5 Experts For And Against LA's Approach To Bikes
Curbed LA
19th Century California Bike Routes Weren't Too Shabby
Curbed LA
Blum's Bicycle Map Of California Roads (1896)
Big Map Blog
Bakersfield Council To Consider Resolution To Oppose Bullet Train
Los Angeles Times
Commuting Puzzle: Why Driving Is Rewarded Over Taking The Bus
New York Times
Congress Continues To Wrangle Over Long-Term Transportation Legislation
National League Of Cities
Does LA County Need A Rebuilt Men's Central Jail Downtown?
Curbed LA
Driving Drops Again, But What's The Big Picture? ("Americans have sustained annualized driving drops for six consecutive months, the longest sustained drop since 2008. This also comes at a time when the country showed positive economic growth--2 percent annualized growth in the third quarter--and a string of positive, private sector job reports. These divergent trends reinforce the recent decoupling of VMT and economic growth. But does aggregate driving tell us the whole story about American driving habits?")
New Republic
Federal Audit: Metro Failed To Research Effects Of Fare Hikes, Service Cuts
Southern California Public Radio
Federal Officials Criticize MTA For Not Reaching Out To Riders
Los Angeles Times
FTA Releases Civil Rights Compliance Report On L.A. Metro
StreetsBlog LA
Has The Sun Set On Suburban Sprawl In California?
Natural Resources Defense Council Switchboard Blog
High-Speed Rail Could Draw O.C. Funding
Orange County Register
How We Got This Way (Los Angeles Has Always Been Suburban)
KCET
L.A. Drives Us Crazy Again: But Maybe All This Traffic Bustle Is An Upbeat Sign That We're Not Going Bust
Los Angeles Times
LB's New Gerald Desmond Bridge Will Have Dream Bike Path
Curbed LA
Metro Chastised For Poor Civil Rights Practices
LA Weekly
Metro's Changes Criticized
Los Angeles Daily News
Mitt Romney: Metro-Friendly Moderate?
Transportation Nation
MTA Responds To Civil Rights Violations Cited In Federal Audit: The Agency Plans A New Civil Rights Monitoring Program, Improved Review Of Projects And Increased Language Assistance For Passengers
Los Angeles Times
Murals To Flower On LA Walls Once Again
Southern California Public Radio
New Bike Lanes On Washington Place In Mar Vista
StreetsBlog LA
New Bipartisan Jobs Bill Proposes $35 Billion For Transportation
Transportation Issues Daily
OCTA: Hold Funds Until High-Speed Rail Fixes Its Finances
Voices Of OC
OCTA To Call For Moving HSR Funds
California High Speed Rail Blog
Please Combine The Sepulveda And Van Nuys Transit Projects Into One Rail Project Between Sylmar And LAX
Ride The Pink Line
The Relationship Of Title VI Requirements To Planning Processes In Florida (74p. PDF)
University Of South Florida Center For Urban Transportation Research
Road Rage: A Symptom Of Much More Than Bad Traffic?
NPR
Senators Make Case For Mass Transit Tax Credit
The Hill
Title VI Compliance Review Of The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro): Final Report (61p. embedded document)
U.S. DOT Federal Transit Administration Office Of Civil Rights via Scribd
Civil Rights Corrective Action Plan (47p. embedded document)
Metro via Google Documents
To Sleep On The Subway, Maybe, But To Dream? Poor Chance
New York Times
Transit Benefits On The Line ("How important is this transit benefit? Would it do any harm to extend it? Why has it gotten lost in the congressional shuffle? Is mass transit really at a disadvantage with respect to roads and automobiles? Aside from tax benefits, are there other ways to encourage mass-transit commuting?")
National Journal Transportation Experts Blog
Transit's Not Sucking The Taxpayer Dry -- Roads Are
StreetsBlog DC
USDOT TIGER III Grant Awards Announced (Updated)
Transportation Issues Daily
Webinar: Leading Innovation In A Time Of Change (Wednesday, December 14)
AASHTO Subcommittee On Organizational Management
With Full FTA Civil Rights Report Due This Week, Metro Plays Chess With Bus Service Changes
StreetsBlog LA
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12/13/2011
12/12/2011
MTA Audit, Union Station Plan, CA Transportation Problems, LA Cycling, Fare Cards, Drilling For Roads & More
9 Non-Ugly Bus Terminals
The Atlantic: Cities
Another GOP Transportation Proposal That's Really All About Oil Drilling
StreetsBlog DC
Are Fuel-Cell Big Rigs The Future Of Trucking?
Whittier Daily News
Audit Faults MTA For Lack Of Planning: U.S. Says The Transit Agency Failed To Consider The Effect Of Eliminating Bus Lines, Adding Services Or Changing Fares. Review Finds Problems In Communicating With Those Who Don't Speak English
Los Angeles Times
Blind Spot: DOT Not Tracking Highway Overruns, Delays
Federal Times
California's Quiet Transportation Problems ("In 2003, the California Department of Transportation identified $28.5 billion in needed upgrades to the state highway system over the next five years. By 2008 (the same year voters approved high-speed rail), that figure had almost exactly doubled to $56.5 billion. In its 2010 annual report, the California Transportation Commission found that $37 billion in local road projects waited to be funded with no money in sight, expected to grow to $79 billion by 2033.")
Public CEO
Can "Flexible Routes" Solve The Challenge Of Serving Low Density?
Human Transit
Editorial: Has The Time Come To Derail High-Speed Rail? No Way
Sacramento Bee
An Encyclopedia Of Land Use Codes (The Codes Project at Arizona State University is a website featuring links to and information about dozens of city codes from throughout history)
The Atlantic: Cities
Fare Jumpers, Meet Your Russian Nemesis: Moscow Subway Deploys Innovative Transit Turnstiles To Deter Farejumpers
Transport Gooru
The Future Of Transit Fare Cards Is No Fare Card At All ("Open payments is considered the next stage in the evolution of fare media - a step up from the advent of reloadable proprietary cards issued by transit agencies...[Chicago Transit Authority] will save $5 million a year because it will no longer have to issue and administer fare media.")
The Atlantic: Cities
Imagining A City Without Its Public Transportation
The Atlantic: Cities
In RC, Completed Trail Also Has Sailboats (Rancho Cucamonga)
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
LA County Metro Delays Bus Schedule Changes Until Spring
Southern California Public Radio
L.A. Cycling Enthusiasts Peddling Citywide Plan
Daily Breeze
Patricia Hu, Director, Bureau Of Transportation Statistics; John Horsley, AASHTO (video : segment linked at right under "Video Playlist" : "What makes up the nation’s transportation infrastructure system. Topics include highways, roads and bridges, rail, waterways, oil and gas pipelines and freight volume and traffic. We will also examine the condition of the nation’s infrastructure, the amount of government money spent on it, and current policy debates about it.")
C-SPAN Washington Journal
Plans For SaMo Airport's Future Pit Bureaucrat vs. Bureaucrat
Curbed LA
Results Are In: Cycling Is On The Rise In Los Angeles!
Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition
Santa Monica Tries To Figure Out What To Do When Bergamot Station Becomes A Train Station Again
LAist
Santa Monica Residents Look At Bergamot Station Options
Santa Monica Daily Press
Some Good Bicycle News -- From Culver City And Mar Vista
L.A. Eco-Village Blog
Some See Flaws In L.A. Bike Plan
Los Angeles Daily News
Study Finds That There Are More And More Bikers In LA
Curbed LA
Surprise! Transit In The U.S. Gets Just As Many Subsidies As Transit In Europe!
Forbes
Sustainable Public Transportation: Environmentally Friendly Mobility (21p. PDF)
Transit Cooperative Research Program
Transit Users Await Congressional Action On Pretax Benefits
Washington Post
Transportation Authority Pledges $772 Million For BART Extension (BART will extend to San Jose)
Milpitas Patch
Union Station Panel Says Area Could Be Downtown's Next South Park
Blog Downtown
U.S. Infrastructure Is In Dire Straits, Report Says
New York Times
Ventura County To Get Expanded Bus Services By 2025
Ventura County Star
Will California Solve Problems Or Quit?
California High Speed Rail Blog
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The Atlantic: Cities
Another GOP Transportation Proposal That's Really All About Oil Drilling
StreetsBlog DC
Are Fuel-Cell Big Rigs The Future Of Trucking?
Whittier Daily News
Audit Faults MTA For Lack Of Planning: U.S. Says The Transit Agency Failed To Consider The Effect Of Eliminating Bus Lines, Adding Services Or Changing Fares. Review Finds Problems In Communicating With Those Who Don't Speak English
Los Angeles Times
Blind Spot: DOT Not Tracking Highway Overruns, Delays
Federal Times
California's Quiet Transportation Problems ("In 2003, the California Department of Transportation identified $28.5 billion in needed upgrades to the state highway system over the next five years. By 2008 (the same year voters approved high-speed rail), that figure had almost exactly doubled to $56.5 billion. In its 2010 annual report, the California Transportation Commission found that $37 billion in local road projects waited to be funded with no money in sight, expected to grow to $79 billion by 2033.")
Public CEO
Can "Flexible Routes" Solve The Challenge Of Serving Low Density?
Human Transit
Editorial: Has The Time Come To Derail High-Speed Rail? No Way
Sacramento Bee
An Encyclopedia Of Land Use Codes (The Codes Project at Arizona State University is a website featuring links to and information about dozens of city codes from throughout history)
The Atlantic: Cities
Fare Jumpers, Meet Your Russian Nemesis: Moscow Subway Deploys Innovative Transit Turnstiles To Deter Farejumpers
Transport Gooru
The Future Of Transit Fare Cards Is No Fare Card At All ("Open payments is considered the next stage in the evolution of fare media - a step up from the advent of reloadable proprietary cards issued by transit agencies...[Chicago Transit Authority] will save $5 million a year because it will no longer have to issue and administer fare media.")
The Atlantic: Cities
Imagining A City Without Its Public Transportation
The Atlantic: Cities
In RC, Completed Trail Also Has Sailboats (Rancho Cucamonga)
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
LA County Metro Delays Bus Schedule Changes Until Spring
Southern California Public Radio
L.A. Cycling Enthusiasts Peddling Citywide Plan
Daily Breeze
Patricia Hu, Director, Bureau Of Transportation Statistics; John Horsley, AASHTO (video : segment linked at right under "Video Playlist" : "What makes up the nation’s transportation infrastructure system. Topics include highways, roads and bridges, rail, waterways, oil and gas pipelines and freight volume and traffic. We will also examine the condition of the nation’s infrastructure, the amount of government money spent on it, and current policy debates about it.")
C-SPAN Washington Journal
Plans For SaMo Airport's Future Pit Bureaucrat vs. Bureaucrat
Curbed LA
Results Are In: Cycling Is On The Rise In Los Angeles!
Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition
Santa Monica Tries To Figure Out What To Do When Bergamot Station Becomes A Train Station Again
LAist
Santa Monica Residents Look At Bergamot Station Options
Santa Monica Daily Press
Some Good Bicycle News -- From Culver City And Mar Vista
L.A. Eco-Village Blog
Some See Flaws In L.A. Bike Plan
Los Angeles Daily News
Study Finds That There Are More And More Bikers In LA
Curbed LA
Surprise! Transit In The U.S. Gets Just As Many Subsidies As Transit In Europe!
Forbes
Sustainable Public Transportation: Environmentally Friendly Mobility (21p. PDF)
Transit Cooperative Research Program
Transit Users Await Congressional Action On Pretax Benefits
Washington Post
Transportation Authority Pledges $772 Million For BART Extension (BART will extend to San Jose)
Milpitas Patch
Union Station Panel Says Area Could Be Downtown's Next South Park
Blog Downtown
U.S. Infrastructure Is In Dire Straits, Report Says
New York Times
Ventura County To Get Expanded Bus Services By 2025
Ventura County Star
Will California Solve Problems Or Quit?
California High Speed Rail Blog
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12/09/2011
SCAG Plan, Transportation Bill, High-Speed Rail, Complete Streets, ONT Airport & More
An Agency Guide To Overcoming Unique Challenges To Localized Congestion Reduction Projects (67p. PDF)
Federal Highway Administration
Bipartisan Coalition Urges Obama To Support Six-Year Transportation Bill
Progressive Railroading
California's High-Speed Retreat From High-Speed Rail
CityWatch
City May Join Effort For Local Control Of ONT
Riverside Press-Enterprise
City Passes Plan To Start Un-Paving And Spiffing The LA River
Curbed LA
Combating The Myth That Complete Streets Are Too Expensive
StreetsBlog DC
Council OKs Plan To Revive Riverfront
Los Angeles Daily News
Downtown History: The Big Life Of Prudent Beaudry -- Remembering An Early Mayor And Major Landowner Of Downtown ("Beaudry was also involved in the Second Street Cable Railway Company, which provided cable car service for the outlying community of Angelino Heights, connecting it with Downtown.")
Los Angeles Downtown News
Farmers Field Traffic Congestion Could Be Stemmed With Mass Transit Tickets
Huffington Post
FHWA Transportation And Civil Rights Symposium Keeps An Important Conversation Going
U.S. DOT Fast Lane Program
Get There For Free With Metro's Holiday Fares
Everything Long Beach
HopStop Data Reveals Top Urban Travel Trends (infographic)
Hop Stop
In London, Riding The Underground Turns Into A Game
GOOD
Is There A Secret $50 Billion To Fund Transportation Bill?
Transportation Issues Daily
LaHood Seeks Federal Texting-While-Driving Ban
USA Today
Las Vegas Monorail Serves 50 Millionth Rider
Progressive Railroading
Margo And Hall Join School Board, Goldberg Assumes Board Presidency ("Top 12 goals for the coming year" include "Stop the Metropolitan Transportation Authority from tunneling under BHHS as part of the Westside Subway Extension, even if that means stopping the subway from being built.")
Beverly Hills Patch
Pasadena Moves To End Red Light Camera Program
Pasadena Star-News
Pomona's 71 Freeway/Mission Blvd. Interchange Is Fully Open
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Public Transportation Ridership Continues To Grow; Agencies Continue To Raise Fares And Cut Service ("Alexander in Los Angeles described to us how cuts have affected him.")
Transportation For America
Senate Republicans Suggest Ways To Fill $12 Billion Gap In Highway Bill
Land Line
So. Cal Approves Transportation/Sustainability Plan ("The Regional Council of the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) unanimously approved the release of its Draft 2012-2035 Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy (RTP/SCS) for public review and comment. The draft presents a long-term strategic investment plan for transportation and housing through 2035.")
Metro Magazine
Teamwork In U.S. Railroad Operations (136p. PDF)
U.S. Transportation Research Board Circular
University Avenue To Trousdale Parkway: A Brief History (video : brief history of street adjacent to USC featuring "then and now" photographs)
KCET via YouTube
USB Sticks Lost By Railway Commuters Are Unencrypted And Often Infected
IT World
Why We Should Consider A Per-Mile Road Tax
CNN
Would Roads Be Safer And Greener Without Red Lights?
GOOD
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Federal Highway Administration
Bipartisan Coalition Urges Obama To Support Six-Year Transportation Bill
Progressive Railroading
California's High-Speed Retreat From High-Speed Rail
CityWatch
City May Join Effort For Local Control Of ONT
Riverside Press-Enterprise
City Passes Plan To Start Un-Paving And Spiffing The LA River
Curbed LA
Combating The Myth That Complete Streets Are Too Expensive
StreetsBlog DC
Council OKs Plan To Revive Riverfront
Los Angeles Daily News
Downtown History: The Big Life Of Prudent Beaudry -- Remembering An Early Mayor And Major Landowner Of Downtown ("Beaudry was also involved in the Second Street Cable Railway Company, which provided cable car service for the outlying community of Angelino Heights, connecting it with Downtown.")
Los Angeles Downtown News
Farmers Field Traffic Congestion Could Be Stemmed With Mass Transit Tickets
Huffington Post
FHWA Transportation And Civil Rights Symposium Keeps An Important Conversation Going
U.S. DOT Fast Lane Program
Get There For Free With Metro's Holiday Fares
Everything Long Beach
HopStop Data Reveals Top Urban Travel Trends (infographic)
Hop Stop
In London, Riding The Underground Turns Into A Game
GOOD
Is There A Secret $50 Billion To Fund Transportation Bill?
Transportation Issues Daily
LaHood Seeks Federal Texting-While-Driving Ban
USA Today
Las Vegas Monorail Serves 50 Millionth Rider
Progressive Railroading
Margo And Hall Join School Board, Goldberg Assumes Board Presidency ("Top 12 goals for the coming year" include "Stop the Metropolitan Transportation Authority from tunneling under BHHS as part of the Westside Subway Extension, even if that means stopping the subway from being built.")
Beverly Hills Patch
Pasadena Moves To End Red Light Camera Program
Pasadena Star-News
Pomona's 71 Freeway/Mission Blvd. Interchange Is Fully Open
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Public Transportation Ridership Continues To Grow; Agencies Continue To Raise Fares And Cut Service ("Alexander in Los Angeles described to us how cuts have affected him.")
Transportation For America
Senate Republicans Suggest Ways To Fill $12 Billion Gap In Highway Bill
Land Line
So. Cal Approves Transportation/Sustainability Plan ("The Regional Council of the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) unanimously approved the release of its Draft 2012-2035 Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy (RTP/SCS) for public review and comment. The draft presents a long-term strategic investment plan for transportation and housing through 2035.")
Metro Magazine
Teamwork In U.S. Railroad Operations (136p. PDF)
U.S. Transportation Research Board Circular
University Avenue To Trousdale Parkway: A Brief History (video : brief history of street adjacent to USC featuring "then and now" photographs)
KCET via YouTube
USB Sticks Lost By Railway Commuters Are Unencrypted And Often Infected
IT World
Why We Should Consider A Per-Mile Road Tax
CNN
Would Roads Be Safer And Greener Without Red Lights?
GOOD
What are transportation community leaders around the nation tweeting about today? Check out the Metro Library Twitter Daily, our online digest in newspaper format updated every day.
12/08/2011
Expo's Neighbors, Metro & Occupy, Transit Benefit, Transpo Bill, Bike Snobs, People Mover History & More
40 Years Ago: $420 Million Transit Plan Proposed To Link Downtown And LAX
Blog Downtown
Are Urban Bicyclists Just Elite Snobs?: As Cycling's Popularity Rises, The Cyclists Are Despised. If Riders Want To Change Cities, They Need A New Attitude
Salon
As The High-Speed Rail Debate Rages On, Stanford Historian Becomes Big Critic
KQED
At $100 Billion, Californians Have 2d Thoughts About High-Cost, High-Speed Rail
Investors Business Daily
Bipartisan House Group Pushes Six-Year Transportation Bill
The Hill
Climate Change Is Adding A Premium To Infrastructure Costs
American Public Media Marketplace
Copper Thefts Around Tracks Bedevil BART Officials
San Francisco Chronicle
Expo Line Neighbors Worried About Peeping Riders
Curbed LA
Fare Hikes Probably To Cover Part Of [D.C.] Metro's $120 Million Gap
Greater Greater Washington
It's "Deja Vu All Over Again" -- Transit Benefit To Be Cut In Half At The End Of The Year
Transportation For America
LAUSD Superintendent Asks Board To File Suit Blocking Transportation Cuts
Daily Breeze
Long Beach Council Doesn't Back Anti-Railyard Resolution, Seeks More Info
Long Beach Press-Telegram
Metro And The Occupy L.A. Eviction
StreetsBlog LA
My First Ride On The Metro Gold Line To Los Angeles Union Station
Yahoo Voices
O.C.-L.A. 3rd In U.S. Job Growth In October
Orange County Register
OMB: Senate Seeking Too Much Highway Money To Fund Transportation Bill
StreetsBlog DC
Privacy Screens?: Newest Attempt To Snare Expo Gains Key Ally
StreetsBlog LA
Public-Private Partnerships Won't Solve New York's Transpo Funding Crisis
StreetsBlog
Requiem For A Train. High-Speed Rail Is Dead In America. Should We Mourn It?
Slate
Ridership Up On Mass Transit Shows More People Are Working
USA Today
Spinlister: Peer-To-Peer Bike Sharing Gets Rolling
Fast Company Exist
Transit Village Legal Issues Mount: Lawsuit, Restraining Orders Filed Against Former Executives
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Union, Transit Groups Call For Extension Of Commuter Benefits
The Hill
What City Has The Best Public Transportation?: The Community Answers
GOOD
Whatever Happened To The Downtown People Mover? (Look at proposed systems in Miami, Detroit and Jacksonville)
The Atlantic: Cities
The World's 10 Best Transit Poems
The Atlantic: Cities
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Blog Downtown
Are Urban Bicyclists Just Elite Snobs?: As Cycling's Popularity Rises, The Cyclists Are Despised. If Riders Want To Change Cities, They Need A New Attitude
Salon
As The High-Speed Rail Debate Rages On, Stanford Historian Becomes Big Critic
KQED
At $100 Billion, Californians Have 2d Thoughts About High-Cost, High-Speed Rail
Investors Business Daily
Bipartisan House Group Pushes Six-Year Transportation Bill
The Hill
Climate Change Is Adding A Premium To Infrastructure Costs
American Public Media Marketplace
Copper Thefts Around Tracks Bedevil BART Officials
San Francisco Chronicle
Expo Line Neighbors Worried About Peeping Riders
Curbed LA
Fare Hikes Probably To Cover Part Of [D.C.] Metro's $120 Million Gap
Greater Greater Washington
It's "Deja Vu All Over Again" -- Transit Benefit To Be Cut In Half At The End Of The Year
Transportation For America
LAUSD Superintendent Asks Board To File Suit Blocking Transportation Cuts
Daily Breeze
Long Beach Council Doesn't Back Anti-Railyard Resolution, Seeks More Info
Long Beach Press-Telegram
Metro And The Occupy L.A. Eviction
StreetsBlog LA
My First Ride On The Metro Gold Line To Los Angeles Union Station
Yahoo Voices
O.C.-L.A. 3rd In U.S. Job Growth In October
Orange County Register
OMB: Senate Seeking Too Much Highway Money To Fund Transportation Bill
StreetsBlog DC
Privacy Screens?: Newest Attempt To Snare Expo Gains Key Ally
StreetsBlog LA
Public-Private Partnerships Won't Solve New York's Transpo Funding Crisis
StreetsBlog
Requiem For A Train. High-Speed Rail Is Dead In America. Should We Mourn It?
Slate
Ridership Up On Mass Transit Shows More People Are Working
USA Today
Spinlister: Peer-To-Peer Bike Sharing Gets Rolling
Fast Company Exist
Transit Village Legal Issues Mount: Lawsuit, Restraining Orders Filed Against Former Executives
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Union, Transit Groups Call For Extension Of Commuter Benefits
The Hill
What City Has The Best Public Transportation?: The Community Answers
GOOD
Whatever Happened To The Downtown People Mover? (Look at proposed systems in Miami, Detroit and Jacksonville)
The Atlantic: Cities
The World's 10 Best Transit Poems
The Atlantic: Cities
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12/07/2011
Expo Phase II, LA's Embrace Of Transit, WeHo Bike Lanes, OC Toll Lanes, Transit For Retail & More
Are America's Subways And Roads Overpriced?
Washington Post
Are Toll Lanes The Answer To Traffic Congestion?: The Orange County Transportation Authority Board Held A Special Meeting To Discuss Policy At A Time When Toll Proposals Are Spreading In The Region
Orange County Register
Bike Garages Hit Los Angeles Area
Bike Radar
Council Considers Adding Bike Lanes To Weh0's Major Streets: Bicycle Task Force Recommends Adoption Of Bike Lanes On Fountain Avenue, San Vicente and Santa Monica Boulevards
West Hollywood Patch
Editorial: Public Supports Do-Over On Rail Question
Los Angeles Daily News
Experts Struggle To Express Direness Of Infrastructure Problem To A Wary Public
Washington Post
The Future Of Cities? An Unusual Way Of Untangling Gridlock (video interview with New York City Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan)
MSNBC
Good News For Bikes In Expo Phase II
StreetsBlog LA
High-Speed Rail Has A Bad Day
Politico
Imagine: Rapid Transit From Sherman Oaks To Lakeview Terrace ("Metro is considering a Rapidway project running between Ventura Boulevard and Lakeview Terrace, via light rail, streetcar or bus.")
Sherman Oaks Patch
It's Time To Meet 21st Century Realities With 21st Century Rail
U.S. DOT Fast Lane Blog
LaHood Defends High-Speed Rail Program At House Hearing
StreetsBlog DC
LaHood Squares Off With Critics Of High-Speed Rail
The Hill
Manhattan Beach Examines Trolley Plan
Daily Breeze
Mass Appeal: LA's New Embrace Of Public Transit ("A new survey of Southern California voters sponsored by Move LA, Natural Resources Defense Council and the American Lung Association in CA found that 80% of respondents supported local government expanding public transit — which includes trains, buses and light rail.")
CityWatch
New AASHTO President Says Innovation Must Pave The Way During Lean Times (video)
AASHTO via YouTube
Southbound 405 To Close For Freeway Widening Project: According To Metro, Lanes Will Start Closing at 10P.M. From Dec. 6-8 And Dec. 13
Swedish Group Offers Insurance For Public Transit Scofflaws ("Planka.nu (which roughly translates to "free ride now") has been offering a $15 a month insurance plan that will pay the $175 fine for any policyholders who get caught not having paid their fare. Planka.nu has commuters' best interests at heart: they think public transit should be free. Swedish authorities beg to differ and have spent millions to replace those turnstiles with hop-resistant glass panels.")
The Atlantic: Cities
Track Work Curtails Some Metrolink, Amtrak Trains This Weekend ("Heads up for those thinking about hopping on a train this weekend to go Christmas shopping in Orange and San Diego counties.")
Los Angeles Times
Transit Tax Break To Be Sliced As Parking Tax Break Increases
California Streets Blog
Transportation Forecast ("As both parties hone their job-creation messages, transportation infrastructure spending has emerged as a key area ripe for action. But how to pay for much-needed projects as gas tax receipts dwindle remains a bone of contention.")
Politico
Urban Retailers Call For More Transit, Less Parking ("The nation’s top retailers agreed that the need for mass transportation is beginning to outweigh the need for traditional parking design, according to speakers during day two of the International Council of Shopping Centers’ 2011 New York National Conference & Deal Making event.")
Globe St.
Was Ridesharing Ignored In The Senate Transportation Bill?
StreetsBlog DC
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Washington Post
Are Toll Lanes The Answer To Traffic Congestion?: The Orange County Transportation Authority Board Held A Special Meeting To Discuss Policy At A Time When Toll Proposals Are Spreading In The Region
Orange County Register
Bike Garages Hit Los Angeles Area
Bike Radar
Council Considers Adding Bike Lanes To Weh0's Major Streets: Bicycle Task Force Recommends Adoption Of Bike Lanes On Fountain Avenue, San Vicente and Santa Monica Boulevards
West Hollywood Patch
Editorial: Public Supports Do-Over On Rail Question
Los Angeles Daily News
Experts Struggle To Express Direness Of Infrastructure Problem To A Wary Public
Washington Post
The Future Of Cities? An Unusual Way Of Untangling Gridlock (video interview with New York City Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan)
MSNBC
Good News For Bikes In Expo Phase II
StreetsBlog LA
High-Speed Rail Has A Bad Day
Politico
Imagine: Rapid Transit From Sherman Oaks To Lakeview Terrace ("Metro is considering a Rapidway project running between Ventura Boulevard and Lakeview Terrace, via light rail, streetcar or bus.")
Sherman Oaks Patch
It's Time To Meet 21st Century Realities With 21st Century Rail
U.S. DOT Fast Lane Blog
LaHood Defends High-Speed Rail Program At House Hearing
StreetsBlog DC
LaHood Squares Off With Critics Of High-Speed Rail
The Hill
Manhattan Beach Examines Trolley Plan
Daily Breeze
Mass Appeal: LA's New Embrace Of Public Transit ("A new survey of Southern California voters sponsored by Move LA, Natural Resources Defense Council and the American Lung Association in CA found that 80% of respondents supported local government expanding public transit — which includes trains, buses and light rail.")
CityWatch
New AASHTO President Says Innovation Must Pave The Way During Lean Times (video)
AASHTO via YouTube
Southbound 405 To Close For Freeway Widening Project: According To Metro, Lanes Will Start Closing at 10P.M. From Dec. 6-8 And Dec. 13
Swedish Group Offers Insurance For Public Transit Scofflaws ("Planka.nu (which roughly translates to "free ride now") has been offering a $15 a month insurance plan that will pay the $175 fine for any policyholders who get caught not having paid their fare. Planka.nu has commuters' best interests at heart: they think public transit should be free. Swedish authorities beg to differ and have spent millions to replace those turnstiles with hop-resistant glass panels.")
The Atlantic: Cities
Track Work Curtails Some Metrolink, Amtrak Trains This Weekend ("Heads up for those thinking about hopping on a train this weekend to go Christmas shopping in Orange and San Diego counties.")
Los Angeles Times
Transit Tax Break To Be Sliced As Parking Tax Break Increases
California Streets Blog
Transportation Forecast ("As both parties hone their job-creation messages, transportation infrastructure spending has emerged as a key area ripe for action. But how to pay for much-needed projects as gas tax receipts dwindle remains a bone of contention.")
Politico
Urban Retailers Call For More Transit, Less Parking ("The nation’s top retailers agreed that the need for mass transportation is beginning to outweigh the need for traditional parking design, according to speakers during day two of the International Council of Shopping Centers’ 2011 New York National Conference & Deal Making event.")
Globe St.
Was Ridesharing Ignored In The Senate Transportation Bill?
StreetsBlog DC
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12/06/2011
Expo Testing, Metro TAP, CA HSR Poll, Infrastructure Banks, 1921 L.A. Information Men, Calif. Greenhouse Gases & More
90 Years Ago Today: Los Angeles Railway Rolls Out "Information Men" Public Service
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog
Announcing The 2012 TED Prize Winner: The City 2.0
TED Prize
As Washington Drags Its Feet, States Take The Lead On Mileage Fees
StreetsBlog DC
Calif. Takes Big Step Toward Greenhouse Gas Limits (First of two parts)
NPR
Development Of An Integrated Adaptive Transit Signal Priority (ATSP) And Dynamic Passenger Information (DPI) System (124p. PDF)
Caltrans
Earphones Are Cited In Many Railroad Deaths
Pittsburgh Tribune
Foreigners Want America's Public Assets ("It seems like foreign governments and corporations are craving U.S. public assets like toll roads, electrical grids and railways. In the case of our largest creditor, the Chinese government, they don’t want any more U.S. Treasuries, but they do want to own the hard assets that comprise our nation’s infrastructure.")
Reuters
Four Cities That Need Congestion Pricing ("People often come to Los Angeles and shake their head solemnly at the effect that urban sprawl has had on the environment and low-income residents. They have obviously never been to Delhi.")
This Big City
Green Bike Lanes In Los Angeles: City Officials Waste $15K On Premature Paint Job
LA Weekly
A Guidebook For Sustainability Performance Measurement For Transportation Agencies (203p. PDF)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
High-Speed Rail Looking More Uncertain
KALW Crosscurrents
Infrastructure Banks Explained: A Common State Tool Gets Mixed Marks
Stateline
LaHood To Testify Before House Panel On Rail
The Hill
Metro Expo Line Begins Testing Trains Ahead Of Expected 2012 Opening
Southern California Public Radio
Metro's TAP System Moving Forward, But Some Snafus Remain For Bus Riders
StreetsBlog LA
Plan To Drill For Transportation Funding Is Full Of Holes
Natural Resources Defense Council Switchboard Blog
The Smart Growth Priority Advocates Are Forgetting
The Atlantic: Cities
State Sues Alleged "Palm Rustlers": State Seeks Damages To Replace Stolen Palms That Belong To Taxpayers ("The state of California has filed a civil suit against a ring of alleged “palm rustlers,” that it claims stole palm trees from public land along the Santa Monica Freeway.")
NBC Los Angeles
State Voters Would Now Reject High-Speed Rail Project, Poll Shows ("64% of those surveyed want another vote on the $98-billion project and that 59% would oppose it if another vote were taken.")
Los Angeles Times
Widening Project Prompts Overnight Freeway Closures In San Fernando Valley
CBS Los Angeles
Wireless Internet Now Aboard California Amtrak Trains
KCET
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Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog
Announcing The 2012 TED Prize Winner: The City 2.0
TED Prize
As Washington Drags Its Feet, States Take The Lead On Mileage Fees
StreetsBlog DC
Calif. Takes Big Step Toward Greenhouse Gas Limits (First of two parts)
NPR
Development Of An Integrated Adaptive Transit Signal Priority (ATSP) And Dynamic Passenger Information (DPI) System (124p. PDF)
Caltrans
Earphones Are Cited In Many Railroad Deaths
Pittsburgh Tribune
Foreigners Want America's Public Assets ("It seems like foreign governments and corporations are craving U.S. public assets like toll roads, electrical grids and railways. In the case of our largest creditor, the Chinese government, they don’t want any more U.S. Treasuries, but they do want to own the hard assets that comprise our nation’s infrastructure.")
Reuters
Four Cities That Need Congestion Pricing ("People often come to Los Angeles and shake their head solemnly at the effect that urban sprawl has had on the environment and low-income residents. They have obviously never been to Delhi.")
This Big City
Green Bike Lanes In Los Angeles: City Officials Waste $15K On Premature Paint Job
LA Weekly
A Guidebook For Sustainability Performance Measurement For Transportation Agencies (203p. PDF)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
High-Speed Rail Looking More Uncertain
KALW Crosscurrents
Infrastructure Banks Explained: A Common State Tool Gets Mixed Marks
Stateline
LaHood To Testify Before House Panel On Rail
The Hill
Metro Expo Line Begins Testing Trains Ahead Of Expected 2012 Opening
Southern California Public Radio
Metro's TAP System Moving Forward, But Some Snafus Remain For Bus Riders
StreetsBlog LA
Plan To Drill For Transportation Funding Is Full Of Holes
Natural Resources Defense Council Switchboard Blog
The Smart Growth Priority Advocates Are Forgetting
The Atlantic: Cities
State Sues Alleged "Palm Rustlers": State Seeks Damages To Replace Stolen Palms That Belong To Taxpayers ("The state of California has filed a civil suit against a ring of alleged “palm rustlers,” that it claims stole palm trees from public land along the Santa Monica Freeway.")
NBC Los Angeles
State Voters Would Now Reject High-Speed Rail Project, Poll Shows ("64% of those surveyed want another vote on the $98-billion project and that 59% would oppose it if another vote were taken.")
Los Angeles Times
Widening Project Prompts Overnight Freeway Closures In San Fernando Valley
CBS Los Angeles
Wireless Internet Now Aboard California Amtrak Trains
KCET
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12/05/2011
Union Station Plan, Transpo Reauthorization, Transit & Terrorism, Smart Growth, Reframing Planning, Buy American & More
After Tolls Rise, Less Traffic And More Train Riders Into Manhattan
New York Times
Another Delay: Will There Ever Be A New Reauthorization?
StreetsBlog DC
The Best Smart Growth Plans In America
The Atlantic: Cities
Bicycle Plan Considered For Malibu
Malibu Times
Buy America House Bill Could Boost American Businesses That Build Transportation Components
Transportation For America
California High-Speed Rail Authority Spends Millions To Polish Image
Sacramento Bee
Cooperation Asked For Spring Street Bike Lane Touch Up
Blog Downtown
Dems Want "Buy America" Provisions In Highway Bill
The Hill
Eyes On The Street: Green Light For Bikes In Santa Monica
StreetsBlog LA
FHWA Cuts Red Tape, Frees State DOTs To Deploy Innovative Solutions
AASHTO Press Release
For Transit Agencies, Terrorists Are Moving Targets: Riders' Eyes And Ears Among Most Critical Defenses For Rail Systems
In Transition
From Our L.A. Examiner Collection: Photos Of Past L.A.-Area Wind Damage
USC Libraries
Happy Critical Infrastructure Protection Month (includes link to White House proclamation)
Transportation Nation
High-Speed Rail Authority Spending Millions On PR
San Francisco Chronicle
House Pushes Highway And Transit Reauthorization Bill Back To 2012
AASHTO Journal
House, Senate Not Likely To Agree On Long-Term Transportation Bill This Year
National League Of Cities
Is Smarter Transportation A Slippery Slope To Public Transit?
Digital Communities
L.A. Faces $72-Million Shortfall: Officials Call For Cuts To Police, City Attorney's Office, Street Services, And Elsewhere. The Costs Of Cleaning Up After Windstorms And The Occupy L.A. Encampment Could Add To The Red Ink
Los Angeles Times
LADOT: Building A Bus Only Lane Isn't As Easy As It Sounds
StreetsBlog LA
Land Use Panel To Suggest Changes For Area Around Union Station
Blog Downtown
Advisory Services Panel --Union Station, Los Angeles (December 4-9)
Urban Land Institute
A New Challenge For This Politician (Retinitis pigmentosa is slowly robbing Ventura Mayor Bill Fulton of his sight. In a few months he will move to Washington, D.C., where he has a nephew with the affliction and where the mass transit system will allow him to lead a normal live without driving)
Los Angeles Times
New Understanding Of Pricing Impacts On Travel
Planetizen
NY MTA Wants Apps On Getting Around, But Key Data Still Hidden
Transportation Nation
Older People Are A Larger Portion Of U.S. Population (Elderly people are now a greater portion of the population than at any time since the government began keeping track, with those age 65 and older rising to 13 percent of the population over the past decade)
New York Times
Opinion: Here Comes Our Stuff -- But How It Gets To The Dock And Beyond Should Concern Californians
Sacramento Bee
Reframing The Planning Discussion (Robin Rather, CEO of Collective Strength, speaks about how planners can build support for planning in their communities and counter critics)
American Planning Association
The Transportation Planning Rule Every City Should Reform
The Atlantic: Cities
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New York Times
Another Delay: Will There Ever Be A New Reauthorization?
StreetsBlog DC
The Best Smart Growth Plans In America
The Atlantic: Cities
Bicycle Plan Considered For Malibu
Malibu Times
Buy America House Bill Could Boost American Businesses That Build Transportation Components
Transportation For America
California High-Speed Rail Authority Spends Millions To Polish Image
Sacramento Bee
Cooperation Asked For Spring Street Bike Lane Touch Up
Blog Downtown
Dems Want "Buy America" Provisions In Highway Bill
The Hill
Eyes On The Street: Green Light For Bikes In Santa Monica
StreetsBlog LA
FHWA Cuts Red Tape, Frees State DOTs To Deploy Innovative Solutions
AASHTO Press Release
For Transit Agencies, Terrorists Are Moving Targets: Riders' Eyes And Ears Among Most Critical Defenses For Rail Systems
In Transition
From Our L.A. Examiner Collection: Photos Of Past L.A.-Area Wind Damage
USC Libraries
Happy Critical Infrastructure Protection Month (includes link to White House proclamation)
Transportation Nation
High-Speed Rail Authority Spending Millions On PR
San Francisco Chronicle
House Pushes Highway And Transit Reauthorization Bill Back To 2012
AASHTO Journal
House, Senate Not Likely To Agree On Long-Term Transportation Bill This Year
National League Of Cities
Is Smarter Transportation A Slippery Slope To Public Transit?
Digital Communities
L.A. Faces $72-Million Shortfall: Officials Call For Cuts To Police, City Attorney's Office, Street Services, And Elsewhere. The Costs Of Cleaning Up After Windstorms And The Occupy L.A. Encampment Could Add To The Red Ink
Los Angeles Times
LADOT: Building A Bus Only Lane Isn't As Easy As It Sounds
StreetsBlog LA
Land Use Panel To Suggest Changes For Area Around Union Station
Blog Downtown
Advisory Services Panel --Union Station, Los Angeles (December 4-9)
Urban Land Institute
A New Challenge For This Politician (Retinitis pigmentosa is slowly robbing Ventura Mayor Bill Fulton of his sight. In a few months he will move to Washington, D.C., where he has a nephew with the affliction and where the mass transit system will allow him to lead a normal live without driving)
Los Angeles Times
New Understanding Of Pricing Impacts On Travel
Planetizen
NY MTA Wants Apps On Getting Around, But Key Data Still Hidden
Transportation Nation
Older People Are A Larger Portion Of U.S. Population (Elderly people are now a greater portion of the population than at any time since the government began keeping track, with those age 65 and older rising to 13 percent of the population over the past decade)
New York Times
Opinion: Here Comes Our Stuff -- But How It Gets To The Dock And Beyond Should Concern Californians
Sacramento Bee
Reframing The Planning Discussion (Robin Rather, CEO of Collective Strength, speaks about how planners can build support for planning in their communities and counter critics)
American Planning Association
The Transportation Planning Rule Every City Should Reform
The Atlantic: Cities
What are transportation community leaders around the nation tweeting about today? Check out the Metro Library Twitter Daily, our online digest in newspaper format updated every day.
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