April 29: This Sunday in Los Angeles Transportation History
(A proposal for suspended monorails in freeway medians and a look back
at the local transit response to Los Angeles' 1992 civil unrest)
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog
America's Best Cities For Public Transportation
Natural Resources Defense Council Switchboard Blog
Architecture Teams Present Visions Of Union Station In 2050
Blog Downtown
Beverly Hills Forces Metro Subway To Wait
Beverly Hills Courier
Bicycles Run Through It: L.A. 20 Years On
Huffington Post
Claim: L.A. Bus Cuts Are A Civil Rights Violation
Transportation Nation
Coalition Of California Advocates Headed To Sacramento To Save Transit
StreetsBlog SF
Transportation Choices Summit And Advocacy Day (May 1-2 : Sacramento)
Contracting For Railcars And Jobs In Los Angeles
Brookings
The Crenshaw Line: It's Still To Come Amidst Several Bumps Along The Way
Los Angeles Sentinel
Decoding The Mysteries Of Bay Area Traffic
KALW
Downtown's Regional Connector Line Greenlit With Little Drama
Curbed LA
An Examination Of Women's Representation And Participation In Bicycle Advisory Committees In California (134p. PDF)
Mineta Transportation Institute
Exhibition On Expo: 176 Pieces Of New Public Art to Debut This Weekend
Southern California Public Radio
Expo Line Design (Station design, trains, bike-friendliness, public art, cultural diversions, food and nightlife)
LA Weekly
Expo Line's Opening Launches Rail Service To Westside
Los Angeles Times
Express Trains Popular, But Expensive ("Metrolink service is gaining Inland success, but costing more along the way.")
Riverside Press-Enterprise
A Faceoff Between Experts Is On The Horizon As "Subway To The Sea" Drama Continues
Southern California Public Radio
First Phase Of Subway Extension Plans Approved
West Hollywood Patch
Free Ride: Possible End Of The Line For LA Subway Honor System
Southern California Public Radio
Freeway Lids Hold Hope Of Reconnecting Neighborhoods
KPBS
"Gold Standard" Trenching At Beverly High Proves No Faults
Beverly Hills Courier
House Transpo Conferees Set, First Committee Meeting Scheduled For May 8
StreetsBlog DC
Just The Ten Extensions: How Not To Fund Infrastructure
The Economist
Left Behind: How And Why LA's Mass Transit System Remains Separate And Unequal
Pasadena Weekly
Let The Debate Begin: NYC, SF Snag Top Spots In First Transit Score Rankings
StreetsBlog DC
Public Transit System Rankings (Among the 25 largest U.S. cities, Los Angeles comes in at #11)
Walk Score
Metro Approves Environmental Documents For Subway To La Cienega
("As debate continues at Metro headquarters over the Westside Subway,
the Parent-Teacher Association of the Beverly Hills High School released
the above video on YouTube.")
StreetsBlog LA
Metro Board Approves Subway's Environmental Report, Station At LACMA
LA Observed
Metro Board Approves Westside Subway (Well, Not ALL Of It)
LAist
Metro Board Delays Decision On Subway Under Beverly Hills HS
NBC Southern California
Metro Board Postpones Vote On Century City Station
Westwood-Century City Patch
Metro Board Postpones Vote On Ending Honor System For Riders On LA Light-Rail System
Washington Post
Metro Holds On Vote For Beverly Hills Subway Station Location
Beverly Hills Courier
Metro Officials Approve First 3.9 Miles Of Westside Subway Route
Los Angeles Times
Metro OKs Subway To La Cienega, Work Could Begin Next Year
Curbed LA
MTA Votes Advance Subway To The Sea, Regional Rail Connector Downtown
Los Angeles Daily News
New Video: Metro Will Blow up Beverly Hills High School
StreetsBlog
Not Waiting For Washington: Continue Measure R Until The Voters Themselves Decide To End It (Los Angeles Mayor and LACMTA Board Chairman Antonio Villaraigosa)
Huffington Post
Only 70 Speakers? Regional Connector Enviro. Docs Approved By Metro
StreetsBlog LA
Poll: Was Metro Right To Delay Subway Decision?
Beverly Hills Patch
Ridley-Thomas Says No Measure R Extension
Beverly Hills Courier
Safe Transit In Shared Use
(140p. PDF : "During the last 30 years, due to the flexibility of light
rail transit (LRT), new systems have been implemented, some of which
include line segments that share tracks with freight operations
regulated by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). To operate on
the general railroad system, these LRT systems have obtained waivers
from FRA safety regulations by operating with temporal separation. The
aim of this research study was to further develop concepts for temporal
separation to enable shared use operations in additional locations with
more frequent and more flexible operations of FRA-compliant and
non-compliant services.")
Federal Transit Administration
Star Architects Unveil Wild Plans For Union Station Circa 2050
Los Angeles Times
States Aim To Launch More Mobile Apps
Government Technology
Subway Extension Runs Into Roadblock In Beverly Hills
Los Angeles Times
Subway To The Sea Moves Forward, But Beverly Hills High Tunneling Unresolved
Southern California Public Radio
Survey Of State Funding For Public Transportation -- Ways To Improve It (37p. PDF : "a unique source of information on state-level public transportation funding, the source of funds, the potential use of funds and method of funds distribution for each transit program. There is no other existing resource available that provides the level of detail contained in this report.")
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
Take A Quick Trip Down The New Expo Line, Which Opens Saturday
Los Angeles Times
Take A Stunning Look At Every Transportation Route On Earth (video)
Memeburn
TAP Cards On The DASH
Curbed LA
Union Station Is Wonderful, But One Of The World's Most Beautiful?
LA Observed
Value Capture: Special Issue (6 articles on the topic of value capture related to transportation)
Journal Of Transport And Land Use
Vote On Subway Tunnel Under Beverly Hills Put Off
Sacramento Bee
Well, Duh: L.A. Has Some Of The Dirtiest Air In America
LAist
What's The State Of Your Air?
American Lung Association
Yes, There's An "Urban Planning For Dummies" Book
The Atlantic: Cities
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