February 9: This Date In Los Angeles Transportation History (The San Fernando earthquake impacts regional transit and transportation)
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog
5 Ways To Make Public Transit Awesome (Ideas from Los Angeles and Santa Monica are included)
Mother Nature Network
All Aboard: Don't Let Our Leaders "Miss The Bus" On Fair Transportation ("The proposed cuts would strike a devastating blow to communities already living without adequate transportation options.")
Huffington Post
Bus, Train Ads Roll To The Rescue Of Ailing Local Transit Budgets
Huffington Post
California's Green Economy Doubled Performance Of Total Economy During Downturn (Clean transportation: +119%)
Energy Collective
City Consultant Questions Metro's Subway Safety And Fault Reports (p.2)
Beverly Hills Weekly
Civil Rights Group Opposes Public Transit Cut In $260B House GOP Transportation Bill
The Hill
Continuing Project To Synthesize Information On Highway Problems (20p. PDF)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
East Los Angeles Cityhood Plan Again Rebuffed ("Local Agency Formation Commission says the proposed city wouldn't be financially viable. Supporters of incorporation say they need more time to explore options.")
Los Angeles Times
Editorial: A Terrible Transportation Bill
New York Times
Experts Challenge MTA Studies Of Subway Routes ("Scientists hired by the city claim more thorough research is needed to justify Metro's plans for a tunnel under Beverly Hills High School.")
Beverly Hills Patch
February Resources For Transportation Communications Pros ("Los Angeles Transportation Library blog...has put together one of the deepest and richest transportation communication research resources on the web. You can find a listing of transportation blogs, transportation advocacy groups, communication campaigns and much more.")
Talking Transportation
Future Of Rail And Transit With Michael Dukakis (February 18 talk with Southern California Transit Advocates)
StreetsBlog LA
High-Speed Rail Touted In Jobs Coalition's New Radio Campaign
Sacramento Bee
Historic Clifton's Cafeteria Through The Decades (photo essay)
LA as Subject via KCET
Behold The Original Clifton's Facade For First Time Since 1950s
Curbed LA
Clifton's Unveiled: Forest-Themed Cafeteria To Become Tiki Bar, Speakeasy And Bakery ("It's about resurrecting the area's "golden era" when 7th and Broadway, where Clifton's is located, was one of the busiest intersections in Downtown.")
Blog Downtown
House Gas Tax Proposal Would "Erode" Transit Agencies' Credit Ratings, APTA Says
Progressive Railroading
House Transportation Bill Too Extreme For Some Republicans
StreetsBlog DC
Human Infographic! GOOD Attacks Traffic In Los Angeles (from the embedded video : "If just 3% of LA drivers switched to public transit or biked, all traffic could move up to 15% faster.")
GOOD
LaHood Says High Speed Rail In California Is About Jobs
Transportation Nation
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa On The Future Of L.A. (audio interview with transcript discussing Measure R)
American Public Media Marketplace
Mayor Villaraigosa Passes On Criticizing House Republicans, Reserves Praise For Senator Boxer ("I am still positive about the portion of the bill that expands the current $128 million to a billion dollars for the TIFIA program which is one of the programs that L.A. needs to accelerate the 30 years of transportation funding into a shorter period of time, hopefully a ten year period.")
StreetsBlog LA
Metro Responds To Beverly Hills' Westside Subway Extension Evaluation
Westwood-Century City Patch
New Federal Regulations For Truckers In 2012: Do They Go Far Enough?
Digital Journal
On A Rainy Day In Los Angeles, Villaraigosa And Ray LaHood Spread Sunshine For High Speed Rail
StreetsBlog LA
Ontario Offer For ONT Totals $250 Million
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Operator Drug- And Alcohol- Testing Across Modes (59p. PDF)
Commercial Truck And Bus Safety Synthesis Program
Opinion: Tools Can Help Cities Cope After Redevelopment
Sacramento Bee
Panel Of Transportation Experts Predicts Dire Consequences From House Proposal For Transportation Funding
APTA Press Release
Security, Emergency Management, And Infrastructure Protection Research Status Report (13p. PDF)
Transportation Research Board
Six Lies The GOP Is Telling About The House Transportation Bill
StreetsBlog DC
South Pasadena, Others Oppose 710 Gap Closure In SCAG's Regional Transportation Plan
Pasadena Star-News
There's A Chance House R's Won't Muster Votes To Pass Mica Bill
StreetsBlog DC
Transit Funding Dust-Up Complicates Transportation Bill
Riverside Press-Enterprise
U.S. Chamber Of Commerce: Transit Cuts Could Pass House
Transportation Nation
Why Is America's Transportation System Stuck In The 1950s?
GOOD
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