These changes are scheduled to take place Monday, June 17, 2013. For more information on these changes, please visit our Primary Resources Blog.
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June 11: This Date In Los Angeles Transportation History (Preliminary engineering begins for Metro Rail with a $12 million federal grant to the Southern California Rapid Transit District)
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog
12 Westwood Parklet Ideas
Curbed LA
2013 Rail Safety & Security Excellence Awards Announced ("Category: Light RailGOLD Award for Safety – Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro), Los Angeles, CA")
APTA
Beach Bus From Foothills To Santa Monica Returns
La Cañada Sun
Big Blue Bus Official Commends Bravery During Santa Monica Shooting Spree
Santa Monica Mirror
Calif. AG Joins Suit Over Toll Road Extension
Legal Newsline
Chicago Rail Program A Success, But Future Funding In Doubt, Officials Say ("Members of a congressional panel came to Chicago to see firsthand how a unique public-private partnership seeks to eliminate the choke points that have long halted rail and vehicle traffic in the Chicago area.")
Chicago Tribune
Construction For NMS@La Cienega Eating Up Sidewalk, Views
Curbed LA
Editorial: Open Car Pool Lanes During Non-Peak Hours
Riverside Press-Enterprise
Environmentalists Call LA Rail Project Racist
Courthouse News Service
Eyes On The Street: Expo Phase II Construction At Venice/Robertson
StreetsBlog LA
LA Transportation: A Vision For The New Mayor
CityWatch
LACMTA Eyes Contractor For Crenshaw LRT
Railway Age
LACMTA Staff Recommends Contractor For $1.3 Billion Crenshaw/LAX Line Project
Progressive Railroading
Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Achieves Milestone In Gold Line Operations Campus Construction
AZO Build
The Next Big Infrastructure Crisis? Age-Proofing Our Streets
The Atlantic: Cities
OCTA 2013-2014 Budget Increases Bus Service, Funds Measure M Projects
Orange County Breeze
OCTA Budget: $1.26 Billion In Freeway Work, Street Repairs
Orange County Register
OCTA Focuses On Long-Range Plan For Transportation
Voice Of OC
Old Taxes, New Fees Among Options For Highway Funding
Politico
Open Letter From Ed King, Director Of Transit Services ("We are resolved to do all that we can to help our community recover from Friday's senseless tragedy...Know that we at the Big Blue Bus join you as we, too, are navigating our way back to what was once routine and what feels like home.")
Big Blue Bus
Perris Valley Line: Where Does It Go From Here?
Riverside Press-Enterprise
Petitioning U.S. DOT To Recognize That City Streets Should Prioritize Walking
StreetsBlog DC
Senate Commerce Panel Approves Foxx As U.S. Transportation Secretary
Kansas City Star
States Ramping Up Action On Passenger Rail: A Report On The First Year Of The Recovery Act's High-Speed And Intercity Passenger Rail Program
AASHTO
Sunday Traffic Poses Problem At Ports O' Call Village In San Pedro
Daily Breeze
Taking Down A Freeway To Reconnect A Neighborhood
SPUR
Train To Nowhere Or Cutting Edge Vision?
HealthyCal
Transit Benefits Would Remain At Higher Levels Under Proposed Bill
Washington Post
Two Day Symposium At The Getty Takes On The "Evolution Of Los Angeles"
KCRW
Use Of Market Research Panels In Transit (72p. PDF)
Transit Cooperative Research Program
Why The Wall Street Journal Hates Bikes So Much
The Atlantic Wire
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.
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June 11: This Date In Los Angeles Transportation History (Preliminary engineering begins for Metro Rail with a $12 million federal grant to the Southern California Rapid Transit District)
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog
12 Westwood Parklet Ideas
Curbed LA
2013 Rail Safety & Security Excellence Awards Announced ("Category: Light RailGOLD Award for Safety – Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro), Los Angeles, CA")
APTA
Beach Bus From Foothills To Santa Monica Returns
La Cañada Sun
Big Blue Bus Official Commends Bravery During Santa Monica Shooting Spree
Santa Monica Mirror
Calif. AG Joins Suit Over Toll Road Extension
Legal Newsline
Chicago Rail Program A Success, But Future Funding In Doubt, Officials Say ("Members of a congressional panel came to Chicago to see firsthand how a unique public-private partnership seeks to eliminate the choke points that have long halted rail and vehicle traffic in the Chicago area.")
Chicago Tribune
Construction For NMS@La Cienega Eating Up Sidewalk, Views
Curbed LA
Editorial: Open Car Pool Lanes During Non-Peak Hours
Riverside Press-Enterprise
Environmentalists Call LA Rail Project Racist
Courthouse News Service
Eyes On The Street: Expo Phase II Construction At Venice/Robertson
StreetsBlog LA
LA Transportation: A Vision For The New Mayor
CityWatch
LACMTA Eyes Contractor For Crenshaw LRT
Railway Age
LACMTA Staff Recommends Contractor For $1.3 Billion Crenshaw/LAX Line Project
Progressive Railroading
Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Achieves Milestone In Gold Line Operations Campus Construction
AZO Build
The Next Big Infrastructure Crisis? Age-Proofing Our Streets
The Atlantic: Cities
OCTA 2013-2014 Budget Increases Bus Service, Funds Measure M Projects
Orange County Breeze
OCTA Budget: $1.26 Billion In Freeway Work, Street Repairs
Orange County Register
OCTA Focuses On Long-Range Plan For Transportation
Voice Of OC
Old Taxes, New Fees Among Options For Highway Funding
Politico
Open Letter From Ed King, Director Of Transit Services ("We are resolved to do all that we can to help our community recover from Friday's senseless tragedy...Know that we at the Big Blue Bus join you as we, too, are navigating our way back to what was once routine and what feels like home.")
Big Blue Bus
Perris Valley Line: Where Does It Go From Here?
Riverside Press-Enterprise
Petitioning U.S. DOT To Recognize That City Streets Should Prioritize Walking
StreetsBlog DC
Senate Commerce Panel Approves Foxx As U.S. Transportation Secretary
Kansas City Star
States Ramping Up Action On Passenger Rail: A Report On The First Year Of The Recovery Act's High-Speed And Intercity Passenger Rail Program
AASHTO
Sunday Traffic Poses Problem At Ports O' Call Village In San Pedro
Daily Breeze
Taking Down A Freeway To Reconnect A Neighborhood
SPUR
Train To Nowhere Or Cutting Edge Vision?
HealthyCal
Transit Benefits Would Remain At Higher Levels Under Proposed Bill
Washington Post
Two Day Symposium At The Getty Takes On The "Evolution Of Los Angeles"
KCRW
Use Of Market Research Panels In Transit (72p. PDF)
Transit Cooperative Research Program
Why The Wall Street Journal Hates Bikes So Much
The Atlantic Wire
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.
