$12 Million Investment Will Bring 2,500 New Bikes To Long Beach, Starting Downtown
Everything Long Beach
Aging, Polluting School Buses Remain On California Roads
California Watch
ARTIC Construction To Begin This Month
OC Metro
Automating The Process For Locating No-Passing Zones Using Georeferencing Data (123p. PDF)
Texas Transportation Institute
City Council Candidates Show No Love For SMO (Airport)
Santa Monica Patch
D.C. Declares Laughable "Transit Revolution" In Los Angeles While Metro Hacks Bus System
LA Weekly
Design & Development Of The LCO-140H Series Hydraulic Hybrid Low Floor Transit Bus (84p. PDF)
FTA BUSolutions Final Technical Report
The Difference Between Bus Riders And Train Riders ("Not all transit riders are the same. New figures out from the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority highlight the sometimes glaring differences between the people using buses and trains.")
The Atlantic: Cities
Don't Miss The Bus, Gus: 7 Public Transit Apps (And One Workaround) For iOS 6
Wired
Energy Game Changer: Macro Energy Risks Affecting The Railway In Great Britain (82p. PDF)
U.K. Rail Safety And Standards Board
Expo Line Un-Reasonably Closing In On 2020 Ridership Goals ("Ridership on Phase I doubled since the line’s April opening from 9,000 riders to 20,000 riders. While clearly the current growth rate is not sustainable, the line will not be doubling its ridership every four months, the rapid growth points to Expo shattering ridership projections.")
StreetsBlog LA
Federal OK For High-Speed Rail
Sacramento Bee
High-Speed Rail On Federal Fast Track
San Francisco Chronicle
Interstate 215 Lanes Expected To Open Saturday
North County Times
Los Angeles Librarian Is All Over The Maps ("Glen Creason, map librarian at the downtown Central Library, helps preserve a street-by-street history of Los Angeles.")
Los Angeles Times
Open Transit Design: Why Stations Designed For Non-Transit Users Are Most Successful ("At L.A.’s Gateway Center, for instance, America’s largest intermodal transportation facility links buses, long distance and commuter rail, light rail and the city’s subway system with a 3,000-car park-and-ride facility. Since Gateway Center’s completion in 2000, ridership on all modes of transit has increased from 7,000 people a month to 80,000. By providing a first-class environment for those taking advantage of the city’s expanded transit system, we believe the design of the station helped play a role in getting car-centric Angelenos to embrace transit, and buck the notion that public transit was not for everyone.")
Planetizen
Operations Guide To Improving Highway Capacity (4p. PDF)
Strategic Highway Research Program
Park(ing) Day (is today! : "PARK(ing) Day is an annual worldwide event where artists, designers and citizens transform metered parking spots into temporary public parks." Last year, 975 parks were created in 162 cities around the world)
Parking Day
President Obama Plans To Streamline HSR Approvals
California High Speed Rail Blog
Raising The Political Stakes, Schiff Seeks A Halt To 710 Tunnel Study
La Cañada Valley Sun
Safe Routes To School And Traffic Pollution: Get Children Moving And Reduce Exposure To Unhealthy Air (50p. PDF)
Safe Routes To School National Partnership
Transit Union Targets Swing State Riders In Voter Turnout Effort
Huffington Post
Want Healthier Seniors? Give Them Bus Passes
The Atlantic: Cities
Watch For Cell Phone Snatchers While Riding Trains, Buses
SCV News
A Whale Of A Bridge Emerges Over The 210 Fwy In Arcadia
Pasadena Independent
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.
9/21/2012
9/20/2012
Expo & USC Football, HSR, Measure J, 710, Amtrak, Carmageddon II, Bikes, WiFi & More
710 Tunnel Could Be Health Hazard
La Cañada Valley Sun
La Cañada Valley Sun
KGO San Francisco
Transportation Nation
Apple's iPhone Update Leaves Out Google Maps ("Some have found that searches for an in-town destination can pull up an entirely different city, and there is no built-in information about public transportation.")
New York Times
Zev Yaroslavsky, Los Angeles County Supervisor, Third District
California High Speed Rail Segment Receives Federal Approval
Reuters
Carmageddon Is Coming! ("As Brazil, China and India grow, cars follow -- and so does traffic. Are we doomed to nightmare commutes?")
Salon
Culver City Police: Expo Line Sept. 22 USC Football Game Parking Alert ("The Culver City Police Department is advising anyone using the Expo Line to get to Saturday’s game at the Coliseum to arrive early at the Culver City Expo line parking lot.")
Culver City Patch
Ditch Your Car This Week! We Double-Dog Dare You
Grist
Downtown One Of Four LA Neighborhoods To Receive Bike Share Program
Blog Downtown
Editorial: Time Out On Stadium -- Public Needs More Information Before Crawling Into Bed With New AEG Boss...Whoever That Is
Los Angeles Daily News
El Sereno Collective Wants To Transform Abandoned Caltrans Bungalows Into Arts & Community Center
Eastsider LA
Feds Approve First Leg Of Calif. High-Speed Rail
Associated Press
Fewer Americans Commuting Solo
USA Today
Future Of East County Bus System In Transit ("With discussions underway between Thousand Oaks, Moorpark, Camarillo and Simi Valley about how to improve intercity bus travel, the biggest question becomes “Who is going to pay for it?”)
Thousand Oaks Acorn
Government Social Network Could Replace Emails, Phone Calls
Government Technology
Grand And Olive Set To Receive Bike Lanes
LADOT Bike Blog
Introducing, The Measure J Page
StreetsBlog LA
iOS6 Maps Comes Without Transit Directions, A Wrong Turn For Apple And iPhone Users
Huffington Post
LA Taxi Fares Are The Third Most Expensive In The World
Curbed LA
The World's Most Expensive Cabs
The Atlantic: Cities
League Of American Bicyclists Introduces "Diamond" Bike-Friendly Status
StreetsBlog Network
Beyond Platinum: Creating World-Class Biking Cities In The U.S.
League Of American Cyclists
Bike-Friendly America Program
Liberate Yourself From Costly Highway Expansion, State DOT! Here's How
StreetsBlog DC
Long Beach Box Traffic Rises But Falls In Los Angeles
Port Technology
Major Rail Program At L.A.-Area Ports Reviewed At AREMA Conference
Progressive Railroading
Mapped: Subway Stations With Wifi ("New Yorkers will have to wait until 2016 for Wi-Fi in all underground subway stations — putting it years behind other American cities like San Francisco, Boston and Chicago as well as international cities like Singapore and Hong Kong.")
New Tech City
Metro Gold Line Hosts Public Meetings On Environmental Impact Report
Pasadena Star-News
O.C.'s "Grand Central" Set For $188 Million Construction ("Actual construction is set to begin later this month on a 67,000-square-foot, three-story terminal building that will redefine the skyline between Honda Center and Angel Stadium. ARTIC stands for Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center.")
Orange County Register
OCTA Breaks Ground On $184M ARTIC Project
Metro Magazine
Outcry Against 710 Tunnel Plan For Southern California
Asbarez
Parking And Recreation: The Future Of Not Circling For A Spot
The Atlantic
Sale Of AEG Throws Curve Into Quest To Bring NFL Back To L.A. ("Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa says planned football stadium remains on track. But officials say new owners could seek different financial agreements.")
Los Angeles Times
Shuttle Endeavour Flyover Could Jam L.A. Freeways
Los Angeles Times
Street Fighting Man ("In this, the land of cars, all roads lead to Aram Sahakian. With one false move, one slight miscalculation, he could bring L.A.’s traffic to a hellish halt. There are plenty of powerful jobs in Los Angeles government, but even the mayor takes a back seat to this street-smart guy when it comes to keeping the city moving.")
Zev Yaroslavsky, Los Angeles County Supervisor, Third District
Two Road Projects Will Get An Infusion Of Leftover Funds
Riverside Press-Enterprise
USA Today: Homebuilders Pass On Garages, Build Front Porches
StreetsBlog DC
Van Nuys FlyAway Will Host Dance, Music Performance This Weekend
Los Angeles Daily News
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.
California High Speed Rail Segment Receives Federal Approval
Reuters
Carmageddon Is Coming! ("As Brazil, China and India grow, cars follow -- and so does traffic. Are we doomed to nightmare commutes?")
Salon
Culver City Police: Expo Line Sept. 22 USC Football Game Parking Alert ("The Culver City Police Department is advising anyone using the Expo Line to get to Saturday’s game at the Coliseum to arrive early at the Culver City Expo line parking lot.")
Culver City Patch
Ditch Your Car This Week! We Double-Dog Dare You
Grist
Downtown One Of Four LA Neighborhoods To Receive Bike Share Program
Blog Downtown
Editorial: Time Out On Stadium -- Public Needs More Information Before Crawling Into Bed With New AEG Boss...Whoever That Is
Los Angeles Daily News
El Sereno Collective Wants To Transform Abandoned Caltrans Bungalows Into Arts & Community Center
Eastsider LA
Feds Approve First Leg Of Calif. High-Speed Rail
Associated Press
Fewer Americans Commuting Solo
USA Today
Future Of East County Bus System In Transit ("With discussions underway between Thousand Oaks, Moorpark, Camarillo and Simi Valley about how to improve intercity bus travel, the biggest question becomes “Who is going to pay for it?”)
Thousand Oaks Acorn
Government Social Network Could Replace Emails, Phone Calls
Government Technology
Grand And Olive Set To Receive Bike Lanes
LADOT Bike Blog
Introducing, The Measure J Page
StreetsBlog LA
iOS6 Maps Comes Without Transit Directions, A Wrong Turn For Apple And iPhone Users
Huffington Post
LA Taxi Fares Are The Third Most Expensive In The World
Curbed LA
The World's Most Expensive Cabs
The Atlantic: Cities
League Of American Bicyclists Introduces "Diamond" Bike-Friendly Status
StreetsBlog Network
Beyond Platinum: Creating World-Class Biking Cities In The U.S.
League Of American Cyclists
Bike-Friendly America Program
Liberate Yourself From Costly Highway Expansion, State DOT! Here's How
StreetsBlog DC
Long Beach Box Traffic Rises But Falls In Los Angeles
Port Technology
Major Rail Program At L.A.-Area Ports Reviewed At AREMA Conference
Progressive Railroading
Mapped: Subway Stations With Wifi ("New Yorkers will have to wait until 2016 for Wi-Fi in all underground subway stations — putting it years behind other American cities like San Francisco, Boston and Chicago as well as international cities like Singapore and Hong Kong.")
New Tech City
Metro Gold Line Hosts Public Meetings On Environmental Impact Report
Pasadena Star-News
O.C.'s "Grand Central" Set For $188 Million Construction ("Actual construction is set to begin later this month on a 67,000-square-foot, three-story terminal building that will redefine the skyline between Honda Center and Angel Stadium. ARTIC stands for Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center.")
Orange County Register
OCTA Breaks Ground On $184M ARTIC Project
Metro Magazine
Outcry Against 710 Tunnel Plan For Southern California
Asbarez
Parking And Recreation: The Future Of Not Circling For A Spot
The Atlantic
Sale Of AEG Throws Curve Into Quest To Bring NFL Back To L.A. ("Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa says planned football stadium remains on track. But officials say new owners could seek different financial agreements.")
Los Angeles Times
Shuttle Endeavour Flyover Could Jam L.A. Freeways
Los Angeles Times
Street Fighting Man ("In this, the land of cars, all roads lead to Aram Sahakian. With one false move, one slight miscalculation, he could bring L.A.’s traffic to a hellish halt. There are plenty of powerful jobs in Los Angeles government, but even the mayor takes a back seat to this street-smart guy when it comes to keeping the city moving.")
Zev Yaroslavsky, Los Angeles County Supervisor, Third District
Two Road Projects Will Get An Infusion Of Leftover Funds
Riverside Press-Enterprise
USA Today: Homebuilders Pass On Garages, Build Front Porches
StreetsBlog DC
Van Nuys FlyAway Will Host Dance, Music Performance This Weekend
Los Angeles Daily News
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.
9/19/2012
ExpressLanes, East SFV Transit Corridor, Gas Tax, Private Transit, Amtrak, Sidewalks, BH Bike Share, Streetcar Zoning & More
September 19: This Date In Los Angeles Transportation History (The 7th Street Viaduct opens linking downtown to Boyle Heights and East Los Angeles)
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog
Amtrak California Continues Posting Ridership Gains
California High Speed Rail Blog
An Alarmingly Strong Link Between Lack Of Walkability And Diabetes
The Atlantic: Cities
Anaheim, OCTA Break Ground On $184M Multimodal Transportation Facility
Better Roads
Angelenos Have Lots To Say About Broken Sidewalks, Untrimmed Trees
Los Angeles Times
Beverly Hills Pursues Bike Sharing Program
Beverly Hills Patch
The Gas Tax Is Running Low, But What Should Replace It? ("The problem is twofold: First, the tax has failed to keep up with the rising cost of highway construction and repair. And second, improved fuel economy and the rise of hybrid and electric vehicles means that more driving won't be matched by higher gasoline sales, and that how much people pay for the roads won't necessarily reflect how much they use them.")
Wall Street Journal
Harbor (110) Freeway ExpressLanes To Open Nov. 10
Daily Breeze
Hidden Transit: How Companies Are Going The Last Mile ("Employers and building owners/managers taking responsibility for providing transit service to their employees, tenants, or customers. The data providers who track transit service often do not recognize that these privately provided services even exist, but once one starts looking for such "hidden transit," it begins to appear across the country, in urban, suburban, and rural locations. And it is helping people get access to jobs, personal services, and shopping.")
Urban Land
L.A.'s First Toll Lanes To Open Nov. 10 On 110 Freeway
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles City Council Names Intersection For Ray Bradbury
Los Angeles Daily News
Mass Transit Announces Its Top 40 Under 40 List ("Honors under-40 professionals who have contributed to the transit industry.")
Mass Transit
Metro To Hold Community Meetings ("You are invited to a series of community meetings for the East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor Project.")
Van Nuys News Press
MTA Staff Reiterates Its Backing Of CBS For Advertising Contract
Los Angeles Times
OCTA Planning To Raise Bus Fare, Further Showing What A Joke It's Always Been And Will Be
OC Weekly
Planning A Streetcar? Get The Zoning Right
StreetsBlog Network
Don't Forget The Zoning
The Transport Politic
Public Interest Group Makes Progress In Case Against Transit Patent Troll
StreetsBlog DC
Redevelopment In California: The Program That Disappeared
Stateline
The Slow Death Of Federal Transportation Funding
Fleet Owner
Traffic Control Center Ready For "Carmageddon 2"
KABC Los Angeles
Transit Group: Public Transportation Ridership Increases Tied To US Economy
The Hill
Washington, D.C.: New Network Maps, With Frequency!
Human Transit
"We'd Rather Work On Our Fixies": Cars Fade Into The Background
StreetsBlog DC
Will MAP-21 Require Thousands More Dangerous Stroads?
StreetsBlog DC
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.
9/18/2012
Measure J, MAP-21, Carmageddon II, Gold Line Bridge, 710, 405 Carpools & More
2 Different Ways To Cut Driving By 1/5
The Atlantic: Cities
5 Reasons To Vote Yes On Transportation Measure J
CityWatch
AASHTO Head Pleads For Adequate Funding Levels For MAP-21
The Trucker
Aggregating VMT Within Predefined Geographic Zones By Cellular Assignment: A Non-GPS-Based Approach To Mileage-Based Road Use Charging (link to full-text report)
University Of Minnesota Center For Transportation Studies
California Agencies Get Millions In Federal Grants For Cleaner Buses
Los Angeles Times
Closure Of Nation's Busiest Freeway Drives "Carmageddon II" Fears In Los Angeles
NBC News
Data Needs For Assessing Rural Transit Needs, Benefits, And Levels Of Service (55p. PDF)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
The Day The Streetcars (Almost) Died ("It was 30 years ago today, September 17, 1982, that surface streetcars on Market Street [San Francisco] were supposed to roll into history forever.")
Market Street Railway
Gold Line Bridge Over 210 Shows Design Elements, Beacon Media Gets A Peek At The Progress
Arcadia Weekly
Here's Your Chance To Influence MAP-21's Implementation
StreetsBlog DC
How Important Is Airport Transit Access?
Slate
Inside The Secret Program To Build The World's Best Maps
The Atlantic: Cities
Laser Bike Light Creates Your Own Tron-Like Virtual Lane
Gizmodo
Metro SR-710 Study Community Meeting
Boulevard Sentinel
OCTA Panel Denies I-405 Toll Lanes
Orange County Register
Private Developer Interested In Building North Texas Commuter Rail Line
Forth Worth Star-Telegram
Pro Walknomics/Pro Bikenomics
StreetsBlog LA
Procurement Of Airport Development And Planning Contracts (46p. PDF)
Airport Cooperative Research Program Legal Research Digest
Public Meetings To Discus Impact Of Gold Line Extension ("The draft environmental impact report for the Gold Line Foothill Extension from Azusa to Montclair will be available for public review at two upcoming meetings.")
Claremont-LaVerne Patch
Public Transportation Ridership Up For Sixth Straight Quarter
Progressive Railroading
Rail-Volution 2012: Early Registration Ends Soon (Register early by September 24 for "Building Livable Communities With Transit, October 14-17, 2012, Los Angeles, California.")
Planetizen
Rail-Volution Website
Spinlister: Bikesharing By The People, For The People
GOOD
Study: 10% More Smart Growth = 20% Less Driving
StreetsBlog DC
Valley Freeway Lanes And Ramps Close For $140M Carpool Lane Project
Los Angeles Daily News
Women's Summit A Huge Success
League Of American Bicyclists
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.
The Atlantic: Cities
5 Reasons To Vote Yes On Transportation Measure J
CityWatch
AASHTO Head Pleads For Adequate Funding Levels For MAP-21
The Trucker
Aggregating VMT Within Predefined Geographic Zones By Cellular Assignment: A Non-GPS-Based Approach To Mileage-Based Road Use Charging (link to full-text report)
University Of Minnesota Center For Transportation Studies
California Agencies Get Millions In Federal Grants For Cleaner Buses
Los Angeles Times
Closure Of Nation's Busiest Freeway Drives "Carmageddon II" Fears In Los Angeles
NBC News
Data Needs For Assessing Rural Transit Needs, Benefits, And Levels Of Service (55p. PDF)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
The Day The Streetcars (Almost) Died ("It was 30 years ago today, September 17, 1982, that surface streetcars on Market Street [San Francisco] were supposed to roll into history forever.")
Market Street Railway
Gold Line Bridge Over 210 Shows Design Elements, Beacon Media Gets A Peek At The Progress
Arcadia Weekly
Here's Your Chance To Influence MAP-21's Implementation
StreetsBlog DC
How Important Is Airport Transit Access?
Slate
Inside The Secret Program To Build The World's Best Maps
The Atlantic: Cities
Laser Bike Light Creates Your Own Tron-Like Virtual Lane
Gizmodo
Metro SR-710 Study Community Meeting
Boulevard Sentinel
OCTA Panel Denies I-405 Toll Lanes
Orange County Register
Private Developer Interested In Building North Texas Commuter Rail Line
Forth Worth Star-Telegram
Pro Walknomics/Pro Bikenomics
StreetsBlog LA
Procurement Of Airport Development And Planning Contracts (46p. PDF)
Airport Cooperative Research Program Legal Research Digest
Public Meetings To Discus Impact Of Gold Line Extension ("The draft environmental impact report for the Gold Line Foothill Extension from Azusa to Montclair will be available for public review at two upcoming meetings.")
Claremont-LaVerne Patch
Public Transportation Ridership Up For Sixth Straight Quarter
Progressive Railroading
Rail-Volution 2012: Early Registration Ends Soon (Register early by September 24 for "Building Livable Communities With Transit, October 14-17, 2012, Los Angeles, California.")
Planetizen
Rail-Volution Website
Spinlister: Bikesharing By The People, For The People
GOOD
Study: 10% More Smart Growth = 20% Less Driving
StreetsBlog DC
Valley Freeway Lanes And Ramps Close For $140M Carpool Lane Project
Los Angeles Daily News
Women's Summit A Huge Success
League Of American Bicyclists
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.
9/17/2012
Bike Share, Amtrak, 710, Crenshaw Blvd, MAP-21, Sidewalks, CicLAvia, Farmers Field & More
September 17: This Date In Los Angeles Transportation History (After more than half a century, the most successful streetcar line taking Angelenos to the ocean comes to an end)
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog
405 Freeway Connector Closes For 55 Hours
Los Alamitos-Seal Beach Patch
After 10 Hour Hearing, Downtown NFL Stadium Moves Ahead To Final Approvals (roundup of stadium approval news)
Curbed LA
Amtrak Reports Record Ridership, But Not In SoCal
North County Times
Approval Process for Farmers Field Continues Despite A Legal Challenge
KPCC Southern California Public Radio
Are "Veloways" The Future Of Cycling?
Crikey
Bike-Share And Bike Lanes: The Chicken And Egg Debate
StreetsBlog Network
Carmageddon Now A Big Bike Weekend
StreetsBlog LA
Chavez Ravine: Community To Controversial Real Estate (Numerous historic photographs tell the unique story of the area encompassing Dodger Stadium and Elysian Park)
LA as Subject via KCET
Cities Take Different Routes On 710 Freeway: San Marino Renews Support For Extension While Its Neighbors Grapple With Tunnel Option
Pasadena Sun
Clean Fuels Transit Grants Mean More Sustainable, Reliable Rides
U.S. DOT Fast Lane Blog
Crenshaw Boulevard Comes To A Crossroads ("Optimism and anxiety travel along its route, as a revived rail service push and an auto-free younger generation herald changes for one close-knit community." Part of an ongoing series about Los Angeles' iconic boulevards written by architecture critic Christopher Hawthorne)
Los Angeles Times
Editorial: O.C. Cities Balk At More Toll Lanes On I-405
Orange County Register
Gold Line Bridge Prompts Additional 210 Freeway Closures In Arcadia
Pasadena Star-News
Group Wants AEG To Pay $60M For Affordable Housing Near Proposed Downtown NFL Stadium
Los Angeles Daily News
House Passes Continuing Resolution Without MAP-21 Spending Levels
AASHTO Journal
Infrastructure Banks As Back Up? ("Is there a broader role the federal government can take in fostering innovative financing like these funds? If so, how? What more can states do? Or is this barking up the wrong tree?")
National Journal Transportation Experts Blog
L.A.'s Transit Revolution: How A Ballot Initiative, A Visionary Mayor, And A Quest For Growth Are Turning Los Angeles Into America's Next Great Mass-Transit City ("The most recent American Community Survey showed a 10.7 percent increase in the share of the metro area’s population that relies on mass transit to get to work, matched with a 3.6 percent increase in driving. And that’s before several of the key Metro projects have been completed or the waning of the recession can drive new transit-oriented development.")
Slate
Metrolink Hires Michael P. DePallo As New Chief Executive
Los Angeles Daily News
Metrolink Looks To The East Coast For New CEO
KPCC Southern California Public Radio
Metrolink Marks First Test Of Positive Train Control System
Progressive Railroading
Officials Pleased With Early Desert-To-Riverside Bus Route
Riverside Press-Enterprise
Planning Commission Approves AEG's Proposed NFL Stadium In Downtown Los Angeles ("AEG was asked by the Planning Commission to increase funding for local parks, modernize a tunnel along Pico Boulevard, and hire a high-profile architect to design the two stadium garages that will be visible from the freeways, among other requests.")
Los Angeles Daily News
The Problem Of Fixing LA: Sidewalk Repair Is A Classic Example Of Dysfunction As A City
CityWatch
Red Tape A Stubborn Obstacle To Sidewalk Repair ("Peter Griswold wants volunteers to report broken concrete in lieu of a $10-million survey, but officials are wary.")
Los Angeles Times
Redone El Monte Bus Station Opens October 14
Curbed LA
Relay Rides: The Airbnb Of Transportation
Gadling
Relay Rides: How It Works (video)
via Vimeo
Santa Monica Council Won't Change Bus Ad Policy, Despite Non-Profit Protest
Santa Monica Lookout
Santa Monica Mayor Calls For Review Of BBB's Advertisement Policy
Santa Monica Mirror
SF Car Sharing Revs Up But Hits Bumps
San Francisco Chronicle
Taxes Show One Way To Save Fuel (Proposes that gas taxes change driver behavior far more than fuel-efficiency standards)
New York Times
Tour Red-Line Adjacent Part Two Of Civic Center's Grand Park
Curbed LA
UCLA Alum's Study Finds Excessive Traffic Noise Can Negatively Impact Health ("A study by UCLA alum Alexander Schaffer says commuters who use the Los Angeles train system often can have health problems later in life.")
UCLA Daily Bruin
Veteran New York Area Transit Leader To Head Metrolink ("Metrolink names Michael DePallo chief executive of the commuter rail line that is still dealing with the aftermath of the deadly 2008 Chatsworth crash. He replaces John Fenton, who left in May.")
Los Angeles Times
Walk, Parade, Jump Rope, Perform And More With Us At CicLAvia On October 7! ("Strollers wanted! Performers and artists needed! Volunteers and crafty friends, too!")
Los Angeles Walks
What Would Happen If Washington Cuts Transpo Funding 35%?
StreetsBlog DC
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.
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog
405 Freeway Connector Closes For 55 Hours
Los Alamitos-Seal Beach Patch
After 10 Hour Hearing, Downtown NFL Stadium Moves Ahead To Final Approvals (roundup of stadium approval news)
Curbed LA
Amtrak Reports Record Ridership, But Not In SoCal
North County Times
Approval Process for Farmers Field Continues Despite A Legal Challenge
KPCC Southern California Public Radio
Are "Veloways" The Future Of Cycling?
Crikey
Bike-Share And Bike Lanes: The Chicken And Egg Debate
StreetsBlog Network
Carmageddon Now A Big Bike Weekend
StreetsBlog LA
Chavez Ravine: Community To Controversial Real Estate (Numerous historic photographs tell the unique story of the area encompassing Dodger Stadium and Elysian Park)
LA as Subject via KCET
Cities Take Different Routes On 710 Freeway: San Marino Renews Support For Extension While Its Neighbors Grapple With Tunnel Option
Pasadena Sun
Clean Fuels Transit Grants Mean More Sustainable, Reliable Rides
U.S. DOT Fast Lane Blog
Crenshaw Boulevard Comes To A Crossroads ("Optimism and anxiety travel along its route, as a revived rail service push and an auto-free younger generation herald changes for one close-knit community." Part of an ongoing series about Los Angeles' iconic boulevards written by architecture critic Christopher Hawthorne)
Los Angeles Times
Editorial: O.C. Cities Balk At More Toll Lanes On I-405
Orange County Register
Gold Line Bridge Prompts Additional 210 Freeway Closures In Arcadia
Pasadena Star-News
Group Wants AEG To Pay $60M For Affordable Housing Near Proposed Downtown NFL Stadium
Los Angeles Daily News
House Passes Continuing Resolution Without MAP-21 Spending Levels
AASHTO Journal
Infrastructure Banks As Back Up? ("Is there a broader role the federal government can take in fostering innovative financing like these funds? If so, how? What more can states do? Or is this barking up the wrong tree?")
National Journal Transportation Experts Blog
L.A.'s Transit Revolution: How A Ballot Initiative, A Visionary Mayor, And A Quest For Growth Are Turning Los Angeles Into America's Next Great Mass-Transit City ("The most recent American Community Survey showed a 10.7 percent increase in the share of the metro area’s population that relies on mass transit to get to work, matched with a 3.6 percent increase in driving. And that’s before several of the key Metro projects have been completed or the waning of the recession can drive new transit-oriented development.")
Slate
Metrolink Hires Michael P. DePallo As New Chief Executive
Los Angeles Daily News
Metrolink Looks To The East Coast For New CEO
KPCC Southern California Public Radio
Metrolink Marks First Test Of Positive Train Control System
Progressive Railroading
Officials Pleased With Early Desert-To-Riverside Bus Route
Riverside Press-Enterprise
Planning Commission Approves AEG's Proposed NFL Stadium In Downtown Los Angeles ("AEG was asked by the Planning Commission to increase funding for local parks, modernize a tunnel along Pico Boulevard, and hire a high-profile architect to design the two stadium garages that will be visible from the freeways, among other requests.")
Los Angeles Daily News
The Problem Of Fixing LA: Sidewalk Repair Is A Classic Example Of Dysfunction As A City
CityWatch
Red Tape A Stubborn Obstacle To Sidewalk Repair ("Peter Griswold wants volunteers to report broken concrete in lieu of a $10-million survey, but officials are wary.")
Los Angeles Times
Redone El Monte Bus Station Opens October 14
Curbed LA
Relay Rides: The Airbnb Of Transportation
Gadling
Relay Rides: How It Works (video)
via Vimeo
Santa Monica Council Won't Change Bus Ad Policy, Despite Non-Profit Protest
Santa Monica Lookout
Santa Monica Mayor Calls For Review Of BBB's Advertisement Policy
Santa Monica Mirror
SF Car Sharing Revs Up But Hits Bumps
San Francisco Chronicle
Taxes Show One Way To Save Fuel (Proposes that gas taxes change driver behavior far more than fuel-efficiency standards)
New York Times
Tour Red-Line Adjacent Part Two Of Civic Center's Grand Park
Curbed LA
UCLA Alum's Study Finds Excessive Traffic Noise Can Negatively Impact Health ("A study by UCLA alum Alexander Schaffer says commuters who use the Los Angeles train system often can have health problems later in life.")
UCLA Daily Bruin
Veteran New York Area Transit Leader To Head Metrolink ("Metrolink names Michael DePallo chief executive of the commuter rail line that is still dealing with the aftermath of the deadly 2008 Chatsworth crash. He replaces John Fenton, who left in May.")
Los Angeles Times
Walk, Parade, Jump Rope, Perform And More With Us At CicLAvia On October 7! ("Strollers wanted! Performers and artists needed! Volunteers and crafty friends, too!")
Los Angeles Walks
What Would Happen If Washington Cuts Transpo Funding 35%?
StreetsBlog DC
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.
9/14/2012
6th Street Viaduct, Measure J, Amtrak, Red Car History, Carmageddon II, Claremont, Women Bike & More
Amtrak Commuter Rail Service: The High Cost Of Amtrak's Operations: Oversight And Investigations Staff Report (28p. PDF)
U.S. House Of Representatives Committee On Transportation & Infrastructure
Beverly Hills School Board Votes To Oppose Measure J Sales Tax
Beverly Hills Patch
"Carmageddon II" Could Come With Financial Rewards
EGP News
CBS Fighting For MTA Contract
Advertisement Journal
Claremont And Metrolink Partner For "Discover Claremont Weekends"
Red Orbit
Competing Visions For 6th Street Viaduct "Iconic," But Residents' Concerns More Practical
StreetsBlog LA
East 22 To North 405 Connector To Close For A Year Sunday
Orange County Register
Editorial: Why Bike Sharing Will Make Cities Friendlier
Christian Science Monitor
Henry Waxman Discusses The Upcoming Election, The Top-Two Primary And The Subway
Beverly Hills Weekly
It Could Happen To Anyone: Problems With Deputies Patrolling Metro Trains And Buses Need A Closer Look
Pasadena Weekly
LA Braces For Upcoming 405 Freeway Closures Including "Carmageddon II"
Fleet Owner
League Launches "Women Bike"
League Of American Cyclists
Long Beach Named Silver-Level Walk Friendly Community
Long Beach Post
Marchers Demand More Community Say In Metro Development Plans ("More than 200 protesters march from downtown to Boyle Heights in a show of frustration over some Metro projects, which displaced residents of affordable housing.")
Los Angeles Times
New Poll Shows State Split On HSR Project
California High Speed Rail Project
Nobody Likes Riding North American Commuter Rail
Pedestrian Observations
The "Red Cars" Brought Mobility And Prosperity To Inland Valley ("We've been reporting for some time on a plan to extend the Gold Line light-rail route from Pasadena to Claremont and Montclair, and maybe even LA/Ontario International Airport. But 98 years ago much of that train line already existed -- and honestly, it was a lot better than anything being planned for our future.")
Contra Costa Times
Riverside Transit Agency Will Get $2.4 Million For Low-Emission Buses
Riverside Press-Enterprise
Rosendahl Announces Start To Long Awaited $3.5M Sepulveda Tunnel LED Lights Project
Bill Rosendahl, Los Angeles City Council, 11th District
Say What? You Want Another $50 Billion! ("Measure J, the November ballot measure that proposes to extend the life of the “one-half cent traffic relief sales tax” for an additional thirty years, is not in our best interests.")
CityWatch
Sixth Street Bridge Designers Dream Big: City Shows Off Finalists For Replacement Of The Sixth Street Viaduct
Los Angeles Downtown News
About The Sixth Street Viaduct Replacement Project (project website)
A Tale Of Two Stations ("Why is a Washington, D.C., rail revamp moving forward while another in New York can’t seem to pull away from the platform?")
Architectural Record
This Is The Sexiest And Best TV Ad For Public Transportation Ever Made ("This ad was produced by the Danish government to promote public city buses, and it is better than 99.9% of the schlock turned out by super-expensive Madison Avenue advertising firms. It is, perhaps, the best television ad ever produced about mass transit." Turn on the "CC" closed-captioning button for English subtitles)
Tree Hugger
Three Design Renderings For The 6th Street Bridge; What's Your Favorite? (Community meeting dates announced)
Blog Downtown
Transit Agencies Collide Head-On (Omnitrans, SANBAG)
Riverside Press-Enterprise
Visions Of Sixth Street: Three Finalists Present Plans For Major New Bridge In Los Angeles
Architect's Newspaper
Walkable Urbanism Is The Future, And DC Is The Model
StreetsBlog DC
What About Greyhound?
Riverside Press-Enterprise
Woolly Mammoth Tooth Found At San Francisco Work Site ("A crane operator found the 10-inch-long tooth while digging for a new transit center in downtown San Francisco.")
Los Angeles Times
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.
9/13/2012
Pocket Parks, TAP, Palm Springs By Bus, Walk/Bike Conference, MAP-21 & More
September 13: This Date In Los Angeles Transportation History (The City of Los Angeles moves to help make Metro Rail a reality)
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog
Banking On Infrastructure: Enhancing State Revolving Funds For Transportation (20p. PDF)
Brookings-Rockefeller Project On State And Metropolitan Innovation
BART Turns 40: Some History Lessons
UC Berkeley Blog
Bike Nation Unveils New Bike Design For Long Beach And Los Angeles
StreetsBlog LA
Boxer Demands Restoration Of MAP-21 Funding Levels
StreetsBlog DC
CNU Hones its Transportation Agenda In Long Beach
StreetsBlog LA
Pro Walk / Pro Bike: Pro Place 2012 (September 10-13 : Long Beach : "The leading international conference on walking, bicycling, and creating great communities through Placemaking.")
Pro Walk / Pro Bike: Pro Place
Communicating Transportation Issues In 2012 And Beyond (today : webinar)
Transportation For America
Group Decries L.A. Bus Contract Over Link To Mideast Contract ("An operator for part of L.A.'s DASH bus is complicit in Israel's violation of international law, says a protest group. A council panel backs the contract.")
Los Angeles Times
In Inglewood And South LA It's Goodbye Trees, Hello Pocket Parks
KCRW Which Way L.A.?
The Internet Is The New Town Hall, And Soon Cities Will Be Listening
The Atlantic: Cities
Metro To Accept Only TAP Cards
USC Daily Trojan
Nine Reasons To Create A Bicycle-Friendly Business District
Transportation Issues Daily
NRDC Poll: Americans Support New Transit Twice As Much As New Roads
StreetsBlog DC
Reducing Vehicle Miles Travelled: A Summary Of National Perspectives (37p. PDF)
Natural Resources Defense Council
New Route 220 Between Desert And Downtown Riverside Starts
Riverside Press-Enterprise
NYC Straphangers Could Lose Last Bit Of Bonus On A Multi-Ride Metro Card
Transportation Nation
Part I: Architects, Advocates, Ponder Future Of Long Beach Civic Center
StreetsBlog LA
Profitable Or Not, China Doubles Down On Investments In New Metro Systems
The Transport Politic
Proposed NFL Stadium In Downtown Los Angeles Put On Fast Track
Los Angeles Daily News
Road Noise: Deadly? Maybe. Annoying? Definitely.
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.
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog
Banking On Infrastructure: Enhancing State Revolving Funds For Transportation (20p. PDF)
Brookings-Rockefeller Project On State And Metropolitan Innovation
BART Turns 40: Some History Lessons
UC Berkeley Blog
Bike Nation Unveils New Bike Design For Long Beach And Los Angeles
StreetsBlog LA
Boxer Demands Restoration Of MAP-21 Funding Levels
StreetsBlog DC
CNU Hones its Transportation Agenda In Long Beach
StreetsBlog LA
Pro Walk / Pro Bike: Pro Place 2012 (September 10-13 : Long Beach : "The leading international conference on walking, bicycling, and creating great communities through Placemaking.")
Pro Walk / Pro Bike: Pro Place
Communicating Transportation Issues In 2012 And Beyond (today : webinar)
Transportation For America
Group Decries L.A. Bus Contract Over Link To Mideast Contract ("An operator for part of L.A.'s DASH bus is complicit in Israel's violation of international law, says a protest group. A council panel backs the contract.")
Los Angeles Times
In Inglewood And South LA It's Goodbye Trees, Hello Pocket Parks
KCRW Which Way L.A.?
The Internet Is The New Town Hall, And Soon Cities Will Be Listening
The Atlantic: Cities
Metro To Accept Only TAP Cards
USC Daily Trojan
Nine Reasons To Create A Bicycle-Friendly Business District
Transportation Issues Daily
NRDC Poll: Americans Support New Transit Twice As Much As New Roads
StreetsBlog DC
Reducing Vehicle Miles Travelled: A Summary Of National Perspectives (37p. PDF)
Natural Resources Defense Council
New Route 220 Between Desert And Downtown Riverside Starts
Riverside Press-Enterprise
NYC Straphangers Could Lose Last Bit Of Bonus On A Multi-Ride Metro Card
Transportation Nation
Part I: Architects, Advocates, Ponder Future Of Long Beach Civic Center
StreetsBlog LA
Profitable Or Not, China Doubles Down On Investments In New Metro Systems
The Transport Politic
Proposed NFL Stadium In Downtown Los Angeles Put On Fast Track
Los Angeles Daily News
Road Noise: Deadly? Maybe. Annoying? Definitely.
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.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)