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Active Living For All Ages: Creating Neighborhoods Around Transit (accompanied by video report)
AARP Blog
All The Details On Purple Line Subway Work, Starting Next Year
Curbed LA
Analyzing The Effects Of Transit Network Change On Agency Performance And Riders In A Decentralized, Small-To-Mid-Sized US Metropolitan Area: A Case Study Of Tallahassee, Florida (232p. PDF)
Mineta Transportation Institute
Angelenos Get Their Say About Wilshire Subway (video : "MTA is moving forward with plans to dig a tunnel for the Wilshire subway to the Westside next year. But first, officials have given the public a chance to learn more about the digging plans.")
NBC Los Angeles
Big Detour Urged For Rail Funds ("A California congressman thinks billions of dollars in federal funds should be spent on high-speed rail -- just not in his state.")
Sacramento Bee
Bill To Protect Transit From Terrorists Passes House Of Representatives
San Francisco Examiner
Bi-Partisan Lawmakers Push Permanent Tax Equality For Transit Commuters
StreetsBlog DC
Reps. Grimm, McGovern, King, Bluemenauer Introduce Transit Parity Act To Protect Tax Benefits For Public Transportation Commuters
U.S. Congressman Michael Grimm (R-N.Y.)
Bytes And Bikes: Is A Smart Bicycle Revolution Afoot?
Smart Planet
California Tops List Of States With Water Infrastructure Needs ("California could use $44.5 billion to fix aging water systems over the next two decades, according to an EPA assessment. Texas and New York are next in line.")
Los Angeles Times
Chances Are 1 In 9 That The Bridge You're Crossing Has Been Deemed Structurally Or Otherwise Deficient By The Government
KPCC Southern California Public Radio
Come Fly With Me: The Reinvention Of Waiting At Long Beach Airport
KCET
Despite A Lot More People And Cars, California's Air Is Cleaner ("The state's strict vehicle emissions standards have made a significant difference, a study finds. The amount of organic nitrates in Southern California's air chemistry has also changed for the better.")
Los Angeles Times
Don't Like The Color Of The Sky? Blame It On What's In Your Garage
Las Vegas Sun
Editorial: Battle To Stop California Bullet Train Shifts To The East
Los Angeles Daily News
Environmentalists, City Of Long Beach, Air Regulators All File CEQA Challenges To Proposed Rail Transfer Yard
KPCC Southern California Public Radio
For Regional Connector, Metro Wants Things To Go Bump In The Night ("Agency Seeks Permission for 24-Hour Construction Work, and not Everyone Is Happy.")
Los Angeles Downtown News
Foxx Nears Vote For US Transportation Secretary
Associated Press via CBS Charlotte
Free Public Transit? A Thought Experiment
Sustainable Cities Collective
Google Close To Buying Waze For $1.3 Billion
Mashable
Gritty Wharf At Port Of L.A. Will Become Marine Research Center ("Plans call for City Dock 1, opened in 1913, to be converted into a nexus of laboratories and classrooms, fish hatcheries and berths for research vessels.")
Los Angeles Times
How L.A. Can Fix Its Iconic Eyesores (video)
KCET
How To Calm The Urban Parking Wars
Slate
Inspection Costs Rise Again For Bob Hope Airport ("The transportation center tally has mounted to $2.15 million.")
Burbank Leader
Letters: By Golly, Why Not An L.A. Trolley?
Los Angeles Times
Metro Recommends Contractor (And $160 Million More) For Crenshaw Line
Los Angeles Times
Mexico Meets Eastside: Ruminations On Buses, Metro, Bicycles And Swap Meets
StreetsBlog LA
MTA Bus Yard Development
Venice Paper
New Bradley Terminal At LAX To Open For Public Previews
Daily Breeze
Orange Line Expansion Wins Architectural Award
Northridge Patch
Perris Valley Line: Environmental Group Says It's Not Trying To Kill Project
Riverside Press-Enterprise
Petition Could Powerfully Promote "Complete Streets" ("US Department of Transportation (DOT) officials would consider a change in the way they classify thoroughfares — to the benefit of pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit users — but they need political support.")
Better Cities & Towns
Renewable Energy Guide For Highway Maintenance Facilities (248p. PDF)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
RTA Offers Free Bus Passes
Riverside Press-Enterprise
Riders Try Out [D.C.] Metro's New Stainless Steel Fare Gates
Washington Post
SanBAG Elects Bill Jahn As New President, L. Dennis Michael As VP
San Bernardino Sun
Santa Clarita Transit To Offer Shuttles To Santa Monica
KHTS
Santa Monica Considers Expanding TDM Policies With Stronger Policies & Including New Residential
StreetsBlog LA
Study: FRA Regulations Make Us Less Safe
StreetsBlog DC
Reducing Passenger Train Procurement Costs: The FRA's Outmoded Safety Regulations Should Be Repealed (7p. PDF)
Competitive Enterprise Institute
Three Groups File Suit Against Port Of Los Angeles Rail Yard Project
Daily Breeze
"Transit" Might Not Be Essential To Transit-Oriented Development
The Atlantic: Cities
Does TOD Need The T?: On The Importance Of Factors Other Than Rail Access (link to full-text PDF)
Journal Of The American Planning Association
Westside Development Fuels Debate Over Growth -- Smart Or Otherwise ("Opponents say the Casden West L.A. project would add to congestion near the 405 Freeway; proponents say the plan for 638 apartments, stores is socially responsible.")
Los Angeles Times
When Camels Came To Los Angeles ("Arriving in town January 8, 1858, the humped and hoofed animals represented an ambitious U.S. government experiment to introduce the so-called “ship of the desert” to the arid lands of the American Southwest. They arrived under the supervision of Edward Fitzgerald Beale, a surveyor under contract with the War Department to open a new road between Texas and Southern California.")
LA as Subject via Los Angeles Magazine
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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Active Living For All Ages: Creating Neighborhoods Around Transit (accompanied by video report)
AARP Blog
All The Details On Purple Line Subway Work, Starting Next Year
Curbed LA
Analyzing The Effects Of Transit Network Change On Agency Performance And Riders In A Decentralized, Small-To-Mid-Sized US Metropolitan Area: A Case Study Of Tallahassee, Florida (232p. PDF)
Mineta Transportation Institute
Angelenos Get Their Say About Wilshire Subway (video : "MTA is moving forward with plans to dig a tunnel for the Wilshire subway to the Westside next year. But first, officials have given the public a chance to learn more about the digging plans.")
NBC Los Angeles
Big Detour Urged For Rail Funds ("A California congressman thinks billions of dollars in federal funds should be spent on high-speed rail -- just not in his state.")
Sacramento Bee
Bill To Protect Transit From Terrorists Passes House Of Representatives
San Francisco Examiner
Bi-Partisan Lawmakers Push Permanent Tax Equality For Transit Commuters
StreetsBlog DC
Reps. Grimm, McGovern, King, Bluemenauer Introduce Transit Parity Act To Protect Tax Benefits For Public Transportation Commuters
U.S. Congressman Michael Grimm (R-N.Y.)
Bytes And Bikes: Is A Smart Bicycle Revolution Afoot?
Smart Planet
California Tops List Of States With Water Infrastructure Needs ("California could use $44.5 billion to fix aging water systems over the next two decades, according to an EPA assessment. Texas and New York are next in line.")
Los Angeles Times
Chances Are 1 In 9 That The Bridge You're Crossing Has Been Deemed Structurally Or Otherwise Deficient By The Government
KPCC Southern California Public Radio
Come Fly With Me: The Reinvention Of Waiting At Long Beach Airport
KCET
Despite A Lot More People And Cars, California's Air Is Cleaner ("The state's strict vehicle emissions standards have made a significant difference, a study finds. The amount of organic nitrates in Southern California's air chemistry has also changed for the better.")
Los Angeles Times
Don't Like The Color Of The Sky? Blame It On What's In Your Garage
Las Vegas Sun
Editorial: Battle To Stop California Bullet Train Shifts To The East
Los Angeles Daily News
Environmentalists, City Of Long Beach, Air Regulators All File CEQA Challenges To Proposed Rail Transfer Yard
KPCC Southern California Public Radio
For Regional Connector, Metro Wants Things To Go Bump In The Night ("Agency Seeks Permission for 24-Hour Construction Work, and not Everyone Is Happy.")
Los Angeles Downtown News
Foxx Nears Vote For US Transportation Secretary
Associated Press via CBS Charlotte
Free Public Transit? A Thought Experiment
Sustainable Cities Collective
Google Close To Buying Waze For $1.3 Billion
Mashable
Gritty Wharf At Port Of L.A. Will Become Marine Research Center ("Plans call for City Dock 1, opened in 1913, to be converted into a nexus of laboratories and classrooms, fish hatcheries and berths for research vessels.")
Los Angeles Times
How L.A. Can Fix Its Iconic Eyesores (video)
KCET
How To Calm The Urban Parking Wars
Slate
Inspection Costs Rise Again For Bob Hope Airport ("The transportation center tally has mounted to $2.15 million.")
Burbank Leader
Letters: By Golly, Why Not An L.A. Trolley?
Los Angeles Times
Metro Recommends Contractor (And $160 Million More) For Crenshaw Line
Los Angeles Times
Mexico Meets Eastside: Ruminations On Buses, Metro, Bicycles And Swap Meets
StreetsBlog LA
MTA Bus Yard Development
Venice Paper
New Bradley Terminal At LAX To Open For Public Previews
Daily Breeze
Orange Line Expansion Wins Architectural Award
Northridge Patch
Perris Valley Line: Environmental Group Says It's Not Trying To Kill Project
Riverside Press-Enterprise
Petition Could Powerfully Promote "Complete Streets" ("US Department of Transportation (DOT) officials would consider a change in the way they classify thoroughfares — to the benefit of pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit users — but they need political support.")
Better Cities & Towns
Renewable Energy Guide For Highway Maintenance Facilities (248p. PDF)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
RTA Offers Free Bus Passes
Riverside Press-Enterprise
Riders Try Out [D.C.] Metro's New Stainless Steel Fare Gates
Washington Post
SanBAG Elects Bill Jahn As New President, L. Dennis Michael As VP
San Bernardino Sun
Santa Clarita Transit To Offer Shuttles To Santa Monica
KHTS
Santa Monica Considers Expanding TDM Policies With Stronger Policies & Including New Residential
StreetsBlog LA
Study: FRA Regulations Make Us Less Safe
StreetsBlog DC
Reducing Passenger Train Procurement Costs: The FRA's Outmoded Safety Regulations Should Be Repealed (7p. PDF)
Competitive Enterprise Institute
Three Groups File Suit Against Port Of Los Angeles Rail Yard Project
Daily Breeze
"Transit" Might Not Be Essential To Transit-Oriented Development
The Atlantic: Cities
Does TOD Need The T?: On The Importance Of Factors Other Than Rail Access (link to full-text PDF)
Journal Of The American Planning Association
Westside Development Fuels Debate Over Growth -- Smart Or Otherwise ("Opponents say the Casden West L.A. project would add to congestion near the 405 Freeway; proponents say the plan for 638 apartments, stores is socially responsible.")
Los Angeles Times
When Camels Came To Los Angeles ("Arriving in town January 8, 1858, the humped and hoofed animals represented an ambitious U.S. government experiment to introduce the so-called “ship of the desert” to the arid lands of the American Southwest. They arrived under the supervision of Edward Fitzgerald Beale, a surveyor under contract with the War Department to open a new road between Texas and Southern California.")
LA as Subject via Los Angeles Magazine
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.
