New Report: Failure To Invest In Transportation Infrastructure Will Costs Jobs, Shrink GDP

Natural Resources Defense Council Switchboard Blog

Papers Selected For The 19th International Symposium On Transportation And Traffic Theory(Berkeley, Calif. : July 18-20, 2011)

Science Direct

Pod People: Velomobiles Tour The U.S. This Summer

GOOD

Red-Light Cameras Taken Seriously In Ventura County
Ventura County Star

Report Casts Doubt On Forecasts For California High Speed Rail: In A Review Of California's High Speed Rail Project, A Panel Of Experts Determine That Ridership And Revenue Projections Need To Be More Conservative

Los Angeles Times

Villaraigosa Now Says He's Not Made A Final Subway Decision

Beverly Hills Courier

Wyden, Hoeven, Begich Introduce TRIP Bond Program To Help Build Transportation Infrastructure: TRIPs Will Inject $50 Billion In Private Investment into Transportation Projects
United States Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) Press Release
Background Information (How it works, etc.)

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Gold Line Foothill Extension, State Of Infrastructure, Red-Light Cameras, Green Energy, SANDAG Plan & More

$1,060: The Cost Of Decrepit Infrastructure For Your Family Last Year
StreetsBlog DC

$486 Million Pasadena To Azusa Gold Line Extension Contract Awarded

Pasadena Star-News

Angels Flight Deemed Safe To Ride (Again)
Southern California Public Radio

Beach Bus Runs Through Labor Day

Topanga Messenger
Topanga Canyon Summer Beach Bus

Los Angeles County Department Of Public Works

Bike League: "Eligibility" For Bike-Ped Isn't The Same As "Dedicated Funding"
StreetsBlog DC

California Dreaming: LA Imagines Life Without Cars

AFP

City Postpones Paying $30,000 Cleaning Bill

Canyon News

Deteriorating Transportation Infrastructure Could Cost America $3.1 Trillion

Huffington Post

Gas Tax Expires September 30

StreetsBlog DC

Gold Line Board OKs Monrovia Deal, Awards $486M Contract: The City Must Still Sign Off On The Land Deal, Which Paved The Way For A $486 Million Gold Line Foothill Extension Design-Build Contract Awarded Wednesday

Arcadia Patch

Green Energy: California Poll Finds Overwhelming Support ("Seventy percent of the sample said they commute by driving alone, with just 12% carpooling and even fewer taking public transit (8%). Seventy-six percent also said recent gas price hikes have caused households financial hardship.")

Los Angeles Times

How Much Will It Cost You If We Fail To Invest In Future Infrastructure?

Infrastructurist

Failure To Act: The Economic Impact Of Current Investment Trends In Surface Transportation Infrastructure (40p. PDF)

American Society Of Civil Engineers

Technical Appendix (47p. PDF)

Press Release ("The report, the first of four scheduled by the Society, examined the country’s surface transportation infrastructure. Future reports will examine the state of the nation’s infrastructure as it relates to water and, wastewater delivery and treatment; energy transmission; and airports and marine ports.")

If The Debt Ceiling Isn't Raised, What Will Happen To U.S. Infrastructure?

Infrastructurist

An Indecent Proposal For Our Country's Infrastructure Future

PBS

L.A. Council Votes To End Red-Light Camera Program At 32 Intersections Sunday ("Motorists should be aware there are other jurisdictions out there with cameras tracking motorists, such as the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and neighboring cities.")

Los Angeles Daily News

LA To Shut Down Money-Losing Red Light Cameras

Sacramento Bee

Melaniphy Named APTA President/CEO

Metro Magazine

Pros And Cons Of Skipping Out On Paying Your Red Light Ticket
Curbed LA

Streetscape Projects On Tap In Midtown Santa Monica

Santa Monica Mirror

Transit-First Plan Challenges SANDAG's 40-Year Plan

San Diego Union-Tribune

Transit Giant Veolia Refuses To Pay More In Chatsworth Train Crash Case

Southern California Public Radio

Who Says Nobody Walks In L.A.?
Los Angeles Times

Why The Future Of Transportation Is All About Real-Time Data (looks at emerging technology applications for real-time data in transportation)

Mashable

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Angels Flight, Metro Bus Service Cuts, UCLA Commuters, Gold Line Deal, Ventura County Transpo Plans, Red-Light Cameras & More

Activists In Los Angeles Call Cuts To Bus Services A Civil Rights Violation (audio : 5:16)

Free Speech Radio News

Angels Flight Safe To Run With New Wheels, State Says

Los Angeles Times

The Art Of Compromise ("How will the Boxer and Inhofe framework impact the conversation about a new surface-transportation bill? How important is it that they compromised? Is a two-year bill a reasonable solution to the budget shortfalls? Or (to borrow a phrase from debt-ceiling talks) are they simply kicking the can down the road? Will the smaller components of the agreement--for example, on bicycle paths and project acceleration--help motivate the larger process of reauthorizing surface-transportation programs.")

National Journal Transportation Experts Blog

Beverly Hills Merchants Wrong To Rail Against Subway
Los Angeles Business Journal

Bruin Commuter Club Gains 950 Members In Less Than Two Weeks

UCLA Be A Green Commuter!

Cap Parks ("A cap park over the 101 Freeway in Hollywood, California, would create badly needed park space, improve the infrastructure, create sustainable green space, and spur economic development." A comprehensive look at the history of proposals)

Urban Land Institute

Car And Driver Magazine: "We Must Consider Alternative Transportation"

StreetsBlog Network

Cash-Strapped MBTA Plans To Incorporate Solar Energy

BostInnovation

Gold Line Extension $500 Million Construction Deal Could Be Announced Wednesday

Pasadena Star-News

How Is Transportation Spending Different From Other Government Spending?

Transportation Issues Daily

HUD Invests $67 Million In Sustainable Communities Grant

The City Fix

Megaprojects Like Bullet Train Have Big Cost Overruns, Critics Say

California Watch

Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority Board Considers Award Of $500 Million Contract For Foothill Extension From Pasadena To Azusa At July 27 Board Meeting

PR Newswire

One-Stop Website Launched To Solicit Public Input On Transportation

Ventura County Star

Go Ventura 2035 ("VCTC is developing Ventura County's first Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP), charting the future for transportation.")

Question Of The Week: Should Transit Be The Mayor's Focus?

Los Angeles Daily News

Ridley-Thomas' Office In Harmony With Metro In Early Community Benefits/Protection Discussion

StreetsBlog LA

Taking Responsibility -- Locally ("A reliance on federal aid may not be a realistic approach in a budget-constrained future.")

The Transport Politic

Transit Trip In Trouble: OCTA-NCTD Connection Under Attack (One's ability to take public transit between Los Angeles and San Diego is now threatened due to budgetary and other issues)

More Than Red Cars

Transportation As A Civil Rights Issue

Wired

Where We Need To Go: A Civil Rights Roadmap For Transportation Equity (14p. PDF)

The Leadership Conference Education Fund

TRB Webinar: Railroad - DOT Institutional Mitigation Strategies (August 31)

U.S. Transportation Research Board

Strategies For Improving The Project Agreement Process Between Highway Agencies And Railroads (186p. PDF)

U.S. Transportation Research Board Strategic Highway Research Program

Who Knew L.A.'s Red-Light Camera Fines Were "Voluntary"?: Drivers Who Paid The Tickets, Some Of Which Are $476, Fume At The Disclosure That Authorities Cannot Force Violators To Pay Up. But Don't Expect To Get A Refund

Los Angeles Times

Why The Proposed New State Of South California Won't Work

KCET

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Expo Update, LA Red Light Cams, Gold Line, 710 Freeway, CA High-Speed Rail, Carpooling & More

Bullet Train's Woes Spark Some New Suggestions

Bakersfield Californian

Chamber Of Commerce: Empty Asphalt = Good Transportation Performance

StreetsBlog DC

City Council Considers Allowing People To Park Cars In Front Of Own Driveways
StreetsBlog LA

City Finalizes 710 Freeway Resolution: City Council Passed Resolution 7172 Wednesday Night

South Pasadena Patch

City Owes $30,000 For Bus Cleanliness ("The City of Santa Monica owes about $30,000 that was spent during the last fiscal year in an effort to keep buses cleaner.")

Canyon News

Deep Below Park Avenue, A Monster At Rest ("Rome has the catacombs; Paris has its sewers. Now New York will have its own subterranean wonder: a 200-ton mechanical serpent’s head.")

New York Times

Drivers Can Disregard Red-Light Camera Tickets In L.A.: City Officials Debating The Future Of The Photo-Enforcement System Recommend That Citations Stop Being Issued At The End Of The Month And That The Program Be Phased Out

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Gov. Brown Must Lead On High-Speed Rail

San Diego Union-Tribune

Expo Light Rail Line Train Testing Update

Build Expo

Freeway Closures Coming To I-710/Long Beach Freeway

Trucking Info

Going Wrong Way: Carpooling Shows Trend Reflects Changes In Work Patterns ("According to the most recent census data, carpooling plunged in Los Angeles County in the past 20 years from 22 percent to 11.1 percent.")

Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

Gold Line Board To Consider Purchasing 14 Acres Of Monrovia-Owned Land On Wednesday

Pasadena Star-News

Gold Line Foothill Extension Gets Act, Monrovia Land Deal Together

Curbed LA

Inviting Them In: Using Story As A Planning Tool
Planning Commissioners Journal

LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Takes On Big Issues

San Francisco Chronicle

Los Angeles Outlines Financing Plan For Downtown NFL Stadium: Los Angeles Leaders Propose Financing A Downtown NFL Stadium By Issuing Millions In Bonds To Be Repaid By Developer AEG And With Revenue Generated By The Project

Los Angeles Times

Our View: Montebello ACE Project In The Cards ("In late August, the Alameda Corridor East board is ready to approve several new grade separation projects for which funding has been provided. But one of them is on hold because the jurisdiction has not given the OK. That one involves Montebello Boulevard.")

Pasadena Star-News

Our View: Some Welcome Gold Line News For The Valley ("The excellent news for transit progress in the San Gabriel Valley came through late Friday: The Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Authority and the city of Monrovia had settled a key part of their dispute over the fractious matter of putting together a large parcel of land for a rail yard in the city.")

Pasadena Star-News

Perris Valley Metrolink Approval

Inland News Today

Port Of LA Gets Keys To First Zero-Emission Truck

Southern California Public Radio

Prospects Dim For Billions In Federal High-Speed Rail Funding

California Watch

Staying Home, Bikes And Carmageddon

LA Observed

Toward A Car-Less California

Metropolis Magazine

Two Alternatives To The Gas Tax

Infrastructurist

UMass To Offer Transit Training Program ("The program, funded with a $127,284 federal grant, is aimed at training the next generation of the transit workforce and will offer students training in many aspects of transit management.")

Metro Magazine

Walk It Out: WeHo Most Walkable City In California ("West Hollywood is the most walkable city in California." Several other cities, including Santa Monica, Culver City, Beverly Hills, Burbank, El Segundo and East Los Angeles are highly ranked)

LAist

Will Federal Transportation Funding Stop If Debt Deal Falls Through?

Transportation Issues Daily

With Lack Of Funding, Will DesertXpress Ever Lay Its Tracks?: There's Still One More Major Approval Necessary To Get The High-Speed Rail Moving: DesertXpress Needs Money -- Lots Of It

Vegas Inc

Zev Reader Questionnaire Part 1: Metro And Transit

StreetsBlog LA

Zev Reader Questionnaire Part 2: Walking, Biking, The SGV And All The Rest

StreetsBlog LA

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Monrovia Gold Line, CAHSR At Crossroads, Expo Line, Westside Subway, Big Blue Bus, Walkable L.A. & More

The 5 Most And Least Walkable Neighborhoods In Los Angeles

Curbed LA

43% Of Subway Fare-Beaters Are Kids, Report Finds, Costing The [New York] MTA Millions

New York Daily News

As Transit Chief Leaves Post, Challenges For Agency Persist

New York Times

California Receives Federal Funding For Traffic Safety Grants

Sacramento Bee

California's Bullet Plans' Moment Of Truth ("Prospects for a $19 billion federal infusion - covering more than 40 percent of a $43 billion system that would be the nation's largest single investment in transportation infrastructure in decades - dim each day as Washington scrambles madly for trillions of dollars in savings to raise the national debt ceiling.")

San Francisco Chronicle

Deadly Chinese Bullet Train Crash Spawns Anger, Safety Concerns

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: L.A. Is Backing Its Bicyclists

Los Angeles Times

Effective And Efficient Deployment Of Dynamic Message Signs To Display Travel Time Information (72p. PDF)

University Of Florida Transportation Research Center

First Hydrogen-Fuel Big Rig Rolls Out, Heads For Ports

Daily Breeze

Gold Line Announces Deal With Monrovia To Buy Railyard Land

Pasadena Star-News

Gold Line Reaches $56 Million Land Deal With Monrovia: The Gold Line Construction Authority Agreed To Terms Of A Deal With The City Friday After A Long Contentious Negotiation Process

Monrovia Patch

Good Karma On "Carmageddon"

Ventura County Star

High-Speed Rail Proponents Seek Ways To Salvage Project

California Watch

L.A. Mayor Advocates Transportation Bill In D.C.: The Proposed Legislation Would Move Up The Start Date For Construction On The Planned Westside Subway Extension

Beverly Hills Patch

Lessons From Carmageddon: A Car-Free L.A.

City Watch

Los Angeles Expo Line: Gaffe Or Gift?

Beverlywood Real Estate Voice

New Century Plaza Hotel Plan Trying For Century City Walkability

Curbed LA

New Director For Santa Monica Bus System ("Edward F. King, current executive director of the San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority, has been chosen to replace Stephanie Negriff as Santa Monica’s new director of the Big Blue Bus.")

Santa Monica Mirror

New Report Highlights Transportation Policies That Improve The Nation's Health

Partnership For Prevention

Transportation And Health: Policy Interventions For Safer, Healthier People And Communities(109p. PDF)

Partnership For Prevention / Safe Transportation Research & Education Center / Booz Allen Hamilton

Executive Summary (7p. PDF)

Opinion: Villaraigosa In His Element As "The Nation's Mayor": Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's New Position As President Of The U.S. Conference Of Mayors Gives Him A Powerful Platform And A Coalition. Now The Question Is: Will Washington Listen?

Los Angeles Times

Our View: Fast As A Bullet Train In Our State

Pasadena Star-News

Ridley-Thomas, South L.A., Gearing Up For Fight Over...Light Rail Yards?

StreetsBlog LA

Road Builders: Highway Bill Not Like Other "Government Spending"

The Hill

Santa Monica Contemplates Bike Sharing

Natural Resources Defense Council Switchboard Blog

Seeing L.A. In A Way Most Natives Never Dare: A Northern California Family -- 2 Grandparents, 2 Parents And 3 Children -- Prefers To Travel By Public Transit, Riding Trains, Buses And Even A Funicular To L.A.'s Cultural Hot Spots

Los Angeles Times

Streetcar Alignments Refined; Public Briefing On August 2

Blog Downtown

"Transit Hub" Under Construction In Pico Rivera

Whittier Daily News

Villaraigosa Aims To Cement Legacy With Mass Transit Works

Los Angeles Daily News

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