Amtrak Reports Record Ridership Along California Corridor
CBS San Francisco
Amtrak Soft Launches Wi-Fi, But With Content Filtering
Greater Greater Washington
BART Proposes Policy To Govern Cell Phone Blackouts
Silicon Valley Mercury News
Beverly Hills, Century City Property Values Will Tank
Beverly Hills Courier
Beverly Hills Subway Extension Needs To Go Under 90210 High School, Metro Says: District Blasts Earthquake Report
LA Weekly
Bicycle Awareness: For Those In Power, Ignorance Is Still Bliss!
StreetsBlog LA
Big Surprise: MTA Will Put Tunnel Under Beverly High (update from Oct. 19 story)
Beverly Hills Courier
Buresh Hosts Community Walk Through Of Potential BHHS Tunnel
Beverly Hills Courier
California Adopts Nation's Most Sweeping Cap & Trade Plan
KQED
California's Government 2.0: How Local Governments Are Using Technology To Become More Accessible ("Enough with long lines at the DMV and other horrors of local government. It's time for cities to drag themselves into the 21st century. Here are the steps some are taking." Spotlight on smartphone graffiti and pothole reporting)
Fast Company
Can Smartphone Apps Replace Permanent Airport Signage?
Future Travel Experience
Century City Area Tunneling Safety Report (130p. PDF)
Parsons Brinckerhoff for Metro
Century City Area Fault Investigation Report (40p. PDF)
Parsons Brinckerhoff for Metro
Executive Summaries (14p. PDF)
Century City Area Tunneling Safety And Fault Investigations (13p. PDF)
Tunnel Advisory Panel
Related Documents for Westside Subway Extension
Metro
Chicago Proposes "Congestion Fee" On Parking To Fund Transit
StreetsBlog NY
City Considers Making Homeowners Responsible For Sidewalk Repairs And Legally Liable For Mishaps
Los Angeles Daily News
City To Cancel Some Driveway Apron Parking Tickets
Eastsider LA
Comprehending A Comprehensive "Green Line To LAX"
CityWatch
Congress Is Broken, And HSR Pays The Price
California High Speed Rail Blog
Fight On Westwood: Ignore The UCLA Subway Station Diversion
CityWatch
Freight Facility Location Selection: A Guide For Public Officials (80p. PDF)
National Cooperative Freight Research Program
Background Research Material For Freight Facility Location Selection: A Guide For Public Officials (125p. PDF)
National Cooperative Freight Research Program
FTA Distributes $1 Billion To Local Transit Agencies
StreetsBlog DC
If Faults Are Dangerous, Why Did MTA Staff Hide The Data?
Beverly Hills Courier
Hard Work Of De-Grunging Westwood Village Has Begun
Curbed LA
Healthy El Monte, Not Just About Transportation But About Healthy Eating
StreetsBlog LA
It's The Parking, Stupid: One Transportation Consultant's Tough Love Approach
The Atlantic: Cities
Lawsuit Delays Metrolink Extension
Inland News Today
Legislation Allowing Electronic Signs On Big Blue Buses Becomes Law
Argonaut
Metro Experts Support Constellation Boulevard Station: Scientists Have Advised The Metro Board Of Directors Planning Committee To Select The Subway Route That Requires Tunneling Under Beverly Hills High School
Beverly Hills Patch
[D.C.] Metro Line To Dulles Could Run $150 Million Over Budget, Officials Say
Washington Post
Metro's Geotechnical Experts Recommend Tunneling Under Beverly High (p. 3)
Beverly Hills Weekly
MTA Experts Recommend Constellation Station In Century City
LA Observed
No More Play: Conversations On Open Space And Urban Speculation In Los Angeles And Beyond
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog
Omnitrans Readies New Coaches For Service
Omnitrans Blog
Passenger Rail At A Glance 2011: Transit Trends (Data and infographics from a survey conducted by APTA of 117 transit agencies)
Progressive Railroading
Plan Proposes To Convert Industrial Land Into "Green" Community (Cornfield Arroyo Seco Specific Plan)
EGP News
Railroads Sued Over Diesel Soot At California Rail Yards: Environmental Groups Demand That Three Rail Companies Replace Older, More Polluting Locomotives And Trucks, Ban Idling Near Homes And Adopt Technologies Designed To Reduce The Particulate Matter
Los Angeles Times
Reframing The Transportation Debate ("In sum, the U.S. has already spent over $6 trillion in direct costs for transportation infrastructure, not including a good deal of associated infrastructure and land values, and not fully accounting for replacement costs in 2011 dollars. (If I had to guess, I’d peg the current present value of all of it at perhaps double that: $12 trillion.) The mere existence of that infrastructure, which is to say our complete dependence on it, means that we’re already committed to spending at least $1.6 trillion additional dollars per year in maintenance, new vehicles, and fuel (leaving out the associated costs, like military expenditures). Again, the real numbers, if we had them, would be substantially larger.")
Smart Planet
Remembering Glendora's First Passenger Rail System: The Pacific Electric's Monrovia-Glendora Line Ran Through Glendora To Downtown Los Angeles ("The first Red Car reached Glendora in Dec. 1907. On average, 24 daily cars went in and out of Glendora in 1949 for a fare of 50 cents.")
Glendora Patch
Seismic Experts Back Subway Extension Under Beverly Hills High: The Conclusions Come After An Investigation Of Tunneling Safety And Fault Locations In The Proposed Westside Subway Area
NBC Los Angeles
Senate Panel To Vote On Transportation Bill Next Month
StreetsBlog DC
The State Of Private HSR Financing
California High Speed Rail Blog
Subway-To-Sea Route To Track Beneath Beverly Hills High School?
KABC Los Angeles
Techies Embed In City Hall ("While some cities like San Francisco and New York have been leaders in developing a software side of the city, others simply don’t have the time or resources to upgrade to Government 2.0. A program entering its second year is on a mission to help those cities get there, and so far it has produced some promising results.")
The Atlantic: Cities
Three Infrastructure Ideas That Already Have Bipartisan Support (details about state-issued transportation bonds, surface transportation grants, and national infrastructure bank)
Washington Post
To Win Riders, Mass Transit Should Get Wired ("A survey we administered to riders waiting at curbside boarding locations showed that almost half consider Wi-Fi important when they choose a travel mode, and about 55% plan to send texts or emails on their trip. The ability to freely use portable devices, while undoubtedly less important than the low fares, helps explain why so many affluent travelers now hop on curbside buses, even when travel times are longer.")
The Atlantic: Cities
Privacy Invades Public Space: The Growing Use Of Portable Electronic Technology On Intercity Buses, Trains & Planes Between 2009 & 2010 (22p. PDF)
DePaul University Chaddick Institute For Metropolitan Development
Transportation Technology Is Moving Ahead (Interviews with 10 transportation professionals about interesting career options)
Diversity Careers
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Says Intelligent Transportation's Safety Technology Will Put People Back To Work
ITS America
With Little Hope For Near-Term Federal Support, California High-Speed Rail Struggles
Transport Politic
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10/20/2011
Beverly Hills Subway, LA County Bicycle Master Plan, OC Transit Funding, Deficient Bridges, Rail Yard Pollution & More
210 Million Vehicles Cross Deficient Bridges Daily: Report
Transportation Nation
Anaheim Gets Federal Dollars For Planned Transportation Center
Voice Of OC
The Beverly Hills Unified School District Responds To Metro Report On The Santa Monica Fault
PR Newswire
City Seeks Federal Money To Expand L.A. River Bike Path (Nate Baird, Bicycle Coordinator for Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT): "We'll be asking City Council for the authority to match the federal funding with $5,000,000 of Measure R returns.")
KCET
Clock Again Ticking For Historic 6th Street Viaduct As Environmental Review Resumes
Blog Downtown
Community Meetings To Discuss Start Of Van Nuys Corridor Rapidway Environmental Clearance
Van Nuys News Press
The Cornfield Arroyo Seco Specific Plan: Livable Streets Dream Or Affordable Housing Nightmare?
StreetsBlog LA
Draft Environmental Impact Report Chapter Links
County Of Los Angeles Bicycle Master Plan (214p. PDF)
Los Angeles County Department Of Public Works
Appendices (195p. PDF)
Cue The Fury: Scientists Recommend Century City Subway Stop That Would Require Tunnel Under Bev Hills High
Curbed LA
Even The Godfather Of Rail~Volution Wouldn't Raise The Gas Tax Right Now
StreetsBlog DC
Experts On Board With Westside Subway
Zev Yaroslavsky, Los Angeles County Supervisor, Third District
Experts Report On Seismic And Safety Issues Concerning The Westside Subway Extension ("Scientists recommend a Constellation station, say tunneling can be done safely under Beverly Hills High School campus. No decisions about the subway's route were made.")
Metro
Biographies (6p. PDF : "Some of the world’s leading seismologists as well as tunneling engineers and other experts were involved in preparing or independently reviewing two geotechnical studies that examined engineering issues and earthquake risks associated with building a subway station in Century City or tunneling through Beverly Hills, Westwood and Century City as part of the planned Metro Purple Line.")
Five Ways Market Research Paints Bright Future For Public Transit
StreetsBlog DC
Great Los Angeles Walk 2011 Is November 19, Will Explore Hollywood
LAist
Groups Sue California Rail Yards Over Diesel Pollution
Media Newswire
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
How Cities Should Work: The Director Of "Urbanized" Talks About The Universal Issues Cities Face And How Twitter Is Changing Filmmaking
Salon
How Congress Shapes Your Commute ("At the end of this year, the mass-transit benefit, authored by Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is scheduled to expire (the benefit cap will drop back to $120 per month). Not surprisingly, many transit advocates are already cranking the siren.")
Washington Post
How To Fund U.S. Infrastructure? Reduce Defense Spending
Infrastructurist
Improving Safety-Related Rules Compliance In The Public Transportation Industry (127p. PDF)
Transit Cooperative Research Program
ITS America Announces 2011 Awards
Transit Wire
It's Time To Get Serious About Bicycle Education
StreetsBlog LA
L.A. Area Home To Dozens Of Deficient Bridges, Report Finds: Of The 99 Most Heavily Trafficked Structurally Deficient Bridges In The United States, L.A. County Is Home To 91, According To An Analysis By A Group Advocating National Transportation Improvements
Los Angeles Times
L.A.'s Bike Lanes, Not Just For Bikes!
StreetsBlog LA
The Last Mile: How Bike-Ped Improvements Can Connect People To Transit
StreetsBlog DC
Los Angeles Prefers Local Businesses ("The port, airport and redevelopment agency, along with the city's Department of Public Works, already have adopted local hire agreements that require at least 30 percent of the workers to come from the city, and Villaraigosa is negotiating with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to implement a targeted hire strategy.")
American City & County
MTA Will Tunnel Under Beverly High
Beverly Hills Courier
New Report Ranks Deficient Bridges By Metro Areas
Transportation For America
The Fix We're In For: The State Of Our Nation's Busiest Bridges (16p. PDF)
Transportation For America
McDonald's vs. Deficient Bridges In 102 Largest US Metropolitan Areas (comparative infographic)
Transportation For America via Yfrog
NJ Transit Jumps Onboard Google Wallet: Contactless Pay Service Lets Passengers Buy Train And Bus Tickets Using Smartphones
Information Week
Google Wallet Partners With NJ Transit For Easy Ticketing
The City Fix
OCTA Breaks Ground On $600 Million Project: The O.C. Bridges Program Is Expected To Create More Than 1,000 Jobs Over The Next Year
OC Metro
OCTA Receives $9.3M In DOT Grants
Metro Magazine
The Only Hope For Reducing Traffic (According to new research, "no matter how many lanes of road you build in and around American cities, you can't stop cars from jamming them up. Despite the claims of highway advocates like the American Road and Transportation Builders Association, urban congestion can't be addressed by increasing road capacity.")
The Atlantic: Cities
Operational And Safety Impacts Of Restriping Inside Lanes Of Urban Multilane Curbed Roadways To 11 Feet Or Less To Create Wider Outside Curb Lanes For Bicyclists (97p. PDF)
Florida Department Of Transportation
Panel Backs MTA Subway Extension Under Beverly Hills High: The Team Of Engineering And Seismic Experts Says That Option Is Safer Compared To A Route Through The Fault-Riddled Ground Beneath Santa Monica Boulevard. Foes Disagree
Los Angeles Times
Parking Solutions Don't Have To Be Taxing: San Francisco's "Smart Parking" Experiment Could Offer Model For Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Patrick Foye Named New Executive Director Of NY-NJ Port Authority
Transportation Nation
Phone Tracking Tech To Reward Walking, Biking ("Londoners who walk or bike around town with a smartphone that records their whereabouts will soon earn points redeemable at shops and restaurants.")
Rest In Peace: Santa Monica Blvd. Subway Station
StreetsBlog LA
The Role Of FHWA Programs In Livability: State Of The Practice Summary (40p. PDF)
Federal Highway Administration
Livability In Transportation Guidebook: Planning Approaches That Promote Livability (120p. PDF)
Federal Highway Administration / Federal Transit Administration
Sixth Street Viaduct Hurtling (Again) Toward Destruction
Curbed LA
Slides From Today's Metro Century City Station Meeting
Angelenos Against Gridlock
Metro Century City Station Seismic Presentation 10-19-11 (video)
Ending Gridlock via YouTube
TfL Spreads Digital Information On Bus Travel: Transport For London Makes Digital Information For Every Bus Stop In The Capital Available Online And On Mobile Phones
Guardian (U.K.)
Tony Curtis Leaves The Hollywood Freeway ("After 16-years of re-touching the Tony Curtis mural after numerous vandal attacks and few hundred thousand road miles on his truck, muralist George Sportelli of Whittier has begun the delicate process to remove the mural from the Sunset Blvd. bridge on the southbound side of the Hollywood Freeway .")
Caltrans District 7
Tools For Assessing Exposure To Land Transport Emissions (110p. PDF)
New Zealand Transport Agency Research Report
Transportation Enhancements Program Beats Back Another Assault
StreetsBlog DC
Transportation Planning: Off The Grid In Los Angeles
APA Reimagine Los Angeles
U.S. Depts. Of Transportation, Commerce, Partner To Boost Domestic Manufacturing
Metro Magazine
Why Congestion Pricing Will Always Be Unpopular
Reuters
Zipcar Launches Facebook App
The City Fix
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Transportation Nation
Anaheim Gets Federal Dollars For Planned Transportation Center
Voice Of OC
The Beverly Hills Unified School District Responds To Metro Report On The Santa Monica Fault
PR Newswire
City Seeks Federal Money To Expand L.A. River Bike Path (Nate Baird, Bicycle Coordinator for Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT): "We'll be asking City Council for the authority to match the federal funding with $5,000,000 of Measure R returns.")
KCET
Clock Again Ticking For Historic 6th Street Viaduct As Environmental Review Resumes
Blog Downtown
Community Meetings To Discuss Start Of Van Nuys Corridor Rapidway Environmental Clearance
Van Nuys News Press
The Cornfield Arroyo Seco Specific Plan: Livable Streets Dream Or Affordable Housing Nightmare?
StreetsBlog LA
Draft Environmental Impact Report Chapter Links
County Of Los Angeles Bicycle Master Plan (214p. PDF)
Los Angeles County Department Of Public Works
Appendices (195p. PDF)
Cue The Fury: Scientists Recommend Century City Subway Stop That Would Require Tunnel Under Bev Hills High
Curbed LA
Even The Godfather Of Rail~Volution Wouldn't Raise The Gas Tax Right Now
StreetsBlog DC
Experts On Board With Westside Subway
Zev Yaroslavsky, Los Angeles County Supervisor, Third District
Experts Report On Seismic And Safety Issues Concerning The Westside Subway Extension ("Scientists recommend a Constellation station, say tunneling can be done safely under Beverly Hills High School campus. No decisions about the subway's route were made.")
Metro
Biographies (6p. PDF : "Some of the world’s leading seismologists as well as tunneling engineers and other experts were involved in preparing or independently reviewing two geotechnical studies that examined engineering issues and earthquake risks associated with building a subway station in Century City or tunneling through Beverly Hills, Westwood and Century City as part of the planned Metro Purple Line.")
Five Ways Market Research Paints Bright Future For Public Transit
StreetsBlog DC
Great Los Angeles Walk 2011 Is November 19, Will Explore Hollywood
LAist
Groups Sue California Rail Yards Over Diesel Pollution
Media Newswire
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
How Cities Should Work: The Director Of "Urbanized" Talks About The Universal Issues Cities Face And How Twitter Is Changing Filmmaking
Salon
How Congress Shapes Your Commute ("At the end of this year, the mass-transit benefit, authored by Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is scheduled to expire (the benefit cap will drop back to $120 per month). Not surprisingly, many transit advocates are already cranking the siren.")
Washington Post
How To Fund U.S. Infrastructure? Reduce Defense Spending
Infrastructurist
Improving Safety-Related Rules Compliance In The Public Transportation Industry (127p. PDF)
Transit Cooperative Research Program
ITS America Announces 2011 Awards
Transit Wire
It's Time To Get Serious About Bicycle Education
StreetsBlog LA
L.A. Area Home To Dozens Of Deficient Bridges, Report Finds: Of The 99 Most Heavily Trafficked Structurally Deficient Bridges In The United States, L.A. County Is Home To 91, According To An Analysis By A Group Advocating National Transportation Improvements
Los Angeles Times
L.A.'s Bike Lanes, Not Just For Bikes!
StreetsBlog LA
The Last Mile: How Bike-Ped Improvements Can Connect People To Transit
StreetsBlog DC
Los Angeles Prefers Local Businesses ("The port, airport and redevelopment agency, along with the city's Department of Public Works, already have adopted local hire agreements that require at least 30 percent of the workers to come from the city, and Villaraigosa is negotiating with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to implement a targeted hire strategy.")
American City & County
MTA Will Tunnel Under Beverly High
Beverly Hills Courier
New Report Ranks Deficient Bridges By Metro Areas
Transportation For America
The Fix We're In For: The State Of Our Nation's Busiest Bridges (16p. PDF)
Transportation For America
McDonald's vs. Deficient Bridges In 102 Largest US Metropolitan Areas (comparative infographic)
Transportation For America via Yfrog
NJ Transit Jumps Onboard Google Wallet: Contactless Pay Service Lets Passengers Buy Train And Bus Tickets Using Smartphones
Information Week
Google Wallet Partners With NJ Transit For Easy Ticketing
The City Fix
OCTA Breaks Ground On $600 Million Project: The O.C. Bridges Program Is Expected To Create More Than 1,000 Jobs Over The Next Year
OC Metro
OCTA Receives $9.3M In DOT Grants
Metro Magazine
The Only Hope For Reducing Traffic (According to new research, "no matter how many lanes of road you build in and around American cities, you can't stop cars from jamming them up. Despite the claims of highway advocates like the American Road and Transportation Builders Association, urban congestion can't be addressed by increasing road capacity.")
The Atlantic: Cities
Operational And Safety Impacts Of Restriping Inside Lanes Of Urban Multilane Curbed Roadways To 11 Feet Or Less To Create Wider Outside Curb Lanes For Bicyclists (97p. PDF)
Florida Department Of Transportation
Panel Backs MTA Subway Extension Under Beverly Hills High: The Team Of Engineering And Seismic Experts Says That Option Is Safer Compared To A Route Through The Fault-Riddled Ground Beneath Santa Monica Boulevard. Foes Disagree
Los Angeles Times
Parking Solutions Don't Have To Be Taxing: San Francisco's "Smart Parking" Experiment Could Offer Model For Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Patrick Foye Named New Executive Director Of NY-NJ Port Authority
Transportation Nation
Phone Tracking Tech To Reward Walking, Biking ("Londoners who walk or bike around town with a smartphone that records their whereabouts will soon earn points redeemable at shops and restaurants.")
Rest In Peace: Santa Monica Blvd. Subway Station
StreetsBlog LA
The Role Of FHWA Programs In Livability: State Of The Practice Summary (40p. PDF)
Federal Highway Administration
Livability In Transportation Guidebook: Planning Approaches That Promote Livability (120p. PDF)
Federal Highway Administration / Federal Transit Administration
Sixth Street Viaduct Hurtling (Again) Toward Destruction
Curbed LA
Slides From Today's Metro Century City Station Meeting
Angelenos Against Gridlock
Metro Century City Station Seismic Presentation 10-19-11 (video)
Ending Gridlock via YouTube
TfL Spreads Digital Information On Bus Travel: Transport For London Makes Digital Information For Every Bus Stop In The Capital Available Online And On Mobile Phones
Guardian (U.K.)
Tony Curtis Leaves The Hollywood Freeway ("After 16-years of re-touching the Tony Curtis mural after numerous vandal attacks and few hundred thousand road miles on his truck, muralist George Sportelli of Whittier has begun the delicate process to remove the mural from the Sunset Blvd. bridge on the southbound side of the Hollywood Freeway .")
Caltrans District 7
Tools For Assessing Exposure To Land Transport Emissions (110p. PDF)
New Zealand Transport Agency Research Report
Transportation Enhancements Program Beats Back Another Assault
StreetsBlog DC
Transportation Planning: Off The Grid In Los Angeles
APA Reimagine Los Angeles
U.S. Depts. Of Transportation, Commerce, Partner To Boost Domestic Manufacturing
Metro Magazine
Why Congestion Pricing Will Always Be Unpopular
Reuters
Zipcar Launches Facebook App
The City Fix
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10/19/2011
FlyAway, Train Pollution, High Speed Rail, Metro Green Line, LA Bike Master Plan, Metrolink, Orange Line, Transportation Funding and more…
Airport officials conducting passenger survey for Westwood FlyAway bus
Daily Breeze
Amtrak's Banner Year - Even as ridership increases, it still can't cut its losses
Wall Street Journal
Clock Again Ticking for Historic 6th Street Viaduct as Environmental Review Resumes
BlogDowntown
Cypress Park and Elysian Valley residents target train pollution and noise
Eastsider LA
Dan Walters: High-speed choo-choo to nowhere
Sacramento Bee
Denver Hits 2.2% Bicycle Commuter Mode Share for 2010
Denver Urbanism
Discounted Metro Tickets Available for Grad Students - Graduate and professional students at USC can now enjoy public transportation at a cheaper rate
Annenberg TV News
Environmental Group Sues Railroads over LA Pollution
CBS
FTA launches its revamped website (with an MTA metroliner bus photo in the upper right)
Federal Transit Administration
Government as Advocates: Expo Construction Authority Wants Your Comments to CPUC
LA Streetsblog
GPSS begins Metro savings pilot program
Daily Trojan
Green Line/LAX Update: The Sound of One Hand Clapping
CityWatch
INLAND: RTA, Omnitrans get $10.8 million in federal grants
Press Enterprise
L.A. County Finishes Bike Master Plan – Hearing Scheduled on November 16
LA Streetsblog
LaTourette introduces bipartisan bill to help public transportation (H.R. 3200) (would allow federal funding to be used for operating assistance)
Steven C. LaTourette
Metrolink cancels Orange County, Inland Empire lines for 3 weekends
CBS
Metrolink, L.A. Metro win NARP award
Metro Magazine
Orange Line Conversion to Light Rail: It can happen
LA Curbed
Strategies for Reuse of Underutilized or Vacant Airport Facilities (.pdf)
Transportation Research Board
Time to Get America Moving: Invest in Transportation Infrastructure
NRDC Switchboard
Transit-Oriented and Joint Development: Case Studies and Legal Issues (.pdf)
Transportation Research Board
U.S. Depts. of Transportation, Commerce, partner to boost domestic manufacturing
Metro Magazine
Video: Virgin Galactic Unveils Spaceport America
Wired Autopia
W.H. jobs focus roadblock to transportation funds?
Politico
Why American Commute Times Are Difficult to Compare to Other Countries
The Atlantic/Cities
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Daily Breeze
Amtrak's Banner Year - Even as ridership increases, it still can't cut its losses
Wall Street Journal
Clock Again Ticking for Historic 6th Street Viaduct as Environmental Review Resumes
BlogDowntown
Cypress Park and Elysian Valley residents target train pollution and noise
Eastsider LA
Dan Walters: High-speed choo-choo to nowhere
Sacramento Bee
Denver Hits 2.2% Bicycle Commuter Mode Share for 2010
Denver Urbanism
Discounted Metro Tickets Available for Grad Students - Graduate and professional students at USC can now enjoy public transportation at a cheaper rate
Annenberg TV News
Environmental Group Sues Railroads over LA Pollution
CBS
FTA launches its revamped website (with an MTA metroliner bus photo in the upper right)
Federal Transit Administration
Government as Advocates: Expo Construction Authority Wants Your Comments to CPUC
LA Streetsblog
GPSS begins Metro savings pilot program
Daily Trojan
Green Line/LAX Update: The Sound of One Hand Clapping
CityWatch
INLAND: RTA, Omnitrans get $10.8 million in federal grants
Press Enterprise
L.A. County Finishes Bike Master Plan – Hearing Scheduled on November 16
LA Streetsblog
LaTourette introduces bipartisan bill to help public transportation (H.R. 3200) (would allow federal funding to be used for operating assistance)
Steven C. LaTourette
Metrolink cancels Orange County, Inland Empire lines for 3 weekends
CBS
Metrolink, L.A. Metro win NARP award
Metro Magazine
Orange Line Conversion to Light Rail: It can happen
LA Curbed
Strategies for Reuse of Underutilized or Vacant Airport Facilities (.pdf)
Transportation Research Board
Time to Get America Moving: Invest in Transportation Infrastructure
NRDC Switchboard
Transit-Oriented and Joint Development: Case Studies and Legal Issues (.pdf)
Transportation Research Board
U.S. Depts. of Transportation, Commerce, partner to boost domestic manufacturing
Metro Magazine
Video: Virgin Galactic Unveils Spaceport America
Wired Autopia
W.H. jobs focus roadblock to transportation funds?
Politico
Why American Commute Times Are Difficult to Compare to Other Countries
The Atlantic/Cities
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10/18/2011
Amtrak, Colton Crossing, High Speed Rail, Infrastructure, Transportation Bill, Ports, Rail-volution, Federal Grants and more…
Amtrak sets ridership record in fiscal year 2011
Smart Planet
Building for a new America: RailVolution 2011 in Washington, DC
Smart Growth America
California Bullet Train Suffering, Vegas Chugging Along
LA Curbed
Can train technology re-invent the wheel?
BBC
Congressional Leaders Continue to Push for Long-Term Transportation Bill
National League of Cities
Green Signal Light For Colton Crossing
Inland News Today
Helsinki Public Transport Visualized
YouTube
Investors may not back bullet train until after it's running, agency says - In a letter to key legislators, the California High-Speed Rail Authority's acknowledgment about private funding again raises serious questions about how the $43-billion construction cost will be paid over the next decade
Los Angeles Times
LACCD Inspector General Releases Report on the Sale of Counterfeit I-TAP Cards by District Employee - LACCD Staff Member Was Selling Counterfeit Cards on Craigslist
Business Wire
LaHood Warns Of Crisis For US Logistics and Transportation Infrastructure Blasts Bipartisanship Politics
HandyShippingGuide
LA Metro Gets $25 Million In Grants For Natural Gas Buses
CBS and Los Angeles Times
Lessons From the Former Chairman: Oberstar on Ending the Interstate Era
LA Streetsblog
Long Beach Spending $4B on Port Expansion Project
FOX Business News
One More Year With LaHood
National Journal Transportation Experts Blog
Proposed Fairway-60 Freeway Railroad Project in Design Phase - The Alameda Corridor-East Construction Authority has engineers at work on preliminary designs for a proposed grade separation project at Fairway Drive and the 60 freeway
Walnut Patch
Rail~volution: Will New Americans Fuel Smart Growth or Suburbanism?
Streetsblog
SGVCOG officials set to meet with Caltrans to seek further reductions in audit
Whittier Daily News
Thoughts While Riding the Expo Bike Lane
LA Streetsblog
Trade bills could help increase Long Beach, LA Port traffic
Press Telegram
U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $928.5 Million To Put Americans Back to Work Repairing, Rebuilding, Modernizing the Nation’s Transit Infrastructure - Federal funds will create jobs nationwide by strengthening transit choices while improving safety and reliability
USDOT
Smart Planet
Building for a new America: RailVolution 2011 in Washington, DC
Smart Growth America
California Bullet Train Suffering, Vegas Chugging Along
LA Curbed
Can train technology re-invent the wheel?
BBC
Congressional Leaders Continue to Push for Long-Term Transportation Bill
National League of Cities
Green Signal Light For Colton Crossing
Inland News Today
Helsinki Public Transport Visualized
YouTube
Investors may not back bullet train until after it's running, agency says - In a letter to key legislators, the California High-Speed Rail Authority's acknowledgment about private funding again raises serious questions about how the $43-billion construction cost will be paid over the next decade
Los Angeles Times
LACCD Inspector General Releases Report on the Sale of Counterfeit I-TAP Cards by District Employee - LACCD Staff Member Was Selling Counterfeit Cards on Craigslist
Business Wire
LaHood Warns Of Crisis For US Logistics and Transportation Infrastructure Blasts Bipartisanship Politics
HandyShippingGuide
LA Metro Gets $25 Million In Grants For Natural Gas Buses
CBS and Los Angeles Times
Lessons From the Former Chairman: Oberstar on Ending the Interstate Era
LA Streetsblog
Long Beach Spending $4B on Port Expansion Project
FOX Business News
One More Year With LaHood
National Journal Transportation Experts Blog
Proposed Fairway-60 Freeway Railroad Project in Design Phase - The Alameda Corridor-East Construction Authority has engineers at work on preliminary designs for a proposed grade separation project at Fairway Drive and the 60 freeway
Walnut Patch
Rail~volution: Will New Americans Fuel Smart Growth or Suburbanism?
Streetsblog
SGVCOG officials set to meet with Caltrans to seek further reductions in audit
Whittier Daily News
Thoughts While Riding the Expo Bike Lane
LA Streetsblog
Trade bills could help increase Long Beach, LA Port traffic
Press Telegram
U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $928.5 Million To Put Americans Back to Work Repairing, Rebuilding, Modernizing the Nation’s Transit Infrastructure - Federal funds will create jobs nationwide by strengthening transit choices while improving safety and reliability
USDOT
10/17/2011
Infrastructure, High Speed Rail, TOD, TAP, Urban Bikeways, Transit Manufacturing and more…
$9 billion is looking for a job - There's plenty of work to do in California, and infrastructure bonds have been sold to cover it. But the money just sits there
Los Angeles Times
AB 1298 Signed Into Law (mobile billboards)
Canyon News
Drivers steer clear of HOT lanes over cost- State tinkers with price formula to increase usage, ease congestion
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Experts: U.S. must spend on infrastructure
UPI
Federal funding is needed for vital I-15/I-215 freeway interchange project
Fontana Herald News
‘Gargantuan large’ investment in infrastructure needed, experts say
Washington Post
GM's Super-Smart Pod Vehicle Looks at Future Transportation
TreeHugger
Gov't cameras in your car? E-toll patent hints at Big Brotherish future
MSNBC
High Speed Rail Between Las Vegas, Southern California On Track For 2012
Las Vegas Tribune
L.A. Is America's Most Stressful City, Says Forbes
LAist
Montebello Bus Lines Celebrates 80 Years With Video Contest
Eastside Sun
Parking Disrupted as Metrolink Goes Green - The parking lot in the City of Industry will undergo construction for the next eight months as Metrolink builds solar-paneled carports to improve energy consumption. Parking will no longer be free at the station
Walnut Patch
Pasadena TOD Projects Set the Stage for Denser, More Walkable Development
ULI
Plan for High Speed Rail Just Inching Along
Wall Street Journal
Push to Return Transit Manufacturing to NYC
New York Times
Spot-Checking at Locked Metro TAP Turnstiles Yields 53 Citations & 5 Arrests
LAist
Traffic Is Going to Suck Even More When the Economy Finally Improves
LAist
Urban Bikeway Design Guide for U.S. Cities
The City Fix
Visa to Improve Payment Experience for Commuters in Los Angeles and Paris
TransNational News
Los Angeles Times
AB 1298 Signed Into Law (mobile billboards)
Canyon News
Drivers steer clear of HOT lanes over cost- State tinkers with price formula to increase usage, ease congestion
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Experts: U.S. must spend on infrastructure
UPI
Federal funding is needed for vital I-15/I-215 freeway interchange project
Fontana Herald News
‘Gargantuan large’ investment in infrastructure needed, experts say
Washington Post
GM's Super-Smart Pod Vehicle Looks at Future Transportation
TreeHugger
Gov't cameras in your car? E-toll patent hints at Big Brotherish future
MSNBC
High Speed Rail Between Las Vegas, Southern California On Track For 2012
Las Vegas Tribune
L.A. Is America's Most Stressful City, Says Forbes
LAist
Montebello Bus Lines Celebrates 80 Years With Video Contest
Eastside Sun
Parking Disrupted as Metrolink Goes Green - The parking lot in the City of Industry will undergo construction for the next eight months as Metrolink builds solar-paneled carports to improve energy consumption. Parking will no longer be free at the station
Walnut Patch
Pasadena TOD Projects Set the Stage for Denser, More Walkable Development
ULI
Plan for High Speed Rail Just Inching Along
Wall Street Journal
Push to Return Transit Manufacturing to NYC
New York Times
Spot-Checking at Locked Metro TAP Turnstiles Yields 53 Citations & 5 Arrests
LAist
Traffic Is Going to Suck Even More When the Economy Finally Improves
LAist
Urban Bikeway Design Guide for U.S. Cities
The City Fix
Visa to Improve Payment Experience for Commuters in Los Angeles and Paris
TransNational News
10/14/2011
LaHood Leaving, Zarian Passes, Mini-Bus Anniversary, Car Sharing, CicLAvia, Walkable Cities & More
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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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
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.
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
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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