40 Years Ago Today: DASH Debuts as Mini-Bus In Downtown Los Angeles
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog
Car Sharing Goes Electric
GOOD
Cargo Surge Takes A Holiday At L.A., Long Beach Ports
Los Angeles Times
Carnahan And LaTourette Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Bolster Transit Service
StreetsBlog DC
Computer Benefits Work For Us (new website launch : "The commuter benefit is an employer-provided federal tax benefit that allows working families to save money on their daily commute, saves businesses of all sizes critical dollars that can be reinvested to create new jobs, helps reduce traffic congestion and improve air quality, saves energy and enhances our national security. However, without immediate Congressional action the future of the transit portion of the commuter benefit, at its current level, is in jeopardy.")
Cost Of California's High-Speed Rail Could Triple According To New Report
Railroad.net
Cuomo Seems To Be Zeroing In On "Surprising" Choice For Next NY MTA Chair
Transportation Nation
Dems Use Amtrak Ridership Numbers In Privatization Fight
The Hill
Ex-Glendale Mayor Larry Zarian Dies At 73 ("[Zarian] served as a member and chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. He also was tapped by President Reagan to serve on the National Highway Safety Commission and was appointed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to the California Transportation Commission.")
Los Angeles Daily News
A Focused Approach To Safety: Guidebook (48p. PDF : "The Federal Highway Administration has developed the Focused Approach to Safety in order to better address the most critical safety challenges by devoting additional attention to high-priority States. The purpose of the Focused Approach is to further decrease the number of fatalities and serious injuries on the Nation's highways through a more targeted delivery of technical assistance and resources.")
Federal Highway Administration
Former Glendale Mayor Larry Zarian Dies Of Cancer: The 73-Year-Old Once Known As "The People's Mayor" Was Active Throughout The Community
Glendale News-Press
For The Love Of Cities: The Love Affair Between People And Their Places
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog
GM To Bicyclists: We're Sorry We Offended You
Transportation Nation
LaHood: Communities Should Embrace Next-Gen Bikeway Design Guide
StreetsBlog DC
LaHood To Lawmakers: Pass Transportation Portions Of The Jobs Act
The Hill
Lawmakers File Bill To Give Local Transit Systems Funding "Flexibility"
The Hill
Light Rail Builder Outlaws Sponsored Trips To Asia For Board Members
Downey Beat
The Lost Hills Of Downtown Los Angeles
LA as Subject via KCET
Metrolink CEO John Fenton Talks About Safety Culture (audio interview)
Progressive Railroading
New Roads Post-Storm Make New Orleans Cycling City
Associated Press
Open Letter To Gov. Jerry Brown -- And A Challenge To Meet With L.A. Cyclists
Biking In LA
Operations Transparency: Acting On Public Transportation Data ("Public transit operators need to start implementing operations transparency in order to maximise customer satisfaction and on-time performance."
Computer World (U.K.)
Ray LaHood Rules Out Running For Office After Cabinet Term
Los Angeles Times
Ray LaHood Won't Stay At USDOT Past 2012
StreetsBlog DC
RENEWing LA Through CicLAvia
Huffington Post
Science, Traffic Merge At Convention Center This Weekend
Orlando Sentinel
18th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems: Keeping The Economy Moving
ITS World Congress
Streetcar Serenity ("In some places, streetcar and light rail opponents have now shifted their argument from complaining that the new transit vehicles will be too noisy to complaining that they will be too quiet.")
The Atlantic: Cities
Subway Or Rail Delays Make You Late Again? Wake Up Earlier If Delays Occur On Your Regular Rail, Subway Or Bus Routes!
Travalarm App
"Subway Surfer" Becomes A Mini-Celebrity, Worrying Transit Officials
New York Times
Transpo Committee Dems Submit Deficit-Reduction Ideas To Super Committee
StreetsBlog DC
A Transportation Bill That Freezes Funding Is A Bill That Reduces Funding ("The American Crisis In Transportation Coalition is opposing the latest proposal from Congressman John Mica to freeze transportation spending at current levels in the next surface transportation bill, calling the proposal irresponsible and unresponsibe to the transportation needs of America.")
MarketWatch
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood To Leave Obama Cabinet At End Of President's Term
Washington Post
Transportation Secretary To Leave Post After 2012
Wall Street Journal
Travel Apps Come Top In Consumer Satisfaction League
Tnooz
Why Ranking Cities Can Be Such A Tricky Business
The Atlantic: Cities
Why Walkable Cities Aren't Always The Ones You'd Think
The Atlantic: Cities
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10/14/2011
10/13/2011
Blue Line, Infrastructure Bank, Smart Transportation Apps, El Monte, DOTs & HSR, Climate Change & More
Arceo Walk, Small Investment, Big Changes In El Monte
StreetsBlog LA
Can Smart Transportation Apps Curb Greenhouse Gases?
Government Technology
Wireless And The Environment: A Review Of Opportunities And Challenges (71p. PDF)
BSR / CTIA
DOT And The States: Knee-Deep In The Business Of American High-Speed Rail
U.S. DOT Fast Lane Blog
Federal Transportation Funding And Policy Update
Transportation Issues Daily
Flooded Bus Barns And Buckled Rails: Public Transportation And Climate Change Adaptation (128p. PDF)
U.S. Federal Transit Administration
FTA Chooses Crenshaw Line For Federal Fast Track, Will It Lead To Faster Start Date?
StreetsBlog LA
Highway Trust Fund Opposition Loses Talking Point
Politico
House Leader Says Obama Infrastructure Bank Proposal Is "Dead On Arrival"
Washington Post
Jobs Council Pushes I-Bank, Transport Spending
Journal Of Commerce
LaHood: Rail-Trails Are The Best Health Care Program
StreetsBlog DC
La Verne And Industry Swap Transportation Funds For Solar Carport Project
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Las Vegas RTC Launches Tourist-Friendly Website
StreetsBlog LA
Can Smart Transportation Apps Curb Greenhouse Gases?
Government Technology
Wireless And The Environment: A Review Of Opportunities And Challenges (71p. PDF)
BSR / CTIA
DOT And The States: Knee-Deep In The Business Of American High-Speed Rail
U.S. DOT Fast Lane Blog
Federal Transportation Funding And Policy Update
Transportation Issues Daily
Flooded Bus Barns And Buckled Rails: Public Transportation And Climate Change Adaptation (128p. PDF)
U.S. Federal Transit Administration
FTA Chooses Crenshaw Line For Federal Fast Track, Will It Lead To Faster Start Date?
StreetsBlog LA
Highway Trust Fund Opposition Loses Talking Point
Politico
House Leader Says Obama Infrastructure Bank Proposal Is "Dead On Arrival"
Washington Post
Jobs Council Pushes I-Bank, Transport Spending
Journal Of Commerce
LaHood: Rail-Trails Are The Best Health Care Program
StreetsBlog DC
La Verne And Industry Swap Transportation Funds For Solar Carport Project
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Las Vegas RTC Launches Tourist-Friendly Website
Metro Magazine
New GAO Report: All States Are "Donees" When It Comes To Highways
StreetsBlog DC
Highway Trust Fund: All States Received More Funding Than They Contributed In Highway Taxes From 2005 To 2009 (38p. PDF)
U.S. Government Accountability Office
New GAO Report: All States Are "Donees" When It Comes To Highways
StreetsBlog DC
Highway Trust Fund: All States Received More Funding Than They Contributed In Highway Taxes From 2005 To 2009 (38p. PDF)
U.S. Government Accountability Office
ABC News
Secrets Of The Metro: A Gratuitous Plug For The Blue Line
Militant Angeleno
Tax-Increment Financing: The Need For Increased Transparency And Accountability In Local Economic Development Subsidies (50p. PDF)
U.S. PIRG
Transit-Oriented And Joint Development: Case Studies And Legal Issues (38p. PDF)
Transit Cooperative Research Program
Secrets Of The Metro: A Gratuitous Plug For The Blue Line
Militant Angeleno
Tax-Increment Financing: The Need For Increased Transparency And Accountability In Local Economic Development Subsidies (50p. PDF)
U.S. PIRG
Transit-Oriented And Joint Development: Case Studies And Legal Issues (38p. PDF)
Transit Cooperative Research Program
Los Angeles Daily News
Virgil Village Set To Get A Little Friendlier Toward Non-Drivers
Curbed LA
Will New Infrastructure Funding Survive The Demise Of Obama's Jobs Bill?
StreetsBlog DC
Virgil Village Set To Get A Little Friendlier Toward Non-Drivers
Curbed LA
Will New Infrastructure Funding Survive The Demise Of Obama's Jobs Bill?
StreetsBlog DC
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10/12/2011
Crenshaw/LAX, LA History Comes Alive, Farmers Field, High-Speed Rail Funding, 710 Freeway, Transit Funding, Westwood & More
America's Commutes Start Earlier And Last Longer
BBC (U.K.)
Ban Hybrids From The Fast Lane, And Everyone Slows Down
New York Times
California GOP Looks To Pull Back Millions In High-Speed Rail Funding
The Hill
CicLAvia: Where's Next?
StreetsBlog LA
Exposition Park Could Get A Space Shuttle Skyscraper
Curbed LA
Feds To Expedite Approval Time For Crenshaw/LAX Light Rail
Daily Breeze
Freeway Ramps? Longer Trains? Traffic Requests Around Farmers Field Already Adding Up
Blog Downtown
GM To College Students: Stop Pedaling, Start Driving ("GM is trying to convince college students that driving a Buick is hipper than riding a fixie.")
StreetsBlog DC
House To Consider Infrastructure Bank Proposal (House Committee hearing today)
The Hill
Kicking Hybrids Out Of Carpool Lanes Backfires, Slowing Traffic For All
UC Berkeley Newscenter
Dual Influences On Vehicle Speeds In Special-Use Lanes And Policy Implications (25p. PDF)
UC Berkeley Institute Of Transportation Studies
L.A. Parking Lots Facing More City Regulations Under Proposed Law
Los Angeles Daily News
Los Angeles History Comes Alive All Day, All In One Place: Next Week's LA As Subject Annual Archives Bazaar Will Be Largest Ever
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog
Obama Shows The Crenshaw Line Some Love, Speeds It Up
Curbed LA
Pavement Finally Hardens: 710 Fwy North At 105 Fwy Reopens
Daily Breeze
Reroute.It Clarifies Cost, Benefits Of Travel Choices ("When choosing between walking, biking, hailing a cab, taking the bus, or driving my own car for trips around town, a new app aims to put the relevant costs and benefits of these choices—to me and to society and the planet—at my fingertips.")
Greater Greater Washington
Transportation Projects Chosen For Federal Fast-Tracking Lean Multi-Modal ("LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has become a champion for federal loan programs because of his zeal to expand transit in his city. The Crenshaw/LAX project is a cornerstone of his efforts and will provide a critical transit connection to the airport. The city has done a good job attracting federal interest and assistance, and the FTA is already helping them shorten the approval time for the project.")
StreetsBlog DC
UCLA's city LAB Presents Two Visions Of A More Urban, Pedestrian-Friendly Westwood
UCLA Daily Bruin
U.S. Neighborhoods Struggle With Health Threats From Traffic Pollution: Government Scientists Are Investigating The Connection Between Air Pollution And An Array Of Health Effects, Including Asthma, Heart Disease And Autism
Scientific American
What Do The NBC Lockout And A Dark Staples Center Mean For Downtown?
Blog Downtown
What The Cycling Movement Can Learn From Occupy Wall Street
StreetsBlog Network
BBC (U.K.)
Ban Hybrids From The Fast Lane, And Everyone Slows Down
New York Times
California GOP Looks To Pull Back Millions In High-Speed Rail Funding
The Hill
CicLAvia: Where's Next?
StreetsBlog LA
Exposition Park Could Get A Space Shuttle Skyscraper
Curbed LA
Feds To Expedite Approval Time For Crenshaw/LAX Light Rail
Daily Breeze
Freeway Ramps? Longer Trains? Traffic Requests Around Farmers Field Already Adding Up
Blog Downtown
GM To College Students: Stop Pedaling, Start Driving ("GM is trying to convince college students that driving a Buick is hipper than riding a fixie.")
StreetsBlog DC
House To Consider Infrastructure Bank Proposal (House Committee hearing today)
The Hill
Kicking Hybrids Out Of Carpool Lanes Backfires, Slowing Traffic For All
UC Berkeley Newscenter
Dual Influences On Vehicle Speeds In Special-Use Lanes And Policy Implications (25p. PDF)
UC Berkeley Institute Of Transportation Studies
L.A. Parking Lots Facing More City Regulations Under Proposed Law
Los Angeles Daily News
Los Angeles History Comes Alive All Day, All In One Place: Next Week's LA As Subject Annual Archives Bazaar Will Be Largest Ever
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog
Obama Shows The Crenshaw Line Some Love, Speeds It Up
Curbed LA
Pavement Finally Hardens: 710 Fwy North At 105 Fwy Reopens
Daily Breeze
Reroute.It Clarifies Cost, Benefits Of Travel Choices ("When choosing between walking, biking, hailing a cab, taking the bus, or driving my own car for trips around town, a new app aims to put the relevant costs and benefits of these choices—to me and to society and the planet—at my fingertips.")
Greater Greater Washington
Transportation Projects Chosen For Federal Fast-Tracking Lean Multi-Modal ("LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has become a champion for federal loan programs because of his zeal to expand transit in his city. The Crenshaw/LAX project is a cornerstone of his efforts and will provide a critical transit connection to the airport. The city has done a good job attracting federal interest and assistance, and the FTA is already helping them shorten the approval time for the project.")
StreetsBlog DC
UCLA's city LAB Presents Two Visions Of A More Urban, Pedestrian-Friendly Westwood
UCLA Daily Bruin
U.S. Neighborhoods Struggle With Health Threats From Traffic Pollution: Government Scientists Are Investigating The Connection Between Air Pollution And An Array Of Health Effects, Including Asthma, Heart Disease And Autism
Scientific American
What Do The NBC Lockout And A Dark Staples Center Mean For Downtown?
Blog Downtown
What The Cycling Movement Can Learn From Occupy Wall Street
StreetsBlog Network
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10/11/2011
Orange Line Extension, 710 Freeway, DesertXpress, Road & Bridge Tolls, CAHSR, Transit Open Data, Port Of L.A. & More
About Those Bicycles ("Should the federal government include bike paths and walkways in its national transportation scheme? Are states or cities more appropriate places to create and maintain alternatives to driving? How should government at any level regard cyclists and pedestrians? Are cycling/walking enthusiasts equipped to advocate to policymakers in Washington? How do such alternative forms of transport impact in the larger transportation debate?")
National Journal Transportation Experts Blog
Blissfully Boring Orange Line Extension Should Fulfill Promise To Open In Summer 2012
Curbed LA
California Transit Association's 46th Annual Fall Conference & Expo (November 2-4 : San Jose)
California Transit Association
Car-Sharing Gets Personal
The Atlantic: Cities
City Gains Ground In 710 Freeway Fight: Cedillo Bill Restores City Authority On Surface Highway
La Canada Valley Sun
Congress: Partisanship Hogties Federal Transportation Funding
Planning Report
DesertXpress Hopes For Federal Loan, Aims For 2012 Start On Work
Las Vegas Sun
Drivers Paying More Tolls To Use Roads, Bridges (includes state-by-state interactive infographic)
USA Today
El Monte Transit Village Developers Attracted Few Foreign Investments
Pasadena Star-News
Freeze Sought For California High-Speed Rail Funding
Modesto Bee
How Intersections Now Sense What Will Zoom By ("In Pleasanton, Calif., radar-like sensors can more easily detect bicycle traffic, providing safer crossings for cyclists and motorists.")
Governing
How Open Data Could Make San Francisco Public Transportation Better ("Instead of relying on almost-never-correct schedules, Kicker Studio has come up with an innovative system to use the city's data streams to give up-to-date transit information...Kicker discovered that NextBus--the system that updates riders on when the next bus is coming--runs off schedule data and only allows for four updates per year. That means in the case of any delays--and there are many--predicted arrival times are way off, and MUNI has no central communications system (drivers just write down incident reports and turn them in at the end of the day).")
Fast Company
L.A.'s Citywide Block Party
The Atlantic: Cities
Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator Officially Launches
MarketWatch Press Release
Mica, LaHood To Talk Rebuilding Infrastructure
The Hill
Muni To Put Cameras In Cabs To Enforce Phone Ban ("Muni will be installing video cameras aimed at operators on the Metro rail lines to comply with a new order by the California Public Utilities Commission.")
San Francisco Chronicle
New Carpool Rule Slows Traffic For All
UC Berkeley ITS Transportation Letter
Obama Speeds Southland Light Rail, Wind Energy Projects
Los Angeles Times
Opinion: Former Mayor Calls For Santa Monica Boulevard Subway Alignment ("Former Beverly Hills Mayor Nancy Krasne speaks out against the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's proposal to dig a subway tunnel under Beverly Hills High School to reach Constellation Boulevard in Century City.")
Beverly Hills Patch
Westwood-Century City Patch edition (comments differ)
Opinion: L.A. Needs This Jobs Generator: A Railway Port Facility, The Southern California International Gateway, Has Been In Limbo For Far Too Long
Los Angeles Times
Should California Put Hybrids Back In The Carpool Lane?
KQED
Should Metro End Its Red-Light Camera Program?
Plus Metro
TRIS Turns 40: Results Of A 2007 User Satisfaction Survey On The Transportation Research Information Service (60p. PDF)
U.S. Transportation Research Board Circular
UCLA cityLAB Tries To Lift Westwood's Curse
California Planning & Development Report
National Journal Transportation Experts Blog
Blissfully Boring Orange Line Extension Should Fulfill Promise To Open In Summer 2012
Curbed LA
California Transit Association's 46th Annual Fall Conference & Expo (November 2-4 : San Jose)
California Transit Association
Car-Sharing Gets Personal
The Atlantic: Cities
City Gains Ground In 710 Freeway Fight: Cedillo Bill Restores City Authority On Surface Highway
La Canada Valley Sun
Congress: Partisanship Hogties Federal Transportation Funding
Planning Report
DesertXpress Hopes For Federal Loan, Aims For 2012 Start On Work
Las Vegas Sun
Drivers Paying More Tolls To Use Roads, Bridges (includes state-by-state interactive infographic)
USA Today
El Monte Transit Village Developers Attracted Few Foreign Investments
Pasadena Star-News
Freeze Sought For California High-Speed Rail Funding
Modesto Bee
How Intersections Now Sense What Will Zoom By ("In Pleasanton, Calif., radar-like sensors can more easily detect bicycle traffic, providing safer crossings for cyclists and motorists.")
Governing
How Open Data Could Make San Francisco Public Transportation Better ("Instead of relying on almost-never-correct schedules, Kicker Studio has come up with an innovative system to use the city's data streams to give up-to-date transit information...Kicker discovered that NextBus--the system that updates riders on when the next bus is coming--runs off schedule data and only allows for four updates per year. That means in the case of any delays--and there are many--predicted arrival times are way off, and MUNI has no central communications system (drivers just write down incident reports and turn them in at the end of the day).")
Fast Company
L.A.'s Citywide Block Party
The Atlantic: Cities
Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator Officially Launches
MarketWatch Press Release
Mica, LaHood To Talk Rebuilding Infrastructure
The Hill
Muni To Put Cameras In Cabs To Enforce Phone Ban ("Muni will be installing video cameras aimed at operators on the Metro rail lines to comply with a new order by the California Public Utilities Commission.")
San Francisco Chronicle
New Carpool Rule Slows Traffic For All
UC Berkeley ITS Transportation Letter
Obama Speeds Southland Light Rail, Wind Energy Projects
Los Angeles Times
Opinion: Former Mayor Calls For Santa Monica Boulevard Subway Alignment ("Former Beverly Hills Mayor Nancy Krasne speaks out against the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's proposal to dig a subway tunnel under Beverly Hills High School to reach Constellation Boulevard in Century City.")
Beverly Hills Patch
Westwood-Century City Patch edition (comments differ)
Opinion: L.A. Needs This Jobs Generator: A Railway Port Facility, The Southern California International Gateway, Has Been In Limbo For Far Too Long
Los Angeles Times
Should California Put Hybrids Back In The Carpool Lane?
KQED
Should Metro End Its Red-Light Camera Program?
Plus Metro
TRIS Turns 40: Results Of A 2007 User Satisfaction Survey On The Transportation Research Information Service (60p. PDF)
U.S. Transportation Research Board Circular
UCLA cityLAB Tries To Lift Westwood's Curse
California Planning & Development Report
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10/10/2011
Gold Line Foothill Extension, Metro TAP, CicLAvia, Model Street Manual, Infrastructure Bank, Streetcar Appeal & More
The Appeal Of Modern Streetcars Continues To Mount, But There Are Obstacles To It Bringing Mobility Gains
Transport Politic
Brown Vetoes 3 Foot Passing Law
Cyclelicious
Bullet Train's Environmental Benefits Remain Murky
California Watch
CicLAvia: A Car-Free Day In Downtown LA ("For five hours in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday, an estimated 130,000 bicycle riders, skateboarders and walkers ruled the road.")
KABC-7
CicLAvia Founders Take Over L.A., Consider San Fernando Valley Route For Bicycle Event
Los Angeles Daily News
CicLAvia Tries To Attract Other Cities ("This time, event organizers will show representatives from six cities how to start their own event.")
Los Angeles Times
Cycling For Everyone (video : The world's cycling experts share their experiences in bike advocacy)
Dutch Cycling Embassy via Vimeo
Cyclists Roll Through Downtown L.A., East Hollywood And More (CicLAvia)
Los Angeles Times
Does The Elusive Infrastructure Bank Already Exist?
StreetsBlog DC
Gold Line Officials Exempted From State's Conflicting-Offices Law
Los Angeles Times
Let Me Tap, Tap, And Tap With My TAP
Plus Metro
Metrolink Rolls Out 10 New "Bicycle Cars"
Southern California Public Radio
Model Street Manual: A Generic Road Map To Sustainable Transportation Planning
StreetsBlog LA
[New York] MTA Declares More Subway "Holidays ("An MTA pilot program that has declared a slew of historically lower-ridership days -- such as Columbus Day and New Year’s Eve -- “minor holidays” is making its debut, a change that will provide fewer trains on seven lines and an initial savings of $200,000 a year.")
New York Post
National Infrastructure Bank: More Bureaucracy & More Red Tape (October 12 : live webcast)
U.S. House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee
New App Let's Bus Riders Find Nearest Stops
Ventura County Star
Officials Warn Monday Commuters To Avoid The 710 Freeway
Los Angeles Times
SANBAG Seeks Fed Funding For Nationally Significant Project
San Bernardino Sun
San Francisco Bay Area Enacts Sea-Level Rise Policy: Among The First Of Its Kind, The Regulations Will Force Developers To Assess Flooding Risks And To Seek State Approval On Projects
Scientific American
Seeking The Steve Jobs Of Transit
Human Transit
September Jobs Report Emphasizes Need For Infrastructure Jobs
Infrastructurist
Should Seattle Spend Millions To Plan More Streetcars? Proposition 1, A $204 Million Plan To Boost Transit, Street And Bicycle-Pedestrian Funding In Seattle, Might Also Decide Whether The City Makes A Huge Future Investment In Streetcars
Seattle Times
SMART Muni App Designed Over A Weekend
San Francisco Chronicle
South Pasadena To Create 24 Miles Of Bikeways
Los Angeles Times
Supreme Court Allows Pollution Fees On Sprawl To Continue
Natural Resources Defense Council Switchboard Blog
Weather Hurts Attendance At Commute 90067 Event
Westwood-Century City Patch
With Conflict-Law Exemption, Reyes Wants To Rejoin Rail Board
Los Angeles Times
Transport Politic
Brown Vetoes 3 Foot Passing Law
Cyclelicious
Bullet Train's Environmental Benefits Remain Murky
California Watch
CicLAvia: A Car-Free Day In Downtown LA ("For five hours in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday, an estimated 130,000 bicycle riders, skateboarders and walkers ruled the road.")
KABC-7
CicLAvia Founders Take Over L.A., Consider San Fernando Valley Route For Bicycle Event
Los Angeles Daily News
CicLAvia Tries To Attract Other Cities ("This time, event organizers will show representatives from six cities how to start their own event.")
Los Angeles Times
Cycling For Everyone (video : The world's cycling experts share their experiences in bike advocacy)
Dutch Cycling Embassy via Vimeo
Cyclists Roll Through Downtown L.A., East Hollywood And More (CicLAvia)
Los Angeles Times
Does The Elusive Infrastructure Bank Already Exist?
StreetsBlog DC
Gold Line Officials Exempted From State's Conflicting-Offices Law
Los Angeles Times
Let Me Tap, Tap, And Tap With My TAP
Plus Metro
Metrolink Rolls Out 10 New "Bicycle Cars"
Southern California Public Radio
Model Street Manual: A Generic Road Map To Sustainable Transportation Planning
StreetsBlog LA
[New York] MTA Declares More Subway "Holidays ("An MTA pilot program that has declared a slew of historically lower-ridership days -- such as Columbus Day and New Year’s Eve -- “minor holidays” is making its debut, a change that will provide fewer trains on seven lines and an initial savings of $200,000 a year.")
New York Post
National Infrastructure Bank: More Bureaucracy & More Red Tape (October 12 : live webcast)
U.S. House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee
New App Let's Bus Riders Find Nearest Stops
Ventura County Star
Officials Warn Monday Commuters To Avoid The 710 Freeway
Los Angeles Times
SANBAG Seeks Fed Funding For Nationally Significant Project
San Bernardino Sun
San Francisco Bay Area Enacts Sea-Level Rise Policy: Among The First Of Its Kind, The Regulations Will Force Developers To Assess Flooding Risks And To Seek State Approval On Projects
Scientific American
Seeking The Steve Jobs Of Transit
Human Transit
September Jobs Report Emphasizes Need For Infrastructure Jobs
Infrastructurist
Should Seattle Spend Millions To Plan More Streetcars? Proposition 1, A $204 Million Plan To Boost Transit, Street And Bicycle-Pedestrian Funding In Seattle, Might Also Decide Whether The City Makes A Huge Future Investment In Streetcars
Seattle Times
SMART Muni App Designed Over A Weekend
San Francisco Chronicle
South Pasadena To Create 24 Miles Of Bikeways
Los Angeles Times
Supreme Court Allows Pollution Fees On Sprawl To Continue
Natural Resources Defense Council Switchboard Blog
Weather Hurts Attendance At Commute 90067 Event
Westwood-Century City Patch
With Conflict-Law Exemption, Reyes Wants To Rejoin Rail Board
Los Angeles Times
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10/07/2011
UCLA Subway, LA County Streets Manual, Expo II, Transit Operators, CicLAvia, CAHSR & More
5 Cities Where Mass Transit Riders Are Richer Than Drivers
The Atlantic: Cities
$200,000 Grant For CicLAvia Approved by L.A. City Council
KCET
An Analysis Of Proposed U.S. House Of Representatives Actions And Their Impact On Public Transportation (13p. PDF)
APTA
Announcing The October 9, 2011 Route! (10.5 miles of Los Angeles streets will be closed this Sunday between East Hollywood and Boyle Heights for CicLAvia)
CicLAvia
Map
Bike Spaces Could Replace Some Car Parking
EGP News
Calif. High-Speed Authority To Issue Revised EIR/EIS
Metro Magazine
Can High Speed Rail Be Saved?
Infrastructurist
City Agrees To Loan $20 Million Toward Freeway Construction: Plan To Add Lanes To 101/23 Interchange Still Needs Federal Grant To Proceed
Thousand Oaks Acorn
City Council Hires Consultant For Peer Review Of Westside Subway Extension's Final Environmental Impact Report And Statement (p.4 of 20p. PDF)
Beverly Hills Weekly
City Declines BHUSD's Request For MTA Joint Defense Agreement (p.4 of 20p. PDF)
Beverly Hills Weekly
Combating Obesity With Street Design
The Atlantic: Cities
Construction Authority Awarded Millions In Federal Grants For Station Area Improvements
Sacramento Bee
The Cost Of Congestion, The Value Of Transit (What would happen if all public transportation stopped? Several charts and graphics for cities around the U.S. tell the story)
Urbanophile
Council Still Refuses "United Front" To Fight Subway
Beverly Hills Courier via Google Docs
The Family Guide To CicLAvia
StreetsBlog LA
Fight On For UCLA: Rejecting A Westwood-Adjacent Subway Station
Huffington Post
Grant To Help Fight Port Pollution
Downey Beat
High-Speed Rail Authority Hires First Liaison To Work With State Legislature
San Francisco Examiner
How A Bill That Is Supposed To Boost The Downtown Stadium Could Actually Help The Subway To The Westside
LAist
How High Speed Rail Is Crucial To The [San Joaquin] Valley's Economic Future
California High Speed Rail Blog
How Technology Can Reduce Traffic Congestion And Air Pollution
Smart Planet
Implementing Distance-Based User Fees As A Replacement For The Fuel Tax (free webinar : October 20)
University Of Minnesota Center For Transportation Studies
Infrastructure Bank To Get A House Hearing
The Hill
Integrating Business Processes To Improve Travel Time Reliability (91p. PDF)
Strategic Highway Research Program
Is Obama's National Infrastructure Bank The Answer On Jobs?
U.S. News & World Report
Marginal Cost Pricing And Subsidy Of Transit In Small Urban Areas (44p. PDF)
Small Urban & Rural Transit Center, Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute, North Dakota State University
Model Design Manual For Living Streets (384p. PDF : Highly-anticipated document from the County of Los Angeles: "This manual is based on complete streets principles that design streets for people of all ages and physical abilities and accommodate all travel modes. The manual goes beyond complete streets to living streets. Living streets principles embody complete streets and also include consideration of other issues related to economic vibrancy, equity, environmental sustainability, aesthetics, and more. This manual offers another way to design streets and provides guidance for those municipalities that decide to adopt these principles. The result will be more livable neighborhoods with healthier residents due to opportunities for active transportation (walking and cycling).")
Los Angeles County Department Of Public Health
Manual's homepage with more information
New Urbanists: No Economic Recovery Without Smart Growth
StreetsBlog DC
Northern California vs. Southern California: Who Runs The Golden State?
Huffington Post
The Once And Future Rail ("Projected to complete construction in 2015, Phase 2 of the Expo Line will continue further west along the Exposition Corridor. Exposition Corridor is right-of-way that used to house a line of the old Pacific Electric Railway, a mass transit system that served Southern California from 1901 to 1961. This section of the Expo Line would finally provide a direct route from Downtown L.A. to the Pacific Ocean.")
Corsair
Port Will Not Challenge Appeals Court Ruling On Clean Trucks Program
Daily Breeze
Predicting Walkability (114p. PDF : "This research project fills some of the ‘walking’ knowledge gap and provides practitioners with a technique to quantify the quality of the pedestrian environment in a way that is similar to that which is used for other modes of travel.")
New Zealand Transport Agency Research Report
Reinventing The Urban Interstate: A New Paradigm For Multimodal Corridors (158p. PDF)
Transit Cooperative Research Program
Research: Mapping The Impact Of Traffic On The Livability Of Streets
Infosthetics
SFPark To Base Meter Rates On Demand
San Francisco Chronicle
State Agency Bans Rail Transit Operators From Using All Portable Wireless Devices ("The California Public Utilities Commission on Thursday unanimously adopted a regulation prohibiting the use of cell phones by rail transit operators and requiring the installation of cameras to enforce the rule. The CPUC approved the regulation at its meeting in Los Angeles, making permanent an interim emergency order issued in September 2008.")
Silicon Valley Mercury News
Testing Algorithms for A Passenger Train Braking Performance Model (4p. PDF)
Federal Railroad Administration Office Of Railroad Policy And Development
A Walk On The Risky Side: Three Sisters Headed To School Were Hit By A Car In A Crosswalk, But It's A Risk L.A. Traffic Policies Accept In Certain Neighborhoods
Los Angeles Times
Who Will Design And Build Future Transportation Network?
Transportation Issues Daily
Why A Fix-It-First Policy Is Critical In Transportation Investments
Natural Resources Defense Council Switchboard Blog
The Atlantic: Cities
$200,000 Grant For CicLAvia Approved by L.A. City Council
KCET
An Analysis Of Proposed U.S. House Of Representatives Actions And Their Impact On Public Transportation (13p. PDF)
APTA
Announcing The October 9, 2011 Route! (10.5 miles of Los Angeles streets will be closed this Sunday between East Hollywood and Boyle Heights for CicLAvia)
CicLAvia
Map
Bike Spaces Could Replace Some Car Parking
EGP News
Calif. High-Speed Authority To Issue Revised EIR/EIS
Metro Magazine
Can High Speed Rail Be Saved?
Infrastructurist
City Agrees To Loan $20 Million Toward Freeway Construction: Plan To Add Lanes To 101/23 Interchange Still Needs Federal Grant To Proceed
Thousand Oaks Acorn
City Council Hires Consultant For Peer Review Of Westside Subway Extension's Final Environmental Impact Report And Statement (p.4 of 20p. PDF)
Beverly Hills Weekly
City Declines BHUSD's Request For MTA Joint Defense Agreement (p.4 of 20p. PDF)
Beverly Hills Weekly
Combating Obesity With Street Design
The Atlantic: Cities
Construction Authority Awarded Millions In Federal Grants For Station Area Improvements
Sacramento Bee
The Cost Of Congestion, The Value Of Transit (What would happen if all public transportation stopped? Several charts and graphics for cities around the U.S. tell the story)
Urbanophile
Council Still Refuses "United Front" To Fight Subway
Beverly Hills Courier via Google Docs
The Family Guide To CicLAvia
StreetsBlog LA
Fight On For UCLA: Rejecting A Westwood-Adjacent Subway Station
Huffington Post
Grant To Help Fight Port Pollution
Downey Beat
High-Speed Rail Authority Hires First Liaison To Work With State Legislature
San Francisco Examiner
How A Bill That Is Supposed To Boost The Downtown Stadium Could Actually Help The Subway To The Westside
LAist
How High Speed Rail Is Crucial To The [San Joaquin] Valley's Economic Future
California High Speed Rail Blog
How Technology Can Reduce Traffic Congestion And Air Pollution
Smart Planet
Implementing Distance-Based User Fees As A Replacement For The Fuel Tax (free webinar : October 20)
University Of Minnesota Center For Transportation Studies
Infrastructure Bank To Get A House Hearing
The Hill
Integrating Business Processes To Improve Travel Time Reliability (91p. PDF)
Strategic Highway Research Program
Is Obama's National Infrastructure Bank The Answer On Jobs?
U.S. News & World Report
Marginal Cost Pricing And Subsidy Of Transit In Small Urban Areas (44p. PDF)
Small Urban & Rural Transit Center, Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute, North Dakota State University
Model Design Manual For Living Streets (384p. PDF : Highly-anticipated document from the County of Los Angeles: "This manual is based on complete streets principles that design streets for people of all ages and physical abilities and accommodate all travel modes. The manual goes beyond complete streets to living streets. Living streets principles embody complete streets and also include consideration of other issues related to economic vibrancy, equity, environmental sustainability, aesthetics, and more. This manual offers another way to design streets and provides guidance for those municipalities that decide to adopt these principles. The result will be more livable neighborhoods with healthier residents due to opportunities for active transportation (walking and cycling).")
Los Angeles County Department Of Public Health
Manual's homepage with more information
New Urbanists: No Economic Recovery Without Smart Growth
StreetsBlog DC
Northern California vs. Southern California: Who Runs The Golden State?
Huffington Post
The Once And Future Rail ("Projected to complete construction in 2015, Phase 2 of the Expo Line will continue further west along the Exposition Corridor. Exposition Corridor is right-of-way that used to house a line of the old Pacific Electric Railway, a mass transit system that served Southern California from 1901 to 1961. This section of the Expo Line would finally provide a direct route from Downtown L.A. to the Pacific Ocean.")
Corsair
Port Will Not Challenge Appeals Court Ruling On Clean Trucks Program
Daily Breeze
Predicting Walkability (114p. PDF : "This research project fills some of the ‘walking’ knowledge gap and provides practitioners with a technique to quantify the quality of the pedestrian environment in a way that is similar to that which is used for other modes of travel.")
New Zealand Transport Agency Research Report
Reinventing The Urban Interstate: A New Paradigm For Multimodal Corridors (158p. PDF)
Transit Cooperative Research Program
Research: Mapping The Impact Of Traffic On The Livability Of Streets
Infosthetics
SFPark To Base Meter Rates On Demand
San Francisco Chronicle
State Agency Bans Rail Transit Operators From Using All Portable Wireless Devices ("The California Public Utilities Commission on Thursday unanimously adopted a regulation prohibiting the use of cell phones by rail transit operators and requiring the installation of cameras to enforce the rule. The CPUC approved the regulation at its meeting in Los Angeles, making permanent an interim emergency order issued in September 2008.")
Silicon Valley Mercury News
Testing Algorithms for A Passenger Train Braking Performance Model (4p. PDF)
Federal Railroad Administration Office Of Railroad Policy And Development
A Walk On The Risky Side: Three Sisters Headed To School Were Hit By A Car In A Crosswalk, But It's A Risk L.A. Traffic Policies Accept In Certain Neighborhoods
Los Angeles Times
Who Will Design And Build Future Transportation Network?
Transportation Issues Daily
Why A Fix-It-First Policy Is Critical In Transportation Investments
Natural Resources Defense Council Switchboard Blog
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10/06/2011
Gold Line, Regional Connector, 710, CicLAvia, Alameda Corridor East, Car Sharing, Clean Air, CAHSR & More
American Transportation, Built By American Workers; Let's Pass This Bill
U.S. DOT Fast Lane Blog
Bad Lawsuits Against Public Transit
Huffington Post
BART Police To Wear Cameras
Contra Costa Times
Bike-Friendly Events Like L.A.'s CicLAvia Promote Fun Fitness
Los Angeles Times
Car-Sharing For Less ("More cities are testing corollary nonprofit models that could make car-sharing even more accessible, both to a broader demographic and to a geographic footprint outside Zipcar’s big cities and college campuses.")
The Atlantic Cities
CBC Refutes CHP Speculation That SB 910 Will Cause Collisions
California Bicycle Coalition
Code Green: Are Sustainable Buildings Sustainable?
KCET
Communication With Vulnerable Populations: A Transportation And Emergency Management Toolkit (177p. PDF)
Transit Cooperative Research Program
Decoding Secrets In San Diego's Transportation Future
Voice Of San Diego
Editorial: A Victory For Clean Air ("Both sides in a three-year court fight between the American Trucking Associations and the Port of Los Angeles are claiming victory. Actually, both sides lost something in the resolution of the case last week. The real winners are people who want to breathe clean air.")
Los Angeles Daily News
Feds Give Gold Line $6M Grant: The Grant From The Federal Transit Administration Will Allow For Better Bus And Pedestrian Interfaces Along The Gold Line Foothill Extension
Monrovia Patch
Gas Station Demolition First Step In Railroad, Street Widening Project (Alameda Corridor-East Construction Authority)
Walnut Patch
Get On The Bus (With Everyone Else)
StreetsBlog DC
APTA Transit Ridership Report (32p. PDF for Q2 2011)
Giant Chess And Velcro People: First Look At All The Stuff Going On Along Sunday's 10-Mile-Long CicLAvia
Curbed LA
High-Speed Rail Authority Delays Release Of Business Plan: It Was Due Oct. 14, But Two Recent Delays Want The Delay And Are Doing A Comprehensive Review Of The Project. Completion Of The Business Is Necessary To Begin Construction In 2012
Los Angeles Times
High-Speed Rail Route To Be Revised: Officials Will Issue A New Design Next Spring For The 114-Mile Segment From Fresno To Bakersfield, Which Encountered Strong Criticism
Los Angeles Times
The History Page: Road Scholar -- The Definitive Thomas Guide, In Every SoCal Driver's Glove Compartment
The Daily
How The Westside Subway Led To The Possible Oscarification Of The May Company Building's Gold Tube
Curbed LA
New Academy Museum Could Feature Oscar On Its Historic Facade ("Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s plan to build the Westside Subway Extension, which would include a stop at the corner of Wilshire and Fairfax, caused LACMA to rethink its plan.")
Hollywood Reporter
La Plaza Is An Open And Empty Space Downtown: The Mexican American Cultural Center Lacks Paying Visitors And Is In Financial Trouble ("La Plaza's construction also involved more than $3 million in state and Metropolitan Transportation Authority bond revenues.")
Los Angeles Times
Lamentation: Bicycles vs. Transit?
Human Transit
Metro Planner Says Regional Connector Budget Has "Little Margin," Defends Scaled-Back Designs
Blog Downtown
More Rail Service Could Spring From New Agency
San Diego Union-Tribune
Moving Toward Sustainability: 2011 Metro Sustainability Report (70p. PDF : "Sustainability has long been a key component of Metro’s mission to be “responsible for the continuous improvement of an efficient and effective transportation system for Los Angeles County.” As an organization, we are committed to reducing the impacts of climate change in all of our planning, construction, operations, and procurement activities, while simultaneously increasing our ability to control costs, expanding our system, and efficiently managing resources.")
Metro
Opinion: Handle CEQA With Care; It Safeguards State Environment
Sacramento Bee
Out The Window Is Back On The Bus With New Films For The Fall
StreetsBlog LA
Parking Reform Measure Strains Relationship Between Infill Developers, Housing Advocates
California Planning & Development Report
Popular AASHTO App Now Available On Android OS Devices: App Brings Real-Time Traffic Conditions, National Transportation News And Videos
AASHTO Press Release
Procedures For Verification And Validation Of Computer Simulations Used For Roadside Safety Applications (570p. PDF : web-only document)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
Shovel-Ready Series: How Much For Roads vs. How Much For Transit?
Infrastructurist
South Pas Regains Authority On Surface 710 Fwy. Extension
Burbank Leader
South Pasadena Mayor Urges NELA To Oppose 710 Extension
Highland Park-Mount Washington Patch
State DOT Public Transportation Performance Measures: State Of The Practice And Future Needs (44p. PDF)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
Submit Your Broken Sidewalk Photos!
KCET
Transit Meetings Sparsely Attended: Beach Cities Transit Proposes Changing Schedules And Eliminating Line 104 To Streamline Operations
Hermosa Beach Patch
Transportation Equity Network Highlights Need To Improve Job Opportunities For Women And Minorities
Transportation For America
Urban Analysis: Researchers Look To New Data, Tools To Better Plan Successful Cities ("Software analyzes attributes of various locations to measure their "reach," how many jobs, or residences are accessible when traveling by the street network; or "betweeness," a measure that can estimate the volume of foot traffic an area receives.")
Boston Globe
The World's Best Subway Maps
The Atlantic Cities
U.S. DOT Fast Lane Blog
Bad Lawsuits Against Public Transit
Huffington Post
BART Police To Wear Cameras
Contra Costa Times
Bike-Friendly Events Like L.A.'s CicLAvia Promote Fun Fitness
Los Angeles Times
Car-Sharing For Less ("More cities are testing corollary nonprofit models that could make car-sharing even more accessible, both to a broader demographic and to a geographic footprint outside Zipcar’s big cities and college campuses.")
The Atlantic Cities
CBC Refutes CHP Speculation That SB 910 Will Cause Collisions
California Bicycle Coalition
Code Green: Are Sustainable Buildings Sustainable?
KCET
Communication With Vulnerable Populations: A Transportation And Emergency Management Toolkit (177p. PDF)
Transit Cooperative Research Program
Decoding Secrets In San Diego's Transportation Future
Voice Of San Diego
Editorial: A Victory For Clean Air ("Both sides in a three-year court fight between the American Trucking Associations and the Port of Los Angeles are claiming victory. Actually, both sides lost something in the resolution of the case last week. The real winners are people who want to breathe clean air.")
Los Angeles Daily News
Feds Give Gold Line $6M Grant: The Grant From The Federal Transit Administration Will Allow For Better Bus And Pedestrian Interfaces Along The Gold Line Foothill Extension
Monrovia Patch
Gas Station Demolition First Step In Railroad, Street Widening Project (Alameda Corridor-East Construction Authority)
Walnut Patch
Get On The Bus (With Everyone Else)
StreetsBlog DC
APTA Transit Ridership Report (32p. PDF for Q2 2011)
Giant Chess And Velcro People: First Look At All The Stuff Going On Along Sunday's 10-Mile-Long CicLAvia
Curbed LA
High-Speed Rail Authority Delays Release Of Business Plan: It Was Due Oct. 14, But Two Recent Delays Want The Delay And Are Doing A Comprehensive Review Of The Project. Completion Of The Business Is Necessary To Begin Construction In 2012
Los Angeles Times
High-Speed Rail Route To Be Revised: Officials Will Issue A New Design Next Spring For The 114-Mile Segment From Fresno To Bakersfield, Which Encountered Strong Criticism
Los Angeles Times
The History Page: Road Scholar -- The Definitive Thomas Guide, In Every SoCal Driver's Glove Compartment
The Daily
How The Westside Subway Led To The Possible Oscarification Of The May Company Building's Gold Tube
Curbed LA
New Academy Museum Could Feature Oscar On Its Historic Facade ("Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s plan to build the Westside Subway Extension, which would include a stop at the corner of Wilshire and Fairfax, caused LACMA to rethink its plan.")
Hollywood Reporter
La Plaza Is An Open And Empty Space Downtown: The Mexican American Cultural Center Lacks Paying Visitors And Is In Financial Trouble ("La Plaza's construction also involved more than $3 million in state and Metropolitan Transportation Authority bond revenues.")
Los Angeles Times
Lamentation: Bicycles vs. Transit?
Human Transit
Metro Planner Says Regional Connector Budget Has "Little Margin," Defends Scaled-Back Designs
Blog Downtown
More Rail Service Could Spring From New Agency
San Diego Union-Tribune
Moving Toward Sustainability: 2011 Metro Sustainability Report (70p. PDF : "Sustainability has long been a key component of Metro’s mission to be “responsible for the continuous improvement of an efficient and effective transportation system for Los Angeles County.” As an organization, we are committed to reducing the impacts of climate change in all of our planning, construction, operations, and procurement activities, while simultaneously increasing our ability to control costs, expanding our system, and efficiently managing resources.")
Metro
Opinion: Handle CEQA With Care; It Safeguards State Environment
Sacramento Bee
Out The Window Is Back On The Bus With New Films For The Fall
StreetsBlog LA
Parking Reform Measure Strains Relationship Between Infill Developers, Housing Advocates
California Planning & Development Report
Popular AASHTO App Now Available On Android OS Devices: App Brings Real-Time Traffic Conditions, National Transportation News And Videos
AASHTO Press Release
Procedures For Verification And Validation Of Computer Simulations Used For Roadside Safety Applications (570p. PDF : web-only document)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
Shovel-Ready Series: How Much For Roads vs. How Much For Transit?
Infrastructurist
South Pas Regains Authority On Surface 710 Fwy. Extension
Burbank Leader
South Pasadena Mayor Urges NELA To Oppose 710 Extension
Highland Park-Mount Washington Patch
State DOT Public Transportation Performance Measures: State Of The Practice And Future Needs (44p. PDF)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
Submit Your Broken Sidewalk Photos!
KCET
Transit Meetings Sparsely Attended: Beach Cities Transit Proposes Changing Schedules And Eliminating Line 104 To Streamline Operations
Hermosa Beach Patch
Transportation Equity Network Highlights Need To Improve Job Opportunities For Women And Minorities
Transportation For America
Urban Analysis: Researchers Look To New Data, Tools To Better Plan Successful Cities ("Software analyzes attributes of various locations to measure their "reach," how many jobs, or residences are accessible when traveling by the street network; or "betweeness," a measure that can estimate the volume of foot traffic an area receives.")
Boston Globe
The World's Best Subway Maps
The Atlantic Cities
What are transportation community leaders around the nation tweeting about today? Check out the Metro Library Twitter Daily, our online digest in newspaper format updated every day.
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