January 22: This Date In Los Angeles Transportation History (The birth of the "SigAlert")
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog
Boyle Heights Residents Get Gift Of Bike Lights
StreetsBlog LA
By The Gallon Or By The Mile? States Look For New Highway Revenue
KCET
California Engineers Question High-Speed Rail Oversight
Silicon Valley Mercury News
California Hispanic Population Will Be State's Largest Ethnic Group In 2013, Report Predicts
Huffington Post
Congestion Pricing Or Using Congestion As Policy
Road Pricing
The Final 5 Options For Closing The 710 Freeway Gap
Curbed LA
Firm Retained To Study Multi-Modal Transit Connections At Airport
Burbank N Beyond
Gas Tax Revenue Down, Officials Eye Mileage Levy
ABC News
Highland Park Doesn't Want Transit Village Threatening Parking
Curbed LA
Questions Remain After Transit Village Presentation
Highland Park-Mount Washington Patch
In Second Inaugural Address, President Obama Says Building Infrastructure, Combating Climate Change Part Of "Obligation"
Transportation Nation
Independent Wheelchair Securement (32p. PDF : "Explores development of an aisle-side containment device to enable users of wheelchairs to safely and independently use rear-facing containment on large buses, in lieu of the current standard, a four-point tie-down wheelchair securement system.")
Transportation Research Board's IDEA Program
Infill Projects Survive CEQA Challenge More Often
California Planning & Development Report
Is This Solar-Powered Half-Electric Bicycle With A Roof The Future Of Transportation? ("The Elf, which just finished a massive run on Kickstarter, combines the best elements of an electric car, a motorcycle, and a bicycle, and it’s manufactured right here in the U.S. There’s something for everyone to love.")
Fast Company Exist
"It's Like Costco": Why Calif. High-Speed Rail Is Teaming Up With Amtrak
Transportation Nation
Long Beach Parklets Lead Way In Southern California's Newest Urban Planning Trend
Long Beach Press-Telegram
Metro Gold Line Service To Increase On Weekends
Echo Park-Silver Lake Patch
Metro Releases Final Alternatives Analysis Report For 710 Study
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
MTA Unveils Final Proposal For 710 Freeway Gap ("The analysis by the county Metropolitan Transportation Authority focuses on five options -- down from an initial 39 -- for reducing traffic and providing better transportation access in the area between the end of the 710 Freeway in Alhambra and the 210 Freeway in Pasadena. They include a “no build” option, better managing street traffic flow, bolstering rapid bus transit, light rail transit and constructing a controversial tunnel to connect the freeways.")
Los Angeles Times
State Route 710 Study: Alternatives Analysis Report (183p. PDF)
Metro
Next Stop: Justice -- Race And Environment At The Center Of Transit Planning (32p. PDF : Advocates for San Francisco’s low-income communities have issued a new report calling for policy changes intended to improve Muni service, increase mobility for transit-dependent San Franciscans, reduce pollution from driving, and improve the city’s economy. "San Francisco spends $9.5 million per year to implement its “Proof of Payment” (POP) fare enforcement program, and recovers only $1 million in lost fares.")
People Organized
Obama Becomes First Prez To Walk Down A Bike Lane On Inauguration Day
Streetfilms
Only In LA: No Parking None Of The Time ("We need to eliminate another nuisance: Street signs with contradictory messages. Here are some I've collected over the years...")
LA Observed
Opinion: L.A. Imagined -- The City That Isn't ("Imagine the city that would exist today if the best proposals for remedying its ailments had been realized.")
Los Angeles Times
Open Thread: Big Dig Alternative Analysis Released
StreetsBlog LA
Planning Commission Approves Metrolink Station ("A Metrolink station planned for Perris passed an administrative hurdle and is headed for construction.")
Riverside Press-Enterprise
Regional Connector Work Coming To Alameda
Los Angeles Downtown News
Seeking The Transit-Friendly Highway
Minneapolis Post
SFMTA Invites Public To Name Tunnel Boring Machine
The Transit Wire
Traveling The Entire Length Of California By Local Transit
The Atlantic: Cities
Why 3D Modeling Will Play A Huge Role In Tackling Rapid Urbanization
The Atlantic: Cities
Will Drivers Pay More For California Highways? ("California has the nation's third-highest fuel tax, more than 50 cents a gallon, but is among the lowest states in having motorists and other transportation users pay for their services through fees and taxes. In fact, the organization calculated, California's users pay for less than a third of building and maintaining streets, roads, highways and transit services.")
Sacramento Bee
Work On The 8.5-Mile Metro Crenshaw/LAX Line Set To Begin Later This Year
Long Beach Press-Telegram
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