May 31: This Date In Los Angeles Transportation History (60 years ago today, the last day of service for Pacific Electric's West Hollywood Line down Santa Monica Boulevard)
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog
Bike To Death ("Accident numbers for Orange County and Los Angeles are troubling.")
Voice Of OC
Bus Transportation Making An Impact: An Update From The BRT World
The City Fix
California High-Speed Rail Faces Delays As High-Stakes Trial Begins Friday
Silicon Valley Mercury News
Can New York's Penn Station Ever Be Great Again? (includes renderings for grand station redesign)
The Atlantic: Cities
Central Valley Opposition To High Speed Rail Undaunted (audio)
California Report
Commuters Would Pay More For Better Public Transit Tech, Study Says
Wired
Council Pushes Forth Recommendation For Additional Blue Line Safety Measures
Long Beach Post
D.C. Tops Nation With Largest Daily Surge In Commuters
Washington Examiner
Expo Park Museums Freaking About USC Taking Their Parking
Curbed LA
Federal Help Needed With Goods Movement
Riverside Press-Enterprise
Global Road Deaths At All-Time Low, But U.S. Still Ranks Poorly On Safety
Transportation Nation
Huntington Park To Join Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition
Los Angeles Wave
Incline L.A.: Angels Flight And Its Lost Sibling, Court Flight (Episode One) (Article and video : "With the exception of Angels Flight, these incline railways -- also known as funiculars -- are now lost to history, their remains rusting on hillsides or long ago sold for scrap, their memory preserved only in the photographs, films, and maps of the region's archives." LA as Subject web series debut includes resources from Metro Transportation Library & Archive)
LA as Subject via KCET
Incline L.A., Part 1
LA as Subject via YouTube
LA Ranks Toward Bottom Of National Fitness Index ("Residents in LA, Long Beach and Santa Ana smoke less and use public transportation more often than their counterparts in other major cities.")
NBC Southern California
Lawsuits Once Again Challenge LAX Runway And Construction Work
Los Angeles Times
Long Beach Pols Push For Blue Line Safety Measures, More Needs To Be Done
StreetsBlog LA
Los Angeles Syncs Lights; Traffic Picks Up
NBC News
The Most Important Population Statistic That Hardly Ever Gets Talked About ("Commuter-adjusted populations" tell us a lot about where the jobs are and which communities do little more than give people a place to sleep. Count people where they work, and not where they live, and the resulting picture also further blurs the divide between cities and suburbs (and how we think about who is invested in which places.")
The Atlantic: Cities
Commuting (Journey To Work) (links to tables and data)
United States Census Bureau
Neglecting Muni Costs The Economy At Least $50 Million Per Year
StreetsBlog SF
New Leadership On House Transportation Committee Likely In July
Transportation Issues Daily
On The Go With Ray LaHood: The Last Episode
U.S. DOT Fast Lane Blog
Pollutant Load Reductions For Total Maximum Daily Loads For Highways (71p. PDF)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
Purple Line Extension Phase One Meeting Begins In Early June
Brentwood Patch
Rep. Adam Schiff Asks Metrolink To Assess Yard's Health Risks
Los Angeles Times
Residents Fear Cancer, Asthma Risks From Metrolink Train Emissions
Los Angeles Times
San Gabriel Valley Council Of Governments Votes For Separation Of Alameda Corridor East Agency
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Southern California Transportation Interests Ask Congress To Improve Freight Network
San Bernardino Sun
Starting Tonight, Regional Connector Meetings On Tap
Los Angeles Downtown News
States With Worst Bridges Face Uphill Battle Making Repairs
Governing
Surfliner Cancels Bike Fees, Requires Metrolink Commuters To Buy Amtrak Tickets To Ride With Their Bikes
StreetsBlog LA
This CicLAvia's Made For Walking (And Riding, Too) ("The mega shut-down-the-streets and pedal event incorporates more walkability.")
NBC Southern California
Transit: LA Deserves Kudos...And Condemnation
CityWatch
Where's The National Business Voice For Transit?
StreetsBlog DC
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5/31/2013
5/30/2013
Blue Line, Monrovia Gold Line, 405 Progress, Car-Free L.A., Foothill Transit, LB Transit, 57/60 Interchange, SCIG, ONT, CAHSR & More
A Big City Growth Revival?
Brookings
Bike Culture: Not As White As You Think
Slate
California's High-Speed Rail Meets Opposition Over Eminent Domain
Transportation Nation
Caltrans To Be Subject Of Independent Review ("The state hired an expert group called State Smart Transportation Initiative to assess the department that oversees California's vast transportation network.")
KPCC Southern California Public Radio
Chairman Of House Transportation Committee Gets First-Hand Look At 57/60 Freeway Interchange
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Editorial: Put People First To Improve Railyard Project
Los Angeles Daily News
Editorial: The 405 In The Rear-View Mirror ("The freeway widening project has been fraught with problems. There's plenty of blame to go around — and lessons to be learned.")
Los Angeles Times
Federal Railroad Administration Budget "Highlight" Of USDOT Spending Plan, Szabo Says
Progressive Railroading
Foothill Transit To Transition To In-House Management
Mass Transit
Garcetti's Mayoral Win Could Reopen Negotiations For LA/Ontario International Control
Daily Breeze
The Geographic Footprints Of The World's Biggest Bike-Share Networks
The Atlantic: Cities
L.A. Is A Top American City For Living Car-Free?
LA Weekly
L.A. To Create Consolidated Planning Department
Los Angeles Business Journal
LB Transit Announces Summer Schedule And Museum Express Program
Everything Long Beach
Long Beach Politician Pushing For A Cleaner, Safer Blue Line
Curbed LA
A Better Metro Blue Line
Robert Garcia, Long Beach Vice Mayor
Monrovia Gold Line Station Artwork To Honor Town's Architectural History With Craftsman Tiles
Pasadena Star-News
More Than 250 Communities Say "Trains Matter" On National Train Day (3p. PDF)
Amtrak News Release
My Map Or Yours? ("Google’s plan to personalize maps could end public space as we know it.")
Slate
One Santa Fe Adds Height To The A.D.
Downtown Muse
Opinion: Would You Ride A California Bullet Train Built On The Cheap? Opinion
Los Angeles Daily News
Poll Finds Transportation Infrastructure Investment Seen As Core Function Of Federal Government
For Construction Pros
sbX Work Moves Forward At CSUSB, Downtown
OmniNews
SFMTA Launches Customer Friendly Website
SFMTA Press Release
Study: Employer Support For Transit Is Surging Locally But Fractured Nationally (3p. PDF)
Good Jobs First Press Release
Bosses For Buses: U.S. Employers Supporting Public Transit (55p. PDF)
Good Jobs First
Ten Of The Best Urbanism Blogs On Tumblr
This Big City
Tough House Hearing For High-Speed Rail Project ("It looks like supporters of the California High Speed Rail project took a verbal beating Tuesday as the U.S. House Transportation Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials held a field hearing in Madera.")
Political Blotter
Transit Agency Doing Survey ("The Riverside Transit Agency is looking for feedback on how its doing and how services might be improved.")
Riverside Press-Enterprise
Trucking Continues As Dominant Freight Transportation Mode
Trucking Info
Washington State Bridge Collapse Could Echo Far Beyond Interstate
New York Times
West Hollywood's Big La Brea Makeover Starts Next Month
Curbed LA
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Brookings
Bike Culture: Not As White As You Think
Slate
California's High-Speed Rail Meets Opposition Over Eminent Domain
Transportation Nation
Caltrans To Be Subject Of Independent Review ("The state hired an expert group called State Smart Transportation Initiative to assess the department that oversees California's vast transportation network.")
KPCC Southern California Public Radio
Chairman Of House Transportation Committee Gets First-Hand Look At 57/60 Freeway Interchange
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Editorial: Put People First To Improve Railyard Project
Los Angeles Daily News
Editorial: The 405 In The Rear-View Mirror ("The freeway widening project has been fraught with problems. There's plenty of blame to go around — and lessons to be learned.")
Los Angeles Times
Federal Railroad Administration Budget "Highlight" Of USDOT Spending Plan, Szabo Says
Progressive Railroading
Foothill Transit To Transition To In-House Management
Mass Transit
Garcetti's Mayoral Win Could Reopen Negotiations For LA/Ontario International Control
Daily Breeze
The Geographic Footprints Of The World's Biggest Bike-Share Networks
The Atlantic: Cities
L.A. Is A Top American City For Living Car-Free?
LA Weekly
L.A. To Create Consolidated Planning Department
Los Angeles Business Journal
LB Transit Announces Summer Schedule And Museum Express Program
Everything Long Beach
Long Beach Politician Pushing For A Cleaner, Safer Blue Line
Curbed LA
A Better Metro Blue Line
Robert Garcia, Long Beach Vice Mayor
Monrovia Gold Line Station Artwork To Honor Town's Architectural History With Craftsman Tiles
Pasadena Star-News
More Than 250 Communities Say "Trains Matter" On National Train Day (3p. PDF)
Amtrak News Release
My Map Or Yours? ("Google’s plan to personalize maps could end public space as we know it.")
Slate
One Santa Fe Adds Height To The A.D.
Downtown Muse
Opinion: Would You Ride A California Bullet Train Built On The Cheap? Opinion
Los Angeles Daily News
Poll Finds Transportation Infrastructure Investment Seen As Core Function Of Federal Government
For Construction Pros
sbX Work Moves Forward At CSUSB, Downtown
OmniNews
SFMTA Launches Customer Friendly Website
SFMTA Press Release
Study: Employer Support For Transit Is Surging Locally But Fractured Nationally (3p. PDF)
Good Jobs First Press Release
Bosses For Buses: U.S. Employers Supporting Public Transit (55p. PDF)
Good Jobs First
Ten Of The Best Urbanism Blogs On Tumblr
This Big City
Tough House Hearing For High-Speed Rail Project ("It looks like supporters of the California High Speed Rail project took a verbal beating Tuesday as the U.S. House Transportation Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials held a field hearing in Madera.")
Political Blotter
Transit Agency Doing Survey ("The Riverside Transit Agency is looking for feedback on how its doing and how services might be improved.")
Riverside Press-Enterprise
Trucking Continues As Dominant Freight Transportation Mode
Trucking Info
Washington State Bridge Collapse Could Echo Far Beyond Interstate
New York Times
West Hollywood's Big La Brea Makeover Starts Next Month
Curbed LA
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5/29/2013
Union Station, Expo Line, Blue Line, America Fast Forward, Leimert Park, CAHSR, Gerald Desmond Bridge, Metro Clean-Energy Buses, Subway Air & More
May 29: This Date In Los Angeles Transportation History (60 years ago today, a bus caravan over the Cahuenga Pass signals the replacement of streetcars with coach service)
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog
America's Mayors Support America Fast Forward Transportation Bonds (PDF : infographic)
Metro
Arcadia Car Wash Owner Makes The Best Out Of Gold Line Construction (must-see photo)
Arcadia Patch
Battle Joined. Battle Won. Leimert Park Gets Its Metro Station
CityWatch
Building Of New Gerald Desmond Bridge At Port Of Long Beach Forges Ahead
KPCC Southern California Public Radio
Bullet Train's Risk Of Cost Overruns Reduced, Rail Chief Says
Los Angeles Times
Cal Poly Pomona Traffic Study Ignores Bicycle Safety
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
A Chronicle Of Research And TRB Turns 50: Highlighting The Fifth Decade Of TR News
Transportation Research Board
Delijanis Move Forward With Plans To Bring Restaurants And Bars To Four Broadway Theaters
Los Angeles Downtown News
Following NYC's Historic Launch: Bike-Share Poised To Pop Up Everywhere
StreetsBlog DC
How Engineers Are Building A New Railroad Under New York City
Wired
How New York City's Citi Bike Sizes Up To 9 U.S. Bike-Share Programs
Skift
LA Transit: Think About It (1:34 video : "LA Metro is a prime example of the positive change that can come from adding natural gas to a region's transportation sector. LA Metro has the largest fleet of clean compressed natural gas (CNG) buses in the nation -- approximately 2,200. After purchasing its first natural gas bus in 1995, the system retired its last diesel bus in 2011. Annually, LA Metro buses run about 1.5 billion miles a year and as of 2011, LA Metro estimates that its natural gas fleet has collectively driven more than one billion miles." Watch 31 second version here)
Natural Gas Now
Think About It
America's Natural Gas Alliance
LB's Blue Line-Adjacent Mixed-User Comes With 5-Story Garage
Curbed LA
Long Beach Expected To File Suit Against Los Angeles Over $500M Rail Yard Project
Long Beach Press-Telegram
Low Carbon Bus Systems, Tailored To Your City
Scania Newsroom
Many Don't Know How Much They Pay For Roads, Survey Finds
Washington Post
Are Good Roads And Transit Worth As Much To You As Household Electricity Or Cable Service?
American Road & Transportation Builders Association
Financing Federal-Aid Highways (explains the Highway Trust Fund, gas tax and other funding mechanisms)
Federal Highway Administration
MTA To Assist Bob Hope Airport's Train Connection Project ("The transportation agency has agreed to spend $1.7 million to help the airport achieve its goal of becoming easier to reach by means other than a car.")
Los Angeles Times
New Leadership On House Transportation Committee Likely In July
Transportation Issues Daily
New Restaurant At Union Station? Metro Looking For "Local Chef"
StreetsBlog LA
Next To You On The Subway ("Dr. Pace has also surveyed an exotic environment much more familiar to New Yorkers: the subway. The goal? To find out exactly what we’re breathing down there -- and if any of its invisible critters are cause for worry. His study also provides a “pre-event” baseline, an idea of what’s normal -- useful in the event of a bioterrorism attack, recent flooding or other catastrophe.")
New York Times
Now That SaMo's Getting Pedicabs, When Will They Come To LA?
Curbed LA
The Port Of LA Adopts Policy To Protect Historical Buildings And Sites
KPCC Southern California Public Radio
Report Finds Emerging Cycling Population That Looks Like America
StreetsBlog Network
The New Majority: Pedaling Towards Equity (16p. PDF : includes numerous statistics and infographics)
League Of American Cyclists / Sierra Club
The Rest Of Last Week's Metro Board Agenda: Billboards, Attacked Bus Drivers, More Antelope Valley Line Service
StreetsBlog LA
State Legalizes Sidecar...For Now (The California Public Utilities Commission "has yet to decide whether SideCar and various other "New Online-Enabled Transportation Services" (NOETS) should abide by the same regulations that govern traditional transit.")
San Francisco Weekly
Streetcars Might Make A Comeback In Oakland
East Bay Express
StreetsBlog Transition Team: Who Should Join Garcetti On The Metro Board Of Directors
StreetsBlog LA
Train Wrecks Aren't Always Catalysts For Better Safety (discusses automatic train stop and positive train control)
Bloomberg
Watts Village Theater Company Takes "Meet Me @ Metro IV" "Home" To Watts
StreetsBlog LA
What Happens When A Nonprofit Car-Sharing Service Gets Bought By A Major Rental Company?
The Atlantic: Cities
Zoning Workshops Near Expo Stations
StreetsBlog LA
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Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog
America's Mayors Support America Fast Forward Transportation Bonds (PDF : infographic)
Metro
Arcadia Car Wash Owner Makes The Best Out Of Gold Line Construction (must-see photo)
Arcadia Patch
Battle Joined. Battle Won. Leimert Park Gets Its Metro Station
CityWatch
Building Of New Gerald Desmond Bridge At Port Of Long Beach Forges Ahead
KPCC Southern California Public Radio
Bullet Train's Risk Of Cost Overruns Reduced, Rail Chief Says
Los Angeles Times
Cal Poly Pomona Traffic Study Ignores Bicycle Safety
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
A Chronicle Of Research And TRB Turns 50: Highlighting The Fifth Decade Of TR News
Transportation Research Board
Delijanis Move Forward With Plans To Bring Restaurants And Bars To Four Broadway Theaters
Los Angeles Downtown News
Following NYC's Historic Launch: Bike-Share Poised To Pop Up Everywhere
StreetsBlog DC
How Engineers Are Building A New Railroad Under New York City
Wired
How New York City's Citi Bike Sizes Up To 9 U.S. Bike-Share Programs
Skift
LA Transit: Think About It (1:34 video : "LA Metro is a prime example of the positive change that can come from adding natural gas to a region's transportation sector. LA Metro has the largest fleet of clean compressed natural gas (CNG) buses in the nation -- approximately 2,200. After purchasing its first natural gas bus in 1995, the system retired its last diesel bus in 2011. Annually, LA Metro buses run about 1.5 billion miles a year and as of 2011, LA Metro estimates that its natural gas fleet has collectively driven more than one billion miles." Watch 31 second version here)
Natural Gas Now
Think About It
America's Natural Gas Alliance
LB's Blue Line-Adjacent Mixed-User Comes With 5-Story Garage
Curbed LA
Long Beach Expected To File Suit Against Los Angeles Over $500M Rail Yard Project
Long Beach Press-Telegram
Low Carbon Bus Systems, Tailored To Your City
Scania Newsroom
Many Don't Know How Much They Pay For Roads, Survey Finds
Washington Post
Are Good Roads And Transit Worth As Much To You As Household Electricity Or Cable Service?
American Road & Transportation Builders Association
Financing Federal-Aid Highways (explains the Highway Trust Fund, gas tax and other funding mechanisms)
Federal Highway Administration
MTA To Assist Bob Hope Airport's Train Connection Project ("The transportation agency has agreed to spend $1.7 million to help the airport achieve its goal of becoming easier to reach by means other than a car.")
Los Angeles Times
New Leadership On House Transportation Committee Likely In July
Transportation Issues Daily
New Restaurant At Union Station? Metro Looking For "Local Chef"
StreetsBlog LA
Next To You On The Subway ("Dr. Pace has also surveyed an exotic environment much more familiar to New Yorkers: the subway. The goal? To find out exactly what we’re breathing down there -- and if any of its invisible critters are cause for worry. His study also provides a “pre-event” baseline, an idea of what’s normal -- useful in the event of a bioterrorism attack, recent flooding or other catastrophe.")
New York Times
Now That SaMo's Getting Pedicabs, When Will They Come To LA?
Curbed LA
The Port Of LA Adopts Policy To Protect Historical Buildings And Sites
KPCC Southern California Public Radio
Report Finds Emerging Cycling Population That Looks Like America
StreetsBlog Network
The New Majority: Pedaling Towards Equity (16p. PDF : includes numerous statistics and infographics)
League Of American Cyclists / Sierra Club
The Rest Of Last Week's Metro Board Agenda: Billboards, Attacked Bus Drivers, More Antelope Valley Line Service
StreetsBlog LA
State Legalizes Sidecar...For Now (The California Public Utilities Commission "has yet to decide whether SideCar and various other "New Online-Enabled Transportation Services" (NOETS) should abide by the same regulations that govern traditional transit.")
San Francisco Weekly
Streetcars Might Make A Comeback In Oakland
East Bay Express
StreetsBlog Transition Team: Who Should Join Garcetti On The Metro Board Of Directors
StreetsBlog LA
Train Wrecks Aren't Always Catalysts For Better Safety (discusses automatic train stop and positive train control)
Bloomberg
Watts Village Theater Company Takes "Meet Me @ Metro IV" "Home" To Watts
StreetsBlog LA
What Happens When A Nonprofit Car-Sharing Service Gets Bought By A Major Rental Company?
The Atlantic: Cities
Zoning Workshops Near Expo Stations
StreetsBlog LA
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5/28/2013
405 Lanes, Watts Blue Line, Union Station, Leimert Park, ARTIC, OC Rail, CAHSR Builder, OC Traffic, LA Pedways, SoCal Bridges, Bike Share Launches & More
Americans' Views On Their Communities, Housing, And Transportation (60p. PDF : survey results)
Urban Land Institute
Press Release / Key Findings
Are Bridges In Southern California Safe?
KABC Los Angeles
Are Transportation Planning Reforms Coercive?
Planetizen
As US Population Shifts, DOT Pursues Livability
U.S. DOT Fast Lane Blog
Bay Bridge's Old Span Risky, Engineers Say
San Francisco Chronicle
Bike-Share Leads People To Ride Their Own Bikes More
StreetsBlog Network
Bike-Sharing Network Set To Debut In August
San Francisco Examiner
Bridges And U.S. Infrastructure Spending Are Falling: Is There A Link?
The Atlantic Wire
Builder Of 1st Phase Of California's Bullet Train Faces Scrutiny ("Tutor Perini Corp. is slated to start construction in the Central Valley in six weeks, but a member of Congress is concerned that the company scored low on design quality, safety and engineering.")
Los Angeles Times
California High-Speed Rail Challenge Will Move Forward
KALW
Citibike Debuts In New York City! (video)
StreetFilms
Clogged Traffic Getting Federal Look
Orange County Register
Congressmen Schiff, Sherman Push For Night Time Curfew At Valley Airports
KPCC Southern California Public Radio
Do We Suddenly Hate Driving? ("How does the data change the way we should think about infrastructure? Will millennials' driving behavior increase when, like me, they have to start carting children to baseball games and martial arts classes? Is there a business opportunity to be developed in the country's overall change in behavior? If driving continues to decline, how far would that go toward solving the infrastructure funding shortfall?")
National Journal Transportation Experts Blog
Editorial: In L.A., Polishing Up The Pedways ("Downtown's elevated pedestrian walkways need repair and protection from vandals. But where will the money come from?")
Los Angeles Times
Facing Criticism, CTA Cuts Some Fees For Its New Transit-Debit Card
CBS Chicago
First Stretch Of Carpool Lane Opens On Northbound 405 Freeway
Los Angeles Daily News
Foothill Transit Sheds Management Contract With Outside Firm
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
A Gateway To The Future: The Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center (31p. PDF : Industry Day Project Summary Briefing)
ARTIC
City Of Anaheim / ARTIC (4p. PDF : article)
Design Develop Construct Journal
Giving Science Center Parking To USC Could Hurt Museum, Some Say
Los Angeles Times
Growing Number Of Americans Going Carless
NBC News
A Homecoming Of Sorts For Watts Theater At Metro Rail Stations ("A Watts theater group performs for the 4th straight year under a Metro program that promotes the use of light rail, this time at 2 Blue Line stations in Watts.")
Los Angeles Times
How To Increase Bicycling For Daily Travel (9p. PDF)
Active Living Research
Infrastructure Needs More Than Love ("With so much agreement on the need for up-to-date infrastructure, why can't policymakers figure out how to support it adequately? Do states and the private sector need to step up? Is infrastructure worth going into debt for? Is it worth paying more taxes for? How much money is there, really, to be had from streamlining inefficiencies inside the government? What would it take to go from the current D+ rating we have now to a really, really high-tech and snazzy transportation network?")
National Journal Transportation Experts Blog
LA River Recreation Zone Opens This Memorial Day
KCET
LA Stoplights Synchronized But Road War Endures
Huffington Post
LA Union Station Master Plan: What Do You Think? Part 1 (video)
Metro via YouTube
Part 2 (video)
LACMTA Adopts FY14 Budget
RT&S
Lawmakers Will Determine Whether California's Clean Energy Research And Development Research Continues
Natural Resources Defense Council Switchboard Blog
Leimert Park Celebrates Plans For Rail Stop
NBC Southern California
Leimert Park Village Hails Victory Of Crenshaw Line Station
Los Angeles Times
Mayor-Elect Eric Garcetti Enters Office Amid Tempered Expectations ("He boldly promised to end homelessness and announced plans for a south-north transit line from Sherman Oaks to Sylmar.")
Los Angeles Daily News
Northern California's First Battery Buses Rolling Out
KCET
The Old "We Don't Need Bike Lanes Because Nobody Bikes Here" Nonsense
StreetsBlog Network
Pedicabs Are Finding A Place In The Southland Transportation Mix ("This summer, the bikes will be ferrying people around Santa Monica, and the human-powered cabs are being considered in L.A. San Diego and Long Beach already offer them as an alternative.")
Los Angeles Times
Planning Transportation Projects For Better Environmental Outcomes: A New Institutional Framework And Tools Makes It Easier (4p. PDF)
Transportation Research Board
Ports Of Long Beach, Los Angeles In Search Of Clean Air Technology Information
Long Beach Press-Telegram
Regional Transit Plan Has New Name, Uncertain Future ("The Eco-Rapid Transit plan, formerly known as the Orange Line, is moving slowly but still on track for construction to start in 2020 and be operational by 2027, some 14 years from now. But the fate of the $3 million, 2.3-mile bike and pedestrian path through Bellflower is uncertain.")
Los Angeles Wave
San Francisco Transit History: Website Explains Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Muni
Huffington Post
San Francisco Transit: The Good, The Bad, The Quirky (Must-see infographics : "The history of San Francisco’s transit system can be traced back as far as 1873, when the first Cable Car began service. Tales of technological advances, natural disasters, political struggles, and triumphant celebrations color its 140-year history and shape it into a system today that’s uniquely diverse and uniquely San Francisco." Click "Explore" to begin)
A project by Fred Chasen, Raymon Sutedjo-The & Charles Wang
Torrance Rededicates Renovated Landmark Railroad Bridge
Daily Breeze
Trains Bump Along In U.S. With Repair Needs Outrunning Finances
Delaware Online
Uncovered Olympic Glories: Mural Restoration On The 101 Freeway
KCET
USC's Coliseum Take-Over Bid Slowed By Parking Lots
USC Annenberg Neon Tommy
U.S. Infrastructure Spending Has Plummeted Since 2008
Washington Post
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Urban Land Institute
Press Release / Key Findings
Are Bridges In Southern California Safe?
KABC Los Angeles
Are Transportation Planning Reforms Coercive?
Planetizen
As US Population Shifts, DOT Pursues Livability
U.S. DOT Fast Lane Blog
Bay Bridge's Old Span Risky, Engineers Say
San Francisco Chronicle
Bike-Share Leads People To Ride Their Own Bikes More
StreetsBlog Network
Bike-Sharing Network Set To Debut In August
San Francisco Examiner
Bridges And U.S. Infrastructure Spending Are Falling: Is There A Link?
The Atlantic Wire
Builder Of 1st Phase Of California's Bullet Train Faces Scrutiny ("Tutor Perini Corp. is slated to start construction in the Central Valley in six weeks, but a member of Congress is concerned that the company scored low on design quality, safety and engineering.")
Los Angeles Times
California High-Speed Rail Challenge Will Move Forward
KALW
Citibike Debuts In New York City! (video)
StreetFilms
Clogged Traffic Getting Federal Look
Orange County Register
Congressmen Schiff, Sherman Push For Night Time Curfew At Valley Airports
KPCC Southern California Public Radio
Do We Suddenly Hate Driving? ("How does the data change the way we should think about infrastructure? Will millennials' driving behavior increase when, like me, they have to start carting children to baseball games and martial arts classes? Is there a business opportunity to be developed in the country's overall change in behavior? If driving continues to decline, how far would that go toward solving the infrastructure funding shortfall?")
National Journal Transportation Experts Blog
Editorial: In L.A., Polishing Up The Pedways ("Downtown's elevated pedestrian walkways need repair and protection from vandals. But where will the money come from?")
Los Angeles Times
Facing Criticism, CTA Cuts Some Fees For Its New Transit-Debit Card
CBS Chicago
First Stretch Of Carpool Lane Opens On Northbound 405 Freeway
Los Angeles Daily News
Foothill Transit Sheds Management Contract With Outside Firm
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
A Gateway To The Future: The Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center (31p. PDF : Industry Day Project Summary Briefing)
ARTIC
City Of Anaheim / ARTIC (4p. PDF : article)
Design Develop Construct Journal
Giving Science Center Parking To USC Could Hurt Museum, Some Say
Los Angeles Times
Growing Number Of Americans Going Carless
NBC News
A Homecoming Of Sorts For Watts Theater At Metro Rail Stations ("A Watts theater group performs for the 4th straight year under a Metro program that promotes the use of light rail, this time at 2 Blue Line stations in Watts.")
Los Angeles Times
How To Increase Bicycling For Daily Travel (9p. PDF)
Active Living Research
Infrastructure Needs More Than Love ("With so much agreement on the need for up-to-date infrastructure, why can't policymakers figure out how to support it adequately? Do states and the private sector need to step up? Is infrastructure worth going into debt for? Is it worth paying more taxes for? How much money is there, really, to be had from streamlining inefficiencies inside the government? What would it take to go from the current D+ rating we have now to a really, really high-tech and snazzy transportation network?")
National Journal Transportation Experts Blog
LA River Recreation Zone Opens This Memorial Day
KCET
LA Stoplights Synchronized But Road War Endures
Huffington Post
LA Union Station Master Plan: What Do You Think? Part 1 (video)
Metro via YouTube
Part 2 (video)
LACMTA Adopts FY14 Budget
RT&S
Lawmakers Will Determine Whether California's Clean Energy Research And Development Research Continues
Natural Resources Defense Council Switchboard Blog
Leimert Park Celebrates Plans For Rail Stop
NBC Southern California
Leimert Park Village Hails Victory Of Crenshaw Line Station
Los Angeles Times
Mayor-Elect Eric Garcetti Enters Office Amid Tempered Expectations ("He boldly promised to end homelessness and announced plans for a south-north transit line from Sherman Oaks to Sylmar.")
Los Angeles Daily News
Northern California's First Battery Buses Rolling Out
KCET
The Old "We Don't Need Bike Lanes Because Nobody Bikes Here" Nonsense
StreetsBlog Network
Pedicabs Are Finding A Place In The Southland Transportation Mix ("This summer, the bikes will be ferrying people around Santa Monica, and the human-powered cabs are being considered in L.A. San Diego and Long Beach already offer them as an alternative.")
Los Angeles Times
Planning Transportation Projects For Better Environmental Outcomes: A New Institutional Framework And Tools Makes It Easier (4p. PDF)
Transportation Research Board
Ports Of Long Beach, Los Angeles In Search Of Clean Air Technology Information
Long Beach Press-Telegram
Regional Transit Plan Has New Name, Uncertain Future ("The Eco-Rapid Transit plan, formerly known as the Orange Line, is moving slowly but still on track for construction to start in 2020 and be operational by 2027, some 14 years from now. But the fate of the $3 million, 2.3-mile bike and pedestrian path through Bellflower is uncertain.")
Los Angeles Wave
San Francisco Transit History: Website Explains Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Muni
Huffington Post
San Francisco Transit: The Good, The Bad, The Quirky (Must-see infographics : "The history of San Francisco’s transit system can be traced back as far as 1873, when the first Cable Car began service. Tales of technological advances, natural disasters, political struggles, and triumphant celebrations color its 140-year history and shape it into a system today that’s uniquely diverse and uniquely San Francisco." Click "Explore" to begin)
A project by Fred Chasen, Raymon Sutedjo-The & Charles Wang
Torrance Rededicates Renovated Landmark Railroad Bridge
Daily Breeze
Trains Bump Along In U.S. With Repair Needs Outrunning Finances
Delaware Online
Uncovered Olympic Glories: Mural Restoration On The 101 Freeway
KCET
USC's Coliseum Take-Over Bid Slowed By Parking Lots
USC Annenberg Neon Tommy
U.S. Infrastructure Spending Has Plummeted Since 2008
Washington Post
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