405 Freeway Renovation Causes More Traffic: Lanes On Wilshire Boulevard Have Been Closed For Construction, Prolonging Students' Commute
UCLA Daily Bruin
America's Low Gas Prices: A Global Perspective
Infrastructurist
APTA Awards: 2011 Call For Nominations (deadline is April 22)
APTA
Budget Woes Could Stop Transportation Projects In Their Tracks (audio)
KCRW Which Way LA?
Cities Build Airport Cities -- "Aerotropolises" -- For Growth
USA Today
Crenshaw/LAX Line: The Next Great LA Train Battle?
Curbed LA
Developer Still Fighting For Transit Village Project
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
DOT Stimulus Obligations Hit $45.5 Billion: Some Passenger Rail Grants From 2009 Economic Package Still Open
Journal Of Commerce
Even A Guy Who Writes About Road Repair Can Win A Pulitzer
Transportation Nation
Expo Line To Public: Watch Out For That Train
KABC-7
The Failure Of Regionalism
Transport Politic
Freeway Air Pollution May Cause You To Forget That You Read This
AltTransport
Future Stations Of The Past: Downtown's 1968 "Metroport" & Express Service To LAX
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog
How To Get A Bike Rack Or Corral On Your Street
Southern California Public Radio
It's Not Easy Being Green: Community Opposition, Funding Hamper Expansion For Green Line
StreetsBlog LA
LA Metro Shows Off Its New Expo Light Rail Line
Southern California Public Radio
L.A.'s Expo Line Is Halfway To The Sea: How You Can Make Sure It Gets There (includes several photos of this week's trial runs, station design, employees)
GOOD
Metro Sets More Subway Advisory Group Meetings: The Beverly Hills Meeting Is Scheduled For April 26 At The Public Library
Beverly Hills Patch
More Economic Output "Bang" For Our Investment "Buck" (by Antonio Villaraigosa : "I'm thrilled to provide updates on two infrastructure projects: one at the Port of Los Angeles, and one at Los Angeles International Airport. Combined, these projects will create nearly 50,000 jobs for Los Angeles and billions in economic output.")
Huffington Post
New Construction At LAX Generates Almost 40,000 Local Jobs (3p. PDF)
Los Angeles World Airports News Release
LAX Airfield And Terminal Construction Projects (47p. PDF)
Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation
Obama: Do We Want To Be Pothole Nation?
Talking Points Memo
Pam O'Connor, Other Elected Officials Tour Expo Line Station: Safety Was Emphasized During Monday Morning Test
Santa Monica Patch
Planning To Avert A Downtown Parking Crutch
Santa Monica Lookout
President Obama Visit Expected To Impact Traffic Near UCLA On April 21
UCLA Newsroom
The Right Price For Parking (video)
StreetsFilms
San Pedro Bridge Wears Out Welcome
Daily Breeze
State's Financial Crisis Could Cut Off Funding ("The Metropolitan Transportation Authority and other agencies could run out of money to complete the San Fernando Valley's Orange Line bus extension and the 405 Freeway widening project because of the state's budget crisis, officials are warning. The future of those two projects, along with the first phase of building the Expo light-rail line, relies on the sale of state bonds that were approved by voters in 2006.")
Los Angeles Daily News
Tagger Vandalizes Little Tokyo Gold Line Station; Ties To Graffiti Art Exhibit Suspected
Los Angeles Times
Tagging Outside An L.A. Street Art Exhibit Fuels Debate: Authorities Say The Downtown Los Angeles Show Has Spawned A Rash Of Tagging Near The Museum. The Museum Says Such "Anarchic" Work Was Anticipated And Is Being Cleaned Up
Los Angeles Times
These Are Not Just Stamps -- They're 16 Ways To Help The Planet (Public transportation is featured on postage stamps as one way to "go green.")
U.S. Postal Service
A Two-Year Transportation Bill? Some Say It's A Better Deal
StreetsBlog DC
Two Years Better For Transportation
New Republic
8 Railroad Innovations Promoting Environmental Awareness (photo-essay)
Huffington Post
$100 Million For HUD Sustainability Program Survives In This Year's Budget
StreetsBlog DC
Amtrak Taps Into Rail Fan Base To Boost Security
Wall Street Journal
Changes Coming At Metrolink
Riding In Riverside
CicLAvia 2011: Los Angelenos Take Back The Streets (video : "Freedom, fun, fellowship and community were just some of the answers Rob Adams got when he asked Angelenos from all walks life what CicLAvia meant to them.")
StreetFilms
A Community-Visioning Approach To Support The Collaborative Decision-Making Framework For Transportation Investments (webinar : May 25, 2011)
Transportation Research Board
East Hollywood's Neglected Santa Monica Boulevard May Get Some Love
Curbed LA
Fixing A Leaky Roof (Or A Pothole) ("How can infrastructure advocates overcome the political reality that fixing a leaky roof, or a pothole, is just plain boring? Does the public need to weigh in? Or can the discussions be had among just elected officials and the transportation community? Do officials at the federal and state transportation departments need to be more up front about where their allotted transportation money is going if they are to justify the need for more? Do tight budgets help or hurt the conversation?")
National Journal Transportation Blog
The Future Is Bright ("The future looks as clear as the carpool lane for the City of Angels, whether in 10 years or 30. By investing deeply in new transportation options and building on the very stylish historic infrastructure that’s here, Los Angeles could soon return to its former glory. “In the long run, the Metro will reach every part of the county and create an interconnectivity that we never had,” says Zane. “The economic efficiency of that, as well as the environmental benefits, will be extraordinary. We always had the best weather. Now we’ll have the best transportation system and cleaner air. Who can compete with that?”)
GOOD
Read GOOD Issue 23: The Swollen Beast That Is Los Angeles
GOOD
How Social Media Fits Into Los Angeles' Crisis Communication Strategy
Emergency Management
LA Plaza Opens Its Doors To LA's Mexican History
Blog Downtown
Lost And Unused Metrocards Add Up To $52 Million A Year In NYC
Transportation Nation
Out Of Disaster, A Burst Of Enthusiasm For Cycling
New York Times
Port Of L.A. Races To Prep For Panama Canal Expansion
USC Annenberg Neon Tommy
Questions About New Starts/Small Starts Program Cuts In The Final FY11 Continuing ResolutionReconnecting America
"Smarter Traveler" App Manages Traffic Flow
The City Fix
State Legislators Advocate For High-Speed Rail, Caltrain Collaboration
Pacifica Patch
Suburban Commuter Rail: Politically Attractive, Functionally Repulsive
StreetsBlog Network
Test Train Rolls Out For Preview Of New LA Metro Expo Light Rail Line
Southern California Public Radio
Vandals Allegedly Do $5,000 Damage To MTA Bus
Daily Breeze
What If You Had 72 Hours To Transform Your City?
GOOD
After A Compromise, Where Does The Public Sector Head?
Transport Politic
Are Gas Prices Really That High? (infographic map comparing United States to the rest of the world)
Flowing Data
Bikes Make Tracks On Metro Trains
Zev Yaroslavsky, Los Angeles County Supervisor, Third District
Cal State Offers Big-Picture View Of Inland Logistics ("California consumes 2 million gallons of gasoline and diesel fuel every hour." : overview of the 2011 Southern California Transportation and Logistics Summit, organized by Cal State San Bernardino's Leonard Transportation Center)
Riverside Press-Enterprise
California: The Last Hope For High-Speed Rail
Metro Magazine
Critical Agreement Executed For Foothill Extension Light Rail Project ("The execution of a critically-needed agreement between the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) and BNSF Railway (BNSF) that will result in BNSF abandoning their rights to use the corridor between (roughly) the future Arcadia and Irwindale Stations along the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension from Pasadena to Azusa.")
PR-USA
Double Digit Rise In Gas Prices Marks Largest Savings In Nearly Three Years -- Giving Public Transit Riders Economic Edge
APTA Press Release
Downtown Long Beach Transit Mall To Reopen After $7M Revamp
Long Beach Press-Telegram
Editorial: Public Transit: Use It Or Lose It
Daily Breeze
Funding Approved For Downtown LA Streetcar Project
KABC-7
How To Get Where You're Going: Bicycling Becomes Collective
LAist
L.A. MTA Faces Tough Crowd In Lawndale Over Green Line
USC Annenberg Neon Tommy
Los Angeles To Slather Its Rooftops With Solar Panels
Grist
Market Forces ("During last year’s CicLAvia, local merchants, ever shortsighted, assumed that minus cars, there’d be no business. Statistics, in fact, suggest the opposite, that catering to cyclists is better for most businesses than depending on drivers.")
Orange 20
Metro Gold Line Extension Reaches Milestone
Examiner
Metro Green Line Extension Plans Meet Resistance At Lawndale Meeting
Daily Breeze
Metro Transit Ridership Down Across The Board
LA Observed
MTA Bus Ridership Declines In Recession
Los Angeles Times
Rail Service Plan For LAX Still Has Hurdles: More Than 15 Years After The Green Line Opened, An Extension Into The Airport Is Being Considered. But Cost And Logistical Problems Remain ("The new focus on rail in the area is being spurred by plans to build the Crenshaw Line, which would run through Southwest L.A. and Inglewood and intersect with the Green Line. This project would extend the Green Line to the corner of Century and Aviation boulevards, about 1.5 miles from the airport. The key question is how to close the remaining gap. Planners say they are studying all options, including building a light-rail line directly into the central terminus.")
Los Angeles Times
The Rising Price Of Gas Is The Talk Of The Nation (A roundup of stories and mitigation measures from around the country)
StreetsBlog Network
Senate Introduces A Narrower Bill For Wider Sidwalks
StreetsBlog DC
Sic Transit Gloria: A Bus Museum Fails To Gain Traction ("We think buses are the greatest thing since sliced bread," Mr. Medaglia says. "The public doesn't quite see it that way." So for now, much of the museum's collection sits parked behind the battered metal doors of a dank warehouse here" in Fremont, California)
Wall Street Journal
Transportation System Creates Great Trips (Six bus and rail lines to and from downtown and USC that take you to the places you want to go, without a car)
USC Daily Trojan
Urban Bikeway Design Guide A Promising Tool For Cities
Mobilizing The Region
NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide
The 13 Best U.S. Cities For Public Transit
Shareable
50 Years Ago This Week: The Story And Photos From The Last Day Of Red Car Service & First Day Of Bus Service To Long Beach
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog
2011 Marks Pair Of Anniversaries For CA State Railroad Museum (Sacramento's "three-story, 100,000-square-foot, brick museum...receives more than 500,000 visitors per year.")
Valley Community Newspapers
Agreement Moves Metro Gold Line Project Forward
Pasadena Star-News
America Needs A Six-Year Transportation Blueprint
U.S. DOT Fast Lane Blog
Approvals For L.A.'s Downtown Football Stadium Could Take A Year, Report Says
Los Angeles Times
Bone Bungling At Old Cemetery: Native Americans Get Short Shrift As LA Plaza Downtown Opens Under A Cloud
LA Weekly
California Aims To Improve Predictions For Traffic Jams
Government Technology
Car Sharing Start-Ups Bask In Zipcar's I.P.O. Glow
New York Times
Come Out And Play: Let's Help CicLAvia Become More Friendly To Kids And Walkers
StreetsBlog LA
Gas Prices Could Soon Break July 2008 Record
USA Today
Gov. Brown Signs Law Requiring 33% Of Energy Be Renewable By 2020: The California Law Increases A Previous Mandate Of 20% Renewable Energy. U.S. Energy Secretary Calls The Law A Model For Other States, and An Industry Group Says It Could Create 100,000 Jobs
Los Angeles Times
Highway Funding Is At Risk
Wall Street Journal
L.A. On Bicycles -- "Life Is Good!": Montebello And East Los Angeles Bicyclists Take part In Second CicLAvia
EGP News
Long-Term Strategies Emerge For Caltrain
San Mateo Daily Journal
[D.C.] Metro Hikes Not Keeping People From Riding During Peak Hours ("A new report from Metro shows that ridership hasn't really been affected by the fares implemented last year and that only 3 percent of trips have moved from the busiest times, in the morning and evening.")
WAMU
Metro Takes Ownership Of Union Station ("Coming on board to head up the planning process will be Cal Hollis, who Metro is hiring away from the sinking ship of the Community Redevelopment Agency.")
Blog Downtown
Metrolink Proposes Additional Service In Southern California
Ventura County Star
Moving Beyond The Automobile: Road Diet (video)
StreetFilms
NAACP Calls For Probe Of Highway Stimulus Inequities: Judge Upholds Caltrans Program To Help Minority And Women-Owned Businesses ("The Riverside Branch of the NAACP is asking for an investigation into what it calls a “systemic pattern of excluding” minority and women-owned businesses from federal highway stimulus projects.")
Black Voice News
New Survey: Americans (Mostly) Prefer Smart Growth To Sprawl
Infrastructurist
Practices In The Development And Deployment Of Downtown Circulators (123p. PDF)
Transit Cooperative Research Program
Should Inaccessible Employers Subsidize Transit?
Human Transit
University Transportation Centers: Solving Today's Problems, Developing Tomorrow's Transportation Professionals ("Another terrific benefit of DOT's partnership with universities across America is that while we're helping academic experts deliver real-world solutions to market, we're also developing the next generation of transportation professionals among students. I can't tell you how important that is to the safety and economic competitiveness of future generations of Americans.")
U.S. DOT Fast Lane Blog
Westlake Village Marks Start Of $1.6 Million Interchange Project
Ventura County Star
Where Now For HSR Funding?
California High Speed Rail Blog
