It's National Library Week. The Metro Transportation Library's YouTube Channel features topical playlists of more than 200 films and videos related to the past, present and future of transit and transportation in Los Angeles -- everything from a 1914 Pacific Electric training film to a 1991 promotional video for building the Metro Red Line.
Part 3 of the 1947 film, "It's A Big Job," is a fascinating look at what it's like to be a Los Angeles Transit Lines operator.
AEG Holds Farmers Field Workshop
Blog Downtown
California High-Speed Rail Spending Probed By U.S. House
Business Week
California Transportation Commission: $538 Billion Needed To Maintain System
StreetsBlog LA
2011 Annual Report To The California Legislature (92p. PDF)
California Transportation Commission
Can Downtown LA Handle Farmers Field?
Southern California Public Radio
CicLAvia: Getting Down, Changing Perspective, Seeing LA From A Different Angle
StreetsBlog LA
Congestion Pricing: Not Coming Soon To A U.S. City Near You
This Big City
Dianne Feinstein Praises Jerry Brown's High-Speed Rail Plan
Sacramento Bee
Did Carmageddon Make Way For A Baby Boom? ("Couples who conceived after staying home in July 2011 -- when the 405 Freeway was shutdown -- are speculating about a Carmageddon-induced baby boom in the Los Angeles area.')
NBC Los Angeles
Encouraging U.S. Infrastructure Investment ("First, Congress should give states flexibility to pursue alternative financing sources—public-private partnerships (PPPs), tolling and user fees, and low-cost borrowing through innovative credit and bond programs. Second, Congress and President Barack Obama should improve federal financing programs and streamline regulatory approvals to move billions of dollars for planned investments into construction. Both recommendations can be accomplished.")
Council On Foreign Relations Policy Innovation Memorandum
Extent Of Highway Capacity Manual Use In Planning (61p. PDF)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
Feature > Reuse Renaissance: Downtown LA's Retro-Chic Makeovers Show How Retail And Restaurants Can Transform A Neighborhood
Architect's Newspaper
Freeway Removal Creates Opportunity For Improved Health, Quality Of Life
The City Fix
Gas Prices, Now Averaging $3.92 A Gallon, May Have Peaked
USA Today
Issa Looking Into California High-Speed Rail
Politico
Jerry Brown's Waterloo Station? California High-Speed Rail Takes A New Hit ("A congressional committee says it will investigate federal funding for California's embattled high-speed rail project. California Gov. Jerry Brown's continued support is making him an increasingly lonely voice.")
Christian Science Monitor
Letter To The Editor: What Will Happen To The Westside If The Subway Never Comes?
Westwood-Century City Patch
Metro Still Advocates Tunneling Beneath BHHS
Beverly Hills Courier
Metro To Consider A Valley Light Rail Or Busway On Sepulveda
Curbed LA
New York Subways Booming As Bus Ridership Continues Decline
Transportation Nation
Pinterest As A Transportation Tool: Useful Or Just Interesting?
Talking Transportation
Ride Metrolink To CicLAvia Sunday, April 15
Metrolink
Santa Monica Pier Parking Changes Ahead
Santa Monica Mirror
Sidewalk Science: The Peculiar Habits Of The Pedestrian, Explained (Part 2 of 4)
Slate
Solar Carport At Industry Metrolink Station Capable Of Powering 1,300 Homes
Whittier Daily News
Study Finds Car-Centric Neighborhoods Strongly Tied To Childhood Obesity
StreetsBlog Network
Transportation Deductions: Bright Idea Or Waste Of Time? ("More people using different modes of transportation like bicycles or public transit means more voters exposed to the effects of tightened budgets, good or bad. Do these deductions help to raise awareness by encouraging Americans to seek out new ways of getting around? Do they have any other indirect effects? Are transportation-related deductions useful or useless? Should they be expanded, scrapped, reformed?")
National Journal Transportation Experts Blog
A Transportation IQ Test For Your Representative And Senator During Legislative Recess
Transportation Issues Daily
Twit Wit: If Facebook Bought The Blue Line...
LAist
An Uncertain Fate For Urban Projects In California
New York Times
Unplanned L.A.? Think Again (Interview with David Sloane, author of the forthcoming Planning Los Angeles)
The Atlantic: Cities
Unusual Urban Pastime Of The Day: Subway Speed Riding
The Atlantic: Cities
What Cities Gain When Their Airports Are Close To Downtown ("Just two of the 10 most remote major U.S. airports are connected by rail of any kind.")
The Atlantic: Cities
What Makes A Successful Bike Share Station?
Next American City
Why Young Americans Are Driving So Much Less Than Their Parents
The Atlantic: Cities
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