July 3 & 4: This Date In Los Angeles Transportation History (The Mount Lowe Railway and Pacific Electric's line to Long Beach open)
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog
3 County Supes Become The Challenge To Extending Measure R
City Watch
Blazing A Bike And Pedestrian Path By The Orange Line: The Path Is Being Billed As The Longest "Transit-Adjacent" Bikeway Of Its Kind In Los Angeles County
Northridge-Chatsworth Patch
Caltrans Releases Draft EIR On 710 Expansion For Review
Long Beach Gazettes
Closure Coming To 210 Ahead Of Bridge Work
Glendora Patch
Congress OKs Transportation Bill Expected To Speed Up L.A. Projects
Century City Patch
Construction Authority Attempts To Separate From Troubled Regional Agency
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Editorial: Revamped Bullet Train Plan Deserves Green Light
San Francisco Chronicle
Federal Transportation Bill A Disappointment, Leaving States To Take Up Mantle Of Reform
Mobilizing The Region
Foster Teens Get Free Ride On LA Metro
Santa Clarita Valley News
Gold Line Foothill Extension Funding Still Up In The Air Following Metro's Measure R Vote
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
How Much Will New Federal Safety Mandates Cost Transit Agencies?
StreetsBlog Network
In Traffic? Next Time, Use An App
New York Times
LaHood Thanks Congress For Passing Highway Bill
The Hill
Metro To Pick Up Cost Of Bus, Train Rides For Thousands In Foster Program
Los Angeles Daily News
New Metro Orange Line Station In Chatsworth Adds Four Miles To The Bus Line
CSUN Daily Sundial
NFL Commish Says LA Stadium Should Be Able To Host 2 Teams
Curbed LA
Notice Of Preparation (NOP) Of An Environmental Impact Report (EIR): 40+ Miles Of Bike Lanes
LADOT Bike Blog
Opinion: While Washington Is Divided, America's Mayors Are Leading The Way ("Los Angeles is one of the most diverse cities in the country. You can hear 224 languages spoken in our neighborhoods, on our streets, and at our plazas. Angelenos hail from over 140 countries, and we have the largest population of Mexicans, Armenians, and Koreans outside of their home country, just to name a few. Last week was an important first step with passage of a Surface Transportation Bill that included America Fast Forward. This innovative federal loan program will allow Los Angeles and cities across this country to speed the expansion of their transit systems while accelerating the creation of one million jobs. Let’s build on that momentum to take on the tough challenges.")
National Journal
Plan: Freeway Widening To 14 Lanes From Sea To L.A. ("An EIR for the charged 710 proposal is taking public input for 60 days. The 710 would add 2 lanes and have a 4-lane trucks-only freeway from Port of Long Beach to L.A. but claim 400 homes and businesses.")
Belmont Shores-Naples Patch
Scenes From Orange Line Extension's Opening Day In The Valley
Curbed LA
SF Has Turned 30 Car Parking Spots Into 336 Bike Parking Spots
San Francisco Chronicle
Subway Mosaic, Best Public Art In America?
Transportation Nation
Transpo Bill Compromise Isn't Progress
Next American City
Transportation Bill: An Early Christmas Present Or A Lump Of Coal?
National Journal Transportation Experts Blog
Transportation Bill Heading To President Obama's Desk
U.S. DOT Fast Lane Blog
Transportation Conflict Resurfaces For Gov. Jerry Brown ("Brown's plan, due to go into effect today, would consolidate a number of state agencies and hitherto independent commissions into a new array of superagencies.")
Sacramento Bee
Under New Bill, America's Transpo Loan Program Ignores National Goals
StreetsBlog DC
U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $29 Million To Help Veterans And Military Families Connect To Jobs And More By Tapping Local Transportation
U.S. DOT Press Release
Welcome To The Bike Wars. City Announces Meetings For Bike Plan EIR
StreetsBlog LA
Why Environmental Reports Are Slowing Down Big Projects
The Atlantic: Cities
Winners And Losers In Highway Battle
The Hill
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