June 1: This Date In Los Angeles Transportation History (The west San Fernando Valley loses rail service)
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog
6 Handy Mobile Apps For City Transit
Mashable
Baucus: Full 5-Year Transportation Re-Authorization Unlikely, For Now
Transportation Nation
BH Files Separate Westside Subway Lawsuit
Beverly Hills Patch
A Boyle Heights Punk Rocker Takes On The Freeways Of LA
("Those journeys onboard city buses and Metro trains informs a lot of
the material on “The New Los Angeles Part I: Through The Eyes Of A Bus
Rider,” the latest album by Solis’ band It’s Casual.")
Southern California Public Radio
Bikeification of LA's Civic Center Hits This June
Curbed LA
Broad Coalition Urges Congress To Support Local Control Of Bike-Ped Funds
StreetsBlog DC
Buses Aren't An Alternative To High Speed Rail
California High Speed Rail Blog
California Cities Lose Battle With State For Property Tax Funds
Los Angeles Times
City Of Beverly Hills Files CEQA Suit On Westside Subway In Addition To BHUSD
Beverly Hills Courier
A Closer Look At The New Los Angeles St. Bike Lanes
LADOT Bike Blog
Clues Hint At Souring Negotiations In Transpo Bill Conference
StreetsBlog DC
Downtown L.A. Park To Open This Summer
("The 12-acre Grand Park will stretch from City Hall to Bunker Hill.
Its completion marks the first step in an ambitious effort to revitalize
the civic center.")
Los Angeles Times
Editorial: Officials Need To Let Drivers Know ASAP The Dates For Carmageddon, The Sequel
Los Angeles Daily News
Expo Line Landscapting Lunacy
Huffington Post
EXPOsing The Other Ex Officio Expo Line Board Member: YOU
CityWatch
The Federal Role In Transportation: Four Ideas For Greater Federal Involvement
Eno Center For Transportation
Highway Safety Manual Training Materials (27p. PDF)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
Metrolink Board Raises Monthly Pass Rate By $20.25
Long Beach Press-Telegram
Model Railway Supplier Becomes President Of Orange Empire Railway Museum
Black Voice News
Not So Fast, Metro! Beverly Hills School District Files Lawsuit Against Westside Subway Approval
LAist
Rethinking The Economics Of Traffic Congestion ("Traffic is not an economic problem. It’s an indicator of a healthy urban economy.")
The Atlantic: Cities
The Risky Business Of Parking Lot Creation
The Atlantic: Cities
RTA Receives $9 Million For Bus Replacement
Riverside Press-Enterprise
San Gabriel Valley Cities, Legislators Want Gold Line Foothill Extension Included In New Measure R Plans
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
State Transportation Officials Press For Action In Highway Bill Talks
The Hill
Toll Lanes On 110 Freeway Expected To Be Ready By November
Los Angeles Times
Urban Land Institute Offers 3rd Annual TOD Summit Next Week
StreetsBlog LA
TOD Summit 2012
Urban Land Institute Los Angeles
Why I Drive
New York Magazine
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6/01/2012
5/31/2012
BHUSD Lawsuit, Expo Line, Metrolink, CAHSR, Transit Art & More
May 31: This Date In Los Angeles Transportation History (End of the line for West Hollywood)
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog
2012 Emergency Response Guidebook (392p. PDF : "The ERG is intended to be used by firefighters, police, and other emergency services personnel who may be the first to arrive at the scene of a transportation incident involving hazardous material. It is primarily a guide to aid first responders in (1) quickly identifying the specific or generic classification of the material(s) involved in an incident, and (2) protecting themselves and the general public during the initial response phase of the incident. The ERG is updated every four years to accommodate new products and technology.")
U.S. DOT / Transport Canada / SCT Mexico
Beverly Hills School District Sues Purple Line Subway Project
Curbed LA
Beverly Hills Unified School District Files CEQA Lawsuit Against Metro For Westside Subway
Beverly Hills Courier
Beverly Hills Unified School District Files CEQA Lawsuit Challenging Westside Subway Extension Route Under Beverly Hills High School
Beverly Hills Unified School District Press Release via PR Newswire
Beverly Hills Unified School District Files CEQA Suit Against Westside Subway
StreetsBlog LA
BHUSD Files Suit To Block Westside Subway Route
Beverly Hills Patch
California High-Speed Rail To Nowhere? (video)
CNN
City, BHUSD File CEQA Lawsuits Challenging Metro Tunnel Under Beverly High (p.3)
Beverly Hills Weekly
Considering Security And Emergency Management In The Planning Of Transportation Projects: A Guide For Planners Of New Transportation Projects (35p. PDF)
Federal Highway Administration
A Day In The Life Of A Safety Ambassador On The Expo Line
StreetsBlog LA
Editorial: Undermining L.A.'s Subway Plans: Opponents Of The Planned Route Under Beverly Hills High Are Wasting Time And Money ("And even if the school board prevails in a lawsuit, it has little chance of forcing a change in the subway route; a more probable result would be to mandate more engineering studies. Meanwhile, the school board would waste money on litigation that would be far better spent on education.")
Los Angeles Times
Fate Of Bike-Ped Compromise Still Unknown As House Reconvenes
StreetsBlog DC
Finding That Pay-For Sweet Spot ("The Highway Trust Fund is clearly unsustainable, but is this the new normal? Is this simply the future of infrastructure investment? Or is there a politically viable alternative to what amounts to Congress searching the couch cushions for funding whenever transportation authority comes up for renewal? Is a dedicated fund still necessary? If so, what could it look like?")
National Journal Transportation Experts Blog
Huge South LA Plans Would Block Liquor Stores, Encourage Transit-Oriented Development
Curbed LA
LA Metro Ticket Honor System Coming To End
KABC Los Angeles
Metro Asks Riders To Look Out For Child Sex Trafficking In LA
Southern California Public Radio
Metrolink Board Recommends 7% Fare Hike
Riverside Press-Enterprise
Metrolink Riders Will Pay $20 More For A Monthly Pass, Part Of Largest Fare Increase In History
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Music Center To Operate Civic Park: Twelve-Acre Site Renamed "Grand Park" To Open This Summer ("The Performing Arts Center will handle maintenance, operations and, perhaps most importantly, the programing at the park, which includes a new event lawn on a former parking lot across from City Hall.")
Los Angeles Downtown News
Obama Administration Officials To Speak At High-Speed Rail Conference
The Hill
Performance-Based Track Geometry Phase 1 (100p. PDF)
Transit Cooperative Research Program
Public Art: Build It Or Leave It? ("With the installation of two 70-foot, painted murals at Wilshire Vermont Station in Los Angeles, the developers created significant publicity for their project: the Mayor of Los Angeles uses the site for press conferences and pictures of the murals have appeared in countless photo shoots.")
Southern California Public Radio
Rise Of The Sierra Madre: A Brief History Of The San Gabriel Mountains
LA as Subject via KCET
School District Sues To Stop Subway Under Beverly Hills High
Los Angeles Business Journal
The Simple, Inexpensive Breakthrough That Is Transforming American Cities (The last five years have seen an explosion of bicycle safety improvements across America. A new project launching this week in six cities seeks to connect officials and planners to the best practices transforming our transportation networks)
Bikes Belong
Walkable Neighborhoods Can't Just Be For Rich People
GOOD
Wi-Fi And Amtrak: Missed Connections
New York Times
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Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog
2012 Emergency Response Guidebook (392p. PDF : "The ERG is intended to be used by firefighters, police, and other emergency services personnel who may be the first to arrive at the scene of a transportation incident involving hazardous material. It is primarily a guide to aid first responders in (1) quickly identifying the specific or generic classification of the material(s) involved in an incident, and (2) protecting themselves and the general public during the initial response phase of the incident. The ERG is updated every four years to accommodate new products and technology.")
U.S. DOT / Transport Canada / SCT Mexico
Beverly Hills School District Sues Purple Line Subway Project
Curbed LA
Beverly Hills Unified School District Files CEQA Lawsuit Against Metro For Westside Subway
Beverly Hills Courier
Beverly Hills Unified School District Files CEQA Lawsuit Challenging Westside Subway Extension Route Under Beverly Hills High School
Beverly Hills Unified School District Press Release via PR Newswire
Beverly Hills Unified School District Files CEQA Suit Against Westside Subway
StreetsBlog LA
BHUSD Files Suit To Block Westside Subway Route
Beverly Hills Patch
California High-Speed Rail To Nowhere? (video)
CNN
City, BHUSD File CEQA Lawsuits Challenging Metro Tunnel Under Beverly High (p.3)
Beverly Hills Weekly
Considering Security And Emergency Management In The Planning Of Transportation Projects: A Guide For Planners Of New Transportation Projects (35p. PDF)
Federal Highway Administration
A Day In The Life Of A Safety Ambassador On The Expo Line
StreetsBlog LA
Editorial: Undermining L.A.'s Subway Plans: Opponents Of The Planned Route Under Beverly Hills High Are Wasting Time And Money ("And even if the school board prevails in a lawsuit, it has little chance of forcing a change in the subway route; a more probable result would be to mandate more engineering studies. Meanwhile, the school board would waste money on litigation that would be far better spent on education.")
Los Angeles Times
Fate Of Bike-Ped Compromise Still Unknown As House Reconvenes
StreetsBlog DC
Finding That Pay-For Sweet Spot ("The Highway Trust Fund is clearly unsustainable, but is this the new normal? Is this simply the future of infrastructure investment? Or is there a politically viable alternative to what amounts to Congress searching the couch cushions for funding whenever transportation authority comes up for renewal? Is a dedicated fund still necessary? If so, what could it look like?")
National Journal Transportation Experts Blog
Huge South LA Plans Would Block Liquor Stores, Encourage Transit-Oriented Development
Curbed LA
LA Metro Ticket Honor System Coming To End
KABC Los Angeles
Metro Asks Riders To Look Out For Child Sex Trafficking In LA
Southern California Public Radio
Metrolink Board Recommends 7% Fare Hike
Riverside Press-Enterprise
Metrolink Riders Will Pay $20 More For A Monthly Pass, Part Of Largest Fare Increase In History
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Music Center To Operate Civic Park: Twelve-Acre Site Renamed "Grand Park" To Open This Summer ("The Performing Arts Center will handle maintenance, operations and, perhaps most importantly, the programing at the park, which includes a new event lawn on a former parking lot across from City Hall.")
Los Angeles Downtown News
Obama Administration Officials To Speak At High-Speed Rail Conference
The Hill
Performance-Based Track Geometry Phase 1 (100p. PDF)
Transit Cooperative Research Program
Public Art: Build It Or Leave It? ("With the installation of two 70-foot, painted murals at Wilshire Vermont Station in Los Angeles, the developers created significant publicity for their project: the Mayor of Los Angeles uses the site for press conferences and pictures of the murals have appeared in countless photo shoots.")
Southern California Public Radio
Rise Of The Sierra Madre: A Brief History Of The San Gabriel Mountains
LA as Subject via KCET
School District Sues To Stop Subway Under Beverly Hills High
Los Angeles Business Journal
The Simple, Inexpensive Breakthrough That Is Transforming American Cities (The last five years have seen an explosion of bicycle safety improvements across America. A new project launching this week in six cities seeks to connect officials and planners to the best practices transforming our transportation networks)
Bikes Belong
Walkable Neighborhoods Can't Just Be For Rich People
GOOD
Wi-Fi And Amtrak: Missed Connections
New York Times
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5/30/2012
Expo Safety, TAP, New CAHSR Chief, CRA & More
Assembly Passes Two "Buy Here Pay Here" Reform Bills
StreetsBlog LA
Bike Network Open House To Update Downtowners On City Plans, Public Transit
Blog Downtown
Bullet Train Agency Names New Chief Executive
Los Angeles Times
Cities To Battle California In Court For Redevelopment Money
Los Angeles Times
Commentary: Does "Locking The Gates" And All The Associated Costs Even Make Fiscal Sense?
StreetsBlog LA
CRA Breakup Time-Consuming, Complex
Los Angeles Daily News
Ex-Caltrans Chief Tapped To Lead High-Speed Rail Project
Silicon Valley Mercury News
Get Your Busway On: Orange Line Extension Opens June 30
Curbed LA
Green Lane Gets More Women Riding In LA
League Of American Bicyclists
High-Speed Rail Board Picks Former Caltrans Chief To Lead Agency
Sacramento Bee
Jeffrey Morales To Head Calif. High-Speed Rail
San Francisco Chronicle
L.A. Expo Line Safety Questioned
Orange County Register
London's Bike-Share How To (video)
StreetsBlog LA
Metro's Orange Line Busway Extension To Open In June
Los Angeles Times
New Bike Lanes On White Oak Avenue In Reseda
B.I.K.A.S.
Ray LaHood On Making Room For Everyone On America's Streets
StreetsBlog DC
Safety Concerns Over Expo Line (story and video segment)
KTLA
Santa Monica Big Blue Bus Announces Route Changes, Cancellations
Santa Monica Lookout
TAP Coming To LADOT Bus Services
StreetsBlog LA
Task Force To Address Senior Transportation Issues
Long Beach Post
USC Professor Warns Expo Line Crossings Unsafe For Students, Pedestrians
CBS Los Angeles
Young Pasadena Residents Opt To Live Downtown ("Access to walkable amenities and Gold Line is a big draw for twentysomethings. The Downtown Pasadena Neighborhood Assn. wants more green space, bike paths and transportation options.")
Pasadena Sun
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5/29/2012
Expo Safety, Metro Day Passes, Purple Line Flyover, Metro Gates, Carmageddon II, BH Subway, Bike Lanes, I-5 Burbank & More
1934 Map Shows Los Angeles' Extensive Public Rail System
LAist
AASHTO Top Leaders Announce Retirements ("The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials announces that Executive Director John Horsley and Director of Program Finance and Management Jack Basso have notified the AASHTO Board of Directors that they intend to retire effective Feb. 1, 2013.")
AASHTO Press Release
Assessing And Comparing Environmental Performance Of Major Transit Investments (344p. PDF)
Transit Cooperative Research Program
Summary Of Research Findings (24p. PDF)
Biking Saves Americans $4.6 Billion Each Year
GOOD
Buffered Bike Lanes Coming Soon To Montana Ave. In Santa Monica
StreetsBlog LA
CA Senate Passes 3-Foot Passing Bill. Will Gov Brown Sign It This Time?
StreetsBlog SF
CA Transportation Commission Allocates $224 Million To The I-5 Project In Burbank
Burbank Beyond
Carmageddon II Delayed ("Officials initially hoped to shut down a segment of the San Diego (405) Freeway next month, but delays to the $1 billion project are pushing the massive closure back to August or September.")
Los Angeles Daily News
A Deeper Look In The Metro Budget: Goodbye $5 Day Passes?
StreetsBlog LA
Disputed Beverly Hills Subway Route Approved
Business Week
Estimating Life Expectancies Of Highway Assets: Vol. 1, Guidebook (150p. PDF) and Vol. 2, Final Report (242p. PDF)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
Fewer Jobs + Expensive Gas = Less Cars On The Road
Natural Resources Defense Council Switchboard Blog
Fly Over The Purple Line Subway As It Runs Under Bev Hills High
Curbed LA
For Cyclists, Revolution Must Catch Up
New York Times
Gas Prices Expected To Fall Further Heading Into Summer
Washington Post
Gold Line Parking Downsized?
Arcadia's Best
Good News? Fewer Jobs Means Less Traffic
Orange County Register
Governor Brown Celebrates Golden Gate Bridge By Touting High Speed Rail
California High Speed Rail Blog
A Great New Resource On European Buses And Bus Rapid Transit
Human Transit
Gridlock, On Roads And In Highway Bill Talks, Marks Memorial Day Weekend
The Hill
I-215 Widening Gets $113.4 Million Infusion
Riverside Press-Enterprise
It's Costly, But Los Angeles Is Getting Its Rail Mojo Back
Sacramento Bee
LA County Subway To Lock Gates For First Time
Sacramento Bee
LA Metro Ticket Honor System Coming To End
ABC Los Angeles
Los Angeles And The Case For Transit Oriented Development: Building And Funding TOD (Part 3 of 3)
StreetsBlog LA
[D.C.] Metro Strains To Talk But Struggles For Clarity Among Many Channels ("WMATA promised a revolution in its communications a year ago...So where are we now?")
TBD On Foot
No More Free Rides On LA's Subway System; Years Of Honor-System Ticketing Set To End
Washington Post
Opinion: L.A.'s Lost Opportunity For Job Creation (Metro rail cars)
Los Angeles Times
Park This Way: Get Ready To Pay Up To $6 An Hour At Downtown Meters
Los Angeles Downtown News
Public Art In Transit
Urban Land Institute
A Ride On The New Expo Line From Culver City To Downtown Los Angeles...
RSF LA
Safety Expert Calls For More Upgrades On Expo Line ("A USC professor asserts that three crossings on the 7.9-mile route are 'woefully inadequate.' The MTA and the state say the route has been thoroughly tested.")
Los Angeles Times
South Pas Residents Dubious Of 710 Freeway Tunnel: Metro Officials Said They Will Look At All Alternatives In The Early Stages Of An Environmental Study
Pasadena Sun
Transportation Bill Excluded From House Summer Legislative Agenda
Transportation Issues Daily
Video: Take The Purple Line From Western To Santa Monica (Without Waiting Decades)
LAist
Westside Residents Worry About "Ramp Jam" ("Representatives from the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority release details about the impending street closure, set to start June 22.")
Westwood-Century City Patch
Westside Subway's Officially On Its Way
Zev Yaroslavsky, Los Angeles County Supervisor, Third Distrct
What's Next For The Opponents Of The Subway Under Beverly Hills High?
Southern California Public Radio
When The 1% Say No: Cities Need Public Transit And Affordable Housing -- But Outdated Laws Make It Easy For The Wealthy To Block Progress
Salon
Why We Pay More For Walkable Neighborhoods
The Atlantic: Cities
Walk This Way: The Economic Promise Of Walkable Places In Metropolitan Washington, D.C.
(22p. PDF)
Brookings
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