12,297 Tickets Already For Improper Use Of The 110 Toll Lanes
Curbed LA
America's Transportation Awards Give State DOTs Their Due ("The Judges' Grand Prize was awarded to the California DOT (Caltrans) for the Mulholland Drive Bridge demolition, part of the I-405/Sepulveda Pass project. The demolition was also a winner in the Ahead of Schedule Small Project competition. Southern Californians and transportation fans will remember this project as "Carmageddon," a planned weekend shutdown of a heavily traveled portion of I-405 near Los Angeles.Caltrans used a thorough communication campaign to help drivers anticipate--and survive--the scheduled closure. News conferences, frequent media interviews, PSAs, an online countdown, and a nearly constant stream of social media updates all led to significantly reduced traffic, which made rerouting the remaining traffic much easier. Caltrans was able to reopen the freeway a full 17 hours ahead of the 53-hour schedule. As the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Janet Kavinoky said, "By embracing communications as a key strategy in transportation project management, Caltrans set the standard for public outreach.")
U.S. DOT Fast Lane Blog
Amtrak Defends Plan To Get Back On Track
USA Today
Blue, Expo Line Delays Reflect Ongoing Problems At Rail Junction
Los Angeles Times
EPA Honors Seven Outstanding Community Sustainability Projects
Natural Resources Defense Council Switchboard Blog
The Heart Of The Civic Matter ("For his thesis, Krueger took a new approach to identifying a city’s center. Where many similar types of studies focus on employment centers or commuting patterns, he focused on the location of urban amenities in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. These urban amenities fell into five categories: entertainment, full-service restaurants, hotels and motels, trendy hangouts, and high culture... Indeed, a strong core center runs from Santa Monica to downtown Los Angeles. The path, which he dubbed The Wilshire/Santa Monica Corridor, is named for the two main arteries along which the city’s center is concentrated.")
USC News
Delimiting The Postmodern Urban Center: An Analysis Of Urban Amenity Clusters In Los Angeles
How States Are Adapting To MAP-21's Changes To Bike/Ped Funding
StreetsBlog DC
It's Official: Bill Shuster Named Transportation Committee Chair
StreetsBlog DC
Megabus.com Relaunches Bus Service To/From Los Angeles
USC Annenberg Neon Tommy
Misconceptions Fuel Non-Profit Opposition To Crucial Muni Funding Reform
StreetsBlog SF
New Bike Lanes On Santa Monica Boulevard In East Hollywood
BIKAS
Not So Fast On CD 12's Parking Perk ("Regarding those signs at the Chatsworth Metrolink station marking off a couple of primo parking spots for the local council district staff, spotted last weekend. They are outdated.")
LA Observed
OCTA Names New Chief, Despite Questions
Orange County Register
Opening Date Set For First Part Of Glendale Narrows Riverwalk
Glendale News Press
The Opportunities And Dangers Of Incomplete Bus Rapid Transit
Human Transit
Public Transit Etiquette For Citizens Of Los Angeles
Thought Catalog
Rail Plan Stirs Distrust Among Black Angelenos ("The Leimert Park neighborhood, the heart of black culture here, may be left without a stop on the rail line, a victim of limited money. And the train will run at street level through part of the area, which business owners fear will cut them off from their customers during years of construction.")
New York Times
Self-Grading: Mayor's Office Gives Itself Mostly High Marks On Transportation
StreetsBlog LA
Shuster Won't Rule Out Raising Gasoline Tax For Roads
Business Week
Six Transportation Policy Questions As 2013 Approaches
Governing
Thousands Hit With Toll Lane Citations
Zev Yaroslavsky, Los Angeles County Supervisor, Third District
A Transit Map For All of California! (Must-see map of how the state's rail systems link together)
via CaliforniaRailMap.com
Transit Tax Measure Falling Short Of Required Vote ("Measure J, now has 65.88% approval...There are approximately 70,000 to 75,000 ballots that remain to be counted. About 96% percent of those ballots would have to approve Measure J for it to pass, a rate radically higher than that seen to date.")
Los Angeles Times
U.S. Motorists On Pace To Spend A Record Sum On Gasoline In 2012
Los Angeles Times
VTA Light Rail Extension To Los Gatos: $175 Million For 200 New Riders
Silicon Valley Mercury News
What The Red Line Station Could Have Looked Like ("Earlier this week, the Metro Library and Archive uploaded a 1983 rendering to its [Tumblr site] that depicts the station's entrance as a set of doors on the side of an office building...")
North Hollywood-Toluca Lake Patch
Why New York's Transit System Fared So Well During Sandy
The Atlantic: Cities
Transportation During And After Hurricane Sandy (36p. PDF : "Hurricane Sandy demonstrated the strengths and limits of the transportation infrastructure in New York City and the surrounding region. As a result of the timely and thorough preparations by New York City and the MTA, along with the actions of city residents and emergency workers to evacuate and adapt, the storm wrought far fewer casualties than might have occurred otherwise.")
NYU Rudin Center For Transportation
Without Bypassing Checkpoints, BRT Risks Becoming "Symbolic Transit"
StreetsBlog Network
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11/29/2012
11/28/2012
L.A. TOD Cabinet, HSR, Megabus, Vegas Party Train, OC Bus Fares, OC Bridge, Sharrows & More
Calif. Senior Transportation Program Goes National ("Riverside, Calif.-based Independent Living Partnership’s (ILP) TripTrak subscription service, designed to facilitate complete administration and management of special needs senior transportation model programs, is now available nationally.")
Metro Magazine
Could Twitter Help Urban Planners Improve Transport Networks?
Guardian (U.K.)
Developing And Implementing The City Of Los Angeles' Transit Corridors Strategy: Coordinated Action Toward A Transit-Oriented Metropolis (110p. PDF : "In early 2012, our team of transit orientation experts was asked by Metro to work with the City of Los Angeles’ TOD Cabinet to lay the groundwork for developing the City’s strategy. We did so by meeting extensively with the Cabinet to develop a menu of potential transit orientation tactics that the City and its partners could implement, using the suggested tactics to help infer and define the City’s transit orientation goals, undertaking an exhaustive review of Los Angeles’ existing policies and procedures related to transit orientation, and conducting case studies of other transit-oriented locations. The findings presented in this report serve as a starting point for the City of Los Angeles to produce an evolving strategy that is coordinated with the transit orientation efforts to be undertaken by City partners.")
Office Of The Mayor Of Los Angeles
House Will Examine Amtrak's Progress On Implementing Strategic Plan
Transportation Issues Daily
Is The Adults-Only Party Train From O.C. To Vegas On A Fast Track?
Las Vegas NV Blog
Leaner And Greener: Sustainability At Work In Transportation (56p. PDF : "To further exemplify what being leaner and greener means for transportation agencies, this report outlines a variety of practices and programs being implemented in transportation agencies across the nation that are simultaneously cutting costs, helping the environment, and strengthening communities.")
AASHTO / Federal Highway Administration
Major Newspaper Group Opposes Rail Project
My Fox LA
Megabus Service Is Rolling Back Into L.A.
Los Angeles Times
Metrolink Posts Record-Setting Thanksgiving Ridership
Metrolink
O.C. Bus Fares Going Up 25% In First Hike In 3 Years
Los Angeles Times
O.C. Officials Kill Longtime Plan For Bridge Between Two Cities ("Transportation officials vote to remove the proposed 19th Street Bridge, which would link Costa Mesa to Huntington Beach, from the county's master plan.")
Los Angeles Times
Opinions Vary On Solving The Transportation Funding Crunch
Land Line
Oxnard Official Proposes New Ventura County Planning Organization
Ventura County Star
Restoring Last Parts Of NYC Subway Is The Hardest
Transportation Nation
Sharrows 101
LADOT Bike Blog
Sharrows Are Not A Bike Plan ("For example, here is a map Alhambra’s proposed bike "plan."")
Systemic Failure
Ticket To Ride (Looks at the success of Metro's Creative Services Team)
Design Indaba
Time Lapse Video Depicts A Day In The Life Of [D.C.] Metro
Washington Post
Tired Of Service Cuts, California Cities Raise Taxes
Governing
Top Twitter Feeds 2012 ("We've augmented our comprehensive list of Twitter's top sources for news and observations about urban planning, design and development by recognizing this year's Top Ten Feeds.")
Planetizen
Transportation: Progress Report, November 13, 2012 (16p. PDF)
Office Of The Mayor Of Los Angeles
USA TODay: Transit-Oriented Developments Multiplied And Held Their Values Comparatively Well In The Housing Crisis -- Will The Trend Continue Post-Recession? ("The metro regions with the greatest number of projects in the pipeline are, in order, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., San Diego, and Minneapolis-St. Paul, each with over 30 projects.")
In Transition
Villaraigosa To Department Heads: It's Time To Work Together On T.O.D. Planning ("In an Executive Directive last week, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa called on the City’s General Managers to create the Los Angeles Transit Corridors Cabinet (TCC), a central entity to ensure all City departments and agencies coordinate, collaborate, and communicate their efforts to bring about a more transit-oriented Los Angeles.")
StreetsBlog LA
Why Are States Passing Up Billions In Federal Transit Funds?
The Atlantic: Cities
Flexible Funding Continues To Play A Role In Supporting State And Local Transportation Priorities (25p. PDF)
U.S. Government Accountability Office
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Metro Magazine
Could Twitter Help Urban Planners Improve Transport Networks?
Guardian (U.K.)
Developing And Implementing The City Of Los Angeles' Transit Corridors Strategy: Coordinated Action Toward A Transit-Oriented Metropolis (110p. PDF : "In early 2012, our team of transit orientation experts was asked by Metro to work with the City of Los Angeles’ TOD Cabinet to lay the groundwork for developing the City’s strategy. We did so by meeting extensively with the Cabinet to develop a menu of potential transit orientation tactics that the City and its partners could implement, using the suggested tactics to help infer and define the City’s transit orientation goals, undertaking an exhaustive review of Los Angeles’ existing policies and procedures related to transit orientation, and conducting case studies of other transit-oriented locations. The findings presented in this report serve as a starting point for the City of Los Angeles to produce an evolving strategy that is coordinated with the transit orientation efforts to be undertaken by City partners.")
Office Of The Mayor Of Los Angeles
House Will Examine Amtrak's Progress On Implementing Strategic Plan
Transportation Issues Daily
Is The Adults-Only Party Train From O.C. To Vegas On A Fast Track?
Las Vegas NV Blog
Leaner And Greener: Sustainability At Work In Transportation (56p. PDF : "To further exemplify what being leaner and greener means for transportation agencies, this report outlines a variety of practices and programs being implemented in transportation agencies across the nation that are simultaneously cutting costs, helping the environment, and strengthening communities.")
AASHTO / Federal Highway Administration
Major Newspaper Group Opposes Rail Project
My Fox LA
Megabus Service Is Rolling Back Into L.A.
Los Angeles Times
Metrolink Posts Record-Setting Thanksgiving Ridership
Metrolink
O.C. Bus Fares Going Up 25% In First Hike In 3 Years
Los Angeles Times
O.C. Officials Kill Longtime Plan For Bridge Between Two Cities ("Transportation officials vote to remove the proposed 19th Street Bridge, which would link Costa Mesa to Huntington Beach, from the county's master plan.")
Los Angeles Times
Opinions Vary On Solving The Transportation Funding Crunch
Land Line
Oxnard Official Proposes New Ventura County Planning Organization
Ventura County Star
Restoring Last Parts Of NYC Subway Is The Hardest
Transportation Nation
Sharrows 101
LADOT Bike Blog
Sharrows Are Not A Bike Plan ("For example, here is a map Alhambra’s proposed bike "plan."")
Systemic Failure
Ticket To Ride (Looks at the success of Metro's Creative Services Team)
Design Indaba
Time Lapse Video Depicts A Day In The Life Of [D.C.] Metro
Washington Post
Tired Of Service Cuts, California Cities Raise Taxes
Governing
Top Twitter Feeds 2012 ("We've augmented our comprehensive list of Twitter's top sources for news and observations about urban planning, design and development by recognizing this year's Top Ten Feeds.")
Planetizen
Transportation: Progress Report, November 13, 2012 (16p. PDF)
Office Of The Mayor Of Los Angeles
USA TODay: Transit-Oriented Developments Multiplied And Held Their Values Comparatively Well In The Housing Crisis -- Will The Trend Continue Post-Recession? ("The metro regions with the greatest number of projects in the pipeline are, in order, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., San Diego, and Minneapolis-St. Paul, each with over 30 projects.")
In Transition
Villaraigosa To Department Heads: It's Time To Work Together On T.O.D. Planning ("In an Executive Directive last week, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa called on the City’s General Managers to create the Los Angeles Transit Corridors Cabinet (TCC), a central entity to ensure all City departments and agencies coordinate, collaborate, and communicate their efforts to bring about a more transit-oriented Los Angeles.")
StreetsBlog LA
Why Are States Passing Up Billions In Federal Transit Funds?
The Atlantic: Cities
Flexible Funding Continues To Play A Role In Supporting State And Local Transportation Priorities (25p. PDF)
U.S. Government Accountability Office
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11/27/2012
OCTA CEO, OC Bus Fares, Bullet Train, Vegas XTrain, Parking, High Desert Corridor, Glendale Safety Corridor & More
November 27: This Date In Los Angeles Transportation History (Metro's Blue Line launches three-car trains to handle passenger volume exceeding capacity after just a decade of service)
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog
4 Reasons Retailers Don't Need Free Parking To Thrive
The Atlantic: Cities
6 Great Transit Maps That Aren't Transit Maps
The Atlantic: Cities
Air Pollution May Be Factor In Autism, Researchers Report
Los Angeles Daily News
Bus Fares In Orange County To Increase ("On Monday, the Orange County Transportation Authority voted to increase bus fares to keep up with operating costs.")
NBC Southern California
D.C. Implementing Parking Rules To Limit Visitor Spots, Discourage Driving
Washington Post
[Orange County] Bus Riders Will Pay More Starting In February ("A regular fare, which now costs $1.50, will go up 33 percent to $2; a 30-day pass will be $69, up from $55.")
Orange County Register
Calif.-Vegas Party Train Could Hit Tracks In 2013
Sacramento Bee
Cities In Bullet Train's Path Have Mixed Reactions ("Palmdale welcomes the new line, but some communities are taking a wait-and-see approach. Others are antagonistic. Next year the rail authority will begin the legal process of defining the route between Bakersfield and downtown L.A.")
Los Angeles Times
Do You Have Any Metro/LACMTA Tokens? They Still Work!
StreetsBlog LA
Expedited Procurement Procedures For Emergency Construction Services (118p. PDF)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
The Giant Underground Machinery That Runs San Francisco's Famous Cable Cars (photo-essay)
The Atlantic
High Desert Corridor Transpo Project Exploring Bike, High-Speed Rail Options
Curbed LA
Johnson Named Next CEO Of OCTA ("Darrell Johnson, the current deputy CEO of the Orange County Transportation Authority, was selected by the board of directors today to become the next chief executive officer effective March 1.")
Rancho Santa Margarita Patch
L.A. County Transit Tax Measure Still Trailing, But Not By Far ("Measure J stands at 65.66 percent of the vote.")
KCET
Main Enemy Of Gas Tax Increase May Experience Defections
Transportation Issues Daily
Metro Breaks Ground On Glendale Safety Corridor
San Marino Tribune
Metro Invites Public To Help Shape Future Of Union Station At "Master Plan" Meeting (December 4)
Blog Downtown
Mica Drops Chairmanship Bid, Endorses Shuster
StreetsBlog DC
Mitigating The Environmental Paradox Of Smart Growth: Softening Urban Density
Natural Resources Defense Council Switchboard Blog
Moving People Or Moving Vehicles: How Should We Grade America's Streets?
StreetsBlog DC
OCTA's Deputy CEO Tapped To Step Up
Orange County Breeze
Perks In The Valley: Train-Side Parking
LA Observed
Private Money, Public Projects: Is Chicago's Infrastructure Trust A Good Model?
Policy Shop
Santa Monica Family Bike Fest Coming Up In Early December
StreetsBlog LA
Stranded Seniors Need Public Transportation ("Failing to develop transit options and walkable communities for seniors is terrible waste of human capital. Millions of productive members of society risk being left behind simply because they don’t drive.")
Natural Resources Defense Council Switchboard Blog
Teddy Roosevelt's Signature Law Let Los Angeles Grow (Looks at the upcoming centennial of the Los Angeles Acqueduct and its impact on the region)
KCET
Toward Comprehensive And Multi-Modal Performance Evaluation
Planetizen
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Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog
4 Reasons Retailers Don't Need Free Parking To Thrive
The Atlantic: Cities
6 Great Transit Maps That Aren't Transit Maps
The Atlantic: Cities
Air Pollution May Be Factor In Autism, Researchers Report
Los Angeles Daily News
Bus Fares In Orange County To Increase ("On Monday, the Orange County Transportation Authority voted to increase bus fares to keep up with operating costs.")
NBC Southern California
D.C. Implementing Parking Rules To Limit Visitor Spots, Discourage Driving
Washington Post
[Orange County] Bus Riders Will Pay More Starting In February ("A regular fare, which now costs $1.50, will go up 33 percent to $2; a 30-day pass will be $69, up from $55.")
Orange County Register
Calif.-Vegas Party Train Could Hit Tracks In 2013
Sacramento Bee
Cities In Bullet Train's Path Have Mixed Reactions ("Palmdale welcomes the new line, but some communities are taking a wait-and-see approach. Others are antagonistic. Next year the rail authority will begin the legal process of defining the route between Bakersfield and downtown L.A.")
Los Angeles Times
Do You Have Any Metro/LACMTA Tokens? They Still Work!
StreetsBlog LA
Expedited Procurement Procedures For Emergency Construction Services (118p. PDF)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
The Giant Underground Machinery That Runs San Francisco's Famous Cable Cars (photo-essay)
The Atlantic
High Desert Corridor Transpo Project Exploring Bike, High-Speed Rail Options
Curbed LA
Johnson Named Next CEO Of OCTA ("Darrell Johnson, the current deputy CEO of the Orange County Transportation Authority, was selected by the board of directors today to become the next chief executive officer effective March 1.")
Rancho Santa Margarita Patch
L.A. County Transit Tax Measure Still Trailing, But Not By Far ("Measure J stands at 65.66 percent of the vote.")
KCET
Main Enemy Of Gas Tax Increase May Experience Defections
Transportation Issues Daily
Metro Breaks Ground On Glendale Safety Corridor
San Marino Tribune
Metro Invites Public To Help Shape Future Of Union Station At "Master Plan" Meeting (December 4)
Blog Downtown
Mica Drops Chairmanship Bid, Endorses Shuster
StreetsBlog DC
Mitigating The Environmental Paradox Of Smart Growth: Softening Urban Density
Natural Resources Defense Council Switchboard Blog
Moving People Or Moving Vehicles: How Should We Grade America's Streets?
StreetsBlog DC
OCTA's Deputy CEO Tapped To Step Up
Orange County Breeze
Perks In The Valley: Train-Side Parking
LA Observed
Private Money, Public Projects: Is Chicago's Infrastructure Trust A Good Model?
Policy Shop
Santa Monica Family Bike Fest Coming Up In Early December
StreetsBlog LA
Stranded Seniors Need Public Transportation ("Failing to develop transit options and walkable communities for seniors is terrible waste of human capital. Millions of productive members of society risk being left behind simply because they don’t drive.")
Natural Resources Defense Council Switchboard Blog
Teddy Roosevelt's Signature Law Let Los Angeles Grow (Looks at the upcoming centennial of the Los Angeles Acqueduct and its impact on the region)
KCET
Toward Comprehensive And Multi-Modal Performance Evaluation
Planetizen
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11/26/2012
High Desert Corridor, Downtown Streetcar, "Eastside Access," CAHSR, Climate Change & Transpo, 405 Widening, Harbor Blvd., LA-Vegas Party Train & More
405 Freeway Widening To Cause Delays Through Sepulveda Pass
Los Angeles Times
As Highway And Air Travel Slump, Intercity Train Trips Increase
StreetsBlog DC
BART Expansion Plans: Express Trains, More Frequent Service ("Officials this month began reviewing early results of a study into a new wave of service called BART Metro, which would allow about 50 percent more passengers to ride the rails by 2025, several years after extensions to Antioch and San Jose's Berryessa area are set to open.")
Silicon Valley Mercury News
A Black Friday Conundrum: Why Is SoCal's Harbor Split Between Two Cities?
LA As Subject via KCET
California To Las Vegas "Party Train" Signs Deal With Railroad, Could Hit Tracks In 2013
Washington Post
California's Looming Transportation Funding Crisis
California High Speed Rail Blog
Climate Change Challenges Transportation In The U.S.
Huffington Post
Commentary: Secretary Villaraigosa? The Right Job And The Right Moment Seem To Be Meeting For Antonio Villaraigosa ("Some things just make sense. Like Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa as U.S. Secretary of Transportation.")
NBC San Diego
Developing Regional Mobility Management Centers (67p. PDF : "Explores how transit agencies might seamlessly integrate the information and capabilities of multiple software applications for scheduling and dispatching paratransit services.")
TRB Transit Idea Program
Driving On Sepulveda Boulevard Will Get Even Worse Next Week (If That's Even Possible)
Los Angeles Daily News
"Eastside Access" Projects Under Consideration In Unincorporated East LA ("Unincorporated East Los Angeles residents who attended the East LA Safe Connections Festival on Saturday had the opportunity to learn about transit, pedestrian and bicycle improvement projects under consideration for streets located near Metro Gold Line Stations.")
EGP News
Every City With A Public Transit Network Should Copy Seattle's New Map
Business Insider
Expo Transit Neighborhood Planning Meetings
StreetsBlog LA
The High Desert Corridor Is Back, And This Time It Includes Bikeways?
StreetsBlog LA
High Speed Rail Opponents Scramble For New Legal Strategy
California High Speed Rail Blog
Merced-To-Fresno High-Speed Rail Opponents Rethink Legal Strategy
Fresno Bee
New Directors Chosen For OCTA Board
Dana Point Times
No, Cars Are Not Greener Than Buses (Even Almost-Empty Ones)
Planetizen
OCTA To Vote On Proposal To Raise Bus Fares
Orange County Register
On Harbor Boulevard, A Pretense Of Business As Usual ("Though Orange County's Harbor Boulevard remains little changed, a history of unrest points to its potential to more positively engage with street life beyond the auto." One in an occasional series by Christopher Hawthorne on Southern California's iconic streets)
Los Angeles Times
Parking Concerns Cause Council To Slow Down Car-Sharing Plan
Beach Reporter
Proposed DTLA Streetcar May Be New But Its Concept Is A Century Old
Blog Downtown
SFMTA Board's Final Vote Expected To Grant Free Muni For Low-Income Youth
StreetsBlog SF
Survey Finds Many MTA Employees Have Safety Concerns ("Most agency workers give the agency high marks for safety, but a large majority of mechanics, track workers and others describe their workplace as somewhat safe, not very safe or not safe at all.")
Los Angeles Times
Tolling On Federal Highways ("What are the best arguments for allowing tolling on interstate highways, given the current budget and political climate? What are the best arguments for continuing to bar tolling on existing lanes? Are there better ways to finance highway maintenance? Is there a middle ground to be struck on the issue? What could proponents of interstate tolling offer to opponents to make the notion acceptable?")
National Journal Transportation Experts Blog
Touring Metro's "Lab" With Dave Sutton, Director Of TAP Operations
StreetsBlog LA
Transportation Authority Chief To Retire ("Will Kempton, who has led the OCTA since August 2009, has accepted a position with Transportation California.")
Orange County Register
Transportation Bill Focuses Needed Attention On Infrastructure
Inland Valley News
Two Streetcar Events This Week
Los Angeles Downtown News
What Is The Federal Role?
Better Cities & Towns
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Los Angeles Times
As Highway And Air Travel Slump, Intercity Train Trips Increase
StreetsBlog DC
BART Expansion Plans: Express Trains, More Frequent Service ("Officials this month began reviewing early results of a study into a new wave of service called BART Metro, which would allow about 50 percent more passengers to ride the rails by 2025, several years after extensions to Antioch and San Jose's Berryessa area are set to open.")
Silicon Valley Mercury News
A Black Friday Conundrum: Why Is SoCal's Harbor Split Between Two Cities?
LA As Subject via KCET
California To Las Vegas "Party Train" Signs Deal With Railroad, Could Hit Tracks In 2013
Washington Post
California's Looming Transportation Funding Crisis
California High Speed Rail Blog
Climate Change Challenges Transportation In The U.S.
Huffington Post
Commentary: Secretary Villaraigosa? The Right Job And The Right Moment Seem To Be Meeting For Antonio Villaraigosa ("Some things just make sense. Like Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa as U.S. Secretary of Transportation.")
NBC San Diego
Developing Regional Mobility Management Centers (67p. PDF : "Explores how transit agencies might seamlessly integrate the information and capabilities of multiple software applications for scheduling and dispatching paratransit services.")
TRB Transit Idea Program
Driving On Sepulveda Boulevard Will Get Even Worse Next Week (If That's Even Possible)
Los Angeles Daily News
"Eastside Access" Projects Under Consideration In Unincorporated East LA ("Unincorporated East Los Angeles residents who attended the East LA Safe Connections Festival on Saturday had the opportunity to learn about transit, pedestrian and bicycle improvement projects under consideration for streets located near Metro Gold Line Stations.")
EGP News
Every City With A Public Transit Network Should Copy Seattle's New Map
Business Insider
Expo Transit Neighborhood Planning Meetings
StreetsBlog LA
The High Desert Corridor Is Back, And This Time It Includes Bikeways?
StreetsBlog LA
High Speed Rail Opponents Scramble For New Legal Strategy
California High Speed Rail Blog
Merced-To-Fresno High-Speed Rail Opponents Rethink Legal Strategy
Fresno Bee
New Directors Chosen For OCTA Board
Dana Point Times
No, Cars Are Not Greener Than Buses (Even Almost-Empty Ones)
Planetizen
OCTA To Vote On Proposal To Raise Bus Fares
Orange County Register
On Harbor Boulevard, A Pretense Of Business As Usual ("Though Orange County's Harbor Boulevard remains little changed, a history of unrest points to its potential to more positively engage with street life beyond the auto." One in an occasional series by Christopher Hawthorne on Southern California's iconic streets)
Los Angeles Times
Parking Concerns Cause Council To Slow Down Car-Sharing Plan
Beach Reporter
Proposed DTLA Streetcar May Be New But Its Concept Is A Century Old
Blog Downtown
SFMTA Board's Final Vote Expected To Grant Free Muni For Low-Income Youth
StreetsBlog SF
Survey Finds Many MTA Employees Have Safety Concerns ("Most agency workers give the agency high marks for safety, but a large majority of mechanics, track workers and others describe their workplace as somewhat safe, not very safe or not safe at all.")
Los Angeles Times
Tolling On Federal Highways ("What are the best arguments for allowing tolling on interstate highways, given the current budget and political climate? What are the best arguments for continuing to bar tolling on existing lanes? Are there better ways to finance highway maintenance? Is there a middle ground to be struck on the issue? What could proponents of interstate tolling offer to opponents to make the notion acceptable?")
National Journal Transportation Experts Blog
Touring Metro's "Lab" With Dave Sutton, Director Of TAP Operations
StreetsBlog LA
Transportation Authority Chief To Retire ("Will Kempton, who has led the OCTA since August 2009, has accepted a position with Transportation California.")
Orange County Register
Transportation Bill Focuses Needed Attention On Infrastructure
Inland Valley News
Two Streetcar Events This Week
Los Angeles Downtown News
What Is The Federal Role?
Better Cities & Towns
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11/21/2012
ExpressLanes Money, Silver Line, Smartphone Ticketing, Measure J, Flexing Funding, TAP, NTSB & More
Can We Please Stop Pretending Cars Are Greener Than Transit?
The Atlantic: Cities
Expedited Procurement Procedures For Emergency Construction Services (118p. PDF)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
GAO: States "Flexing" Fewer Federal Dollars To Transit
StreetsBlog DC
Flexible Funding Continues To Play A Role In Supporting State And Local Transportation Priorities
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Full-Text Report (25p. PDF)
Gondolas Could Be The Next Great Urban Transportation Device
Wired
Here's What Metro Will Do With Its New Toll Lane Money
Curbed LA
Holding Back Floodwaters With A Balloon ("The three-minute procedure, conducted on a chilly morning this month in an airport hangar not far from West Virginia University, was the latest test of a device that may someday help guard real tunnels during disasters -- whether a terrorist strike or a storm like Hurricane Sandy, whose wind-driven surge of water overwhelmed New York City’s subway system, shutting it down for days.")
New York Times
In Transit: School Districts Look To Public Agencies As Transportation Option ("School districts like Seattle, Milwaukee, Chicago, New York and Baltimore are among those that for years have also been using public transit to help students get to and from class. But in a stagnant economy, more school districts are looking to do the same, although skeptics say the jury is still out on just how much money is saved and to what extent children are being jeopardized to realize those savings.")
School Transportation News
More Local Agencies Dealing With TAP, But Metrolink Remains Elusive and A Surfliner Update
StreetsBlog LA
Neighbors Cheer, Jeer Plans For Rose Bowl To Host NFL Games ("Proponents say noise and traffic congestion around the stadium are secondary to the jobs and revenue that would be generated.")
Los Angeles Times
Next Steps For The Bike Movement In Santa Monica (Part 2 Of 2)
StreetsBlog LA
NTSB's Most Wanted List Identifies Top Ten Transportation Challenges For 2013
National Transportation Safety Board Press Release
Silver Line Stroll From Union Station To El Monte (Numerous photos illustrate this tour of the length of the Metro Silver Line)
KCET
Smartphone Ticketing Rolls Out For Train Riders ("The mTicket application is available for both iOS and Android devices.")
IT World
Support For Measure J Increases In Latest Ballot Count, But Still Not Enough ("Measure J, which would extend for three more decades a 30-year, half-cent tax for transportation projects voters originally passed in 2008, now has 65.33% approval, according to the latest update county officials released Tuesday.")
Los Angeles Times
Tons Of Downtowners Want To Vote On Special Streetcar Tax
Curbed LA
A Web-Based Pavement Performance And Maintenance Management And GIS Mapping System For Easy Access To Pavement Condition Information (22p. PDF)
University Of Texas Center For Transportation Research
West County Freeways Open During Holiday
Orange County Register
Why Mayors Should Run The Department Of Transportation
The Atlantic: Cities
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The Atlantic: Cities
Expedited Procurement Procedures For Emergency Construction Services (118p. PDF)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
GAO: States "Flexing" Fewer Federal Dollars To Transit
StreetsBlog DC
Flexible Funding Continues To Play A Role In Supporting State And Local Transportation Priorities
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Full-Text Report (25p. PDF)
Gondolas Could Be The Next Great Urban Transportation Device
Wired
Here's What Metro Will Do With Its New Toll Lane Money
Curbed LA
Holding Back Floodwaters With A Balloon ("The three-minute procedure, conducted on a chilly morning this month in an airport hangar not far from West Virginia University, was the latest test of a device that may someday help guard real tunnels during disasters -- whether a terrorist strike or a storm like Hurricane Sandy, whose wind-driven surge of water overwhelmed New York City’s subway system, shutting it down for days.")
New York Times
In Transit: School Districts Look To Public Agencies As Transportation Option ("School districts like Seattle, Milwaukee, Chicago, New York and Baltimore are among those that for years have also been using public transit to help students get to and from class. But in a stagnant economy, more school districts are looking to do the same, although skeptics say the jury is still out on just how much money is saved and to what extent children are being jeopardized to realize those savings.")
School Transportation News
More Local Agencies Dealing With TAP, But Metrolink Remains Elusive and A Surfliner Update
StreetsBlog LA
Neighbors Cheer, Jeer Plans For Rose Bowl To Host NFL Games ("Proponents say noise and traffic congestion around the stadium are secondary to the jobs and revenue that would be generated.")
Los Angeles Times
Next Steps For The Bike Movement In Santa Monica (Part 2 Of 2)
StreetsBlog LA
NTSB's Most Wanted List Identifies Top Ten Transportation Challenges For 2013
National Transportation Safety Board Press Release
Silver Line Stroll From Union Station To El Monte (Numerous photos illustrate this tour of the length of the Metro Silver Line)
KCET
Smartphone Ticketing Rolls Out For Train Riders ("The mTicket application is available for both iOS and Android devices.")
IT World
Support For Measure J Increases In Latest Ballot Count, But Still Not Enough ("Measure J, which would extend for three more decades a 30-year, half-cent tax for transportation projects voters originally passed in 2008, now has 65.33% approval, according to the latest update county officials released Tuesday.")
Los Angeles Times
Tons Of Downtowners Want To Vote On Special Streetcar Tax
Curbed LA
A Web-Based Pavement Performance And Maintenance Management And GIS Mapping System For Easy Access To Pavement Condition Information (22p. PDF)
University Of Texas Center For Transportation Research
West County Freeways Open During Holiday
Orange County Register
Why Mayors Should Run The Department Of Transportation
The Atlantic: Cities
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11/20/2012
ExpressLanes, Transit & Fossils, AASHTO, Caltrans, CAHSR, I-405 & More
2nd Set Of L.A. Toll Lanes May Open On 10 Freeway By Late January
Los Angeles Times
Amtrak's New App: Does It Actually Make Travel Easier?
The Atlantic: Cities
Anti-Gridlock Group Urges Speeding Up 405 Improvements (Features David Murphy, Angelenos Against Gridlock; Paul Taylor, Deputy CEO of Metro : "The new HOV lane from Orange County to the San Fernando Valley is supposed to speed up commuter traffic on the 405 when it's finally complete. In the meantime, it seems like it'll never be done. The original deadline — Spring of 2013 — has been pushed back until December. Now a group called Angelenos against Gridlock has formed a subsidiary, the Faster 405 campaign.")
KCRW Which Way LA
Board Selects Former FHWA Official As New AASHTO Executive Director
AASHTO Press Release
California's High-Speed Rail Gains Momentum, But Doubts Remain
Stateline
Caltrans Awards Nearly $18M So Low-Income Residents Can Take Transit To Work
Mass Transit
Culver City Police Announce Parking Alert For USC Football Game Saturday
Culver City Patch
Cyclists Find Fault With Alhambra's Draft Bike Plan
Pasadena Star-News
Debate Over High-Speed Rail Project In CA (video)
Washington Post
Funding Uncertainty Plagues Highways, But They Still Get Built
StreetsBlog Network
How Is A Mastodon Like A Bus?: Local Transit Planning Impacts Los Angeles' Paleontological Record (An in-depth look at how subway construction has yielded important scientific clues about prehistoric Los Angeles)
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog
Judge Rejects Bid To Halt California High-Speed Rail Project
Los Angeles Times
National Cooperative Highway Research Program At 50 Years: Anniversary Video (video)
The National Academies via YouTube
New Transit Station Proves Imperative For Some Students ("CSUN’s transit station is currently comprised of four different bays: the first bay, located where the 741 Rapid stops, the second bay, located where the Metrolink shuttle stops, the third bay, located where the 167 Metro Line stops, and the fourth bay, used by the 787 Antelope Valley express bus.")
California State University, Northridge Daily Sundial
Opinion: For California Bullet Train, More Backtracking
Los Angeles Daily News
Poll: 75% Of NYC Residents Approve Of Subway's Sandy Response
The Hill
Review Of FRA's Requirements For High Speed Rail Stakeholder Agreements (18p. PDF)
U.S. DOT Office Of The Inspector General
Rumors Antonio Villaraigosa Could Add Cabinet To Résumé ("With LaHood’s future up in the air and Villaraigosa’s pedigree as a leader in the transportation sector due to his unprecedented rail expansion in the nation’s car capital, the Department of Transportation seems to many Washington observers the most obvious landing spot for the term-limited mayor.")
Los Angeles Times
Amtrak's New App: Does It Actually Make Travel Easier?
The Atlantic: Cities
Anti-Gridlock Group Urges Speeding Up 405 Improvements (Features David Murphy, Angelenos Against Gridlock; Paul Taylor, Deputy CEO of Metro : "The new HOV lane from Orange County to the San Fernando Valley is supposed to speed up commuter traffic on the 405 when it's finally complete. In the meantime, it seems like it'll never be done. The original deadline — Spring of 2013 — has been pushed back until December. Now a group called Angelenos against Gridlock has formed a subsidiary, the Faster 405 campaign.")
KCRW Which Way LA
Board Selects Former FHWA Official As New AASHTO Executive Director
AASHTO Press Release
California's High-Speed Rail Gains Momentum, But Doubts Remain
Stateline
Caltrans Awards Nearly $18M So Low-Income Residents Can Take Transit To Work
Mass Transit
Culver City Police Announce Parking Alert For USC Football Game Saturday
Culver City Patch
Cyclists Find Fault With Alhambra's Draft Bike Plan
Pasadena Star-News
Debate Over High-Speed Rail Project In CA (video)
Washington Post
Funding Uncertainty Plagues Highways, But They Still Get Built
StreetsBlog Network
How Is A Mastodon Like A Bus?: Local Transit Planning Impacts Los Angeles' Paleontological Record (An in-depth look at how subway construction has yielded important scientific clues about prehistoric Los Angeles)
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog
Judge Rejects Bid To Halt California High-Speed Rail Project
Los Angeles Times
National Cooperative Highway Research Program At 50 Years: Anniversary Video (video)
The National Academies via YouTube
New Transit Station Proves Imperative For Some Students ("CSUN’s transit station is currently comprised of four different bays: the first bay, located where the 741 Rapid stops, the second bay, located where the Metrolink shuttle stops, the third bay, located where the 167 Metro Line stops, and the fourth bay, used by the 787 Antelope Valley express bus.")
California State University, Northridge Daily Sundial
Opinion: For California Bullet Train, More Backtracking
Los Angeles Daily News
Poll: 75% Of NYC Residents Approve Of Subway's Sandy Response
The Hill
Review Of FRA's Requirements For High Speed Rail Stakeholder Agreements (18p. PDF)
U.S. DOT Office Of The Inspector General
Rumors Antonio Villaraigosa Could Add Cabinet To Résumé ("With LaHood’s future up in the air and Villaraigosa’s pedigree as a leader in the transportation sector due to his unprecedented rail expansion in the nation’s car capital, the Department of Transportation seems to many Washington observers the most obvious landing spot for the term-limited mayor.")
Politico
Valet Parking Regulations To Be Considered By City Of Los Angeles
Los Angeles Times
Which States Are Breaking Free From Oil Dependence? NRDC Ranks All 50 (California is #1 : features SCAG's Sustainable Communities Strategy, highlighting "12 major transit expansion projects in Los Angeles over the next 10 years.")
StreetsBlog DC
Fighting Oil Addiction: Ranking States' Gasoline Price Vulnerability And Solutions For Change (29p. PDF)
Natural Resources Defense Council
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Valet Parking Regulations To Be Considered By City Of Los Angeles
Los Angeles Times
Which States Are Breaking Free From Oil Dependence? NRDC Ranks All 50 (California is #1 : features SCAG's Sustainable Communities Strategy, highlighting "12 major transit expansion projects in Los Angeles over the next 10 years.")
StreetsBlog DC
Fighting Oil Addiction: Ranking States' Gasoline Price Vulnerability And Solutions For Change (29p. PDF)
Natural Resources Defense Council
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.
11/19/2012
Westside Subway, ExpressLanes, Gold Line Eastside, OCTA, Rose Bowl & More
Artificial Intelligence Applications To Critical Transportation Issues (156p. PDF)
Transportation Research Board
Bev Hills School District, Bleeding Money, Files Another Lawsuit Against The Subway
Curbed LA
BHUSD Files Federal Suit Against Westside Subway Extension
Beverly Hills Courier
City Approves Huge Universal Studios Expansion
Curbed LA
DC's Massive New Transportation Experiment Starts Tomorrow
The Atlantic: Cities
Doing The Math On "Lexus Lanes" ("Congestion pricing pencils out for those who want to travel faster. And it takes some of the burden of funding transit off the poor.")
Los Angeles Times
East L.A. Festival Mixes Bicycling, Safety & Fun ("The festival is part of a $9 million project designed to encourage and improve pedestrian and bicycle access to Gold Line station in East L.A.")
Eastsider LA
Florida And California Transportation Projects Named Best In Country: $10,000 Prizes Awarded For Innovative Bridge Replacement And Strong Communications Plan ("The California Department of Transportation earned the judges' Grand Prize award for its I-405/Sepulveda Pass—Mulholland Bridge Demolition project (better known as "Carmageddon").")
AASHTO Press Release
Kansas City Citizens Help Fund Civic Project With Donations ("Right now, he's working on getting local businesses involved in raising $75 million for the new streetcar system.")
American Public Media Marketplace
Los Angeles Walks Moseys Into Leimert Park, Speaks With Residents About Aspirations For Their Neighborhoods
StreetsBlog LA
OCTA CEO Will Kempton Announces Retirement ("Kempton, who has led OCTA since August 2009, has accepted the position of executive director for Transportation California and plans to leave the agency on Feb. 28.")
OCTA
O.C. Transportation Chief Applies The Breaks
San Juan Capistrano Patch
One For The Dustbin: The 85th Percentile In Traffic Engineering
StreetsBlog Network
Opinion: New DOT Chief Could Set Tone For Transportation
Bloomberg via Tampa Bay Online
Pains, Trains And Automobiles ("Commuters trying to get to and from Manhattan are faced with hours-long ordeals after Superstorm Sandy shut down many transit options, overloading the remaining lines.")
Los Angeles Times
Pasadena Considers Whether To Host NFL Team At Rose Bowl ("The City Council plans a hearing to discuss whether the infusion of revenue would be worth the traffic and noise that games would produce.")
Los Angeles Times
Poll: Who Should Be The Next U.S. Transportation Secretary?
StreetsBlog DC
Settlement Reached Between Homeowners, LADOT On Expo Bikeway
StreetsBlog LA
Should The Feds Have A Unit To Support Public-Private Partnerships?
Next American City
Toll Unsettles Los Angeles Motorists Used To "Free" In Freeways
New York Times
Why Are Mass-Transit Mobile Sites Such A Pain In The Seat?
Read Write Web
Will Driverless Cars Dominate Our Future?
National Geographic
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Transportation Research Board
Bev Hills School District, Bleeding Money, Files Another Lawsuit Against The Subway
Curbed LA
BHUSD Files Federal Suit Against Westside Subway Extension
Beverly Hills Courier
City Approves Huge Universal Studios Expansion
Curbed LA
DC's Massive New Transportation Experiment Starts Tomorrow
The Atlantic: Cities
Doing The Math On "Lexus Lanes" ("Congestion pricing pencils out for those who want to travel faster. And it takes some of the burden of funding transit off the poor.")
Los Angeles Times
East L.A. Festival Mixes Bicycling, Safety & Fun ("The festival is part of a $9 million project designed to encourage and improve pedestrian and bicycle access to Gold Line station in East L.A.")
Eastsider LA
Florida And California Transportation Projects Named Best In Country: $10,000 Prizes Awarded For Innovative Bridge Replacement And Strong Communications Plan ("The California Department of Transportation earned the judges' Grand Prize award for its I-405/Sepulveda Pass—Mulholland Bridge Demolition project (better known as "Carmageddon").")
AASHTO Press Release
Kansas City Citizens Help Fund Civic Project With Donations ("Right now, he's working on getting local businesses involved in raising $75 million for the new streetcar system.")
American Public Media Marketplace
Los Angeles Walks Moseys Into Leimert Park, Speaks With Residents About Aspirations For Their Neighborhoods
StreetsBlog LA
OCTA CEO Will Kempton Announces Retirement ("Kempton, who has led OCTA since August 2009, has accepted the position of executive director for Transportation California and plans to leave the agency on Feb. 28.")
OCTA
O.C. Transportation Chief Applies The Breaks
San Juan Capistrano Patch
One For The Dustbin: The 85th Percentile In Traffic Engineering
StreetsBlog Network
Opinion: New DOT Chief Could Set Tone For Transportation
Bloomberg via Tampa Bay Online
Pains, Trains And Automobiles ("Commuters trying to get to and from Manhattan are faced with hours-long ordeals after Superstorm Sandy shut down many transit options, overloading the remaining lines.")
Los Angeles Times
Pasadena Considers Whether To Host NFL Team At Rose Bowl ("The City Council plans a hearing to discuss whether the infusion of revenue would be worth the traffic and noise that games would produce.")
Los Angeles Times
Poll: Who Should Be The Next U.S. Transportation Secretary?
StreetsBlog DC
Settlement Reached Between Homeowners, LADOT On Expo Bikeway
StreetsBlog LA
Should The Feds Have A Unit To Support Public-Private Partnerships?
Next American City
Toll Unsettles Los Angeles Motorists Used To "Free" In Freeways
New York Times
Why Are Mass-Transit Mobile Sites Such A Pain In The Seat?
Read Write Web
Will Driverless Cars Dominate Our Future?
National Geographic
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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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