Last night, we learned of the passing of former Metro CEO Julian Burke. Burke led the agency from 1997 through 2001.
This press release announcing his departure from the agency highlights his term and many accomplishments at Metro, which he called " the most enjoyable challenge of his long working career."
April 2: This Date In Los Angeles Transportation History (The Southern California Rapid Transit District launches a successful 25-cent experimental fare)
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog
Authority Votes To Look At L.A. County Transportation Priorities ("The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Thursday recognized the transportation priorities of the San Fernando Valley Council of Governments and voted to take a look at each of them.")
Los Angeles Daily News
Azusa Gets $650,000 Metro Grant To Study Transit-Oriented Development Near Gold Line Stations
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Bike Lanes Aren't Just For Big Cities (video)
StreetFilms
California High-Speed Rail Gets Thumbs Up From U.S. Watchdog
Huffington Post
Caltrans Suggests 3-Person Carpools, Tolls
Orange County Register
Downey Hopes To Become Bike-Friendly ("No bicycle lanes exist on city streets...The City Council approved applying for a $250,000 Caltrans grant to help fund a bicycle master plan. The plan would serve as the official policy to guide the development and maintenance of bicycle-friendly roads and bikeways in the city.")
Long Beach Press-Telegram
A First Look At The "Grand Central Station" Of San Francisco ("Transbay, a multi-modal transit hub in downtown San Francisco, aspires to be a monument for the city.")
Fast Company Design
Foot Soldier Alissa Walker Explains Why She's Better Off Ped (Downloading Metro's "excellent app" are among the writers suggestions for a happy car-free Los Angeles life)
Los Angeles Magazine
Is This Transit Oriented Flip (TOF) The Start Of Something Big? ("Per the listing:...Walk to the station a block away and ride the Expo line to downtown or Culver City for an evening on the town without needing your car.")
Curbed LA
L.A.'s Making Dangerous Intersections Safer, But Are They Focusing On The Right Ones?
KCET
Location Scouts Upset Again Over Green Bike Lane In Downtown L.A.
Los Angeles Times
Metro Board Prioritizes Connecting Bob Hope Airport With Public Transit ("[San Fernando Valley Council of Government members] also want the airport linked to the Red and Gold lines, providing easier access to Hollywood, downtown L.A. and Pasadena.")
Burbank Leader
Metro Going Ahead With Gold Line Mixed-User In Boyle Heights
Curbed LA
[D.C.] Metro Relaunches An Updated Mobile Site
Washington Post
Minority Of L.A. County Voters Quashed Transit Tax Extension ("Measure J fell just 0.6% shy of the required two-thirds approval as support fell in upscale enclaves. Some politicians are pushing to cut the requirement." Accompanying interactive maps display 2008 Measure R support across the county's alongside 2012 Measure J support and the decrease or increase in support between the two measures in each census district)
Los Angeles Times
Momentum Builds For Using Cap And Trade Funds For Rail
California High Speed Rail Blog
New OCTA Chief Takes Helm
Metro Magazine
Obama Calls On Lawmakers To Approve $21 Million Infrastructure Bill
The Hill
Opinion: California Beaming ("Two of the biggest public works projects in American history -- a $68 billion bullet train that will speed people from San Francisco to Los Angeles in 2 hours and 38 minutes, and a huge re-plumbing of the state’s biggest river and delta system -- are moving forward. If they come together as planned, these ventures will lay the foundation for a California of 60 million people that may actually be more livable than the state that now has 38 million.")
New York Times
Protesters Take Port Railyard Fight To Home Of Los Angeles Mayor
Daily Breeze
Public Transportation Does Relieve Traffic Congestion, Just Not Everywhere
The Atlantic: Cities
Reviving Amtrak ("After deregulation, freight rail rebounded. Passenger trains should follow their lead.")
National Review
SaMo Freaking Out Over Plan To Slash Parking Requirements
Curbed LA
Commissioner Wants To Shelve "Nutty" Parking Plan
Santa Monica Patch
San Bernardino Airport Still Awaits An Airline, But Does Have Activity
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Santa Clarita Residents Speak Out Against Proposed Toll Lanes On 5 Freeway
CBS Los Angeles
Street Parking Sign Examined Thoroughly, Inconclusive
LA Weekly
Technologies At SXSW Evolving How We Get Around
Mobility Lab
They Paved Parking, Paradise In Santa Monica
StreetsBlog LA
U.S. DOT, HHS Announce Public Health Campaign To Reduce Driving
StreetsBlog Network
Whatever Happened To The White House Office Of Urban Affairs?
Governing
Will Driverless Cars Solve Our Energy Problems -- Or Just Create New Ones?
Washington Post
What are transportation community leaders around the nation tweeting about today? Check out the Metro Library Twitter Daily, our online digest in newspaper format updated every day.
We invite you to visit Metro's The Source, your window to what's happening with agency news, funding and policy issues, and how to get the most out of transit and Los Angeles.
Authority Votes To Look At L.A. County Transportation Priorities ("The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Thursday recognized the transportation priorities of the San Fernando Valley Council of Governments and voted to take a look at each of them.")
Los Angeles Daily News
Azusa Gets $650,000 Metro Grant To Study Transit-Oriented Development Near Gold Line Stations
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Bike Lanes Aren't Just For Big Cities (video)
StreetFilms
California High-Speed Rail Gets Thumbs Up From U.S. Watchdog
Huffington Post
Caltrans Suggests 3-Person Carpools, Tolls
Orange County Register
Downey Hopes To Become Bike-Friendly ("No bicycle lanes exist on city streets...The City Council approved applying for a $250,000 Caltrans grant to help fund a bicycle master plan. The plan would serve as the official policy to guide the development and maintenance of bicycle-friendly roads and bikeways in the city.")
Long Beach Press-Telegram
A First Look At The "Grand Central Station" Of San Francisco ("Transbay, a multi-modal transit hub in downtown San Francisco, aspires to be a monument for the city.")
Fast Company Design
Foot Soldier Alissa Walker Explains Why She's Better Off Ped (Downloading Metro's "excellent app" are among the writers suggestions for a happy car-free Los Angeles life)
Los Angeles Magazine
Is This Transit Oriented Flip (TOF) The Start Of Something Big? ("Per the listing:...Walk to the station a block away and ride the Expo line to downtown or Culver City for an evening on the town without needing your car.")
Curbed LA
L.A.'s Making Dangerous Intersections Safer, But Are They Focusing On The Right Ones?
KCET
Location Scouts Upset Again Over Green Bike Lane In Downtown L.A.
Los Angeles Times
Metro Board Prioritizes Connecting Bob Hope Airport With Public Transit ("[San Fernando Valley Council of Government members] also want the airport linked to the Red and Gold lines, providing easier access to Hollywood, downtown L.A. and Pasadena.")
Burbank Leader
Metro Going Ahead With Gold Line Mixed-User In Boyle Heights
Curbed LA
[D.C.] Metro Relaunches An Updated Mobile Site
Washington Post
Minority Of L.A. County Voters Quashed Transit Tax Extension ("Measure J fell just 0.6% shy of the required two-thirds approval as support fell in upscale enclaves. Some politicians are pushing to cut the requirement." Accompanying interactive maps display 2008 Measure R support across the county's alongside 2012 Measure J support and the decrease or increase in support between the two measures in each census district)
Los Angeles Times
Momentum Builds For Using Cap And Trade Funds For Rail
California High Speed Rail Blog
New OCTA Chief Takes Helm
Metro Magazine
Obama Calls On Lawmakers To Approve $21 Million Infrastructure Bill
The Hill
Opinion: California Beaming ("Two of the biggest public works projects in American history -- a $68 billion bullet train that will speed people from San Francisco to Los Angeles in 2 hours and 38 minutes, and a huge re-plumbing of the state’s biggest river and delta system -- are moving forward. If they come together as planned, these ventures will lay the foundation for a California of 60 million people that may actually be more livable than the state that now has 38 million.")
New York Times
Protesters Take Port Railyard Fight To Home Of Los Angeles Mayor
Daily Breeze
Public Transportation Does Relieve Traffic Congestion, Just Not Everywhere
The Atlantic: Cities
Reviving Amtrak ("After deregulation, freight rail rebounded. Passenger trains should follow their lead.")
National Review
SaMo Freaking Out Over Plan To Slash Parking Requirements
Curbed LA
Commissioner Wants To Shelve "Nutty" Parking Plan
Santa Monica Patch
San Bernardino Airport Still Awaits An Airline, But Does Have Activity
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Santa Clarita Residents Speak Out Against Proposed Toll Lanes On 5 Freeway
CBS Los Angeles
Street Parking Sign Examined Thoroughly, Inconclusive
LA Weekly
Technologies At SXSW Evolving How We Get Around
Mobility Lab
They Paved Parking, Paradise In Santa Monica
StreetsBlog LA
U.S. DOT, HHS Announce Public Health Campaign To Reduce Driving
StreetsBlog Network
Whatever Happened To The White House Office Of Urban Affairs?
Governing
Will Driverless Cars Solve Our Energy Problems -- Or Just Create New Ones?
Washington Post
What are transportation community leaders around the nation tweeting about today? Check out the Metro Library Twitter Daily, our online digest in newspaper format updated every day.
We invite you to visit Metro's The Source, your window to what's happening with agency news, funding and policy issues, and how to get the most out of transit and Los Angeles.
