February 22: This Date In Los Angeles Transportation History (I-405 carpool lanes open through the Sepulveda Pass)
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog
The 2013 Mayoral Candidate Interview Series
StreetsBlog LA
Beat Traffic: Pay Freeway Toll
MyFox Los Angeles
The Best Parking App We've Ever Seen ("SpotAgent uses real-time parking citation data from the city to calculate your risk of getting a ticket at any given location.")
The Atlantic: Cities
Cell, Wi-Fi Service May Be Coming To A Light Rail Line Near You
Blog Downtown
Delaying Car And Home Ownership Has Helped Millennials Dramatically Reduce Their Debt
The Atlantic: Cities
Despite "Fix-It-First" Rhetoric, Obama Still Promoting Highway Expansions
StreetsBlog Network
Editorial: More Freeway-Toll Plans? Slow Down, Southern California
Los Angeles Daily News
Gondolas Could Help Seattle Rise Above Traffic Mess, Some Say ("As crosstown traffic becomes intolerable, a few Seattle thinkers are suggesting gondolas -- from Capitol Hill to Belltown, or the waterfront to the convention center.")
Seattle Times
L.A.'s Master Bike Plan Speeds Ahead ("“We plan to install 200 miles of bikeways in the next five years, and at the rate we’re going, it’ll probably be a little faster than that,” Villaraigosa said.")
USC Annenberg Neon Tommy
Letters: Tunnel Vision In Beverly Hills
Los Angeles Times
Long Beach: Pine Avenue Redevelopment Underway (And This Is Good)
StreetsBlog LA
A Mapped History Of Train Travel In The United States ("The first steam engine railway travel took place 209 years ago today. Here, the story of how the Civil War impeded, and then accelerated, the progress of America's trains.")
The Atlantic: Cities
Mayor Announces CicLAvia Route To Venice
USC Annenberg Neon Tommy
The Most Pro-Transportation Mayor Of The Bunch
CityWatch
NBCUniversal To Fund Burbank Projects To Ease Impact Of Expansion
Burbank Leader
New Toll Lanes Aim To Reduce Traffic
UCLA Daily Bruin
Ray LaHood: Big Air Delays Coming If Sequester Hits
Politico
Santa Monica To Look To Development To Pay For Transit Improvements
Santa Monica Lookout
Still No Cell Phone Coverage For SF Muni But LA Metro Considers Plan
The Transit Wire
Think Tank: Obama's Warning About "Crumbling Roads" Overblown
The Hill
Value Capture Mechanisms To Fund Transport Infrastructure (107p. PDF)
New Zealand Transport Agency
West Hollywood Needs Your Help: Planned La Brea Bike Lanes Could Be Replaced By Sharrows
Biking In LA
West L.A.'s Huge, Unpopular, Expo-Adjacent Mixed-Use Must Be Stopped!
CityWatch
Zoning A Healthier Los Angeles?
StreetsBlog LA
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2/22/2013
2/21/2013
Gold Line Frequency, Gold Line Foothill Extension, Westside Subway, CicLAvia Heads To The Beach, Bike Lanes, L.A. Bus Procurement, Carpool Lanes & More
February 21: This Date In Los Angeles Transportation History (Southern California's Mount Lowe Railway opened 111 years ago today. Check out several rarely seen photographs from the Metro Library collection of what was once the steepest railway in the world, attracting more visitors than either Yosemite National Park or Catalina Island)
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog
An App That Tells You How Walkable A Street Really Is
The Atlantic: Cities
Beverly Hills Sues Federal Government Over Subway Aimed At Local High School
LA Weekly
Bike Lane Draft EIR Goes To Public Hearing
Rancho Park Online
CicLAvia Unveils Official Map For 4/21 CicLAvia To The Sea (The new route for Sunday, April 21 runs from Union Station all the way to Venice Beach, primarily along Venice Boulevard)
StreetsBlog LA
Cities Group Worried About Funding In Obama Infrastructure Plan
The Hill
City Files Federal Environmental Lawsuit In Subway Case (p.4+ of 20p. PDF)
Beverly Hills Weekly
Evaluation Of Methodologies For Visual Impact Statements (160p. PDF)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
Fact Sheet: The President's Plan To Make America A Magnet For Jobs By Investing In Infrastructure
Whitehouse.gov
Final Environmental Impact Report For Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension From Azusa To Montclair (Azusa To Montclair Extension) Project (links to documents)
Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority
Final L.A. Traffic Signals Synchronized; Rosendahl Lauds Effort
Pacific Palisades Patch
Kevin James Clarifies Position On Subway Station
Century City News
L.A. Bus Buy Creates New U.S. Jobs...Let's Make Sure Other Cities Follow Suit ("L.A. Metro awarded a $305-million contract for 550 clean-fuel buses to New Flyer Industries, a Canadian company with dedicated manufacturing plants in the U.S. The bus order means that the company will expand its factory operations in St. Cloud, Minn., add a third shift, hire 150 women and men from the local community and create another 50 jobs in Los Angeles. L.A. Metro took a longer-term view of how "big-ticket" transportation purchases -- most of them supported by federal funds -- can stimulate high-quality jobs and manufacturing in the United States.")
Huffington Post
Making Your City More Walkable? That's Not "Zoning"
StreetsBlog DC
Map: 6th CicLAvia Biking Event Heads To Venice Beach In April
KPCC Southern California Public Radio
Metro Diary: Three Trains, A Tourist, Some Eager-Beaver Sheriffs, And A Former Foster Child...All In The Space Of An Hour
StreetsBlog LA
The Myth Of The Commuting Criminal ("Research has repeatedly shown that crime doesn't necessarily accompany transit, but that lingering fear still threatens new transportation projects.")
The Atlantic: Cities
New Report Shows How NYC Could Cut 90% Of Its Carbon Footprint By 2050
Inhabit New York City
90 By 50: NYC Can Reduce Its Carbon Footprint 90% By 2050 (56p. PDF)
Urban Green Council
Oppose The Expo Line Or Wilshire Bus Only Lanes? Then You Probably Want To Fight Bike Lanes Too
StreetsBlog LA
Public Debt And The Quest For Efficiency ("Now certainly is the time public officials should look at repairing their infrastructure. Historically low interest rates -- for both tax-exempt and taxable debt -- provide an opportunity to inject necessary capital much more affordably. Much of our infrastructure that is most in need of repair is deteriorating at a rate that far exceeds current interest rates. This means, for example, that not repairing a bridge for the next four years might incur an annual cost three times higher than borrowing for repairs would, taking into account the rate of deterioration as well as the increasing cost of materials.")
Governing
Readers Respond To Proposed Bike Lanes
LA Observed
Solo Drivers In Carpool Lanes? Lawmaker Wants Freeway Reform
CBS Los Angeles
Transit News Shorts From Around The Region: FlyAway Fare Hike, Najarian v Antonovich, LOSSAN And More...
StreetsBlog LA
Twice As Many Gold Line Trains Will Run On Weekends
Pasadena Sun
Urban Planner James Rojas Reminds Us To Shut Down The PowerPoint
Next City
Villaraigosa Celebrates Bike Plan Progress, Rallies For More
StreetsBlog LA
White House Infrastructure Plan Shifts Focus From New Building To Repair
Transportation Nation
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Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog
An App That Tells You How Walkable A Street Really Is
The Atlantic: Cities
Beverly Hills Sues Federal Government Over Subway Aimed At Local High School
LA Weekly
Bike Lane Draft EIR Goes To Public Hearing
Rancho Park Online
CicLAvia Unveils Official Map For 4/21 CicLAvia To The Sea (The new route for Sunday, April 21 runs from Union Station all the way to Venice Beach, primarily along Venice Boulevard)
StreetsBlog LA
Cities Group Worried About Funding In Obama Infrastructure Plan
The Hill
City Files Federal Environmental Lawsuit In Subway Case (p.4+ of 20p. PDF)
Beverly Hills Weekly
Evaluation Of Methodologies For Visual Impact Statements (160p. PDF)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
Fact Sheet: The President's Plan To Make America A Magnet For Jobs By Investing In Infrastructure
Whitehouse.gov
Final Environmental Impact Report For Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension From Azusa To Montclair (Azusa To Montclair Extension) Project (links to documents)
Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority
Final L.A. Traffic Signals Synchronized; Rosendahl Lauds Effort
Pacific Palisades Patch
Kevin James Clarifies Position On Subway Station
Century City News
L.A. Bus Buy Creates New U.S. Jobs...Let's Make Sure Other Cities Follow Suit ("L.A. Metro awarded a $305-million contract for 550 clean-fuel buses to New Flyer Industries, a Canadian company with dedicated manufacturing plants in the U.S. The bus order means that the company will expand its factory operations in St. Cloud, Minn., add a third shift, hire 150 women and men from the local community and create another 50 jobs in Los Angeles. L.A. Metro took a longer-term view of how "big-ticket" transportation purchases -- most of them supported by federal funds -- can stimulate high-quality jobs and manufacturing in the United States.")
Huffington Post
Making Your City More Walkable? That's Not "Zoning"
StreetsBlog DC
Map: 6th CicLAvia Biking Event Heads To Venice Beach In April
KPCC Southern California Public Radio
Metro Diary: Three Trains, A Tourist, Some Eager-Beaver Sheriffs, And A Former Foster Child...All In The Space Of An Hour
StreetsBlog LA
The Myth Of The Commuting Criminal ("Research has repeatedly shown that crime doesn't necessarily accompany transit, but that lingering fear still threatens new transportation projects.")
The Atlantic: Cities
New Report Shows How NYC Could Cut 90% Of Its Carbon Footprint By 2050
Inhabit New York City
90 By 50: NYC Can Reduce Its Carbon Footprint 90% By 2050 (56p. PDF)
Urban Green Council
Oppose The Expo Line Or Wilshire Bus Only Lanes? Then You Probably Want To Fight Bike Lanes Too
StreetsBlog LA
Public Debt And The Quest For Efficiency ("Now certainly is the time public officials should look at repairing their infrastructure. Historically low interest rates -- for both tax-exempt and taxable debt -- provide an opportunity to inject necessary capital much more affordably. Much of our infrastructure that is most in need of repair is deteriorating at a rate that far exceeds current interest rates. This means, for example, that not repairing a bridge for the next four years might incur an annual cost three times higher than borrowing for repairs would, taking into account the rate of deterioration as well as the increasing cost of materials.")
Governing
Readers Respond To Proposed Bike Lanes
LA Observed
Solo Drivers In Carpool Lanes? Lawmaker Wants Freeway Reform
CBS Los Angeles
Transit News Shorts From Around The Region: FlyAway Fare Hike, Najarian v Antonovich, LOSSAN And More...
StreetsBlog LA
Twice As Many Gold Line Trains Will Run On Weekends
Pasadena Sun
Urban Planner James Rojas Reminds Us To Shut Down The PowerPoint
Next City
Villaraigosa Celebrates Bike Plan Progress, Rallies For More
StreetsBlog LA
White House Infrastructure Plan Shifts Focus From New Building To Repair
Transportation Nation
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2/20/2013
Westside Subway, Expo Line II, Gold Line Eastside, Hollywood Development, Synched Streetlights, Streetcars Across California, CAHSR & More
February 20: This Date In Los Angeles Transportation History (Senator Barbara Boxer visits and praises construction for the Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension. Less than two years later, the light rail line opens to broad acclaim)
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog
Battle For Quieter Train Crossings Continues ("On March 5, the California Public Utilities Commission could rule on [San Clemente]'s plan to install 80-decibel horns at the seven crossings. The plan is to sound those horns in place of the 112-decibel horns of approaching trains. Burlington Northern Santa Fe and Amtrak oppose the city's request.")
Orange County Register
Bev Hills' Purple Line Battle Expands, Embroils Mayoral Races
Curbed LA
Beverly Hills Fights L.A. Subway Extension
Courthouse News Service
By-Passing Tomorrow For Easy Implementation Today ("Chuck Marohn, and his Strong Towns message, is revolutionary in that he is a credible transportation professional who is single-handedly taking on the transportation profession. And winning.")
Place Shakers
City Sues FTA To Block Subway Funding
Beverly Hills Patch
Comment: Think Small ("Peter Zellner espouses the value of fine-grain development for Los Angeles.")
Architect's Newspaper
Congress Looks For Road Repair Funds
Politico
A Day In The Life Of 3 Million London Commuters, In 1 Minute
The Atlantic: Cities
The Downtowners Of Distinction Winners ("The prizes were created to recognize the individuals who came up with and nurtured efforts that not only enhance their bottom line, but also benefit the district in which they are located. In each case, the project has made its surrounding community, and by extension all of Downtown, a better place in which to live, work or visit.")
Los Angeles Downtown News
Downtown's Worst Ideas, Concepts And Plans Of The Last 40 Years
Los Angeles Downtown News
Expo Line Construction Shuts Down Lanes In Santa Monica
CBS Los Angeles
Expo Line Inches Closer To SaMo, Construction Causing Closures
LAist
Expo Line West Rising (construction photos)
LA Observed
Good Times For L.A. Bikers, But What About The Rest Of Us? ("At City Hall, these initiatives have become a fashionable - and cheap - way of showing constituents that they're doing something to deal with congestion when in fact they're doing next to nothing. This is otherwise known as cynicism wrapped under the cloak of public service. Actually, increased ridership has only made L.A. streets more dangerous.")
LA Observed
LADOT Ready To Embrace "Floating" Bike Lanes For Westwood, But Is West L.A.?
StreetsBlog LA
LA's Traffic Lights Now Synced; Aims To Increase Air Quality, Decrease Traffic
Blog Downtown
Lawmaker Wants To Open Southland Car Pool Lanes For Off-Peak Use ("Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles) said his AB 405 will create a test program that could be expanded to other congested freeways in Southern California that do not open up car pool lanes to all traffic after rush hour. It would allow single-passenger vehicles to use the car pool lanes in off-peak hours in a five-mile stretch of the 134 between the 170 and 5 freeways.")
Los Angeles Times
LAX Shuttle From Expo Line To Open In Spring
Los Angeles Sentinel
Long Beach: City Approves RFQ To Redesign "Functionally Obsolete" Civic Center
StreetsBlog LA
Massive Mixed-Use Project In Hollywood Clears A Hurdle ("Over objections, the planning agency approves the proposed $664-million Millennium Hollywood development that will consist of two towers flanking the iconic Capitol Records Tower.")
Los Angeles Times
Not To Be Outdone, LA Builds Parklets With Exercise Bikes (and swings!)
Architizer
Obama To Flesh Out Plans For Infrastructure Projects ("It revives the president’s call for creation of a National Infrastructure Bank, which could bring public and private financing together to plan projects. The proposal would also allow issuing new America Fast Forward bonds to follow up on the Build America Bonds program from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.")
New York Times
Opinion: Bike Lanes Poised To Shape The Future Of Lankershim
North Hollywood-Toluca Lake Patch
Plan To Ready Region For Bullet Train Network
San Diego Union-Tribune
The Preservation Of Santa Monica's Palisades Park
LA as Subject via Los Angeles Magazine
Residents Enjoy Free Public Transport In Tallinn (Beginning January 1, Estonia's capital became the largest European city and first European capital to provide free public transit to all residents. How is it going so far?)
Euro Cities
San Juan To Implement "Quiet Zones" At 5 Rail Crossings
Orange County Register
Today In L.A. History: Los Angeles Drives Traffic Innovation. Yes, Really ("Introduced during the 1984 L.A. Olympics, the citywide signal synchronization program picked up steam in 2005 when then mayoral candidate Antonio Villaraigosa campaigned on a promise to finish the project. He can check its completion off his list as of 12 p.m. this afternoon. The system, which synched up all 4,398 of the city’s traffic signals, is not only believed to reduce travelers’ commute time by 12 percent, but will also significantly reduce the city’s air pollution—by about 1 million metric tons of carbon pollution annually—say officials.")
Los Angeles Magazine
U.S. Department Of Transportation Releases Funding To University Transportation Centers
U.S. DOT Press Release
U.S. States Ramp Up Transportation Spending With Funding Law
Reuters
Walkonomics Sets Out to Create A New Way To Measure Walkability
StreetsBlog DC
War Over Infrastructure Around Unlikely Industry NFL Stadium
Curbed LA
Will Streetcars Invade California? ("Like so many other streetcar projects around the country, the L.A. project is being put together entirely outside the traditional public transit structure. (L.A. Metro is supportive but has nothing to do with the project.) And as Tangri and others often point out, when business leaders promote – and pay for – a transit project, it’s going to have different a completely different goal: economic development rather than mobility. “We talk a lot about transit-oriented development,” he said, "But this is development-oriented transit.")
California Planning & Development Report
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Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog
Battle For Quieter Train Crossings Continues ("On March 5, the California Public Utilities Commission could rule on [San Clemente]'s plan to install 80-decibel horns at the seven crossings. The plan is to sound those horns in place of the 112-decibel horns of approaching trains. Burlington Northern Santa Fe and Amtrak oppose the city's request.")
Orange County Register
Bev Hills' Purple Line Battle Expands, Embroils Mayoral Races
Curbed LA
Beverly Hills Fights L.A. Subway Extension
Courthouse News Service
By-Passing Tomorrow For Easy Implementation Today ("Chuck Marohn, and his Strong Towns message, is revolutionary in that he is a credible transportation professional who is single-handedly taking on the transportation profession. And winning.")
Place Shakers
City Sues FTA To Block Subway Funding
Beverly Hills Patch
Comment: Think Small ("Peter Zellner espouses the value of fine-grain development for Los Angeles.")
Architect's Newspaper
Congress Looks For Road Repair Funds
Politico
A Day In The Life Of 3 Million London Commuters, In 1 Minute
The Atlantic: Cities
The Downtowners Of Distinction Winners ("The prizes were created to recognize the individuals who came up with and nurtured efforts that not only enhance their bottom line, but also benefit the district in which they are located. In each case, the project has made its surrounding community, and by extension all of Downtown, a better place in which to live, work or visit.")
Los Angeles Downtown News
Downtown's Worst Ideas, Concepts And Plans Of The Last 40 Years
Los Angeles Downtown News
Expo Line Construction Shuts Down Lanes In Santa Monica
CBS Los Angeles
Expo Line Inches Closer To SaMo, Construction Causing Closures
LAist
Expo Line West Rising (construction photos)
LA Observed
Good Times For L.A. Bikers, But What About The Rest Of Us? ("At City Hall, these initiatives have become a fashionable - and cheap - way of showing constituents that they're doing something to deal with congestion when in fact they're doing next to nothing. This is otherwise known as cynicism wrapped under the cloak of public service. Actually, increased ridership has only made L.A. streets more dangerous.")
LA Observed
LADOT Ready To Embrace "Floating" Bike Lanes For Westwood, But Is West L.A.?
StreetsBlog LA
LA's Traffic Lights Now Synced; Aims To Increase Air Quality, Decrease Traffic
Blog Downtown
Lawmaker Wants To Open Southland Car Pool Lanes For Off-Peak Use ("Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles) said his AB 405 will create a test program that could be expanded to other congested freeways in Southern California that do not open up car pool lanes to all traffic after rush hour. It would allow single-passenger vehicles to use the car pool lanes in off-peak hours in a five-mile stretch of the 134 between the 170 and 5 freeways.")
Los Angeles Times
LAX Shuttle From Expo Line To Open In Spring
Los Angeles Sentinel
Long Beach: City Approves RFQ To Redesign "Functionally Obsolete" Civic Center
StreetsBlog LA
Massive Mixed-Use Project In Hollywood Clears A Hurdle ("Over objections, the planning agency approves the proposed $664-million Millennium Hollywood development that will consist of two towers flanking the iconic Capitol Records Tower.")
Los Angeles Times
Not To Be Outdone, LA Builds Parklets With Exercise Bikes (and swings!)
Architizer
Obama To Flesh Out Plans For Infrastructure Projects ("It revives the president’s call for creation of a National Infrastructure Bank, which could bring public and private financing together to plan projects. The proposal would also allow issuing new America Fast Forward bonds to follow up on the Build America Bonds program from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.")
New York Times
Opinion: Bike Lanes Poised To Shape The Future Of Lankershim
North Hollywood-Toluca Lake Patch
Plan To Ready Region For Bullet Train Network
San Diego Union-Tribune
The Preservation Of Santa Monica's Palisades Park
LA as Subject via Los Angeles Magazine
Residents Enjoy Free Public Transport In Tallinn (Beginning January 1, Estonia's capital became the largest European city and first European capital to provide free public transit to all residents. How is it going so far?)
Euro Cities
San Juan To Implement "Quiet Zones" At 5 Rail Crossings
Orange County Register
Today In L.A. History: Los Angeles Drives Traffic Innovation. Yes, Really ("Introduced during the 1984 L.A. Olympics, the citywide signal synchronization program picked up steam in 2005 when then mayoral candidate Antonio Villaraigosa campaigned on a promise to finish the project. He can check its completion off his list as of 12 p.m. this afternoon. The system, which synched up all 4,398 of the city’s traffic signals, is not only believed to reduce travelers’ commute time by 12 percent, but will also significantly reduce the city’s air pollution—by about 1 million metric tons of carbon pollution annually—say officials.")
Los Angeles Magazine
U.S. Department Of Transportation Releases Funding To University Transportation Centers
U.S. DOT Press Release
U.S. States Ramp Up Transportation Spending With Funding Law
Reuters
Walkonomics Sets Out to Create A New Way To Measure Walkability
StreetsBlog DC
War Over Infrastructure Around Unlikely Industry NFL Stadium
Curbed LA
Will Streetcars Invade California? ("Like so many other streetcar projects around the country, the L.A. project is being put together entirely outside the traditional public transit structure. (L.A. Metro is supportive but has nothing to do with the project.) And as Tangri and others often point out, when business leaders promote – and pay for – a transit project, it’s going to have different a completely different goal: economic development rather than mobility. “We talk a lot about transit-oriented development,” he said, "But this is development-oriented transit.")
California Planning & Development Report
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2/19/2013
Gold Line, Westside Subway, Big Blue Bus, Metrolink, LA Biking, CAHSR, Gas Tax & More
40th Anniversary Special: The Buildings That Shaped Downtown
Los Angeles Downtown News
As Gold Line Ridership Plateaus, Metro Looks To Add Speed
Curbed LA
Biking In L.A.? (Gulp) You Bet! ("A transplanted Midwesterner learns that, with a little care and a lot of luck, it can be done. And it sure beats sitting in traffic.")
Los Angeles Times
Bill Would Merge Transportation, Planning Agencies: Goal Is Increased Transit Use, Elimination Of Duplicate Services
Chicago Tribune
Boehner Calls Obama's Bluff On Infrastructure (But Who Will Call Boehner's?)
StreetsBlog DC
Bus Service Partnership Allows Option For California Trip
Las Vegas Review-Journal
California High-Speed Rail, Amtrak Partner To Research Joint Train Purchases ("The two agencies could order as many as 60 trains over the next 10 years.")
Campbell Patch
Car-Share Could Be Hitting Local Streets
Santa Monica Daily Press
City Of Beverly Hills Files Lawsuit In Federal Court To Block Subway Funding (2p. PDF)
City Of Beverly Hills Press Release
Courier Correct! Mayor Brien Gives In / City Of Beverly Hills Sues Feds On Metro Tunnels
Beverly Hills Courier
Downtown NFL Stadium Off For Another Year: No Team In 2013
Curbed LA
Editorial: Beverly Hills Subway Spat ("Concerns about the proposed route beneath Beverly Hills High School have become part of the mayoral campaign there.")
Los Angeles Times
"Fix It First" Fantasy ("Is an immediate investment in infrastructure really important? Would it make more sense to figure out a way to fix our long-term funding needs? What do Obama's consistent requests to Congress do for the overall attention to infrastructure? The White House says there has been progress since Obama first took office -- 300,000 miles of U.S. roads repaired, 22,000 bridges repaired, and 6,000 miles of rail improved. Did that make a difference?")
National Journal Transportation Experts Blog
Gaming For Good: Smart Phone Game Supports Bike Advocacy
The Transit Wire
Gas Tax Hikes Or Pay-Per-Mile: How Should The U.S. Fund Roads?
The Car Connection
Governments Look For New Ways To Pay For Roads And Bridges
New York Times
Major State Transportation Legislation, 2012 (5p. PDF)
National Conference Of State Legislatures
High-Speed Rail Buzz Overpowers Daily Chug Of Freight Trains
KQED
Passenger Rail And Freight Rail Are Friends, Not Enemies
California High Speed Rail Blog
Investing In Transportation Could Save Billions In Energy Costs, Says Report
AASHTO Journal
Energy 2030: Doubling U.S. Energy Productivity By 2030 (34p. PDF)
Alliance To Save Energy
Report Summary (16p. PDF)
Korean Mass Transit Moving Towards Wireless Power
Slash Gear
LA City Planning To The People And The Pols: Drop Dead, We Know Better
CityWatch
LASD Continues Campaign Of Intimidation Against Metro Customers
StreetsBlog LA
A "Little Disappointment" That Big Blue Bus Is Behind The Times ("City Council hears update on when the bus system will have real-time signs and mobile apps.")
Santa Monica Patch
Metro Continues Transit Manners Campaign With New Platform Decals
Blog Downtown
Metro Warns Expo Construction Will Snarl Traffic
Santa Monica Patch
Metrolink Explains Why It Hasn't Fixed Its Long-Standing Accounting Problems
KPCC Southern California Public Radio
New Toll, Carpool Lanes Considered For 5 Freeway In Northern Los Angeles County ("Metro officials are looking into building a new combination of toll and carpool lanes along 13-1/2 miles of the Golden State (5) Freeway.")
Los Angeles Daily News
Opinion: An MTA Power Play ("Even as the mayor's race plays out in full public view, a behind-the-scenes political fight is being waged that could bring further change to the MTA board. Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich, joined by representatives of a few local officials in the San Gabriel Valley and elsewhere, are attempting to oust Glendale City Councilman Ara Najarian from his MTA seat -- which some see as punishment and others as a power grab..")
Los Angeles Times
Permits Approved For Rail Line Between LA And Las Vegas
KTNV
Prolific Westside Developer Planning 150 Apts. For DT SaMo ("150 new units in Santa Monica, near the future Expo Line terminus.")
Curbed LA
Ray LaHood: "It's Not Just About Emissions" ("This is the third and final installment of our exit interview with departing U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood. In the first, he talked about his proudest accomplishments, why he decided to leave, and why it’s important to fund bike/ped improvements with federal dollars – and he made it clear he’s still not giving us any answers about where to find more money for transportation. In the second, he talked about Republicans who get it, why TIGER was a game-changer – and he let slip some good news about the Chicago Riverwalk. Part three is more of a grab-bag — I hadn’t expected to get almost 40 minutes one-on-one with the secretary!")
StreetsBlog DC
"Red Car Mural" Debuts As San Marino Celebrates Its Centennial ("A mural celebrating San Marino's Pacific Electric Railway trolley system made its official debut last week, a gift to the city to mark its centennial anniversary.")
Los Angeles Times
Santa Monica Braces For Expo Line Extension
KABC Los Angeles
Santa Monica Officials Rethink Lincoln Boulevard Bus Lane
Santa Monica Lookout
SCAG Sees Longer Economic Recovery Period, With L.A. County Trailing Orange County
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
U.S. DOT's First-Ever Freight Plan May Include 3,000 New Highway Miles ("It’s hard to believe, but, despite the fact that freight makes up 25 percent of all transportation emissions, the nation has never had a strategic plan for how to move goods.")
StreetsBlog DC
U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Establishes National Freight Advisory Committee
U.S. DOT Press Release
Wash. Lawmakers To Propose 10-Cent Gas-Tax Hike
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Westside Neighborhood Council Discusses Bike Lanes For Westwood Blvd
Rancho Park Online
Working Through The Evolving Legacy Of Metropolitan Transportation Planning (10p. PDF : "A featured article in the November-December 2013 issue of the TR News present the developments, influences, and workings that have shaped the practice of metropolitan transportation planning during the last 50 years. The urban planning provisions of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1962 were considered pivotal in the transition of the highway program from a rurally oriented, civil engineering–based activity to a new framework that had a major urban component and that was multimodal, interdisciplinary, and involved local officials.")
TR News
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Los Angeles Downtown News
As Gold Line Ridership Plateaus, Metro Looks To Add Speed
Curbed LA
Biking In L.A.? (Gulp) You Bet! ("A transplanted Midwesterner learns that, with a little care and a lot of luck, it can be done. And it sure beats sitting in traffic.")
Los Angeles Times
Bill Would Merge Transportation, Planning Agencies: Goal Is Increased Transit Use, Elimination Of Duplicate Services
Chicago Tribune
Boehner Calls Obama's Bluff On Infrastructure (But Who Will Call Boehner's?)
StreetsBlog DC
Bus Service Partnership Allows Option For California Trip
Las Vegas Review-Journal
California High-Speed Rail, Amtrak Partner To Research Joint Train Purchases ("The two agencies could order as many as 60 trains over the next 10 years.")
Campbell Patch
Car-Share Could Be Hitting Local Streets
Santa Monica Daily Press
City Of Beverly Hills Files Lawsuit In Federal Court To Block Subway Funding (2p. PDF)
City Of Beverly Hills Press Release
Courier Correct! Mayor Brien Gives In / City Of Beverly Hills Sues Feds On Metro Tunnels
Beverly Hills Courier
Downtown NFL Stadium Off For Another Year: No Team In 2013
Curbed LA
Editorial: Beverly Hills Subway Spat ("Concerns about the proposed route beneath Beverly Hills High School have become part of the mayoral campaign there.")
Los Angeles Times
"Fix It First" Fantasy ("Is an immediate investment in infrastructure really important? Would it make more sense to figure out a way to fix our long-term funding needs? What do Obama's consistent requests to Congress do for the overall attention to infrastructure? The White House says there has been progress since Obama first took office -- 300,000 miles of U.S. roads repaired, 22,000 bridges repaired, and 6,000 miles of rail improved. Did that make a difference?")
National Journal Transportation Experts Blog
Gaming For Good: Smart Phone Game Supports Bike Advocacy
The Transit Wire
Gas Tax Hikes Or Pay-Per-Mile: How Should The U.S. Fund Roads?
The Car Connection
Governments Look For New Ways To Pay For Roads And Bridges
New York Times
Major State Transportation Legislation, 2012 (5p. PDF)
National Conference Of State Legislatures
High-Speed Rail Buzz Overpowers Daily Chug Of Freight Trains
KQED
Passenger Rail And Freight Rail Are Friends, Not Enemies
California High Speed Rail Blog
Investing In Transportation Could Save Billions In Energy Costs, Says Report
AASHTO Journal
Energy 2030: Doubling U.S. Energy Productivity By 2030 (34p. PDF)
Alliance To Save Energy
Report Summary (16p. PDF)
Korean Mass Transit Moving Towards Wireless Power
Slash Gear
LA City Planning To The People And The Pols: Drop Dead, We Know Better
CityWatch
LASD Continues Campaign Of Intimidation Against Metro Customers
StreetsBlog LA
A "Little Disappointment" That Big Blue Bus Is Behind The Times ("City Council hears update on when the bus system will have real-time signs and mobile apps.")
Santa Monica Patch
Metro Continues Transit Manners Campaign With New Platform Decals
Blog Downtown
Metro Warns Expo Construction Will Snarl Traffic
Santa Monica Patch
Metrolink Explains Why It Hasn't Fixed Its Long-Standing Accounting Problems
KPCC Southern California Public Radio
New Toll, Carpool Lanes Considered For 5 Freeway In Northern Los Angeles County ("Metro officials are looking into building a new combination of toll and carpool lanes along 13-1/2 miles of the Golden State (5) Freeway.")
Los Angeles Daily News
Opinion: An MTA Power Play ("Even as the mayor's race plays out in full public view, a behind-the-scenes political fight is being waged that could bring further change to the MTA board. Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich, joined by representatives of a few local officials in the San Gabriel Valley and elsewhere, are attempting to oust Glendale City Councilman Ara Najarian from his MTA seat -- which some see as punishment and others as a power grab..")
Los Angeles Times
Permits Approved For Rail Line Between LA And Las Vegas
KTNV
Prolific Westside Developer Planning 150 Apts. For DT SaMo ("150 new units in Santa Monica, near the future Expo Line terminus.")
Curbed LA
Ray LaHood: "It's Not Just About Emissions" ("This is the third and final installment of our exit interview with departing U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood. In the first, he talked about his proudest accomplishments, why he decided to leave, and why it’s important to fund bike/ped improvements with federal dollars – and he made it clear he’s still not giving us any answers about where to find more money for transportation. In the second, he talked about Republicans who get it, why TIGER was a game-changer – and he let slip some good news about the Chicago Riverwalk. Part three is more of a grab-bag — I hadn’t expected to get almost 40 minutes one-on-one with the secretary!")
StreetsBlog DC
"Red Car Mural" Debuts As San Marino Celebrates Its Centennial ("A mural celebrating San Marino's Pacific Electric Railway trolley system made its official debut last week, a gift to the city to mark its centennial anniversary.")
Los Angeles Times
Santa Monica Braces For Expo Line Extension
KABC Los Angeles
Santa Monica Officials Rethink Lincoln Boulevard Bus Lane
Santa Monica Lookout
SCAG Sees Longer Economic Recovery Period, With L.A. County Trailing Orange County
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
U.S. DOT's First-Ever Freight Plan May Include 3,000 New Highway Miles ("It’s hard to believe, but, despite the fact that freight makes up 25 percent of all transportation emissions, the nation has never had a strategic plan for how to move goods.")
StreetsBlog DC
U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Establishes National Freight Advisory Committee
U.S. DOT Press Release
Wash. Lawmakers To Propose 10-Cent Gas-Tax Hike
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Westside Neighborhood Council Discusses Bike Lanes For Westwood Blvd
Rancho Park Online
Working Through The Evolving Legacy Of Metropolitan Transportation Planning (10p. PDF : "A featured article in the November-December 2013 issue of the TR News present the developments, influences, and workings that have shaped the practice of metropolitan transportation planning during the last 50 years. The urban planning provisions of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1962 were considered pivotal in the transition of the highway program from a rurally oriented, civil engineering–based activity to a new framework that had a major urban component and that was multimodal, interdisciplinary, and involved local officials.")
TR News
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