May 1: This Date In Los Angeles Transportation History (L.A. gets its very first female streetcar conductor and says goodbye to Los Angeles Motor Coach Company)
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog
Aging Infrastructure Little Addressed By Presidential Candidates
Scripps News
Businesses Along New Expo Line Hoping To Cash In
Southern California Public Radio
Drivers Pay Secret Road Tax In $15 Billion For Car Repair
Bloomberg
Elated Commuters Say Metro's New Expo Line Will Save Them Time, Money
CBS Los Angeles
Engineers, Residents Concerned About Safety Surrounding New Expo Line
NBC Los Angeles
Environmentalists vs. Infrastructurists ("Are regulations really tripping up projects that badly? If so, what's a reasonable way to speed things along? Should there be categorical exclusions for certain types of projects? If so, what kinds?")
National Journal Transportation Experts Blog
Expo Line Begins Regular Schedule, Full Fares On Monday Morning
Blog Downtown
Expo Line: Progress In Reverse
("The trains also have to stop at traffic lights all along the route
and with each deflating stop you could see the passengers wince as
memories of LA's bus routes and clogged surface streets coursed through
them. Is this just a glorified bus route?")
USC Annenberg Neon Tommy
A Faceoff Between Experts Is On The Horizon As "Subway To The Sea" Drama Continues
Southern California Public Radio
FRA Guidance On Pedestrian Safety Still Misses The Real Problem
StreetsBlog DC
Galleries' Survival Threatened By Railway Expansion Plans
("The expansion of the new Exposition Light Rail (Expo) connecting
downtown Los Angeles to Santa Monica means major changes to the Bergamot
Station Arts Center, a 7.4-acre complex that houses 35 galleries in
several metal-clad industrial buildings. An 18-year-old art space is
being threatened with destruction and gallery owners worry they could be
pushed out by rising rents when the new railway stop opens in 2015.")
Art Newspaper
Guidance On Pedestrian Crossing Safety At Or Near Passenger Stations (30p. PDF)
Federal Railroad Administration
Highway Bill Enters Legislative Homestretch
Associated Press
How To Make Transit (And Biking And Walking) Sexy
The Atlantic: Cities
Labor Groups Want MTA To Buy American On $900 Million Rail Car Contract
LA Weekly
LA's Newest Rail Line Offers Transportation And Art Exhibit All In One
Forbes
A Low-Cost Way To Improve Transit: Add Joy
Grist
Metro Awards Rail Contract To Japanese Firm Despite Union Protests
Los Angeles Times
Metro Board OKs Regional Connector EIR/EIS
Rafu Shimpo
Metro Bus Detours For Tuesday's Occupy L.A. May Day Caravan
LAist
Metro OKs $900M For New Rail Cars
Los Angeles Daily News
"No Subway Under BHHS" Video Hits 3,000 Views
Beverly Hills Patch
Plenty Of Hurdles Still Remain For Progressive South Figueroa Corridor Project
StreetsBlog LA
Obama: Highway Bill Used To Be The "Easiest Bill To Pass In Washington"
The Hill
Obama Hits Congress On Transpo Bill
Transportation Nation
Opinion: The New Earmarkers: Cost Analysis For Transit Projects Gives Way To "Social Equity (subscription required)
Wall Street Journal
Riverside-Figueroa Bridge Destruction: Insult To Pedestrians
LA Creek Freak
Robertson And Sepulveda Boulevard Construction Projects Begin April 30
Culver City Patch
Scenes From Day One On LA's Brand New Expo Line (extensive photo essay)
Curbed LA
The Secret Energy Drain On Cities: Streetlights
The Atlantic: Cities
Southland Leaders Celebrate Metro Expo Line Opening At Dedication Ceremony
Southern California Public Radio
Travel Demand Forecasting: Parameters And Techniques (170p. PDF)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
Trucking Provision In Transportation Bill Divides Industry
Transportation Issues Daily
Twenty Years After The Riots: An Expo Line
("The success of the Expo Line will hopefully enhance an extended
Measure R to expedite other projects such as the Downtown Light Rail
Connector and the Wilshire Subway (Purple Line) extension to the
Westside.")
CityWatch
Use Of Performance Measurement To Include Air Quality And Energy Into Mileage-Based User Fees (173p. PDF)
Texas A&M University Transportation Center For Mobility
What's The Secret To World-Class Transit Systems? Congestion Pricing
StreetsBlog
Yes, Los Angeles Has A Rail Network Believe It Or Not
Forbes
Young People Are Driving Less And Explaining Why (audio testimonials)
Transportation Nation
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