February 2: This Date In Los Angeles Transportation History (L.A. plans its freeways, a first for UCLA, and monorail is among regional rail systems considered)
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog
The 3 People Overseeing LA's Redevelopment Agency And Other Things To Know On Redevelopment Death Day
Curbed LA
AEG To Unveil Plans For New Convention Center
Los Angeles Daily News
Ansel Adams's 1940 LA Photos Getting First Ever Public Show (includes Court Flight funicular and other street scenes)
Curbed LA
A Brief History Of The Los Angeles Plaza, The City's Misplaced Heart (includes historic photos and maps)
LA As Subject via KCET
CRA Head Calls For State To Acknowledge Challenges Of Dissolution (Interview with Jim Kennedy, the interim executive director of the California Redevelopment Association)
California Planning & Development Report
Crenshaw/LAX Light Rail Misses Airport By A Mile ("At LAX, the Metro Bus Center is promoted on two pieces of paper posted at information booths. Touch-screen kiosks don't even mention Metro Bus Center.")
LA Weekly
Digital vs. Analog Ways Of Transforming Cities ("Yes, it’s great to have an app that helps you route your commute on transit, but it’s also important to improve the transportation system itself — something an app just can’t do.")
Next American City
Disadvantaged Workers Win In New MTA Agreement ("The Bus Riders Union (BRU) also strongly supported the PLA but the organization is concerned that MTA is trying to build a rail system and make capital improvements it can not afford, even with the $30 billion in revenue projected to come from Measure revenue.")
Our Weekly
Editorial: Bullet Train Becoming "Moonbeam Express"
Orange County Register
Environmental Groups Claim Port's Description Of Rail Yard Project Inaccurate
Daily Breeze
Even More Reasons To Abhor The House Transportation Bill
StreetsBlog Network
Frito-Lay's Hollywood & Highland?: Mall Selling Naming Rights
Curbed LA
Gov. Brown Names Panel To Dismantle L.A. Redevelopment Agency ("The three people will unwind hundreds of millions of dollars in assets, complex land deals, employee obligations and loans overseen by the agency.")
Los Angeles Times
Governor Brown Forms Board To Dismantle L.A.'s CRA
Los Angeles Business Journal
Honolulu Avenue Will Have A Road Diet Test
Montrose Patch
House To Link Energy And Transportation Bills
Wall Street Journal
How A Bad Transportation Bill Is Really Bad For California
Natural Resources Defense Council Switchboard Blog
Los Angeles Is Among Municipalities With CRA Projects Still Under Way
Los Angeles Daily News
A Lukewarm Report Card For High-Occupancy Toll Lanes
The Atlantic: Cities
Traffic Congestion: Road Pricing Can Help Reduce Congestion, But Equity Concerns May Grow (60p. PDF)
U.S. Government Accountability Office
New Transportation Bill Creates Safety Concerns Over Bigger Rigs
CNN
Now Open For Bids: The Fourth Round Of TIGER Grants
StreetsBlog DC
Now's The Time To Make The House Bill Better For Walking, Biking, And Transit
StreetsBlog DC
OCTA CEO: Maintaining Customer Service As Paratransit Grows
Metro Magazine
Opinion: Rebuilding Transportation Is Key
Politico
Retailers Applaud GOP Highway Bill
The Hill
Streetfilms: Viva CicLAvia!
StreetsBlog LA
Suits Could Force LA To Spend Huge Sums On Sidewalk Repair
Public CEO
Three Drilling Bills Clear House Committee
StreetsBlog DC
Traffic Solution: Make Drivers Less Lonely ("Rather than moaning about too many cars on the road, the Ridesharing Institute says the real key to battling traffic congestion and pollution is filling empty passenger seats.")
Miller-McCune
Ridsharing Institute Website (launches 2012)
Transportation Bill Would Streamline Environmental Review, Sponsors Say
Bloomberg
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