6 Things To Know About Closures Of Coldwater Canyon
KPCC Southern California Public Radio
Addressing Concerns With Implementing Bike Lanes On Colorado Boulevard
Walk Eagle Rock
Are London's Public Buses The New Prozac? ("After talking with more than 100 London teens, they concluded that free rides had improved their "social lives and independence," bettered their "confidence" and helped them feel "more like a Londoner.")
The Atlantic: Cities
A Social Network For Young Londoners On The Buses
Science Newsline
Audit: Caltrans Techs Faked Data, Took OT
Los Angeles Daily News
Boyle Heights Development Planned Along Gold Line Clears A Hurdle ("The Metro board voted 10-1 to negotiate with developer A Community of Friends on the $23.1-million project, which would be built on agency land at 1st and Lorena streets. Metro is working to double the number of mixed-use projects it owns in Los Angeles County. The developments follow Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s “elegant density” theory: accommodating expected population growth by clustering mixed-use projects around bus and rail stations.")
Los Angeles Times
Branding Individual Routes: Too Many Colors, Or The Gold Standard Of Legibility?
Human Transit
Carmageddon Forever, Henry Waxman's Betrayal Of The Westside...And You ("Every transportation and urban planner knows that the slow-down or shut-down of Lincoln and Sepulveda Blvds. near LAX would be akin to a major slow-down or shut-down of the 405 freeway.")
City Watch
Congress To U.S. DOT: The Roads Aren't Safe Until They're Safe For Everyone
StreetsBlog DC
Dodger Stadium Express Returns On Friday
Los Angeles Dodgers
Downtowns: What's Behind America's Most Surprising Real Estate Boom
Forbes
Dozens In Congress Press For Nat'l Bike And Pedestrian Safety Goals, Measurement
Transportation Nation
GAO: Calif. High-Speed Rail Estimates Reasonable
Associated Press
Hollywood's Huge Capitol Records Towers Get First Big Approval
Curbed LA
How Car Parking Can Make Earthquakes More Dangerous In San Francisco
StreetsBlog SF
Interactive Mapping: Tools For Building Community
CEOs For Cities
Is Google Maps Changing Our Behavior?
The Atlantic: Cities
Has Street View Changed The Way We Behave?
BBC (U.K.)
L.A. Planning Panel OKs Project To Build Hollywood Skyscrapers ("Councilman Eric Garcetti's intervention fails to stop the approval of the Millennium Partners' project, which would involve 1 million square feet of apartment, office and retail space.")
Los Angeles Times
L.A. Wants Convention Center Alternatives To AEG Stadium Plan ("The city will begin looking at other ways of redeveloping the Convention Center, a primary goal of its stadium deal, because of a management shake-up at AEG.")
Los Angeles Times
Los Feliz Boulevard Project To Cause Delays
KABC Los Angeles
Metro Takes A Stand On Cap and Trade Funds: Spend Them On Sustainable Transportation
StreetsBlog LA
Mixed-Use Car Dealership Would Add 516 Apts. In West LA ("The Martin Expo Town Center would include a car dealership, 516 residential units, plus retail and creative office space, all within easy reach of the coming Expo Line, making this a transit-oriented development.")
Curbed LA
Obama Touts "Rebuild America" Plan For U.S. Job Creation
Bloomberg
Ostrich Carts, Horse See-Saws & More: How We Got Around L.A. Nearly 100 Years Ago
LAist
Poll: Fewer Than Half Of Californian's Support High-Speed Rail
Transportation Nation
The "Rebuild America Partnership": The President's Plan To Encourage Private Investment In America's Infrastructure ("The President’s new America Fast Forward Bonds program will build upon the successful example of the Build America Bonds program, broadening its use to include the types of projects that can be financed with qualified private activity bonds while also making the combined program more flexible.")
The White House
Strategic Issues Facing Transportation, Volume 1: Scenario Planning For Freight Transportation Infrastructure Investment (166p. PDF)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
U.S. Report Backs Bullet Train Revenue Forecasts ("The GAO study says that the project's ridership and revenue forecasts are reasonable but it renews concerns about future funding.")
Los Angeles Times
What CNN Is Missing About High-Speed Rail
Media Matters For America
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3/29/2013
3/28/2013
Expo Line, 710 Freeway Tunnel, Port of LA, Figueroa Corridor Project, Amtrak, CAHSR, LAX,
$1 Billion USC Village Retail-Residential Project Largest In South Los Angeles
Los Angeles Daily News
10 Of The Grandest, Busiest Train Stations In America (photo essay)
Governing
$20 Million Figueroa Corridor Project To Make Busy Roadway More Pedestrian, Cyclist Friendly
KPCC Southern California Public Radio
Amtrak Asks U.S. For $2.1 Billion To Buy Trains, Improve Tracks
Bloomberg
Cali Bullet Train Breaking The Rules, Losing Big Supporters
Curbed LA
California's $68B Rail Project Will Hire The "Disadvantaged" -- Like Felons And Dropouts
Fox News
California's High-Speed Rail Authority Sues Everybody, Invites You To Argue Case In Court ("The lawsuit, titled "High-Speed Rail Authority v. All Persons Interested," is meant as a pre-emptive strike so the state can confirm that it's definitely legal to issue some of the bonds needed to begin bullet train construction this summer. By citing a somewhat obscure California civil code, the state can use the "sue now or forever hold your peace" strategy to prevent a string of future lawsuits and, instead, deal with the legal issues in one fell swoop.")
Silicon Valley Mercury News
Compare The Neighborhood Density Of US Urban Areas
Greater Greater Washington
County Land Use Panel Allows LAX Modernization To Proceed
Daily Breeze
County Seeks New Revenue To Fuel Transit (Ventura County)
Thousand Oaks Acorn
Google Maps Beefs Up Its Live Transit Information With Updates For NYC, DC And SLC
Tech Crunch
How To Survive Construction Of Expo Line's Venice Blvd. Bridge
Curbed LA
Laura Nelson Replaces Ari Bloomenkatz On Transportation Beat At L.A. Times
StreetsBlog LA
Metro Goes To Plan B To Deliver Transit Projects In This Lifetime
Curbed LA
Pasadena Stakeholders Implore Antonovich Over Possible 710 Freeway Tunnel
Pasadena Sun
Performance-Based Seismic Bridge Design (138p. PDF)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
Port Of Los Angeles Breaks Ground On Project Expected To Alleviate Rail Congestion, Truck Pollution
StreetsBlog LA
Proposed I-5 Carpool Lane In Santa Clarita
Los Angeles Daily News
Real Estate Tip: Buy Near Transit
Transportation Nation
Should U.S. Federal Transit Spending Aim To Redistribute Wealth?
Human Transit
Tracking State Transportation Funding Plans ("We’ll be tracking the current, active and enacted state (and some regional) transportation funding plans here, providing a way to compare what states across the country are attempting to do with their own plans. This chart here at top shows the quick at-a-glance view of state plans, with some expounded on below the chart in greater detail (coming soon.)")
Transporation For America
Worst Traffic Gridlock In 18 Years In Santa Monica
Santa Monica Dispatch
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Los Angeles Daily News
10 Of The Grandest, Busiest Train Stations In America (photo essay)
Governing
$20 Million Figueroa Corridor Project To Make Busy Roadway More Pedestrian, Cyclist Friendly
KPCC Southern California Public Radio
Amtrak Asks U.S. For $2.1 Billion To Buy Trains, Improve Tracks
Bloomberg
Cali Bullet Train Breaking The Rules, Losing Big Supporters
Curbed LA
California's $68B Rail Project Will Hire The "Disadvantaged" -- Like Felons And Dropouts
Fox News
California's High-Speed Rail Authority Sues Everybody, Invites You To Argue Case In Court ("The lawsuit, titled "High-Speed Rail Authority v. All Persons Interested," is meant as a pre-emptive strike so the state can confirm that it's definitely legal to issue some of the bonds needed to begin bullet train construction this summer. By citing a somewhat obscure California civil code, the state can use the "sue now or forever hold your peace" strategy to prevent a string of future lawsuits and, instead, deal with the legal issues in one fell swoop.")
Silicon Valley Mercury News
Compare The Neighborhood Density Of US Urban Areas
Greater Greater Washington
County Land Use Panel Allows LAX Modernization To Proceed
Daily Breeze
County Seeks New Revenue To Fuel Transit (Ventura County)
Thousand Oaks Acorn
Google Maps Beefs Up Its Live Transit Information With Updates For NYC, DC And SLC
Tech Crunch
How To Survive Construction Of Expo Line's Venice Blvd. Bridge
Curbed LA
Laura Nelson Replaces Ari Bloomenkatz On Transportation Beat At L.A. Times
StreetsBlog LA
Metro Goes To Plan B To Deliver Transit Projects In This Lifetime
Curbed LA
Pasadena Stakeholders Implore Antonovich Over Possible 710 Freeway Tunnel
Pasadena Sun
Performance-Based Seismic Bridge Design (138p. PDF)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
Port Of Los Angeles Breaks Ground On Project Expected To Alleviate Rail Congestion, Truck Pollution
StreetsBlog LA
Proposed I-5 Carpool Lane In Santa Clarita
Los Angeles Daily News
Real Estate Tip: Buy Near Transit
Transportation Nation
Should U.S. Federal Transit Spending Aim To Redistribute Wealth?
Human Transit
Tracking State Transportation Funding Plans ("We’ll be tracking the current, active and enacted state (and some regional) transportation funding plans here, providing a way to compare what states across the country are attempting to do with their own plans. This chart here at top shows the quick at-a-glance view of state plans, with some expounded on below the chart in greater detail (coming soon.)")
Transporation For America
Worst Traffic Gridlock In 18 Years In Santa Monica
Santa Monica Dispatch
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3/27/2013
Re:Street Conference, 91 Freeway Widening, Glendale Cap Park, CAHSR, Figueroa Overhaul, Bike Sharing, Highland Park Transit Village & More
91 Freeway Widening Plan Clears Major Hurdle Monday
Lake Elsinore-Wildomar Patch
As Bike Lanes Expand, Some Fear Traffic Will Only Get Worse
KCET
Bike Sharing Is Coming To San Francisco And Silicon Valley
Transportation Nation
Bay Area Bike Sharing Moves Closer To Reality
SPUR
Boom Times On The Tracks: Rail Capacity, Spending Soar (subscription)
Wall Street Journal
Does Traffic Pollution Cause Asthma?
Discovery
Four Miles Of Figueroa Corridor To Become More Pedestrian, Cyclist Friendly
Blog Downtown
A Freeway Cap Park In Glendale? City Council Hears Proposal Tonight
StreetsBlog LA
Glendale Planning A Downtown Cap Park Over The 134 Freeway
Curbed LA
Here's The Newest Look For Huge Figueroa Street Overhaul
Curbed LA
High-Speed Rail's Strongest Backers Now Express Reservations ("Proponents of the bullet train from L.A. to the Bay Area say political compromises reached to advance the plan undermine legal safeguards and will slow travel.")
Los Angeles Times
Keeping Them Honest: High-Speed Rail Boondoggle (video)
CNN
Another Slanted High-Speed Rail Story From Anderson Cooper
StreetsBlog DC
Miles-Driven Could Replace Gasoline Tax, LaTourette Says
Bloomberg
NoHo Bike Lane War: Lankershim Blvd. vs. Vineland Detour
Curbed LA
Re:Street -- The New Science Of Streets And The Form Of The Future City (International conference : April 5-6 : Metro Boardroom, Los Angeles : a joint conference of Cal Poly Pomona & Bauhaus Universitaet Weimar with the Goethe-Institut Los Angeles)
Re-Street.com
SCIG Rail Yard Protestors To Go On Hunger Strike; Protest In Front Of Villaraigosa's Home
StreetsBlog LA
Southland Ports Could See More Tax Revenue ("The Los Angeles and Long Beach ports would get back more of the funds they raise under a bill sent to the Senate by the Environment and Public Works Committee, chaired by Sen. Barbara Boxer.")
Los Angeles Times
Take A Drive Around The Hated Highland Park Transit Village
Curbed LA
How Will The Highland Park Transit Village Look From The Street
Highland Park-Mount Washington Patch
Transbay Transit Center Design Changes Needed For Cost, Safety
San Francisco Examiner
Valley Transit Dreams: Subway To Bob Hope, Rail To Westside
Curbed LA
Why Connecting Both Smaller And Larger Urban Areas Matters
California High Speed Rail Blog
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Lake Elsinore-Wildomar Patch
As Bike Lanes Expand, Some Fear Traffic Will Only Get Worse
KCET
Bike Sharing Is Coming To San Francisco And Silicon Valley
Transportation Nation
Bay Area Bike Sharing Moves Closer To Reality
SPUR
Boom Times On The Tracks: Rail Capacity, Spending Soar (subscription)
Wall Street Journal
Does Traffic Pollution Cause Asthma?
Discovery
Four Miles Of Figueroa Corridor To Become More Pedestrian, Cyclist Friendly
Blog Downtown
A Freeway Cap Park In Glendale? City Council Hears Proposal Tonight
StreetsBlog LA
Glendale Planning A Downtown Cap Park Over The 134 Freeway
Curbed LA
Here's The Newest Look For Huge Figueroa Street Overhaul
Curbed LA
High-Speed Rail's Strongest Backers Now Express Reservations ("Proponents of the bullet train from L.A. to the Bay Area say political compromises reached to advance the plan undermine legal safeguards and will slow travel.")
Los Angeles Times
Keeping Them Honest: High-Speed Rail Boondoggle (video)
CNN
Another Slanted High-Speed Rail Story From Anderson Cooper
StreetsBlog DC
Miles-Driven Could Replace Gasoline Tax, LaTourette Says
Bloomberg
NoHo Bike Lane War: Lankershim Blvd. vs. Vineland Detour
Curbed LA
Re:Street -- The New Science Of Streets And The Form Of The Future City (International conference : April 5-6 : Metro Boardroom, Los Angeles : a joint conference of Cal Poly Pomona & Bauhaus Universitaet Weimar with the Goethe-Institut Los Angeles)
Re-Street.com
SCIG Rail Yard Protestors To Go On Hunger Strike; Protest In Front Of Villaraigosa's Home
StreetsBlog LA
Southland Ports Could See More Tax Revenue ("The Los Angeles and Long Beach ports would get back more of the funds they raise under a bill sent to the Senate by the Environment and Public Works Committee, chaired by Sen. Barbara Boxer.")
Los Angeles Times
Take A Drive Around The Hated Highland Park Transit Village
Curbed LA
How Will The Highland Park Transit Village Look From The Street
Highland Park-Mount Washington Patch
Transbay Transit Center Design Changes Needed For Cost, Safety
San Francisco Examiner
Valley Transit Dreams: Subway To Bob Hope, Rail To Westside
Curbed LA
Why Connecting Both Smaller And Larger Urban Areas Matters
California High Speed Rail Blog
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3/26/2013
Expo Line, My Figueroa, Glendale's 134 Freeway Cap Park, Long Beach Transit, OCTA & More
$1 Million Bus Stop Opens In Arlington
Washington Post
12 Fresh Ideas For Transforming The Places We Live With Open Data
The Atlantic: Cities
After Decades Of Sprawl, Density Comes To Denver (thanks to transit-oriented development)
The Atlantic: Cities
Balancing Safety, Security, And Saturation On The Blue Line, Part I
StreetsBlog LA
Culver City Braces For Expo Line Construction
KABC Los Angeles
Glendale's "Space 134" Freeway Park Concept To Be Presented To City Council
Tropico Station
How Bad Is Our Infrastructure, Really?
Government Technology
In S.F., An Uphill Battle For A "Freeway For Bikes" ("Plan to replace some parking spaces on Polk Street with bicycle lanes and parklets has many residents and lots of business owners saying 'Not so fast.'")
Los Angeles Times
Is The City Planning Politburo Performing Outreach Or Just Outrage? (Expo Line)
City Watch
Long Beach Transit Agrees To Buy Buses From China ("The Long Beach Transit Board of Directors today voted to award a $12.1 million contract to purchase 10 all-electric buses and charging equipment to BYD Motors, Inc. a U.S. subsidiary of BYD Co. Ltd., a Chinese firm.The proposal has been criticized by a rival company and others who are upset that Long Beach Transit would select BYD over an American company.")
Long Beach Press-Telegram
MyFigueroa Unveils New Designs: Promises Cycletracks, Transit Lanes And More For South Fig, MLK, And 11th
StreetsBlog LA
OCTA Brings In Lower-Cost Operator For Disabled-Access Buses
Orange County Register
Oh Goody, A D Plus! ("What does the report card tell us that we didn't already know about the nation's infrastructure? Is ASCE being too tough? What would an "exceptional" road, runway, or levee look like? How does the United States compare with other countries on a similar grading scheme? What are the most pressing needs for the United States, and how can they be addressed?")
National Journal Transportation Experts Blog
Parking Madness: Los Angeles vs. Dallas
StreetsBlog DC
Plans For Revamped Figueroa Advancing ("The project, which would run on Figueroa from Seventh Street to Exposition Boulevard, would add high-visibility crosswalks, widened sidewalks, new transit platforms, more street trees and landscaping, better signalization and signage and public art.")
Los Angeles Downtown News
Rumor Mill: Is Whole Foods Coming To 8th & Grand In Downtown LA?
DTLA Rising
The Utopia Of Elysian Park Before Dodger Stadium
Los Angeles Magazine
Will New Oil Supplies Slow The Transition To Green Transportation?
StreetsBlog DC
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Washington Post
12 Fresh Ideas For Transforming The Places We Live With Open Data
The Atlantic: Cities
After Decades Of Sprawl, Density Comes To Denver (thanks to transit-oriented development)
The Atlantic: Cities
Balancing Safety, Security, And Saturation On The Blue Line, Part I
StreetsBlog LA
Culver City Braces For Expo Line Construction
KABC Los Angeles
Glendale's "Space 134" Freeway Park Concept To Be Presented To City Council
Tropico Station
How Bad Is Our Infrastructure, Really?
Government Technology
In S.F., An Uphill Battle For A "Freeway For Bikes" ("Plan to replace some parking spaces on Polk Street with bicycle lanes and parklets has many residents and lots of business owners saying 'Not so fast.'")
Los Angeles Times
Is The City Planning Politburo Performing Outreach Or Just Outrage? (Expo Line)
City Watch
Long Beach Transit Agrees To Buy Buses From China ("The Long Beach Transit Board of Directors today voted to award a $12.1 million contract to purchase 10 all-electric buses and charging equipment to BYD Motors, Inc. a U.S. subsidiary of BYD Co. Ltd., a Chinese firm.The proposal has been criticized by a rival company and others who are upset that Long Beach Transit would select BYD over an American company.")
Long Beach Press-Telegram
MyFigueroa Unveils New Designs: Promises Cycletracks, Transit Lanes And More For South Fig, MLK, And 11th
StreetsBlog LA
OCTA Brings In Lower-Cost Operator For Disabled-Access Buses
Orange County Register
Oh Goody, A D Plus! ("What does the report card tell us that we didn't already know about the nation's infrastructure? Is ASCE being too tough? What would an "exceptional" road, runway, or levee look like? How does the United States compare with other countries on a similar grading scheme? What are the most pressing needs for the United States, and how can they be addressed?")
National Journal Transportation Experts Blog
Parking Madness: Los Angeles vs. Dallas
StreetsBlog DC
Plans For Revamped Figueroa Advancing ("The project, which would run on Figueroa from Seventh Street to Exposition Boulevard, would add high-visibility crosswalks, widened sidewalks, new transit platforms, more street trees and landscaping, better signalization and signage and public art.")
Los Angeles Downtown News
Rumor Mill: Is Whole Foods Coming To 8th & Grand In Downtown LA?
DTLA Rising
The Utopia Of Elysian Park Before Dodger Stadium
Los Angeles Magazine
Will New Oil Supplies Slow The Transition To Green Transportation?
StreetsBlog DC
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3/25/2013
ExpressLanes, 710 Extension, SCIG, Gold Line Foothill Bridge, Coldwater Canyon, GPS Bike Lanes, CTC, Wilshire Blvd & More
5 Free Things To See And Do In L.A. ("Commuters walk into a tunnel at Los Angeles' Amtrak-Metrolink Union Station under the mural "City of Dreams/River of History" by artist Richard Wyatt, showing the diversity of California's population.")
Chicago Daily Herald
8th Street Bike Lane: Hilly, Zebra Crosswalks, Smooth Ride; Watch Out For Trucks And Traffic
StreetsBlog LA
At 40 Years, San Francisco's Transit-First Policy Still Struggles For Traction
StreetsBlog SF
At L.A.'s Streetcar Inauguration, Who Told 8-Year Old Shirley Temple, "Buy Yourself A New Automobile"?
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog
Bike Riders Spar With L.A. Councilman Tom LaBonge Over Proposed Bike Lane Route
Los Angeles Daily News
California Transportation Commission Appoints Andre Boutros As Executive Director
Noozhawk
Can Private Intercity Passenger Rail Make A Comeback?
The Atlantic: Cities
Commuter Cycling Stays Flat In '12 ("Amid the Bloomberg administration’s aggressive expansion of bike lanes, the question of how many cyclists use the infrastructure has remained at the center of the mayor’s transportation legacy.")
New York Times
Commuters Brace For Closing Of Coldwater Canyon Avenue
Los Angeles Times
Details Of Senate's $100 Billion Infrastructure Plan
Transportation Issues Daily
Feasibility Of Using Global Positioning Systems (GPS) To Track Bicycle Lane Positioning (link to 22p. PDF)
University Of Minnesota Center For Transportation Studies
Harbor Freeway's Toll Lanes Faster, Others Slightly Slower
Los Angeles Times
How About A Mass-Transit Lobby? ("Mass transit users don’t have lobbyists in Washington, said former New York City Councilman and mayoral candidate Sal Albanese, who said Sunday that, as mayor, he would establish a national “Mayors for Mass Transit” initiative.")
MSNBC
A "Little Carmageddon" On Coldwater Canyon Avenue? ("A portion of the vital link between the Westside and the San Fernando Valley will be completely closed during daytime hours, six days a week, through April 25 for work on a water main.")
Los Angeles Times
LB City Leaders Look To Rally Residents To Continue "Fight" Against Controversial Railyard Project
Signal Tribune
Local Soil Testing Begins For 710 Freeway Extension Study
Alhambra Source
Long Beach Transit Officials May Vote On Bus Contract
Long Beach Press-Telegram
Los Angeles Mayor Is Leaving Without Car, Job Or Regrets
New York Times
Nearly Half Of Toll Lane Users On 10, 110 Are Solo Drivers
Los Angeles Daily News
New Transportation Bill, Same Old Funding Questions
Politico
Obama Considering Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx For Cabinet Job ("President Barack Obama is considering Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx for secretary of transportation.")
McClatchy
Open For Business: The Business Case For Investment In Public Transportation (11P. PDF : "Public transportation is a $57 billion industry in the United States...This report focuses on the issues critical to private investors as they consider the public transportation industry as an investment destination.")
APTA
Pay Car-Pool Lanes On 10 Freeway [Began] Saturday
Pasadena Star-News
Pomona Could Sue Over Plan For Bridge ("Although they support extending the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension from Azusa to Montclair, Pomona officials have concerns about some aspects of the project within the city and they intend to have their voices heard - even if it requires litigation.")
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Quentin Kopp Slams Blended Plan, Calls It Violation Of Prop 1A
California High Speed Rail Blog
Ride Sharing On The Rise, With Bumps In The Road
GOOD
Santa Monica: Public Process Begins For Michigan Avenue Neighborhood Greenway
StreetsBlog LA
Study: Homes Near Transit Were Insulated From The Housing Crash
StreetsBlog DC
The New Real Estate Mantra: Location Near Public Transportation (39p. PDF)
APTA / National Association Of Realtors
Will Congress Enact Senate's Proposed $100 Billion For Infrastructure In 2014
Transportation Issues Daily
Wilshire Boulevard: A Main Street That Stands Apart ("Los Angeles has long tested out its grandest ambitions on Wilshire Boulevard, where innovation has arisen even as dreams have been dashed." The latest in Christopher Hawthorne's "On The Boulevard" series)
Los Angeles Times
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Chicago Daily Herald
8th Street Bike Lane: Hilly, Zebra Crosswalks, Smooth Ride; Watch Out For Trucks And Traffic
StreetsBlog LA
At 40 Years, San Francisco's Transit-First Policy Still Struggles For Traction
StreetsBlog SF
At L.A.'s Streetcar Inauguration, Who Told 8-Year Old Shirley Temple, "Buy Yourself A New Automobile"?
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog
Bike Riders Spar With L.A. Councilman Tom LaBonge Over Proposed Bike Lane Route
Los Angeles Daily News
California Transportation Commission Appoints Andre Boutros As Executive Director
Noozhawk
Can Private Intercity Passenger Rail Make A Comeback?
The Atlantic: Cities
Commuter Cycling Stays Flat In '12 ("Amid the Bloomberg administration’s aggressive expansion of bike lanes, the question of how many cyclists use the infrastructure has remained at the center of the mayor’s transportation legacy.")
New York Times
Commuters Brace For Closing Of Coldwater Canyon Avenue
Los Angeles Times
Details Of Senate's $100 Billion Infrastructure Plan
Transportation Issues Daily
Feasibility Of Using Global Positioning Systems (GPS) To Track Bicycle Lane Positioning (link to 22p. PDF)
University Of Minnesota Center For Transportation Studies
Harbor Freeway's Toll Lanes Faster, Others Slightly Slower
Los Angeles Times
How About A Mass-Transit Lobby? ("Mass transit users don’t have lobbyists in Washington, said former New York City Councilman and mayoral candidate Sal Albanese, who said Sunday that, as mayor, he would establish a national “Mayors for Mass Transit” initiative.")
MSNBC
A "Little Carmageddon" On Coldwater Canyon Avenue? ("A portion of the vital link between the Westside and the San Fernando Valley will be completely closed during daytime hours, six days a week, through April 25 for work on a water main.")
Los Angeles Times
LB City Leaders Look To Rally Residents To Continue "Fight" Against Controversial Railyard Project
Signal Tribune
Local Soil Testing Begins For 710 Freeway Extension Study
Alhambra Source
Long Beach Transit Officials May Vote On Bus Contract
Long Beach Press-Telegram
Los Angeles Mayor Is Leaving Without Car, Job Or Regrets
New York Times
Nearly Half Of Toll Lane Users On 10, 110 Are Solo Drivers
Los Angeles Daily News
New Transportation Bill, Same Old Funding Questions
Politico
Obama Considering Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx For Cabinet Job ("President Barack Obama is considering Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx for secretary of transportation.")
McClatchy
Open For Business: The Business Case For Investment In Public Transportation (11P. PDF : "Public transportation is a $57 billion industry in the United States...This report focuses on the issues critical to private investors as they consider the public transportation industry as an investment destination.")
APTA
Pay Car-Pool Lanes On 10 Freeway [Began] Saturday
Pasadena Star-News
Pomona Could Sue Over Plan For Bridge ("Although they support extending the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension from Azusa to Montclair, Pomona officials have concerns about some aspects of the project within the city and they intend to have their voices heard - even if it requires litigation.")
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Quentin Kopp Slams Blended Plan, Calls It Violation Of Prop 1A
California High Speed Rail Blog
Ride Sharing On The Rise, With Bumps In The Road
GOOD
Santa Monica: Public Process Begins For Michigan Avenue Neighborhood Greenway
StreetsBlog LA
Study: Homes Near Transit Were Insulated From The Housing Crash
StreetsBlog DC
The New Real Estate Mantra: Location Near Public Transportation (39p. PDF)
APTA / National Association Of Realtors
Will Congress Enact Senate's Proposed $100 Billion For Infrastructure In 2014
Transportation Issues Daily
Wilshire Boulevard: A Main Street That Stands Apart ("Los Angeles has long tested out its grandest ambitions on Wilshire Boulevard, where innovation has arisen even as dreams have been dashed." The latest in Christopher Hawthorne's "On The Boulevard" series)
Los Angeles Times
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