$15 Million Approved For Railway Project
California State University, Fullerton Daily Titan
110 ExpressLanes Performance Update As Of 2/28/13 (16p. PDF)
Metro / Caltrans
Berlin's Subway: "An Underground Art Gallery"
The Atlantic: Cities
Britain's Oddly Captivating Reality Show About Land Use ("The series sets itself up to follow municipal planners across the country, recording largely civil, occasionally bleep-filled exchanges between officials and objectors...And yes, it’s actually fascinating.")
The Atlantic: Cities
California State Agency Says "No Earthquake Faults" Under Beverly Hills High; Vindicates Beverly Hills School Board, Experts
Beverly Hills Courier
City Council Approves La Brea Avenue Streetscape Project ("Bike lanes will be left out of the project for now, but landscaping will allow for their inclusion in the future.")
West Hollywood Patch
Coldwater Canyon Closure Begins Saturday So Crews Can Replace 100-Year-Old Water Main
Los Angeles Daily News
Fate Of Crenshaw Line's Leimert Park Station Still A Mystery
Curbed LA
Gold Line, City Representatives Address Pomona Residents, Property Owner Talk About The Effects Of The Light Rail Line On Northern Pomona
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
How To Cut U.S. Gasoline In Half By 2030
Washington Post
Long Beach: Terminal Island Freeway Removal (Once Again) Gets Funding Approved For A Study
StreetsBlog LA
Los Angeles To Ditch Coal Completely By 2025 ("The city will reduce demand and convert to natural gas, showing that real work on better climate and energy policy might come from the city level, not the feds...L.A. already uses quadruple the amount of renewable energy sources compared to before Villaraigosa took office in 2005.")..
Fast Company Exist
NYC Subways Deploy A Touch-Screen Network, Complete With Apps ("An inside look at a bold new initiative to modernize NYC's digital subway infrastructure...At launch, the screens will feature all sorts of content, like delays, outages, and, of course, ads (which bring in $100 million in revenue for the MTA each year, but mostly in paper signage). Yet its most powerful interaction for many will likely be its map, which features a one-tap navigation system. Seriously. You look at the map, you tap your intended destination, and the map will draw your route, including any transfers along the way. It’s an interface that puts Google Maps to shame.")
Fast Company Exist
Obama Said To Consider Charlotte Mayor Foxx For DOT Post
Bloomberg
On North American Streets, Space For Bikes Is Right There If You Want It
StreetsBlog Network
The Queen Rides The Tube To Celebrate 150 Years Of Subway Transit In London
Grist
Report: Obama Mulling Charlotte Mayor Foxx For DOT Chief
The Hill
State Voters Sour On High Speed Rail
Los Angeles Times
Californians & Their Government: PPIC Statewide Survey (poll results : 35p. PDF)
Public Policy Institute Of California
Press Release
Study: Car Commuters Put On More Weight Than Active Commuters
StreetsBlog DC
Study: Traffic Slower In 110 General Lanes
Palos Verdes Patch
That's No Train! Air Force Eyes Subway For Nuclear Missiles
Wired
West L.A. Expo Stations Getting Mixed-Use Makeovers
Santa Monica Patch
When Public-Private Partnerships Are A Bad Idea
Governing
Why Metro Riders Might Soon Find Themselves On Movie Sets
LAist
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