February 12: This Date In Los Angeles Transportation History (Metro breaks ground on the Whittier Greenway Trail)
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog
Caltrans Wants Public Input On Statewide Rail Plan
Central Valley Business Times
Cars And Robust Cities Are Fundamentally Incompatible
The Atlantic: Cities
Congestion Rankings Make News, But What Do They Really Mean? Very Little For Most Residents
Transportation For America
The Geometry Of Transit-Friendly Neighborhoods ("The question of where to invest in transit-oriented development is a complicated one. We recently stumbled across a smart way of visualizing the answer – with “typology radar graphs!” – from the Center for Transit-Oriented Development.")
The Atlantic: Cities
Housing Plans Near Gold Line Monrovia Stop Not Totally Dead
Curbed LA
If You Build Bike Share, Riders Will Come
The Atlantic: Cities
Impact Evaluation Of A Public Bicycle Share Program On Cycling: A Case Example Of BIXI In Montreal, Canada (19p. PDF)
via Walkabilly.net
The Lessons We Haven't Learned From London's Killer Fog Of 1952
The Atlantic: Cities
Metrolink Executive Quits After Report Cites Accounting Problems
Los Angeles Times
New Beltway Express Lanes Losing Money (Recent financial disclosures from the company that operates the Capital Beltway's new high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes in northern Virginia show that the lanes lost $11.3 million in their first six weeks of operation with fewer users than expected)
Washington Examiner
New LAX Plan Lays Out Details For Airport People Mover
Curbed LA
LAX Specific Plan Amendment Study: Final EIR (1,904p. PDF)
Los Angeles World Airports
New Parking At Santa Monica College
StreetsBlog LA
OCTA Bus Fare Increase Takes Effect
Capistrano Dispatch
Police Warn Transit Passengers About "Apple Picking" ("Warning passengers about the increase in thefts on public transportation systems. Electronic devices are the target, especially iPhones and iPads.")
The Transit Wire
Report Slams Metrolink's Financial Management ("Metrolink has kept such poor financial records that it cannot account for potentially millions of dollars in unpaid bills, an internal review has found. The commuter rail system doesn't keep enough cash on hand to cover its immediate expenses and appears to have dipped into restricted funds to pay its bills.")
Orange County Register
Santa Monica Braces For Expo Line Construction Starting Monday
Santa Monica Lookout
Why We Need An Investment Budget ("Too many roads are potholed, bridges unsafe, public transport systems outdated, pipelines bursting, and schools literally falling apart. Studies show a public return on infrastructure investment to average $1.92 for every public dollar invested.")
Robert Reich
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