Can We Please Stop Pretending Cars Are Greener Than Transit?
The Atlantic: Cities
Expedited Procurement Procedures For Emergency Construction Services (118p. PDF)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
GAO: States "Flexing" Fewer Federal Dollars To Transit
StreetsBlog DC
Flexible Funding Continues To Play A Role In Supporting State And Local Transportation Priorities
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Full-Text Report (25p. PDF)
Gondolas Could Be The Next Great Urban Transportation Device
Wired
Here's What Metro Will Do With Its New Toll Lane Money
Curbed LA
Holding Back Floodwaters With A Balloon ("The three-minute procedure, conducted on a chilly morning this month in an airport hangar not far from West Virginia University, was the latest test of a device that may someday help guard real tunnels during disasters -- whether a terrorist strike or a storm like Hurricane Sandy, whose wind-driven surge of water overwhelmed New York City’s subway system, shutting it down for days.")
New York Times
In Transit: School Districts Look To Public Agencies As Transportation Option ("School districts like Seattle, Milwaukee, Chicago, New York and Baltimore are among those that for years have also been using public transit to help students get to and from class. But in a stagnant economy, more school districts are looking to do the same, although skeptics say the jury is still out on just how much money is saved and to what extent children are being jeopardized to realize those savings.")
School Transportation News
More Local Agencies Dealing With TAP, But Metrolink Remains Elusive and A Surfliner Update
StreetsBlog LA
Neighbors Cheer, Jeer Plans For Rose Bowl To Host NFL Games ("Proponents say noise and traffic congestion around the stadium are secondary to the jobs and revenue that would be generated.")
Los Angeles Times
Next Steps For The Bike Movement In Santa Monica (Part 2 Of 2)
StreetsBlog LA
NTSB's Most Wanted List Identifies Top Ten Transportation Challenges For 2013
National Transportation Safety Board Press Release
Silver Line Stroll From Union Station To El Monte (Numerous photos illustrate this tour of the length of the Metro Silver Line)
KCET
Smartphone Ticketing Rolls Out For Train Riders ("The mTicket application is available for both iOS and Android devices.")
IT World
Support For Measure J Increases In Latest Ballot Count, But Still Not Enough ("Measure J, which would extend for three more decades a 30-year, half-cent tax for transportation projects voters originally passed in 2008, now has 65.33% approval, according to the latest update county officials released Tuesday.")
Los Angeles Times
Tons Of Downtowners Want To Vote On Special Streetcar Tax
Curbed LA
A Web-Based Pavement Performance And Maintenance Management And GIS Mapping System For Easy Access To Pavement Condition Information (22p. PDF)
University Of Texas Center For Transportation Research
West County Freeways Open During Holiday
Orange County Register
Why Mayors Should Run The Department Of Transportation
The Atlantic: Cities
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11/21/2012
11/20/2012
ExpressLanes, Transit & Fossils, AASHTO, Caltrans, CAHSR, I-405 & More
2nd Set Of L.A. Toll Lanes May Open On 10 Freeway By Late January
Los Angeles Times
Amtrak's New App: Does It Actually Make Travel Easier?
The Atlantic: Cities
Anti-Gridlock Group Urges Speeding Up 405 Improvements (Features David Murphy, Angelenos Against Gridlock; Paul Taylor, Deputy CEO of Metro : "The new HOV lane from Orange County to the San Fernando Valley is supposed to speed up commuter traffic on the 405 when it's finally complete. In the meantime, it seems like it'll never be done. The original deadline — Spring of 2013 — has been pushed back until December. Now a group called Angelenos against Gridlock has formed a subsidiary, the Faster 405 campaign.")
KCRW Which Way LA
Board Selects Former FHWA Official As New AASHTO Executive Director
AASHTO Press Release
California's High-Speed Rail Gains Momentum, But Doubts Remain
Stateline
Caltrans Awards Nearly $18M So Low-Income Residents Can Take Transit To Work
Mass Transit
Culver City Police Announce Parking Alert For USC Football Game Saturday
Culver City Patch
Cyclists Find Fault With Alhambra's Draft Bike Plan
Pasadena Star-News
Debate Over High-Speed Rail Project In CA (video)
Washington Post
Funding Uncertainty Plagues Highways, But They Still Get Built
StreetsBlog Network
How Is A Mastodon Like A Bus?: Local Transit Planning Impacts Los Angeles' Paleontological Record (An in-depth look at how subway construction has yielded important scientific clues about prehistoric Los Angeles)
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog
Judge Rejects Bid To Halt California High-Speed Rail Project
Los Angeles Times
National Cooperative Highway Research Program At 50 Years: Anniversary Video (video)
The National Academies via YouTube
New Transit Station Proves Imperative For Some Students ("CSUN’s transit station is currently comprised of four different bays: the first bay, located where the 741 Rapid stops, the second bay, located where the Metrolink shuttle stops, the third bay, located where the 167 Metro Line stops, and the fourth bay, used by the 787 Antelope Valley express bus.")
California State University, Northridge Daily Sundial
Opinion: For California Bullet Train, More Backtracking
Los Angeles Daily News
Poll: 75% Of NYC Residents Approve Of Subway's Sandy Response
The Hill
Review Of FRA's Requirements For High Speed Rail Stakeholder Agreements (18p. PDF)
U.S. DOT Office Of The Inspector General
Rumors Antonio Villaraigosa Could Add Cabinet To Résumé ("With LaHood’s future up in the air and Villaraigosa’s pedigree as a leader in the transportation sector due to his unprecedented rail expansion in the nation’s car capital, the Department of Transportation seems to many Washington observers the most obvious landing spot for the term-limited mayor.")
Los Angeles Times
Amtrak's New App: Does It Actually Make Travel Easier?
The Atlantic: Cities
Anti-Gridlock Group Urges Speeding Up 405 Improvements (Features David Murphy, Angelenos Against Gridlock; Paul Taylor, Deputy CEO of Metro : "The new HOV lane from Orange County to the San Fernando Valley is supposed to speed up commuter traffic on the 405 when it's finally complete. In the meantime, it seems like it'll never be done. The original deadline — Spring of 2013 — has been pushed back until December. Now a group called Angelenos against Gridlock has formed a subsidiary, the Faster 405 campaign.")
KCRW Which Way LA
Board Selects Former FHWA Official As New AASHTO Executive Director
AASHTO Press Release
California's High-Speed Rail Gains Momentum, But Doubts Remain
Stateline
Caltrans Awards Nearly $18M So Low-Income Residents Can Take Transit To Work
Mass Transit
Culver City Police Announce Parking Alert For USC Football Game Saturday
Culver City Patch
Cyclists Find Fault With Alhambra's Draft Bike Plan
Pasadena Star-News
Debate Over High-Speed Rail Project In CA (video)
Washington Post
Funding Uncertainty Plagues Highways, But They Still Get Built
StreetsBlog Network
How Is A Mastodon Like A Bus?: Local Transit Planning Impacts Los Angeles' Paleontological Record (An in-depth look at how subway construction has yielded important scientific clues about prehistoric Los Angeles)
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog
Judge Rejects Bid To Halt California High-Speed Rail Project
Los Angeles Times
National Cooperative Highway Research Program At 50 Years: Anniversary Video (video)
The National Academies via YouTube
New Transit Station Proves Imperative For Some Students ("CSUN’s transit station is currently comprised of four different bays: the first bay, located where the 741 Rapid stops, the second bay, located where the Metrolink shuttle stops, the third bay, located where the 167 Metro Line stops, and the fourth bay, used by the 787 Antelope Valley express bus.")
California State University, Northridge Daily Sundial
Opinion: For California Bullet Train, More Backtracking
Los Angeles Daily News
Poll: 75% Of NYC Residents Approve Of Subway's Sandy Response
The Hill
Review Of FRA's Requirements For High Speed Rail Stakeholder Agreements (18p. PDF)
U.S. DOT Office Of The Inspector General
Rumors Antonio Villaraigosa Could Add Cabinet To Résumé ("With LaHood’s future up in the air and Villaraigosa’s pedigree as a leader in the transportation sector due to his unprecedented rail expansion in the nation’s car capital, the Department of Transportation seems to many Washington observers the most obvious landing spot for the term-limited mayor.")
Politico
Valet Parking Regulations To Be Considered By City Of Los Angeles
Los Angeles Times
Which States Are Breaking Free From Oil Dependence? NRDC Ranks All 50 (California is #1 : features SCAG's Sustainable Communities Strategy, highlighting "12 major transit expansion projects in Los Angeles over the next 10 years.")
StreetsBlog DC
Fighting Oil Addiction: Ranking States' Gasoline Price Vulnerability And Solutions For Change (29p. PDF)
Natural Resources Defense Council
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Valet Parking Regulations To Be Considered By City Of Los Angeles
Los Angeles Times
Which States Are Breaking Free From Oil Dependence? NRDC Ranks All 50 (California is #1 : features SCAG's Sustainable Communities Strategy, highlighting "12 major transit expansion projects in Los Angeles over the next 10 years.")
StreetsBlog DC
Fighting Oil Addiction: Ranking States' Gasoline Price Vulnerability And Solutions For Change (29p. PDF)
Natural Resources Defense Council
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11/19/2012
Westside Subway, ExpressLanes, Gold Line Eastside, OCTA, Rose Bowl & More
Artificial Intelligence Applications To Critical Transportation Issues (156p. PDF)
Transportation Research Board
Bev Hills School District, Bleeding Money, Files Another Lawsuit Against The Subway
Curbed LA
BHUSD Files Federal Suit Against Westside Subway Extension
Beverly Hills Courier
City Approves Huge Universal Studios Expansion
Curbed LA
DC's Massive New Transportation Experiment Starts Tomorrow
The Atlantic: Cities
Doing The Math On "Lexus Lanes" ("Congestion pricing pencils out for those who want to travel faster. And it takes some of the burden of funding transit off the poor.")
Los Angeles Times
East L.A. Festival Mixes Bicycling, Safety & Fun ("The festival is part of a $9 million project designed to encourage and improve pedestrian and bicycle access to Gold Line station in East L.A.")
Eastsider LA
Florida And California Transportation Projects Named Best In Country: $10,000 Prizes Awarded For Innovative Bridge Replacement And Strong Communications Plan ("The California Department of Transportation earned the judges' Grand Prize award for its I-405/Sepulveda Pass—Mulholland Bridge Demolition project (better known as "Carmageddon").")
AASHTO Press Release
Kansas City Citizens Help Fund Civic Project With Donations ("Right now, he's working on getting local businesses involved in raising $75 million for the new streetcar system.")
American Public Media Marketplace
Los Angeles Walks Moseys Into Leimert Park, Speaks With Residents About Aspirations For Their Neighborhoods
StreetsBlog LA
OCTA CEO Will Kempton Announces Retirement ("Kempton, who has led OCTA since August 2009, has accepted the position of executive director for Transportation California and plans to leave the agency on Feb. 28.")
OCTA
O.C. Transportation Chief Applies The Breaks
San Juan Capistrano Patch
One For The Dustbin: The 85th Percentile In Traffic Engineering
StreetsBlog Network
Opinion: New DOT Chief Could Set Tone For Transportation
Bloomberg via Tampa Bay Online
Pains, Trains And Automobiles ("Commuters trying to get to and from Manhattan are faced with hours-long ordeals after Superstorm Sandy shut down many transit options, overloading the remaining lines.")
Los Angeles Times
Pasadena Considers Whether To Host NFL Team At Rose Bowl ("The City Council plans a hearing to discuss whether the infusion of revenue would be worth the traffic and noise that games would produce.")
Los Angeles Times
Poll: Who Should Be The Next U.S. Transportation Secretary?
StreetsBlog DC
Settlement Reached Between Homeowners, LADOT On Expo Bikeway
StreetsBlog LA
Should The Feds Have A Unit To Support Public-Private Partnerships?
Next American City
Toll Unsettles Los Angeles Motorists Used To "Free" In Freeways
New York Times
Why Are Mass-Transit Mobile Sites Such A Pain In The Seat?
Read Write Web
Will Driverless Cars Dominate Our Future?
National Geographic
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Transportation Research Board
Bev Hills School District, Bleeding Money, Files Another Lawsuit Against The Subway
Curbed LA
BHUSD Files Federal Suit Against Westside Subway Extension
Beverly Hills Courier
City Approves Huge Universal Studios Expansion
Curbed LA
DC's Massive New Transportation Experiment Starts Tomorrow
The Atlantic: Cities
Doing The Math On "Lexus Lanes" ("Congestion pricing pencils out for those who want to travel faster. And it takes some of the burden of funding transit off the poor.")
Los Angeles Times
East L.A. Festival Mixes Bicycling, Safety & Fun ("The festival is part of a $9 million project designed to encourage and improve pedestrian and bicycle access to Gold Line station in East L.A.")
Eastsider LA
Florida And California Transportation Projects Named Best In Country: $10,000 Prizes Awarded For Innovative Bridge Replacement And Strong Communications Plan ("The California Department of Transportation earned the judges' Grand Prize award for its I-405/Sepulveda Pass—Mulholland Bridge Demolition project (better known as "Carmageddon").")
AASHTO Press Release
Kansas City Citizens Help Fund Civic Project With Donations ("Right now, he's working on getting local businesses involved in raising $75 million for the new streetcar system.")
American Public Media Marketplace
Los Angeles Walks Moseys Into Leimert Park, Speaks With Residents About Aspirations For Their Neighborhoods
StreetsBlog LA
OCTA CEO Will Kempton Announces Retirement ("Kempton, who has led OCTA since August 2009, has accepted the position of executive director for Transportation California and plans to leave the agency on Feb. 28.")
OCTA
O.C. Transportation Chief Applies The Breaks
San Juan Capistrano Patch
One For The Dustbin: The 85th Percentile In Traffic Engineering
StreetsBlog Network
Opinion: New DOT Chief Could Set Tone For Transportation
Bloomberg via Tampa Bay Online
Pains, Trains And Automobiles ("Commuters trying to get to and from Manhattan are faced with hours-long ordeals after Superstorm Sandy shut down many transit options, overloading the remaining lines.")
Los Angeles Times
Pasadena Considers Whether To Host NFL Team At Rose Bowl ("The City Council plans a hearing to discuss whether the infusion of revenue would be worth the traffic and noise that games would produce.")
Los Angeles Times
Poll: Who Should Be The Next U.S. Transportation Secretary?
StreetsBlog DC
Settlement Reached Between Homeowners, LADOT On Expo Bikeway
StreetsBlog LA
Should The Feds Have A Unit To Support Public-Private Partnerships?
Next American City
Toll Unsettles Los Angeles Motorists Used To "Free" In Freeways
New York Times
Why Are Mass-Transit Mobile Sites Such A Pain In The Seat?
Read Write Web
Will Driverless Cars Dominate Our Future?
National Geographic
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