7/17/2012
"Ramp Jam," Expo/Blue Line Junction, El Monte Transit Village, HSR, Parking, Infrastructure Banks & More
July 17: This Date In Los Angeles Transportation History (Groundbreaking for the Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension promises to reconnect downtown with Little Tokyo, Boyle Heights and East L.A.)
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog
210 Freeway Sound Wall Completed As Some Arcadia Residents Still Wait For Relief ("Local mayors joined...Metro officials in a church parking lot to give thanks for the completion of a $17.5 million sound wall project along the 210 Freeway.")
Pasadena Star-News
2,000,000 Views And Still Going Strong: Sharing Our Transportation Legacy With Rarely Seen Photographs (Color photos of 1940s & '50s L.A. streetcars, previously unknown views of Mount Lowe Railway, intriguing renderings of never built overhead Metro Rail and stations, proposed downtown Los Angeles People Mover and other rarely seen images are featured to celebrate 2 million views for Metro Library's Flickr site)
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog
Amenity Or Necessity? Street Standards As Parking Policy
(66p. PDF)
Mineta Transportation Institute
Amtrak Plans 37-Minute Train From New York To Philadelphia By 2040
Reuters
Analysis Of The Causes Of Amtrak Train Delays (39p. PDF)
U.S. DOT Office Of The Inspector General
Autonomy: Don't Blame Cars For The Shortcomings Of Mass Transit
City Journal
Balancing Downtown Santa Monica's Parking Equation
Santa Monica Lookout
Beverly Hills, Let The Subway Go
Huffington Post
Cars Kill, Make Us Fat Says British Report
Treehugger
The Case For Public Transportation, In Infographic Form
The Atlantic: Cities
Commuters Avoid 405 Freeway, Metro Plans For Westside-Valley Tunnel ("The Metro long-range transportation plan includes rapid transit between the Westside and the Valley, including a possible northern leg of the Wilshire Boulevard subway via a tunnel under Sepulveda Pass.")
Brentwood Patch
Commuters Pack Bus, Rail Lines To Dodge Sepulveda Pass Congestion
CBS Los Angeles
DTLA's Expo/Blue Line Junction Still Having A Frog Problem
Curbed LA
Enviro Groups Rally Against Fast-Tracking California High-Speed Rail
Heartlander
Federal Judge Dismisses TV, LLC Lawsuit Against El Monte Over Transit Village Project
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
A "Greener" City Hall Park Opens This Week: Redesigned Lawn Includes Less Turf, More Native Plants
Los Angeles Downtown News
High Speed Rail Funds To Speed Improvements To Local Transit ("About $1 billion of the money won’t go to high-speed rail, but will instead fix up rail and subway systems in Southern California. That money was key to winning votes in the legislature for the bonds.")
KPCC Southern California Public Radio
High-Speed Rail In California ("What can we learn from California's struggle to build a bullet train? Will partisan divisions sink the project? Is it true that building the transit system won't impact the economy? Does it matter? Are there less tangible benefits from super-fast train between two hubs? Would it be a benefit for the whole state or just Los Angeles and San Francisco residents?")
National Journal Transportation Experts Blog
How California Could Pay For HSR Itself
California High Speed Rail Blog
The Longest BART Ride Ever ("From end to end to end to end, he passed through every one of the system's 44 stations in a single day -- a feat that took 5 hours and 37 minutes.")
The Atlantic: Cities
Loud Talkers On The Subway? Whip Out The "SpeechJammer" ("The NoiseJammer works by recording the irritating voices of rude individuals and playing it back to them a microsecond later, overriding their annoying conversations with a flood of their own words.")
The Atlantic: Cities
Metra Aims To Try High-Tech Ticketing Next Summer ("Customers with an iPhone, Android or BlackBerry can download a free app allowing them to buy one-way, 10-ride and monthly tickets using their debit or credit cards. The "ticket" then shows up on the phone screen and is checked by the conductor.")
Chicago Tribune
Metro Extends Service: Blue Line To Run Until 2AM On Weekends
Long Beach Post
[New York] MTA Willing To Evaluate Integrated Fares For Subways, Bike Sharing
Gotham Gazette
New Law Allows Feds To Regulate Urban Transit Systems, Withhold Funding After Safety Lapses
Washington Post
Obama Touts Highway Bill As Sign Of "Modest Cooperation" From Congress
The Hill
Rider Review: The Orange Line Bike Path Extension
StreetsBlog LA
Remember "Carmageddon?" "Ramp Jam" Could Be Worse, Some Say
NBC Los Angeles
State Orders MTA To Replace Flawed Section Of Expo Line Track
Los Angeles Times
State Orders Piece Of LA Light Rail Track Replaced
Sacramento Bee
Study Examines Transit Accessibility To Jobs For Metro Areas
Governing
What Do The Best Infrastructure Projects Look Like?
The Atlantic: Cities
What Might Gas Stations Look Like When Hardly Anyone Uses Gas?
The Atlantic: Cities
What Would An Infrastructure Bank Really Do?
The New Republic
Infrastructure Banks And Surface Transportation (10p. PDF)
Congressional Budget Office
World Congress On High Speed Rail Comes To US For 1st Time
Clean Technica
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7/16/2012
Late Night Metro, Sunset Blvd., SFV & Expo, Eating Expo, CicLAvia, BRT, BH Subway & More
Best Practices In Bus Dispatch: Final Report (144p. PDF)
University Of South Florida National Center For Transit Research
Caltrans I-710 EIR Belittles While Corps Of Engineers Questions Effects Of Multiple Obstructions For Proposed Freeway "Improvements" In L.A. River Channel
Long Beach Report
CicLAvia's Boyle Heights Extension: Hollenbeck Hub Cut, Soto Street Station New End Point, Flyer Issues
StreetsBlog LA
Cities Are Not Footing sbX Bill ("In about a year and a half, San Bernardino and Loma Linda will be the beneficiaries of a new bus rapid transit (BRT) line offering quicker commute times, more frequent trips and an enhanced streetscape.")
San Bernardino Sun
Cliff's Notes On The Transit Changes In MAP-21
StreetsBlog DC
Chapter 53 Of Title 49, United States Code (209p. PDF)
Commentary: BH Vice Mayor Defends Stance Against Tunneling Under High School ("In a letter to Patch, John Mirisch disputes what he calls misrepresentations and self-righteousness in the discourse over the Westside Subway Extension.")
Beverly Hills Patch
Cool Bus Stops From Around The World (photo essay)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Development Of A Regional Public Transportation GIS Architecture And Data Model (49p. PDF)
University Of South Florida National Center For Transit Research
Eating The Expo Line ("That’s the directional, determined nature of car travel: the landscape you pass is just a facet of the time spent moving from point A to point B. Conversely, traveling by public transit involves revoking the single-destination itinerary of driving. The brief halting at each stop en route to “yours,” is what makes public transit seem like a nuisance to many. But it can also be treated as an excuse to explore.")
KCRW Which Way L.A.
Eating Tour Of The Expo Line
KCRW Good Food
Enough Money For Transit Jobs? ("This is a national emergency. The transportation projects will improve traffic conditions and provide badly needed jobs. Get off your rear end, MTA, and put people to work.")
LA Observed
Expo Line: Phase Two Begins
Canyon News
For Sunset, A New Dawn ("Go east on storied Sunset Boulevard for a look at the changing nature of modern L.A. and a reawakening of pedestrian life...The Times' series on the Southland's iconic boulevards continues with Sunset Boulevard from the beach in Pacific Palisades to Cesar E. Chavez Avenue in Monterey Park.")
Los Angeles Times
Freeway Construction To Affect Drivers In Long Beach, San Fernando Valley
KABC Los Angeles
A Good News-Bad News Transportation Law
CityWatch
How Insider Politics Saved California's Train To Nowhere: The High-Speed Rail Line May Never Be Built, But It Will Save A Few Democratic Seats
Wall Street Journal
Many In Valley Using New Expo Line For Westside Commute ("Light rail ridership on the line has already grown to 14,000 per day.")
Sherman Oaks Patch
Metro Extends Brentwood Bus Hours ("The hours have been extended for Metro's 2 and 302 lines running through Brentwood on Sunset Boulevard.")
Brentwood Patch
Metro Trains, Orange Line To Run Until 2 On Weekend Nights
Curbed LA
Metro Trains To Run Until 2 A.M. On Weekends
Belmont Shore-Naples Patch
NoHo Commons Garage To Charge For Parking ("Numerous signs around the garage warn patrons the parking is strictly for NoHo Commons guests. But those headed to the California Art Institute, Red Line stop, and nearby restaurants and bars, often fill up the stalls.")
Los Angeles Daily News
Opinion: 8 Billion Reasons To Write About California's Bullet Train
Los Angeles Times
Opinion: The Most Ruthless Game
Glendale News-Press
Opinion: Villaraigosa's Tarnished Transit Triumph ("The mayor often manages to disappoint even while achieving something worthy, as with his America Fast Forward effort.")
Los Angeles Times
San Fernando Valley Commuters Flock To New Expo Line ("In an unusual commute that takes them east to ultimately end up west, Valley commuters catch the Red Line from North Hollywood or Universal City stations, transfer at 7th Street stop in downtown, and head across town on the Expo Line.")
Los Angeles Daily News
Santa Clarita Transit Scraps AV Route, Adds Trips To NoHo
Santa Clarita Valley News
Subway Line Meets An Obstruction: Beverly Hills High School ("The dispute has stirred tensions between Beverly Hills school officials and Los Angeles transit advocates, bringing to the surface — unfairly, Beverly Hills residents said — old charges that the community, synonymous with wealth and privilege, does not want to open its borders to mass transit and the not-so-prosperous people who ride it.")
New York Times
Ten Things To Know About The New Transportation Law
Transportation For America
Walkers, Riders, And Drivers Sharing "Transportation Space"
KCET
Why I-15 Rail Plans Never Left The Station
North County Times
Why Metro Is Finally Able To Offer Train Service Until 2 A.M. ("A lot this recent improvement to Metro operations is thanks to CEO Art Leahy...We've been asking for late-night service, and Art believed that since we have invested billions, that we should act like a big city.")
KCET
With High-Speed Rail's Approval, The Sales Job Begins
NBC Los Angeles
You Can No Longer Be Ticketed At Broken Parking Meters In California -- But L.A. Is Expected To Opt Out Of State Policy
LA Weekly
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7/13/2012
Subways, Bike/Ped, High-Speed Rail, Fuel Cells & More
July 13: This Date In Los Angeles Transportation History (A major accident 99 years ago today garners a federal investigation and changes the nature of local streetcars)
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog
The 10 Best Songs About The Subway
The Atlantic: Cities
America And High-Speed Rail: The Progress So Far (Update on status of projects around the U.S.)
Next American City
The Awful Truth About The Transpo Bill's Bike/Ped Loophole
StreetsBlog DC
A Bicycle Mod That Lets You Ride The Streetcar Rails
The Atlantic Cities
California Bullet Train Gets Its Own Riding The Rails Folk Song
Curbed LA
California's High-Speed Rail System: What It Is And Why You Should Care
io9
Desperately Seeking Shade: How South L.A. Bus Riders Weather The Elements
StreetsBlog LA
Former California High-Speed Rail Authority Head Says Latest Plan "Not What I Fought For"
Sacramento Bee
FTA Fuel Cell Bus Program: Research Accomplishments Through 2011 (87p. PDF)
FTA Research Report
"Higher-Speed" Trains To Precede True High-Speed Rail In U.S.
Philly.com
Implementation And Outcomes Of Fare-Free Transit Systems (105p. PDF)
Transit Cooperative Research Program
Incident Management And Access For Managed Lanes (webinar : July 17 : Part of the "Overcoming The Challenges Of Congestion Pricing Webinar Series")
National Highway Institute
LA County Struggling To Fix Transit Line Flaw
Sacramento Bee
LADOT's FY11-12: A Banner Year For Bikeways
StreetsBlog LA
New York MTA Announces Smartphone-Based Ticketing Trails Aboard Metro-North Railroad ("While the grand experiment is currently closed to the public, it's said that railroad workers will use their Android, BlackBerry and iPhone handsets to purchase rail tickets, which may then be validated directly from their smartphone. During the trial, the new system will be compared to the current purchasing scheme that combines both ticket machines and on-board purchases.")
Endgadget
Once Again: Trains Should Go Where The People Are
California High Speed Rail Blog
Peeking Behind The Curtain Of Big Oil-Funded Agenda 21 Conspiracy Mongers
StreetsBlog DC
Report: Long Beach, Los Angeles Jobs Are Near Transit, But Connections Are Slow
Silicon Valley Mercury News
Robbed Of The Thrill Of The Road ("Once, driving was a pleasure. But spending a large portion of the day on the 405 Freeway is too much of a good thing.")
Los Angeles Times
Santa Monica Changes Parking Rates At Beach And Shopping Areas ("The aim is to ease the burden on congested downtown lots and structures by encouraging long-term parkers to use spaces in the Civic Center and main library garages.")
Los Angeles Times
UCLA Study Of Japan's Bullet Train Raises Questions About California Project ("A UCLA analysis of Japan's Shinkansen bullet train and its impact on the growth of cities along its route calls into question claims by state officials that California's high-speed rail project will create up to 400,000 jobs.")
Los Angeles Times
What Amtrak High-Speed Rail Trains Will Look Like In 2040
Transportation Nation
What Should Become Of Route 66?
The Atlantic: Cities
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7/12/2012
Expo II, Bullet Train, BRT Standards, CicLAvia, Transit & L.A. Jobs, Parking & More
The 6 Firms Competing To Design The New Sixth Street Bridge
Curbed LA
405 Ramp Closures Force Drivers Onto Westside Surface Streets
NBC Los Angeles
Anaheim Moves Ahead With Bike Nation, 8 Locations Selected
StreetsBlog LA
Are State And Local Mass Transit Projects Really Job Creators?
LA Observed
Big News: Obama's California Bullet Train Is Still On Track
TIME
Brookings: Inadequate Transit And Sprawl Cut Off Workers From Jobs
StreetsBlog DC
Bullet Train Bombshell: CAHSR Spurned Cost-Cutting Offer From The French
StreetsBlog Network
Bullet Train Vote Demonstrates California Legislature Working Well ("The Senate's approval of high-speed rail funding may or may not be wise policy. But it illustrates what the political process looks like when it's done right.")
Los Angeles Times
Clearing Up Toll-Lane Confusion (Or Trying To)
Los Angeles Daily News
An Experiment Worth Watching: All-Door Bus Boarding In San Francisco
The Atlantic: Cities
Expo Line Details Shared At Community Meeting ("Exposition Authority briefs public on plans and upcoming construction on the second phase of construction from Culver City into Santa Monica. Second community meeting is July 18 in Santa Monica.")
Culver City Patch
Field Evaluation Of A Restricted Crossing U-Turn Intersection (52p. PDF)
Federal Highway Administration
Flaw At L.A. Light Rail Junction Poses Derailment Risk, Experts Say ("Metro blamed abnormal wear for the need to keep rewelding a spot on the track where the Expo and Blue lines meet. But state regulators disagree, saying part of the weld broke. Re-welding is planned.")
Los Angeles Times
Freeway "Cap" Could Reunite Downtown With The Ocean
Ventura County Star
From A To B: Bike Shop Owners See Big Returns From Capital Bikeshare
WAMU
José Huizar Plans For A New "Cohesive" Downtown LA District ("As more residents pour into Downtown, infrastructure for everyday life such as more schools, parks and access to transportation will be key parts of development, the councilman said.")
Blog Downtown
L.A. Removes Its Training Wheels (video: " CicLAvia is more than a one day event, it shows car commuters firsthand the advantages of other forms of transportation; whether by bus, subway or bike. Over 10 miles of streets are opened to bicyclists and pedestrians, giving each of them a glimpse of how easy it can be to navigate the City without a car. Partly funded by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant, this event is meant to promote alternative forms of transportation. With the 4th CicLAvia a resounding success, it is clear that the city of Los Angeles has removed its training wheels and Angelenos are beginning to see LA in a whole new light.")
Mayor's Office Of The City Of Los Angeles via YouTube
A Look At LA's Transit System That Will Remind You Of Ours ("That sounds a lot like what’s happening here in the Dallas area: More rail, less bus service, fewer riders overall.")
Dallas Morning News
Mass Transit And Job Creation In LA ("KPCC's business analyst Mark Lacter says construction of mass transit creates local jobs in LA, but the numbers aren't very impressive.")
KPCC Southern California Public Radio
Mayor Villaraigosa: "We're The City Most Addicted To The Single Passenger Automobile" (audio)
KCRW Which Way L.A.?
New Operators Takes Over Van Nuys FlyAway Service
San Fernando Valley Business Journal
New Tool Visualizes American BRT
Next American City
U.S. Bus Rapid Transit: 10 High-Quality Features And The Value Chain Of Firms That Provide Them (77p. PDF)
Duke University Center On Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness
Opinion: Internet Sales Tax Could Help Solve State's Transportation Mess ("Working from the retailers’ widely accepted $335 million estimate, we project that approximately $54 million would automatically go to transportation because, by law, a penny of the sales tax is pledged to the MBTA...There are no magical, painless ways to pay for much-needed transportation investments. But taxing Internet sales is fair, reasonable, and brings our tax system into line with modern business practices.")
Boston Globe
Plan Calls For Wider Wilshire, Narrower Sidewalks ("A plan to widen Wilshire Boulevard for rapid transit bus-only lanes has some concerned over narrower sidewalks and the prospect of increased pedestrian traffic with the coming of the Westside Subway Extension.")
Brentwood Patch
Rediscovering Downtown L.A.'s Lost Neighborhood Of Bunker Hill
("While the physicality of Bunker Hill has been erased, the city's architectural memories survive in libraries, official archives, and private collections. That record continues to inform scholarship about urban redevelopment and, through web-based historical research projects like On Bunker Hill, a public understanding of what the city lost when redevelopment claimed the hilltop community.")
LA as Subject via KCET
Senior SF Muni Rider Hit With $100 Fine For 5 Cent Shortage ("He has since appealed the case and lost – costing him another $25.")
CBS San Francisco
What Can LA Do To Get Angelenos Riding The Bus?
Curbed LA
Why An Urban Downtown And Lots Of Free Parking Spots Are Mutually Exclusive
Las Vegas Weekly
Will California Really Get High Speed Rail? (audio)
KCRW Which Way L.A.?
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L.A. Removes Its Training Wheels (video: " CicLAvia is more than a one day event, it shows car commuters firsthand the advantages of other forms of transportation; whether by bus, subway or bike. Over 10 miles of streets are opened to bicyclists and pedestrians, giving each of them a glimpse of how easy it can be to navigate the City without a car. Partly funded by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant, this event is meant to promote alternative forms of transportation. With the 4th CicLAvia a resounding success, it is clear that the city of Los Angeles has removed its training wheels and Angelenos are beginning to see LA in a whole new light.")
Mayor's Office Of The City Of Los Angeles via YouTube
A Look At LA's Transit System That Will Remind You Of Ours ("That sounds a lot like what’s happening here in the Dallas area: More rail, less bus service, fewer riders overall.")
Dallas Morning News
Mass Transit And Job Creation In LA ("KPCC's business analyst Mark Lacter says construction of mass transit creates local jobs in LA, but the numbers aren't very impressive.")
KPCC Southern California Public Radio
Mayor Villaraigosa: "We're The City Most Addicted To The Single Passenger Automobile" (audio)
KCRW Which Way L.A.?
New Operators Takes Over Van Nuys FlyAway Service
San Fernando Valley Business Journal
New Tool Visualizes American BRT
Next American City
U.S. Bus Rapid Transit: 10 High-Quality Features And The Value Chain Of Firms That Provide Them (77p. PDF)
Duke University Center On Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness
Opinion: Internet Sales Tax Could Help Solve State's Transportation Mess ("Working from the retailers’ widely accepted $335 million estimate, we project that approximately $54 million would automatically go to transportation because, by law, a penny of the sales tax is pledged to the MBTA...There are no magical, painless ways to pay for much-needed transportation investments. But taxing Internet sales is fair, reasonable, and brings our tax system into line with modern business practices.")
Boston Globe
Plan Calls For Wider Wilshire, Narrower Sidewalks ("A plan to widen Wilshire Boulevard for rapid transit bus-only lanes has some concerned over narrower sidewalks and the prospect of increased pedestrian traffic with the coming of the Westside Subway Extension.")
Brentwood Patch
Rediscovering Downtown L.A.'s Lost Neighborhood Of Bunker Hill
("While the physicality of Bunker Hill has been erased, the city's architectural memories survive in libraries, official archives, and private collections. That record continues to inform scholarship about urban redevelopment and, through web-based historical research projects like On Bunker Hill, a public understanding of what the city lost when redevelopment claimed the hilltop community.")
LA as Subject via KCET
Senior SF Muni Rider Hit With $100 Fine For 5 Cent Shortage ("He has since appealed the case and lost – costing him another $25.")
CBS San Francisco
What Can LA Do To Get Angelenos Riding The Bus?
Curbed LA
Why An Urban Downtown And Lots Of Free Parking Spots Are Mutually Exclusive
Las Vegas Weekly
Will California Really Get High Speed Rail? (audio)
KCRW Which Way L.A.?
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7/11/2012
Transit & Labor, Road Diets, SGV Transit, CAHSR, Bike/Ped & More
July 11: This Date In Los Angeles Transportation History (The Metro Red Line reaches the Vermont corridor)
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog
Bill Allows Parking At Broken Meters
Culver City Patch
Commuters Could Dodge Heavy Houston Traffic With HOT Lanes
KUHF
Gardena Man's Rescue Of Fellow Bus Rider's Bike Changes His Life
Los Angeles Times
Glendale City Council To Consider "Road Diet" Plan
Glendale News-Press
Infographic: The Science Of Traffic Jams
Transportation Issues Daily
Interesting Look At Drawing Discretionary Bus Riders
Riverside Press-Enterprise
Jerry's High Speed Rail: Another California Grand Sham
CityWatch
Most Urban Jobs Are Near Transit, But Most Workers Aren't (Los Angeles ranks #42 among U.S. metropolitan areas)
Wall Street Journal
Where The Jobs Are: Employer Access To Labor By Transit (Full report)
Brookings
Los Angeles - Long Beach - Santa Ana, CA Metro Area (While 96.5% of urban jobs are near transit, only 25.4% of the labor force can reach those jobs in 90 minutes via public transit)
Brookings
Employer Access To Labor By Transit: Profiles (Review statistics for all 100 top urban areas)
Brookings
Opinion: Is California's High-Speed Train On Track Or Off The Rails?
Los Angeles Times
San Gabriel Valley Transit 2012: Big Fixes, Strong Measures, And Work To Be Done (16-page special advertising supplement contains discussion of the Measure R extension, Gold Line extension, Alameda Corridor East, interview with Metro Board Chair Antonovich and more )
Civic Publications
Sixth Street Bridge Design Meeting
Los Angeles Downtown News
Study Finds Los Angeles Most Congested City In North America
Market Watch
TomTom Congestion Index
Survey Says: How Thomas Jefferson Made L.A.
KCET
The Atlantic Wonders If Transit Is Failing White People (Response to yesterday's post on The Atlantic: Cities which prominently featured Los Angeles transit)
Human Transit
Top Three Ways Information Is Making Transportation More Efficient
Think Progress
Walking And Bicycling In The United States: The Who, What, Where, And Why (4p. PDF)
TR News
Welcome To The Rampture: Coping With The Wilshire/405 Closures
UCLA Newsroom
We're Still Living In The SAFETEA-LU Era For Three More Months
StreetsBlog DC
What High Speed Rail Funding Means For Southern California In The Next Decade
StreetsBlog LA
Which US States Invest The Most In Bicycle And Pedestrian Projects
Clean Technica
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7/10/2012
Expo Line Public Art, Beverly Hills Subway, Expo Line II, CAHSR, CicLAvia, TAP & More
Advancing High-Speed Rail Policy In The United States (88p. PDF)
Mineta Transportation Institute
Amtrak Unveils $151B Plan For Northeast High Speed Rail By 2040
Talking Points Memo
Bus Operator Awareness Research And Development Training Program (20p. PDF)
Mineta Transportation Institute
CA Senate Approves Funds For High-Speed Rail, Commuter Rail Upgrades
StreetsBlog SF
Challenges Remain For Calif. High-Speed Rail Plan
Sacramento Bee
CicLAvia Makes Way For The Space Shuttle
NBC Los Angeles
Construction Underway For Phase II Of The Expo Line ("With Phase I of the Expo Line from downtown to Culver City now complete, construction of the second phase of the Expo Line got underway at the beginning of July.")
Culver City Patch
A Different Future With California High-Speed Rail ("We live in a democracy where our elected officials, not engineers, make final decisions about projects such as this. Does an imperfect project deserve to be abandoned? I think not. It should be criticized and improved, but its weak points should not be achilles heels.")
The Transport Politic
Editorial: Slow-Speed Rail -- Bullet Train Still On Track But Faces Political Obstacles As More Lawmakers Turn Cold
Los Angeles Daily News
Experiments In Enhancing The Experience Of Public Art Along The Expo Line
StreetsBlog LA
Few People Attend Measure R Forum ("The push to inform voters about a proposed November ballot initiative to extend a half-percent sales tax for transportation projects is under way, though a forum Monday in Burbank drew only a sparse audience.")
Los Angeles Daily News
Fifth CicLAvia Event To Roll Through South L.A.
USC Annenberg Intersections South LA
GOOD Ideas For Cities: Making Transit Social
GOOD
A Guide For Implementing Bus On Shoulder (BOS) Systems (129p. PDF)
Transit Cooperative Research Program
Here's The October CicLAvia Map With Big New Route Changes
Curbed LA
How We Talk About Funding For Transit
Next American City
Inside Beverly Hills: Subway Update (recorded June 15 : video)
Beverly Hills Television via Vimeo
Inside Beverly Hills: Subway Update (recorded June 21 : video : "Featuring a roundtable discussion to encourage continued interest and dialogue on matters vital to our community. Hosted by Rudy Cole with Jody Litvak, David Mieger and Paul Taylor.")
Beverly Hills Television via Vimeo
The Hill
National Journal Transportation Experts Blog
LAist
Motor Avenue Bridge On Its Way Down For Expo Line Extension ("The old Motor Avenue bridge, which once carried streetcars to the Westside via one track, is being demolished to make way for a new two-track bridge that can carry light rail cars for the Expo Line extension to Santa Monica.")
Curbed LA
New Ferries, Animal Crossings, And "Carmageddon" Earn Western Region America's Transportation Awards
AASHTO Press Release
Governing
Mineta Transportation Institute
The Atlantic: Cities
The Hill
Santa Monica Bike Share Program Zooms Ahead
Santa Monica Lookout
Say "Hi" To California High-Speed Rail...For Better Or Worse
CityWatch
States Already Licking Their Chops Over Newly "Flexible" Bike/Ped Funds
StreetsBlog DC
The TAPture!
Militant Angeleno
"Thank God" For High-Speed Rail Funding, Gov. Jerry Brown Says
Los Angeles Times
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7/09/2012
Burbank Transpo Center, Expo II, Regional Connector, High Speed Rail, CicLAvia, Metrolink & More
$113M Transportation Project Breaks Ground at Bob Hope Airport (video)
CBS Los Angeles
Bike Sharing Stokes Conflict Between Drivers, Cyclists
USA Today
Bob Hope Airport Breaks Ground On $112.6 Million Transportation Hub
Burbank N Beyond
Bob Hope Airport In Burbank Aims To Improve Links To Bus, Trains With Transit Hub
Contra Costa Times
California Gives Green Light To High-Speed Rail Plan
Reuters
CBS Los Angeles
Bike Sharing Stokes Conflict Between Drivers, Cyclists
USA Today
Bob Hope Airport Breaks Ground On $112.6 Million Transportation Hub
Burbank N Beyond
Bob Hope Airport In Burbank Aims To Improve Links To Bus, Trains With Transit Hub
Contra Costa Times
California Gives Green Light To High-Speed Rail Plan
Reuters
California Senate Vote Keeps Bullet Train Alive ("In a victory for Brown, the Legislature approves funds to begin the system in the Central Valley.")
Los Angeles Times
Changes At CicLAvia: New Routes, New Dates (New date: October 7. "But an even bigger change than the date is the route. The core of the CicLAvia route remains intact on 7th and Spring Street in Downtown Los Angeles, but all of the route’s “arms” have changed. Gone are the “starting points” at Hollenbeck Park in East L.A. and the Heliotrope/Melrose “Bike District” in East Hollywood. Instead, the western most point of CicLAvia V is at MacArthur Park in Mid-Town and the eastern most point is Soto Station on the Gold Line.")
StreetsBlog LA
StreetsBlog LA
DIY Speed Bumps: Traffic Control For Neighborhoods (Profiles the efforts of several Southern Californians who have taken traffic-calming into their own hands with creative and innovative solutions: Signs, murals, screaming, lobbying, parklets, and trees)
Los Angeles Times
Editorial: Transportation Officials Must Do A Better Job Preparing For Metro ExpressLanes
Los Angeles Daily News
Expo Line: Tunnel Approved, Construction Starts, Hearings Planned ("Actual construction of the second phase of the Expo Line began this month, with the demolition of an old freight viaduct over Motor Avenue in Cheviot Hills, and the construction of parking lots along Colorado Boulevard in Santa Monica.")
Santa Monica Patch
Feds Give Important Green Light To Regional Connector
Los Angeles Downtown News
Future Of The Santa Fe Depot ("With the Metro Gold Line extension set to pass through Monrovia, people have been left to wonder just where the old depot will fit into the design.")
Monrovia Patch
DIY Speed Bumps: Traffic Control For Neighborhoods (Profiles the efforts of several Southern Californians who have taken traffic-calming into their own hands with creative and innovative solutions: Signs, murals, screaming, lobbying, parklets, and trees)
Los Angeles Times
Editorial: Transportation Officials Must Do A Better Job Preparing For Metro ExpressLanes
Los Angeles Daily News
Expo Line: Tunnel Approved, Construction Starts, Hearings Planned ("Actual construction of the second phase of the Expo Line began this month, with the demolition of an old freight viaduct over Motor Avenue in Cheviot Hills, and the construction of parking lots along Colorado Boulevard in Santa Monica.")
Santa Monica Patch
Feds Give Important Green Light To Regional Connector
Los Angeles Downtown News
Future Of The Santa Fe Depot ("With the Metro Gold Line extension set to pass through Monrovia, people have been left to wonder just where the old depot will fit into the design.")
Monrovia Patch
StreetsBlog DC
Ground Officially Breaks On Massive Transit Center At Bob Hope Airport ("The complex is expected to be completed in 2014 and will bring bus, rail and car-rental services under one roof.")
Burbank Leader
High-Speed Rail Officials Rebuffed Proposal From French Railway ("The French railway recommended that the state build the rail line along the Interstate 5 corridor and partner with it or another foreign firm to hold down costs.")
Los Angeles Times
L.A., State Leaders Celebrate Passage Of Federal Transportation Bill
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Lawmakers Vote To Move Ahead With California Rail Link
New York Times
LBT Stops Service To Seal Beach: Maybe It Wasn't About Race, After All
Long Beach Post
A Look At The Omnibus New Flyer Xcelsior Model Buses
News From Omnibus
Los Angeles Transit Needs Taxpayers' Money To Rebuild
Governing
Metrolink Beefs Up Service In O.C.
Orange County Register
Mixed Bag For Region In Proposed Measure R Extension
San Gabriel Valley Business Journal
Nearly $14 Million To Fund Fontana Interchange Paves Way For Development
San Bernardino Sun
New Federal Bill Will Help City Build 12 Transportation Projects In 10 Years
LAist
Obama Signs Highway Bill
The Hill
Of Course People Will Ride California HSR
The Atlantic: Cities
Officials Rethink San Gabriel Valley Agency Operations ("In the wake of the arrest of its director on conflict-of-interest charges, the council of governments is reconsidering the way it does business.")
Los Angeles Times
Officials Still Planning Gold Line To Claremont, Despite MTA Stance ("Construction Authority researching ways to fund portion from Azusa to Claremont.")
Glendora Patch
Ground Officially Breaks On Massive Transit Center At Bob Hope Airport ("The complex is expected to be completed in 2014 and will bring bus, rail and car-rental services under one roof.")
Burbank Leader
High-Speed Rail Officials Rebuffed Proposal From French Railway ("The French railway recommended that the state build the rail line along the Interstate 5 corridor and partner with it or another foreign firm to hold down costs.")
Los Angeles Times
L.A., State Leaders Celebrate Passage Of Federal Transportation Bill
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Lawmakers Vote To Move Ahead With California Rail Link
New York Times
LBT Stops Service To Seal Beach: Maybe It Wasn't About Race, After All
Long Beach Post
A Look At The Omnibus New Flyer Xcelsior Model Buses
News From Omnibus
Los Angeles Transit Needs Taxpayers' Money To Rebuild
Governing
Metrolink Beefs Up Service In O.C.
Orange County Register
Mixed Bag For Region In Proposed Measure R Extension
San Gabriel Valley Business Journal
Nearly $14 Million To Fund Fontana Interchange Paves Way For Development
San Bernardino Sun
New Federal Bill Will Help City Build 12 Transportation Projects In 10 Years
LAist
Obama Signs Highway Bill
The Hill
Of Course People Will Ride California HSR
The Atlantic: Cities
Officials Rethink San Gabriel Valley Agency Operations ("In the wake of the arrest of its director on conflict-of-interest charges, the council of governments is reconsidering the way it does business.")
Los Angeles Times
Officials Still Planning Gold Line To Claremont, Despite MTA Stance ("Construction Authority researching ways to fund portion from Azusa to Claremont.")
Glendora Patch
Opinion: L.A. -- Transit's Promised Land? ("Which major U.S. city is at the cutting edge of forward-thinking transportation planning? Surprise: It's Los Angeles...Many Angelenos are surprised to learn that their city's reputation is at an all-time high among international transit scholars.")
Los Angeles Times
Our View: Monstrous Metro vs. Gold Line
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Proposed Metered Parking Zone Ordinance To Go Before Pomona Council
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Our View: Monstrous Metro vs. Gold Line
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Proposed Metered Parking Zone Ordinance To Go Before Pomona Council
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
StreetsBlog LA
Say Goodbye To Street Parking
Santa Monica Daily Press
Target To Open Oct. 14 ("That will also be the day when Brookfield celebrates the opening of the renamed Figat7th shopping complex, which is in the midst of a $40 million renovation.")
Los Angeles Downtown News
Transportation Gives Lawmakers Bragging Rights
Politico
TRB Webinar: Transportation Asset Management: Highlights From Beyond Pavement And Bridges Track (July 18)
Transportation Research Board
Video, Text Of President Signing MAP-21
Transportation Issues Daily
Villaraigosa Goes To Washington (video : "President Barack Obama signed legislation that was hatched at LA City Hall. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa joined the president for the bill signing. America Fast Forward allows the federal government to loan funding for transit projects in LA County.")
NBC Los Angeles
What's Next For High Speed Rail: The Politics
California High Speed Rail Blog
Where I Am Reading: Union Station (The seating and station ambience makes it one of the best places to read in the city)
KCET
Why U.S. Transit Systems Are Still So Far Away From Converting To Driverless Trains
The Atlantic: Cities
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Say Goodbye To Street Parking
Santa Monica Daily Press
Target To Open Oct. 14 ("That will also be the day when Brookfield celebrates the opening of the renamed Figat7th shopping complex, which is in the midst of a $40 million renovation.")
Los Angeles Downtown News
Transportation Gives Lawmakers Bragging Rights
Politico
TRB Webinar: Transportation Asset Management: Highlights From Beyond Pavement And Bridges Track (July 18)
Transportation Research Board
Video, Text Of President Signing MAP-21
Transportation Issues Daily
Villaraigosa Goes To Washington (video : "President Barack Obama signed legislation that was hatched at LA City Hall. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa joined the president for the bill signing. America Fast Forward allows the federal government to loan funding for transit projects in LA County.")
NBC Los Angeles
What's Next For High Speed Rail: The Politics
California High Speed Rail Blog
Where I Am Reading: Union Station (The seating and station ambience makes it one of the best places to read in the city)
KCET
Why U.S. Transit Systems Are Still So Far Away From Converting To Driverless Trains
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.
We invite you to visit Metro's The Source, your window to what's happening with agency news, funding and policy issues, and how to get the most out of transit and Los Angeles.
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