Bay Area Transportation Projects To Be Judged On Benefits vs. Costs
Silicon Valley Mercury News
Bicycling On Los Angeles' Spring Street...In 1899! ("The bright green paint on Spring Street’s new bike lane may be fresh, but bicycles have long been a presence on the road. In this photo taken circa 1899, cyclists ride north on Spring near 8th.")
USC Libraries
Boris Johnson Sticks By Gluing Pollution to Roads ("For the past few months a fleet of specially adapted gritting lorries has been spraying adhesive on some of London's pollution hotspots in the middle of the night. The idea has been that the calcium-based solution will stick pollution in the air to the road.")
BBC
Boyle Heights Bike Lanes Go Green
Mis Neighbors: A Boyle Heights Blog
Bus App For Blind Developed At UW ("A University of Washington student developed One Bus Away. Now students and researchers at UW's Department of Computer Science and Engineering are building a transit app that talks to the blind, telling them where a stop is located and what they can expect to find when they get there.")
KING-5
Bye Bye Curbs: Safer Streets In The UK Mix Cars And People
StreetsBlog Network
California High-Speed Rail Gets Almost $1 Billion In 2010 Grants
Business Week
Congressional Republicans Want To Take Back High-Speed Rail Funds: California's Jeff Denham And Kevin McCarthy Argue That The Project Is Deeply Flawed. They Want As Much As $3.3 Billion In Federal Grants Held Back
Los Angeles Times
Crenshaw-LAX: Closing The Westside Gap
CityWatch
Does High Speed Rail Have A Future In The US?
Sustainable Cities Collective
State Listings (Write-up of high-speed rail status for every state in the nation)
The Expo Station That Wasn't -- Or Won't Be
Culver City Bicycle Coalition
Feds Ax High-Speed Funding, Approve Vegas Train Right Of Way
Curbed LA
Feds Make Nearly $1 Billion Grant For Central Valley High-Speed Rail
Central Valley Business Times
For Once, The Federal Government Gets Sustainability Right
The Atlantic: Cities
Guide To Improving Capability For Systems Operations And Management (60p. PDF)
Strategic Highway Research Program
L.A. Council Wants To Clear Up When Cyclists Can Use Sidewalks
Los Angeles Times
LA-LB Clean Emission Program To Remove 280 Trucks
Journal Of Commerce
L.A.'s Controller Silent On Mayor's Proposed Use Of Measure R Funds
CityWatch
Mapping The Consequences Of Our Automobile Addiction
StreetsBlog DC
Metro Still Won't Set Opening Date For Expo Line
LAist
Opinion: Lessons In Transit Innovation
New York Times
Port Planning To Offer Incentives To Shippers Who Reduce Emissions
Daily Breeze
Rejected Rail Funding Becomes California's Gain ("High-speed rail funding rejected by Florida Gov. Rick Scott officially became California’s gain Tuesday as the Department of Transportation granted nearly $1 billion to the California High-Speed Rail Authority.")
Politico
San Francisco May Charge Businesses For Free Parking Spots
San Francisco Examiner
Urban Sprawl (Board game : "Urban Sprawl abstractly models the growth of a town into a teeming metropolis. Players assume the roles of entrepreneur, tycoon and politician — each helping in the development of a hypothetical “Anywhere, USA.”)
GMT Games
What Will The Senate Bill's Transit Section Look Like?
StreetsBlog DC
When It Rains In Los Angeles, Do Canoes Get To Use The Carpool Lane?
Natural Resources Defense Council Switchboard Blog
Zoning At 85 ("This year marks the 85th anniversary of the landmark United States Supreme Court case Euclid v Ambler Realty, which upheld the basic constitutionality of local zoning. Given the current debate between liberals and conservatives about the appropriate role of regulation in shaping our economy and our communities, it seems timely to ask the question: do we still need zoning?")
Urban Land Institute
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11/23/2011
11/22/2011
Spring Street, Figueroa Tunnels, Caltrans, Complete Streets, High Line, Best Books & More
80 Years Ago: Three North Figueroa Tunnels Dedicated
Blog Downtown
All Aboard New York City's Geek Train ("Using 15 portable battery-powered web servers hidden in shopping bags, a nascent creative agency...is creating temporary pirate Wi-Fi hotspots in select subway cars, allowing mobile devices in range to access a public intranet complete with chat room, news, and original content from local artists and writers.")
Wired
Are Complete Streets Incomplete? ("Getting transportation professionals to think about including pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit users is a key first step in creating great places and livable communities. But that is not enough to make places that truly work for people — “streets as places.” The planning process itself needs to be turned upside-down.")
Project For Public Spaces
BART Adopts "Buy America" Policy
Progressive Railroading
Caltrans Releases Bay Bridge Testing Data
Sacramento Bee
Documents Showing How Caltrans Responded To A Technician Caught Falsifying Data
Caltrans
Executive Summary (4p. PDF)
Caltrans Wants Prosecution For Forged Tests
Silicon Valley Mercury News
Congressmen Want Review Of Ontario International's Sharp Decline
Los Angeles Times
Downtown LA Opens Dedicated Bike Lane
NBC Los Angeles
Fault-y Towers: Don't Mention The Core! ("Nothing against the good individuals who were paid by Metro, but I just happen to have a natural-born skepticism when it comes to paid EIR experts.")
Huffington Post
For Downtown Cyclists, This Green Also Means Go: The Bright Green Bicycle Lane On Spring Street Is Aimed At Reducing Collisions And Helping Cyclists Feel Safer Navigating Downtown Los Angeles
Los Angeles Times
Gold Line Extension Tells Us What's Shaking In Duarte
Curbed LA
A Hard Turn: Better Health On The Highway ("On the road for weeks on end, with the sorts of diets that make nutritionists apoplectic, the nation’s truckers are in pretty bad shape. Now, beset by rising insurance costs and desperate to ensure their drivers pass government health tests, trucking companies and industry groups are working hard to persuade road warriors to change their habits.")
New York Times
High Line: The Inside Story Of New York City's Park In The Sky
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog
Infographic: How Does Los Angeles Move? (A closer look at mobility statistics from LA/2B)
GOOD
Inspired By High Line, Park Is Envisioned With Sights Set Low ("Plans for another attention-grabbing green space on a former transit site. But this one comes with a twist — the proposed park would be underground, in a dank former trolley terminal under Delancey Street that is controlled by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.")
New York Times
L.A. Freeways: Congested And Wasteful, But At Least They're Reliable
Southern California Public Radio
LaHood: Avoid Across-The-Board Cuts After Supercommittee Failure
Transportation Nation
LaHood Warns Super Committee Failure Will Hit Transport Programs
Journal Of Commerce
Long Beach Bridge Jobs Sought For Local Workers
Contra Costa Times
Looped: A Downtown Streetcar Isn't Transit
KCET
Metro Bus Struck By Two Bullets In South Los Angeles
Los Angeles Times
Ranking The Nation's Most Congested Highway Corridors
Fleet Owner
San Francisco's Transbay Terminal Faces Murky Future
San Francisco Business Times
South El Monte Residents Consider Possible Improvements To Durfee/Peck Corridor
West San Gabriel Valley Bike Coalition
Supercommittee Goes Bust, Lone Prospect Of Gas Tax Hike Dissolves
StreetsBlog DC
Taxpayer Group: GOP Drill Bill "Not A Responsible Budget Approach"
StreetsBlog DC
Top 10 Books, 2012 ("Planetizen is pleased to release its tenth annual list of the ten best books of the year in urban planning, design and development.")
Planetizen
Torrance Set To Adopt South Bay Bicycle Master Plan At Meeting
Daily Breeze
Transportation And Food Access Idea 4: More Walkable Food Retail
StreetsBlog LA
UCLA's Bike-To-Campus Week Aims To Educate About Environmental And Health Benefits Of Cycling
UCLA Daily Bruin
West Hollywood "Entertainment Shuttle" In The Works ("In an effort to reduce traffic congestion and drunk driving, City Council will discuss establishing a shuttle service traveling through Weho's nightlife destinations.")
West Hollywood Patch
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Blog Downtown
All Aboard New York City's Geek Train ("Using 15 portable battery-powered web servers hidden in shopping bags, a nascent creative agency...is creating temporary pirate Wi-Fi hotspots in select subway cars, allowing mobile devices in range to access a public intranet complete with chat room, news, and original content from local artists and writers.")
Wired
Are Complete Streets Incomplete? ("Getting transportation professionals to think about including pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit users is a key first step in creating great places and livable communities. But that is not enough to make places that truly work for people — “streets as places.” The planning process itself needs to be turned upside-down.")
Project For Public Spaces
BART Adopts "Buy America" Policy
Progressive Railroading
Caltrans Releases Bay Bridge Testing Data
Sacramento Bee
Documents Showing How Caltrans Responded To A Technician Caught Falsifying Data
Caltrans
Executive Summary (4p. PDF)
Caltrans Wants Prosecution For Forged Tests
Silicon Valley Mercury News
Congressmen Want Review Of Ontario International's Sharp Decline
Los Angeles Times
Downtown LA Opens Dedicated Bike Lane
NBC Los Angeles
Fault-y Towers: Don't Mention The Core! ("Nothing against the good individuals who were paid by Metro, but I just happen to have a natural-born skepticism when it comes to paid EIR experts.")
Huffington Post
For Downtown Cyclists, This Green Also Means Go: The Bright Green Bicycle Lane On Spring Street Is Aimed At Reducing Collisions And Helping Cyclists Feel Safer Navigating Downtown Los Angeles
Los Angeles Times
Gold Line Extension Tells Us What's Shaking In Duarte
Curbed LA
A Hard Turn: Better Health On The Highway ("On the road for weeks on end, with the sorts of diets that make nutritionists apoplectic, the nation’s truckers are in pretty bad shape. Now, beset by rising insurance costs and desperate to ensure their drivers pass government health tests, trucking companies and industry groups are working hard to persuade road warriors to change their habits.")
New York Times
High Line: The Inside Story Of New York City's Park In The Sky
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog
Infographic: How Does Los Angeles Move? (A closer look at mobility statistics from LA/2B)
GOOD
Inspired By High Line, Park Is Envisioned With Sights Set Low ("Plans for another attention-grabbing green space on a former transit site. But this one comes with a twist — the proposed park would be underground, in a dank former trolley terminal under Delancey Street that is controlled by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.")
New York Times
L.A. Freeways: Congested And Wasteful, But At Least They're Reliable
Southern California Public Radio
LaHood: Avoid Across-The-Board Cuts After Supercommittee Failure
Transportation Nation
LaHood Warns Super Committee Failure Will Hit Transport Programs
Journal Of Commerce
Long Beach Bridge Jobs Sought For Local Workers
Contra Costa Times
Looped: A Downtown Streetcar Isn't Transit
KCET
Metro Bus Struck By Two Bullets In South Los Angeles
Los Angeles Times
Ranking The Nation's Most Congested Highway Corridors
Fleet Owner
San Francisco's Transbay Terminal Faces Murky Future
San Francisco Business Times
South El Monte Residents Consider Possible Improvements To Durfee/Peck Corridor
West San Gabriel Valley Bike Coalition
Supercommittee Goes Bust, Lone Prospect Of Gas Tax Hike Dissolves
StreetsBlog DC
Taxpayer Group: GOP Drill Bill "Not A Responsible Budget Approach"
StreetsBlog DC
Top 10 Books, 2012 ("Planetizen is pleased to release its tenth annual list of the ten best books of the year in urban planning, design and development.")
Planetizen
Torrance Set To Adopt South Bay Bicycle Master Plan At Meeting
Daily Breeze
Transportation And Food Access Idea 4: More Walkable Food Retail
StreetsBlog LA
UCLA's Bike-To-Campus Week Aims To Educate About Environmental And Health Benefits Of Cycling
UCLA Daily Bruin
West Hollywood "Entertainment Shuttle" In The Works ("In an effort to reduce traffic congestion and drunk driving, City Council will discuss establishing a shuttle service traveling through Weho's nightlife destinations.")
West Hollywood Patch
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11/21/2011
Blue Line, Gold Line Foothill, DesertXpress, HSR, Santa Monica Bike Center, 6th Street Bridge & More
4 Questions About The House Transportation Proposal
Transportation Issues Daily
After Five Years Of Study, Council Votes To Demolish 6th Street Viaduct
Blog Downtown
Alameda County Commission Proposes Ballot Measure To Increase Sales Tax For Transportation ("If the measure wins by the required two-thirds margin, Alameda would become only the second county in California to raise its transportation sales tax to a penny. Los Angeles County was the first.")
Silicon Valley Mercury News
America's Transportation Industries Favor Romney, Perry, And The GOP In 2012
TBD
Best US Cities For Living Car-Free? None Of The Above, Really
Natural Resources Defense Council Switchboard Blog
Bev. Hills Courier's Big Scoop: Metro Does Mailings
StreetsBlog LA
Bill Would Give Veterans A Boost In Working For Transportation Projects
Washington Post
Billionaires, Insiders Plan To Place $10-Billion Tax Hike On 2012 California Ballot: Acting As The Think Long Committee, They Want To Change The Tax System To Increase Money For Public Schools And Universities And For Local Governments
Los Angeles Times
Blue Line Construction Interrupts Service: Metro Contractors And Crews Are Putting The Finishing Touches On The Rail Connection At Washington Boulevard And Flower Street
NBC Los Angeles
Bus Systems Are Miles Ahead On Green Transport Technology ("Green bus projects also create green transportation options in communities that aren’t usually associated with rock star public transportation systems. Long Beach, California, which is adjacent to Los Angeles, received funding for two separate green bus projects, one to replace diesel buses with hybrids and one to put electric buses “on a heavily trafficked, highly visible, popular circulator route.")
GOOD
California High-Speed Rail Officials Say Effect Of Federal Cuts Will Be Minimal
San Francisco Examiner
Community Connections Expanding Its Transportation Services To 10 Inland Valley Cities
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Construction Authority Releases Interactive Maps Of Future Station Areas (Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority)
MarketWatch
Explore The Maps Here
Criminals Using Subway To Make A Quick Getaway ("An uptick in thefts around the Lankershim Boulevard station, which is at the heart of North Hollywood and the terminus of the line, has become a big concern for police, who have upped patrols at the station and surrounding areas.")
Los Angeles Daily News
DesertXpress Right-Of-Way From Vegas To SoCal Approved
Railroad.net
Does Transit-Laden Downtown Really Need A Streetcar?
Curbed LA
Downtown Home To Largest Bike Center In U.S.
Santa Monica Daily Press
Firefighters, Metrolink Kick Off Holiday Toy Drive
Burbank Leader
Five Myths About Your Gasoline Taxes
CNN
Funding Bill, Without High Speed Rail, Gets Obama Signature
Transportation Nation
How Green Is High-Speed Rail?
CNN
How The DC's Metro Opened Its Data ("The changes...suggest a road map for other organizations having their own open-data debates.")
Read Write Web
Investigation Uncovers Extravagant Spending By Metro Construction Authority
KCBS Los Angeles
Construction Authority Board Adopts New Policies To Enhance Agency's Transparency And Accountability: Newly Adopted Travel And Expense Guidelines Address Recently Identified Areas Needing Improvement
Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority
Installing Now: Bright Green Bikeway Along Spring Street
LAist
Is The Housing Crash Fueling Suburbanization?
Wall Street Journal
L.A. Construction Authority, Caltrans OK Design For New Gold Line Bridge
Progressive Railroading
L.A. Council OKs Demolition Of 6th Street Bridge: Lawmakers Adopt A Modern Design Instead Of Trying To Duplicate Signature Arches Of The Crumbling Landmark Over The Los Angeles River
Los Angeles Times
LAO Weighs In On Rail Business Plan: Advisory Agency To State Legislature Raises Concerns About Funding Sources, Legality Of Project
Hanford Sentinel
New Setback For High-Speed Rail: House Vote To Strip Funding Creates More Uncertainty
NBC Los Angeles
A New Vision For D.C.'s Abandoned Street Car Tunnels
The Atlantic: Cities
New York Times: How To Be Confused About Transit
Human Transit
Omnitrans Celebrates 35 Years Of Service: Free Ride Day Set For November 25 (This Friday, the day after Thanksgiving)
Omnitrans Press Release
Pacific Surfliner Gets $21M To Start On Second Track Thru San Diego
USC Annenberg Neon Tommy
Parking Lots Are A Waste Of Space And A Drag On Growth
Forbes
Practical Resources For Recruiting Minorities For Chief Executive Officers At Public Transportation Agencies (52p. PDF)
Transit Cooperative Research Program
Santa Monica Bike Infrastructure Upgrades Rolling In
Bikeside
Sour Economy Triggers Drop In Measure R Transportation Receipts ("The head of Los Angeles County's transportation agency said Friday that the region's sour economy has pushed down by 10% to 15% projected revenues from Measure R, the half-cent sales tax for road and transit improvements.")
Los Angeles Times
Surveillance Cameras Cost-Effective Tools For Cutting Crime, 3-Year Study Concludes
Urban Institute
Evaluating The Use Of Public Surveillance Cameras For Crime Control And Prevention (152p. PDF)
Urban Institute Justice Policy Center
A Transit City Is A Centralized City ("The multipolarity of other cities, for example Los Angeles, is not an asset. It would be an asset if those job centers were intense and could be easily served by transit; in reality, they have moderate intensity, nothing like that of the secondary centers of Tokyo or even New York, and serving many of them requires digging new subway lines. Burbank, on the legacy Metrolink network, could make a reasonable site for a transit-oriented secondary center, if commuter rail operations were modernized and local transit lines were extended to it; the Westside and Santa Monica do not, and the hope is that the investment in the Subway to the Sea could enable them to grow to reasonable size.")
Pedestrian Observations
TRB Webinar: Freight Facility Location Selection: A Guide For Public Officials (December 13)
National Cooperative Freight Research Program
U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $21 Million To Improve California's Intercity Passenger Rail Service
U.S. DOT Press Release
User Pays ("Does the user pay model still hold up for transportation? Is there a better way to pay for infrastructure? Can users fully fund the roads, bridges, and railways they use? How much should users be on the hook for? What about taxpayers?")
National Journal Transportation Blog
The Value Of Transportation Enhancements; Or, Are Walking And Cycling Really Transportation? ("This issue receives considerable attention, despite the fact that enhancements represent less than 2% of total federal surface transportation expenditures, because it raises questions about future transport priorities, particularly the role of walking and cycling. In other words, should non-motorized modes be considered real transportation.")
Planetizen
Voters Nationwide Choose To Pay More For Transit
Governing
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Transportation Issues Daily
After Five Years Of Study, Council Votes To Demolish 6th Street Viaduct
Blog Downtown
Alameda County Commission Proposes Ballot Measure To Increase Sales Tax For Transportation ("If the measure wins by the required two-thirds margin, Alameda would become only the second county in California to raise its transportation sales tax to a penny. Los Angeles County was the first.")
Silicon Valley Mercury News
America's Transportation Industries Favor Romney, Perry, And The GOP In 2012
TBD
Best US Cities For Living Car-Free? None Of The Above, Really
Natural Resources Defense Council Switchboard Blog
Bev. Hills Courier's Big Scoop: Metro Does Mailings
StreetsBlog LA
Bill Would Give Veterans A Boost In Working For Transportation Projects
Washington Post
Billionaires, Insiders Plan To Place $10-Billion Tax Hike On 2012 California Ballot: Acting As The Think Long Committee, They Want To Change The Tax System To Increase Money For Public Schools And Universities And For Local Governments
Los Angeles Times
Blue Line Construction Interrupts Service: Metro Contractors And Crews Are Putting The Finishing Touches On The Rail Connection At Washington Boulevard And Flower Street
NBC Los Angeles
Bus Systems Are Miles Ahead On Green Transport Technology ("Green bus projects also create green transportation options in communities that aren’t usually associated with rock star public transportation systems. Long Beach, California, which is adjacent to Los Angeles, received funding for two separate green bus projects, one to replace diesel buses with hybrids and one to put electric buses “on a heavily trafficked, highly visible, popular circulator route.")
GOOD
California High-Speed Rail Officials Say Effect Of Federal Cuts Will Be Minimal
San Francisco Examiner
Community Connections Expanding Its Transportation Services To 10 Inland Valley Cities
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Construction Authority Releases Interactive Maps Of Future Station Areas (Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority)
MarketWatch
Explore The Maps Here
Criminals Using Subway To Make A Quick Getaway ("An uptick in thefts around the Lankershim Boulevard station, which is at the heart of North Hollywood and the terminus of the line, has become a big concern for police, who have upped patrols at the station and surrounding areas.")
Los Angeles Daily News
DesertXpress Right-Of-Way From Vegas To SoCal Approved
Railroad.net
Does Transit-Laden Downtown Really Need A Streetcar?
Curbed LA
Downtown Home To Largest Bike Center In U.S.
Santa Monica Daily Press
Firefighters, Metrolink Kick Off Holiday Toy Drive
Burbank Leader
Five Myths About Your Gasoline Taxes
CNN
Funding Bill, Without High Speed Rail, Gets Obama Signature
Transportation Nation
How Green Is High-Speed Rail?
CNN
How The DC's Metro Opened Its Data ("The changes...suggest a road map for other organizations having their own open-data debates.")
Read Write Web
Investigation Uncovers Extravagant Spending By Metro Construction Authority
KCBS Los Angeles
Construction Authority Board Adopts New Policies To Enhance Agency's Transparency And Accountability: Newly Adopted Travel And Expense Guidelines Address Recently Identified Areas Needing Improvement
Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority
Installing Now: Bright Green Bikeway Along Spring Street
LAist
Is The Housing Crash Fueling Suburbanization?
Wall Street Journal
L.A. Construction Authority, Caltrans OK Design For New Gold Line Bridge
Progressive Railroading
L.A. Council OKs Demolition Of 6th Street Bridge: Lawmakers Adopt A Modern Design Instead Of Trying To Duplicate Signature Arches Of The Crumbling Landmark Over The Los Angeles River
Los Angeles Times
LAO Weighs In On Rail Business Plan: Advisory Agency To State Legislature Raises Concerns About Funding Sources, Legality Of Project
Hanford Sentinel
New Setback For High-Speed Rail: House Vote To Strip Funding Creates More Uncertainty
NBC Los Angeles
A New Vision For D.C.'s Abandoned Street Car Tunnels
The Atlantic: Cities
New York Times: How To Be Confused About Transit
Human Transit
Omnitrans Celebrates 35 Years Of Service: Free Ride Day Set For November 25 (This Friday, the day after Thanksgiving)
Omnitrans Press Release
Pacific Surfliner Gets $21M To Start On Second Track Thru San Diego
USC Annenberg Neon Tommy
Parking Lots Are A Waste Of Space And A Drag On Growth
Forbes
Practical Resources For Recruiting Minorities For Chief Executive Officers At Public Transportation Agencies (52p. PDF)
Transit Cooperative Research Program
Santa Monica Bike Infrastructure Upgrades Rolling In
Bikeside
Sour Economy Triggers Drop In Measure R Transportation Receipts ("The head of Los Angeles County's transportation agency said Friday that the region's sour economy has pushed down by 10% to 15% projected revenues from Measure R, the half-cent sales tax for road and transit improvements.")
Los Angeles Times
Surveillance Cameras Cost-Effective Tools For Cutting Crime, 3-Year Study Concludes
Urban Institute
Evaluating The Use Of Public Surveillance Cameras For Crime Control And Prevention (152p. PDF)
Urban Institute Justice Policy Center
A Transit City Is A Centralized City ("The multipolarity of other cities, for example Los Angeles, is not an asset. It would be an asset if those job centers were intense and could be easily served by transit; in reality, they have moderate intensity, nothing like that of the secondary centers of Tokyo or even New York, and serving many of them requires digging new subway lines. Burbank, on the legacy Metrolink network, could make a reasonable site for a transit-oriented secondary center, if commuter rail operations were modernized and local transit lines were extended to it; the Westside and Santa Monica do not, and the hope is that the investment in the Subway to the Sea could enable them to grow to reasonable size.")
Pedestrian Observations
TRB Webinar: Freight Facility Location Selection: A Guide For Public Officials (December 13)
National Cooperative Freight Research Program
U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $21 Million To Improve California's Intercity Passenger Rail Service
U.S. DOT Press Release
User Pays ("Does the user pay model still hold up for transportation? Is there a better way to pay for infrastructure? Can users fully fund the roads, bridges, and railways they use? How much should users be on the hook for? What about taxpayers?")
National Journal Transportation Blog
The Value Of Transportation Enhancements; Or, Are Walking And Cycling Really Transportation? ("This issue receives considerable attention, despite the fact that enhancements represent less than 2% of total federal surface transportation expenditures, because it raises questions about future transport priorities, particularly the role of walking and cycling. In other words, should non-motorized modes be considered real transportation.")
Planetizen
Voters Nationwide Choose To Pay More For Transit
Governing
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.
11/18/2011
Gold Line Foothill Extension, Westchester Station?, Santa Monica Bikes, 6th Street Viaduct, Dirty Cities, Exposition Park History & More
America's 20 Dirtiest Cities (California has 7 of the 20 cities with the poorest air quality)
Forbes
Boehner Touts Vague Outline Of Oil Drilling + Transpo Bill
StreetsBlog DC
Bruins, Trojans And Getting Mr. Mirisch Back On Track
CityWatch
Building A Better Bus Route, With No Defined Stops ("In low-demand areas fixed routes can be terribly inefficient. Stops are spaced so far apart that it can seem like you need a bus just to get to the bus stop. On nights and weekends, or during bad weather, this inconvenience is magnified.")
The Atlantic: Cities
Buses Diverted For Downtown L.A. Protest Add To Commute Woes
Los Angeles Times
Congress Cuts Future Funding For California's Bullet Train
Los Angeles Times
Construction Authority Board Adopts New Policies To Enhance Agency's Transparency And Accountability ("The Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority Board of Directors, in an action that will increase the agency's transparency and accountability, last night adopted enhancements to existing policies that provide new guidelines for out-of-state travel expenditures by Board members and Authority employees and clarify reporting requirements for all expenses.")
PR Newswire
Council Adds $650K To Subway Fight: Councilman Julian Gold And His Colleagues Apply Surplus Funds To Efforts Opposing An MTA Tunnel Under Beverly Hills High School
Beverly Hills Patch
Counting Parking Spots, From Above
The Atlantic: Cities
Crowdsourcing Your Commute (Waze)
The Atlantic: Cities
Despite 2012 Spending Bill, High-Speed Rail Will Find Some Funding
Railroad.net
The Efficiency Conundrum: A Combination Of Less Driving And More Fuel-Efficient Vehicles Is Imperiling America's Highway System
The Economist
Global Expansion Of High-Speed Rail Surging
Metro Magazine
GOP Pronounces Obama Rail Plans Dead
The Hill
House, Senate Pass Budget Bill To Avert Shutdown
Washington Post
House Transportation Plan Tied To Controversial Revenue Sources
Transportation For America
How Agricultural Park Became Exposition Park ("Amenities made Agricultural Park a popular attraction among late-nineteenth-century Angelenos. In 1875, the Main Street and Agricultural Park Railroad, one the L.A.'s first street railways, began shuttling passengers to the park on horse-drawn street cars.")
LA as Subject via KCET
Los Angeles City Council To Vote On Fate Of 6th Street Bridge: L.A. Leaders Could Decide Friday To Demolish The Iconic 6th Street Bridge Because Its Concrete Is Rupturing. Concerns About The Aesthetics Of New Bridge, And The Cost, Complicate The Decision
Los Angeles Times
MTA Will Mail Propaganda Flier
Beverly Hills Courier
No Details Yet On House Transportation And Oil Drilling Bill
StreetsBlog DC
O.C. And L.A. Freeways Among Most Congested: Researchers Examined Freeway Backup During The Morning, Lunchtime, Afternoon, And Weekend Commutes
Orange County Register
Pocket Plan? Mayor Proposes 50 Small Parks To Address Lack Of Open Space
StreetsBlog LA
Pushing For A Better, Bolder Bike Plan
Zev Yaroslavsky, Los Angeles County Supervisor, Third District
A Room Of their Own For 2-Wheeled Commuters (LEED May Be Discouraging More Bike Storage Rooms)
New York Times
Rosendahl Starts Petition For Westchester Station
Bill Rosendahl, Los Angeles City Councilman, 11th District
Santa Monica To Open Nation's Largest Bicycle Parking Station
Los Angeles Times
A Tale Of Transit In Two Cities (The success of San Bernardino's Omnitrans contrasted to Detroit transit system)
Metro Magazine
Ticket Sales Rise When Subways Locked ("Recent testing to determine the financial impact of locked turnstile gates at four stations, including ticket checks by uniformed inspectors, boosted vending machine sales of day passes and one-way fares by about 50% while gates were locked.")
Zev Yaroslavsky, Los Angeles County Supervisor, Third District
This Week's Hot Trend: Large Bike Parking Facilities Near Rail (Santa Monica, Burbank, Culver City)
StreetsBlog LA
Webinar On Employment, Transit And Transit-Oriented Development (video of November 15 webinar : "Speakers discussed new research on spatial employment patterns in our metropolitan areas, and the types of economic activity that are most likely to benefit from being near transit. Participants also discussed the ways in which national research has been applied to inform regional economic development, transportation, and land use planning.")
Reconnecting America
Will There Ever Be A Bike Path For Expo Line Phase II?
StreetsBlog LA
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Forbes
Boehner Touts Vague Outline Of Oil Drilling + Transpo Bill
StreetsBlog DC
Bruins, Trojans And Getting Mr. Mirisch Back On Track
CityWatch
Building A Better Bus Route, With No Defined Stops ("In low-demand areas fixed routes can be terribly inefficient. Stops are spaced so far apart that it can seem like you need a bus just to get to the bus stop. On nights and weekends, or during bad weather, this inconvenience is magnified.")
The Atlantic: Cities
Buses Diverted For Downtown L.A. Protest Add To Commute Woes
Los Angeles Times
Congress Cuts Future Funding For California's Bullet Train
Los Angeles Times
Construction Authority Board Adopts New Policies To Enhance Agency's Transparency And Accountability ("The Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority Board of Directors, in an action that will increase the agency's transparency and accountability, last night adopted enhancements to existing policies that provide new guidelines for out-of-state travel expenditures by Board members and Authority employees and clarify reporting requirements for all expenses.")
PR Newswire
Council Adds $650K To Subway Fight: Councilman Julian Gold And His Colleagues Apply Surplus Funds To Efforts Opposing An MTA Tunnel Under Beverly Hills High School
Beverly Hills Patch
Counting Parking Spots, From Above
The Atlantic: Cities
Crowdsourcing Your Commute (Waze)
The Atlantic: Cities
Despite 2012 Spending Bill, High-Speed Rail Will Find Some Funding
Railroad.net
The Efficiency Conundrum: A Combination Of Less Driving And More Fuel-Efficient Vehicles Is Imperiling America's Highway System
The Economist
Global Expansion Of High-Speed Rail Surging
Metro Magazine
GOP Pronounces Obama Rail Plans Dead
The Hill
House, Senate Pass Budget Bill To Avert Shutdown
Washington Post
House Transportation Plan Tied To Controversial Revenue Sources
Transportation For America
How Agricultural Park Became Exposition Park ("Amenities made Agricultural Park a popular attraction among late-nineteenth-century Angelenos. In 1875, the Main Street and Agricultural Park Railroad, one the L.A.'s first street railways, began shuttling passengers to the park on horse-drawn street cars.")
LA as Subject via KCET
Los Angeles City Council To Vote On Fate Of 6th Street Bridge: L.A. Leaders Could Decide Friday To Demolish The Iconic 6th Street Bridge Because Its Concrete Is Rupturing. Concerns About The Aesthetics Of New Bridge, And The Cost, Complicate The Decision
Los Angeles Times
MTA Will Mail Propaganda Flier
Beverly Hills Courier
No Details Yet On House Transportation And Oil Drilling Bill
StreetsBlog DC
O.C. And L.A. Freeways Among Most Congested: Researchers Examined Freeway Backup During The Morning, Lunchtime, Afternoon, And Weekend Commutes
Orange County Register
Pocket Plan? Mayor Proposes 50 Small Parks To Address Lack Of Open Space
StreetsBlog LA
Pushing For A Better, Bolder Bike Plan
Zev Yaroslavsky, Los Angeles County Supervisor, Third District
A Room Of their Own For 2-Wheeled Commuters (LEED May Be Discouraging More Bike Storage Rooms)
New York Times
Rosendahl Starts Petition For Westchester Station
Bill Rosendahl, Los Angeles City Councilman, 11th District
Santa Monica To Open Nation's Largest Bicycle Parking Station
Los Angeles Times
A Tale Of Transit In Two Cities (The success of San Bernardino's Omnitrans contrasted to Detroit transit system)
Metro Magazine
Ticket Sales Rise When Subways Locked ("Recent testing to determine the financial impact of locked turnstile gates at four stations, including ticket checks by uniformed inspectors, boosted vending machine sales of day passes and one-way fares by about 50% while gates were locked.")
Zev Yaroslavsky, Los Angeles County Supervisor, Third District
This Week's Hot Trend: Large Bike Parking Facilities Near Rail (Santa Monica, Burbank, Culver City)
StreetsBlog LA
Webinar On Employment, Transit And Transit-Oriented Development (video of November 15 webinar : "Speakers discussed new research on spatial employment patterns in our metropolitan areas, and the types of economic activity that are most likely to benefit from being near transit. Participants also discussed the ways in which national research has been applied to inform regional economic development, transportation, and land use planning.")
Reconnecting America
Will There Ever Be A Bike Path For Expo Line Phase II?
StreetsBlog LA
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11/17/2011
Expo Phase II, California Budget, Road Use Fees, CAHSR, Sustainability, Farmers Field, Pocket Parks & More
46 Projects Get Federal Grants To Reduce Oil Dependence (including LA Metro wayside energy storage system)
Transportation Nation
Announcement Of Project Selections (12p. PDF)
The 2012-13 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook (50p. PDF : "Our updated assessment of California’s economy and revenues indicate that General Fund revenues and transfers in 2011-12 will be $3.7 billion below the level assumed in the 2011-12 budget package passed in June. Under provisions of the 2011-12 budget package, this revenue shortfall would translate into $2 billion of trigger cuts to various state programs.")
California State Legislative Analyst's Office
2012 Transpo Budget: Sustainable Communities And HSR Out, TIGER In
StreetsBlog DC
The Anatomy Of A Successful Transit Ballot Measure
StreetsBlog DC
Are Road Use Fees Just Too Creepy To Work? ("There is just this immediate visceral hatred of the concept that you’re going to put something in my car.")
The Atlantic: Cities
Boehner To Unveil 5-Year Transpo Bill [Today]
Transportation Nation
Bringing Los Angeles Streets Into The 21st Century
Southern California Public Radio
California High Speed Rail: 100 Years In The Making
California High Speed Rail Blog
California High Speed Rail Public Hearing Draws Critics
Huffington Post
Congress About To Kill High-Speed Train Program
Associated Press
Deeper Cuts To State Budget Expected: Lower-Than-Forecast Revenue Means Automatic Reductions Will Likely Kick In. A Shorter K-12 School Year Could Result
Los Angeles Times
Developing Input To "Best-Value" Vehicle Procurement Practice: An Analysis Of Supplier Evaluation And Selection In The US Public Transportation Industry (237p. PDF)
Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute, North Dakota State University
Editorial: Road Rage -- Street Repairs Are Costly For L.A.
Los Angeles Daily News
Equity Of Evolving Transportation Finance Mechanisms (196p. PDF)
U.S. Transportation Research Board
Expo Botanical Garden At Westwood And Expo One Step Closer To Reality
StreetsBlog LA
Farmers Field Design Improves But Falls Short: The New Version Of AEG's Proposed NFL Stadium By Gensler Is More Open To The L.A. Cityscape Than The Previous Design But Is Weighed Down By Wings
Los Angeles Times
For Transit Agencies, Terrorists Are Moving Targets: Riders' Eyes And Ears Among Most Critical Defenses For Rail Systems ("According to certain members of the Beverly Hills School Board, a terrorist with impeccable timing could, 10 or 20 years from now, board a subway car headed beneath the city’s high school. At the precise moment the train passes under the campus, the terrorist could detonate a device that would blast upward, delivering a catastrophic attack upon the children of Beverly Hills.")
In Transition
A Framework For Considering Climate Change In Transportation And Land Use Scenario Planning: Final Report (68p. PDF)
Federal Highway Administration / National Park Service / U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service
Gold Line Brings Development
Arcadia's Best
Guide On The Consistent Application Of Traffic Analysis Tools And Methods (90p. PDF)
Federal Highway Administration
House GOP Takes The Plunge, Unveils Transportation And Energy Bill Today
StreetsBlog DC
How Manhattan Sped Up Its Buses Without Rapid Transit
The Atlantic: Cities
LADOT Reveals Designs For Spring Street Buffered Bike Lane
StreetsBlog LA
Mass Appeal: LA's New Embrace Of Public Transit
The Frying Pan: Hot Ideas For A Cold Economy
No Shock Here, But L.A. A Leader In Congested U.S. Freeways
Los Angeles Times
Passenger Rail Car Egress: TRB Workshop (4p. PDF)
Federal Railroad Administration Office Of Railroad Policy & Development
Port Of L.A.'s Proposed Rail Yard Raising Hackles Of Residents
Daily Breeze
The Regional Concept For Transportation Operations: A Practitioner's Guide (60p. PDF)
Federal Highway Administration
Reporting Road Repairs, Graffiti Going High-Tech
Los Angeles Daily News
Slurry In A Hurry: The Mayor's Last Minute Legacy For Streets
KCET
Smartphone Payment Is Good News For African-American Public Transit Riders
Network Journal
Sustainability Is The Strongest Defense, Military Experts Say
New Urban Network
This Just In: $6.7 Million For Transportation Solutions To Cut Pollution
Natural Resources Defense Council Switchboard Blog
Transformative Infrastructure To Boost Exports And Manufacturing ("The federal government should develop a comprehensive National Freight Transportation Plan as a framework for goods movement policy and investment that spans all modes. This process should build off the proposal contained in the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP–21) to build a national freight network program and prioritize corridors on a cost-benefit analysis that would include all modal options.")
Brookings
Villaraigosa Wants A More Livable L.A., With 50 Pocket Parks
Los Angeles Times
Westside Cyclists Looking To Make The Expo Line Bike-Friendly: Bike Lovers Are Looking For A Bike Advisory Committee As Expo Design Plans Move Ahead
Culver City Patch
Westside Residents Assess Plans, Weigh In On Next Phase Of Expo Line
Los Angeles Wave
Whose Streets, Exactly?: Occupy In The Context Of Complete Streets
Next American City
A Winged Stadium For Los Angeles? (includes several renderings)
Architect's Newspaper
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Transportation Nation
Announcement Of Project Selections (12p. PDF)
The 2012-13 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook (50p. PDF : "Our updated assessment of California’s economy and revenues indicate that General Fund revenues and transfers in 2011-12 will be $3.7 billion below the level assumed in the 2011-12 budget package passed in June. Under provisions of the 2011-12 budget package, this revenue shortfall would translate into $2 billion of trigger cuts to various state programs.")
California State Legislative Analyst's Office
2012 Transpo Budget: Sustainable Communities And HSR Out, TIGER In
StreetsBlog DC
The Anatomy Of A Successful Transit Ballot Measure
StreetsBlog DC
Are Road Use Fees Just Too Creepy To Work? ("There is just this immediate visceral hatred of the concept that you’re going to put something in my car.")
The Atlantic: Cities
Boehner To Unveil 5-Year Transpo Bill [Today]
Transportation Nation
Bringing Los Angeles Streets Into The 21st Century
Southern California Public Radio
California High Speed Rail: 100 Years In The Making
California High Speed Rail Blog
California High Speed Rail Public Hearing Draws Critics
Huffington Post
Congress About To Kill High-Speed Train Program
Associated Press
Deeper Cuts To State Budget Expected: Lower-Than-Forecast Revenue Means Automatic Reductions Will Likely Kick In. A Shorter K-12 School Year Could Result
Los Angeles Times
Developing Input To "Best-Value" Vehicle Procurement Practice: An Analysis Of Supplier Evaluation And Selection In The US Public Transportation Industry (237p. PDF)
Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute, North Dakota State University
Editorial: Road Rage -- Street Repairs Are Costly For L.A.
Los Angeles Daily News
Equity Of Evolving Transportation Finance Mechanisms (196p. PDF)
U.S. Transportation Research Board
Expo Botanical Garden At Westwood And Expo One Step Closer To Reality
StreetsBlog LA
Farmers Field Design Improves But Falls Short: The New Version Of AEG's Proposed NFL Stadium By Gensler Is More Open To The L.A. Cityscape Than The Previous Design But Is Weighed Down By Wings
Los Angeles Times
For Transit Agencies, Terrorists Are Moving Targets: Riders' Eyes And Ears Among Most Critical Defenses For Rail Systems ("According to certain members of the Beverly Hills School Board, a terrorist with impeccable timing could, 10 or 20 years from now, board a subway car headed beneath the city’s high school. At the precise moment the train passes under the campus, the terrorist could detonate a device that would blast upward, delivering a catastrophic attack upon the children of Beverly Hills.")
In Transition
A Framework For Considering Climate Change In Transportation And Land Use Scenario Planning: Final Report (68p. PDF)
Federal Highway Administration / National Park Service / U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service
Gold Line Brings Development
Arcadia's Best
Guide On The Consistent Application Of Traffic Analysis Tools And Methods (90p. PDF)
Federal Highway Administration
House GOP Takes The Plunge, Unveils Transportation And Energy Bill Today
StreetsBlog DC
How Manhattan Sped Up Its Buses Without Rapid Transit
The Atlantic: Cities
LADOT Reveals Designs For Spring Street Buffered Bike Lane
StreetsBlog LA
Mass Appeal: LA's New Embrace Of Public Transit
The Frying Pan: Hot Ideas For A Cold Economy
No Shock Here, But L.A. A Leader In Congested U.S. Freeways
Los Angeles Times
Passenger Rail Car Egress: TRB Workshop (4p. PDF)
Federal Railroad Administration Office Of Railroad Policy & Development
Port Of L.A.'s Proposed Rail Yard Raising Hackles Of Residents
Daily Breeze
The Regional Concept For Transportation Operations: A Practitioner's Guide (60p. PDF)
Federal Highway Administration
Reporting Road Repairs, Graffiti Going High-Tech
Los Angeles Daily News
Slurry In A Hurry: The Mayor's Last Minute Legacy For Streets
KCET
Smartphone Payment Is Good News For African-American Public Transit Riders
Network Journal
Sustainability Is The Strongest Defense, Military Experts Say
New Urban Network
This Just In: $6.7 Million For Transportation Solutions To Cut Pollution
Natural Resources Defense Council Switchboard Blog
Transformative Infrastructure To Boost Exports And Manufacturing ("The federal government should develop a comprehensive National Freight Transportation Plan as a framework for goods movement policy and investment that spans all modes. This process should build off the proposal contained in the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP–21) to build a national freight network program and prioritize corridors on a cost-benefit analysis that would include all modal options.")
Brookings
Villaraigosa Wants A More Livable L.A., With 50 Pocket Parks
Los Angeles Times
Westside Cyclists Looking To Make The Expo Line Bike-Friendly: Bike Lovers Are Looking For A Bike Advisory Committee As Expo Design Plans Move Ahead
Culver City Patch
Westside Residents Assess Plans, Weigh In On Next Phase Of Expo Line
Los Angeles Wave
Whose Streets, Exactly?: Occupy In The Context Of Complete Streets
Next American City
A Winged Stadium For Los Angeles? (includes several renderings)
Architect's Newspaper
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.
11/16/2011
LA Downtown Streetcar, Transpo Funding, HSR Funding Slashed, CEQA, Arts For Transit, Congested Corridors Report & More
2011 Congested Corridors Report (94p. PDF : "The inaugural 2011 Congested Corridors Report is the first nationwide effort to identify reliability problems at specific stretches of highway responsible for significant traffic congestion at different times and different days. Analyses are performed along 328 specific (directional) freeway corridors in the United States.")
Texas Transportation Institute
Press Release
AECOM Announces Appointment Of New Transportation Group Chief Executive
Market Watch
AEG Reveals New, Open Design For Farmers Field
Los Angeles Times
Arts For Transit: A Conversation With Sandra Bloodworth (In 1982, the New York MTA started a multi-billion-dollar capital improvement program to rehabilitate the transit system. In 1985, as part of the program, they introduced 'Arts for Transit' that promoted design excellence by bringing artworks into the MTA stations. "Today, 'Arts for Transit' oversees a number of programs that bring visual art and performance to the MTA network)
Urban Omnibus
Budget Deal Eliminates Funds For High-Speed Rail ("Congressional negotiators have agreed to eliminate funding for high-speed rail and trim community policing grants to $200 million in the current fiscal year.")
USA Today
CA Cyclists Call On Boxer To Respect Right To The Road
StreetsBlog LA
Central Valley County Sues To Stop State From Building Bullet Train There (Days after the CAHSR Authority was dealt a serious setback over its environmental analysis for the San Jose to SF segment, a new suit has been filed by Kings County)
Silicon Valley Mercury News
CEQA At 40: A Look Back, And Ahead (Full coverage of an all-day conference Nov. 4 which brought together policymakers from all three branches of government, environmental lawyers, academics and students for a thoughtful examination of CEQA’s history and future)
California Environmental Law & Policy Center / UC Davis School Of Law
Conference Agenda
Could A Fuel Tax Hike Be Headed To A Statehouse Near You?
Land Line
CTA Board Approves Modern Fare-Collection System: Open Standards System Will Improve Convenience For Customers, Save Money (Chicago is the largest city to adopt the new technology to date)
CTA
Cyclists Get Their Own Parking Structure At Burbank Metrolink Station
Burbank Leader
Downtown Advocates Urge Transit Over Cars: Forum Addresses Transportation Issues Of The Future
San Diego Union-Tribune
Exports Post Gains At Port Of Los Angeles: Outbound Cargo Rises 28% Over Last October, With 2011 Poised To Set A Record, But Advances Can't Compensate For Weak Import Figures
Los Angeles Times
Eyes On The Street: Subsidizing Parking For Expo Meetings
StreetsBlog LA
Future "Gateway To San Gabriel Valley" Moves Forward ("The I-210 Gold Line Bridge, which will one day serve as the "Gateway to the San Gabriel Valley," moved closer to completion with the approval of its final design by Caltrans and the Construction Authority, the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority announced today. The bridge is the first component of the 11.5-mile Gold Line Foothill Extension light rail project from Pasadena to Azusa to advance from the design phase to the construction phase.")
Market Watch
How A Shaken City Kept Steady Nerves: When Tokyo Region's Technologies And Transit System Were Toppled By Quake, People Improvised And Got Home Safely
InTransition
How Green Is High-Speed Rail? (" Unless high-speed rail travel reduces emissions by more than what it generates during construction, the project may not be worthwhile from an environmental perspective. Indeed, some researchers have their doubts.")
The Atlantic: Cities
In Search Of Westside Mobility
CityWatch
Installation Of Spring Street Bike Lanes Underway
Blog Downtown
Lantana Media Center To Construct 1500-Foot Wall Before Expo Line Construction Begins: MTA To Re-Acquire Land Used To Park 450 Cars In January
Santa Monica Mirror
LaHood Still Waiting For Congress To Authorize Next-Step Funding For High-Speed Rail
Medill Reports
LAWA Working On Proposal To Develop Land North Of LAX
Daily Breeze
Local Economic Implications Of Urban Bicycle Networks
This Big City
Los Angeles Has America's Top 3 "Congested Corridors," Including 110 Freeway: We Waste A Lot Of Gas, Too
LA Weekly
Los Angeles' Streetcar Plans: Too Duplicative Of Existing Services?
Transport Politic
Metro Unveils Plan For Student Safety On Game Days
USC Daily Trojan
Mica Warns Boxer On Highway Trust Fund: House Plans Hearing On "Drill Bill"
StreetsBlog DC
More Evidence That Bike Facilities Are good For Local Businesses
StreetsBlog Network
New "Light And Airy" Design for Farmers Field Unveiled
Blog Downtown
Port Of L.A.'s Proposed Rail Yard Raising Hackles Of Residents
Daily Breeze
Rep. Mica: Highway Bill "70 To 80 Percent Completed"
The Hill
Section Of Harbor Freeway Named Nation's Most Congested: Los Angeles Dominates New Traffic Congestion Report
NBC Los Angeles
SFMTA Audit Spotlights Poor Project Management, Cost Overruns
StreetsBlog SF
"Smart" Card For SF Parking, Taxis And Maybe Muni In The Works
San Francisco Chronicle
Speed Up Measure R Spending To Fix LA Streets? Not So Fast
CityWatch
TIGER III Requests Exceed Available Funding 27 To 1
StreetsBlog DC
Transit And TIGER Funding Preserved In Compromise Spending Bill
Transportation For America
Transportation And Food Access Idea 3: Regional Food Hubs
StreetsBlog LA
Two Downey-Area Freeways Make List Of Nation's Most Congested
Downey Beat
Urban Transformation Through Transit-Oriented Development And The Sustainable City: Hollywood & Highland And Pico / San Vicente
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog
Westwood Is The Priciest College "Town" In The US
Curbed LA
Why American Roads Are So Bad ("Planners of the country-wide network did not predict the massive shipping shift from rail to the road, so the damage inflicted by trucks was quick. See, 80,000 pound big rigs don't just do 40 times the damage of 2000 pound cars; because of the way the weight is distributed, the effect is, in fact, much more severe.")
Gizmodo
Zipcar To Expand Car Sharing Service In Los Angeles
Southern California Public Radio
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Texas Transportation Institute
Press Release
AECOM Announces Appointment Of New Transportation Group Chief Executive
Market Watch
AEG Reveals New, Open Design For Farmers Field
Los Angeles Times
Arts For Transit: A Conversation With Sandra Bloodworth (In 1982, the New York MTA started a multi-billion-dollar capital improvement program to rehabilitate the transit system. In 1985, as part of the program, they introduced 'Arts for Transit' that promoted design excellence by bringing artworks into the MTA stations. "Today, 'Arts for Transit' oversees a number of programs that bring visual art and performance to the MTA network)
Urban Omnibus
Budget Deal Eliminates Funds For High-Speed Rail ("Congressional negotiators have agreed to eliminate funding for high-speed rail and trim community policing grants to $200 million in the current fiscal year.")
USA Today
CA Cyclists Call On Boxer To Respect Right To The Road
StreetsBlog LA
Central Valley County Sues To Stop State From Building Bullet Train There (Days after the CAHSR Authority was dealt a serious setback over its environmental analysis for the San Jose to SF segment, a new suit has been filed by Kings County)
Silicon Valley Mercury News
CEQA At 40: A Look Back, And Ahead (Full coverage of an all-day conference Nov. 4 which brought together policymakers from all three branches of government, environmental lawyers, academics and students for a thoughtful examination of CEQA’s history and future)
California Environmental Law & Policy Center / UC Davis School Of Law
Conference Agenda
Could A Fuel Tax Hike Be Headed To A Statehouse Near You?
Land Line
CTA Board Approves Modern Fare-Collection System: Open Standards System Will Improve Convenience For Customers, Save Money (Chicago is the largest city to adopt the new technology to date)
CTA
Cyclists Get Their Own Parking Structure At Burbank Metrolink Station
Burbank Leader
Downtown Advocates Urge Transit Over Cars: Forum Addresses Transportation Issues Of The Future
San Diego Union-Tribune
Exports Post Gains At Port Of Los Angeles: Outbound Cargo Rises 28% Over Last October, With 2011 Poised To Set A Record, But Advances Can't Compensate For Weak Import Figures
Los Angeles Times
Eyes On The Street: Subsidizing Parking For Expo Meetings
StreetsBlog LA
Future "Gateway To San Gabriel Valley" Moves Forward ("The I-210 Gold Line Bridge, which will one day serve as the "Gateway to the San Gabriel Valley," moved closer to completion with the approval of its final design by Caltrans and the Construction Authority, the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority announced today. The bridge is the first component of the 11.5-mile Gold Line Foothill Extension light rail project from Pasadena to Azusa to advance from the design phase to the construction phase.")
Market Watch
How A Shaken City Kept Steady Nerves: When Tokyo Region's Technologies And Transit System Were Toppled By Quake, People Improvised And Got Home Safely
InTransition
How Green Is High-Speed Rail? (" Unless high-speed rail travel reduces emissions by more than what it generates during construction, the project may not be worthwhile from an environmental perspective. Indeed, some researchers have their doubts.")
The Atlantic: Cities
In Search Of Westside Mobility
CityWatch
Installation Of Spring Street Bike Lanes Underway
Blog Downtown
Lantana Media Center To Construct 1500-Foot Wall Before Expo Line Construction Begins: MTA To Re-Acquire Land Used To Park 450 Cars In January
Santa Monica Mirror
LaHood Still Waiting For Congress To Authorize Next-Step Funding For High-Speed Rail
Medill Reports
LAWA Working On Proposal To Develop Land North Of LAX
Daily Breeze
Local Economic Implications Of Urban Bicycle Networks
This Big City
Los Angeles Has America's Top 3 "Congested Corridors," Including 110 Freeway: We Waste A Lot Of Gas, Too
LA Weekly
Los Angeles' Streetcar Plans: Too Duplicative Of Existing Services?
Transport Politic
Metro Unveils Plan For Student Safety On Game Days
USC Daily Trojan
Mica Warns Boxer On Highway Trust Fund: House Plans Hearing On "Drill Bill"
StreetsBlog DC
More Evidence That Bike Facilities Are good For Local Businesses
StreetsBlog Network
New "Light And Airy" Design for Farmers Field Unveiled
Blog Downtown
Port Of L.A.'s Proposed Rail Yard Raising Hackles Of Residents
Daily Breeze
Rep. Mica: Highway Bill "70 To 80 Percent Completed"
The Hill
Section Of Harbor Freeway Named Nation's Most Congested: Los Angeles Dominates New Traffic Congestion Report
NBC Los Angeles
SFMTA Audit Spotlights Poor Project Management, Cost Overruns
StreetsBlog SF
"Smart" Card For SF Parking, Taxis And Maybe Muni In The Works
San Francisco Chronicle
Speed Up Measure R Spending To Fix LA Streets? Not So Fast
CityWatch
TIGER III Requests Exceed Available Funding 27 To 1
StreetsBlog DC
Transit And TIGER Funding Preserved In Compromise Spending Bill
Transportation For America
Transportation And Food Access Idea 3: Regional Food Hubs
StreetsBlog LA
Two Downey-Area Freeways Make List Of Nation's Most Congested
Downey Beat
Urban Transformation Through Transit-Oriented Development And The Sustainable City: Hollywood & Highland And Pico / San Vicente
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog
Westwood Is The Priciest College "Town" In The US
Curbed LA
Why American Roads Are So Bad ("Planners of the country-wide network did not predict the massive shipping shift from rail to the road, so the damage inflicted by trucks was quick. See, 80,000 pound big rigs don't just do 40 times the damage of 2000 pound cars; because of the way the weight is distributed, the effect is, in fact, much more severe.")
Gizmodo
Zipcar To Expand Car Sharing Service In Los Angeles
Southern California Public Radio
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11/15/2011
Expo Hearings, CEQA, Street Repair, SCAG Plan, Bridges & More
Caltrans Fires Two Over Structural Testing Issues: The Move Comes Amid Probes Into Faulty Or Falsified Tests On Various Projects, Including In The L.A. Area
Los Angeles Times
Council Members Voice Misgivings Over Villaraigosa's Street Repair Plan
Contra Costa Times
Deputy Secretary Roy Kienitz Calls It Quits At USDOT
StreetsBlog DC
Editorial: Inching Toward A Highway Bill
Transport Topics
Expo Line Hearing Tonight
Beverly Hills Courier
Expo Line Public Meetings Begin Today
Culver City Patch
Expo Line Construction Authority To Update Public On Design Of Phase II
Southern California Public Radio
Feds Short Of Disaster Funds To Rebuild Roads
Stateline
Firms Turning To Environmental Law To Combat Rivals: California's Landmark Act On Environmental Quality Is Credited With Preserving Scenic Landscapes But Is Now Slowing Key Projects And Spawning A Flurry Of Litigation. Changes Are Urged
Los Angeles Times
Fly Over The Proposed Hollywood Freeway Cap Park (includes birds-eye video of what the 44-acre park would look like)
Curbed LA
Hollywood Central Park Website
FTA Deputy Administrator McMillan Joins SunLine Transit In Southern California To Tout Jobs And Innovation In Sustainable Transportation
Federal Transit Administration
Gas-Tax Hike Considered For California Roads, Infrastructure
KABC Los Angeles
High-Speed Rail: California Transit Agencies Aim To Integrate Lines To Create A Multi-Modal State Network (“High-speed rail is going to be a failed system unless it connects to Los Angeles, so we take our partnership with [CHSRA] very seriously, and we take high-speed rail very seriously,” says Don Sepulveda, executive officer of regional rail for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA). That’s why Sepulveda, who’s responsible for fostering LACMTA’s partnerships with high-speed and other area rail agencies, is in contact with someone from CHSRA or one of its engineering or consulting firms several times a week. Three California HSR segments are set to run through Los Angeles (specifically, Los Angeles Union Station) — the Los Angeles-to-Anaheim segment, a corridor running through Palmdale to northern California and a segment running south into San Diego.")
Progressive Railroading
Infographic: United States Has More Broken Bridges Than Golden Arches
Transport Gooru
John Wayne Airport's New Terminal Opens, Minus Baggage-Handling
Los Angeles Times
L.A. Vision, U.S. Promise: Implications Of The America Fast Forward Proposal ("Long known as a land of sprawl and disconnected communities, Los Angeles has emerged as a leader in transit investments, providing forward-thinking leadership for how infrastructure finance can and should continue, even in difficult financial times.")
Planetizen
LACBC: Send Bike Plan Back to The Drawing Board
StreetsBlog LA
Latest Subway Conspiracy Theory: Developer Is Behind Route!
Curbed LA
LAX Expected To Be Busiest U.S. Airport Over Thanksgiving Weekend
Los Angeles Times
Mayor's Street Repair Plan May Be Extended To Other Projects: The $1.5 Billion Initiative Could Also Include Trimming Trees, Removing Stumps And Replanting. Councilwoman Jan Perry Cites Concerns About Taking On $650 Million In Interest Payments For The Project
Los Angeles Times
Metrolink Launches "Bike Cars" To Transport Cyclists
Metro Magazine
Mica Responds To Boxer (letter from House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Chair to the California Senator regarding MAP-21, proposing that her "proposal will essentially bankrupt the Highway Trust Fund and make it impossible to provide any funding for fiscal year 2014.")
via Politico
Occupy Santa Clarita Targets Infrastructure Needs
LAist
Orange County's John Wayne Airport Opens New Terminal After $550 Million Expansion
Southern California Public Radio
Privately Owned Train Cars -- A Better Way To See America
Forbes
Proposal To Repair Roadways Hits Block
Los Angeles Daily News
The Racetrack: Building High Speed Rail in The U.S.
Natural Resources Defense Council Switchboard Blog
Railroads Aim to Replace Or Revamp Aging Bridges (Transit agencies and railroad companies realize the importance of infrastructure, as their train cars roll over bridges and through tunnels every day. A look at advances in bridge construction begin driven by these private industries)
Progressive Railroading
Real Time Data Available For LA Metro Buses!
Natural Resources Defense Council Switchboard Blog
Regional Conservancy Proposes A 22-Mile Bike Lane Through The Valley
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Senate Bill May Weaken Smaller Metros, Empower State DOTs
StreetsBlog DC
Some Valley Officials Don't Support Higher Taxes In SCAG Transportation Plan
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Transit Riders As Taxpayers ("Does it make sense to view transit fares as taxes? Are transit fares different from other "user fees" like gas taxes? If so, how? What should transit riders expect in return for their fares? Do transit riders shoulder a disproportionate burden of the cost of maintaining buses and railways? What is a fair price for an easy mass transit commute?")
National Journal Transportation Experts Blog
TTI Study: California Roads Top Fuel-Waste List ("Among the top 10 fuel-wasting corridors, those in Los Angeles accounted for 72 percent of the wasted gallons, according to the report.")
Wall Street Journal
Why Cities Should Dismantle Highways
Smart Planet
Zipping From San Francisco To Oakland In 5 Minutes (High-Speed Rail's predecessor from a century ago was a zipline. "If inventor Fletcher E. Felts had gotten his way, not only would my friends be able to hop from San Francisco to Oakland in just five minutes, they would’ve been able to zip down to visit me in Los Angeles in just four hours, without having to deal with the fuss of flying or driving a car.")
Smithsonian
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Los Angeles Times
Council Members Voice Misgivings Over Villaraigosa's Street Repair Plan
Contra Costa Times
Deputy Secretary Roy Kienitz Calls It Quits At USDOT
StreetsBlog DC
Editorial: Inching Toward A Highway Bill
Transport Topics
Expo Line Hearing Tonight
Beverly Hills Courier
Expo Line Public Meetings Begin Today
Culver City Patch
Expo Line Construction Authority To Update Public On Design Of Phase II
Southern California Public Radio
Feds Short Of Disaster Funds To Rebuild Roads
Stateline
Firms Turning To Environmental Law To Combat Rivals: California's Landmark Act On Environmental Quality Is Credited With Preserving Scenic Landscapes But Is Now Slowing Key Projects And Spawning A Flurry Of Litigation. Changes Are Urged
Los Angeles Times
Fly Over The Proposed Hollywood Freeway Cap Park (includes birds-eye video of what the 44-acre park would look like)
Curbed LA
Hollywood Central Park Website
FTA Deputy Administrator McMillan Joins SunLine Transit In Southern California To Tout Jobs And Innovation In Sustainable Transportation
Federal Transit Administration
Gas-Tax Hike Considered For California Roads, Infrastructure
KABC Los Angeles
High-Speed Rail: California Transit Agencies Aim To Integrate Lines To Create A Multi-Modal State Network (“High-speed rail is going to be a failed system unless it connects to Los Angeles, so we take our partnership with [CHSRA] very seriously, and we take high-speed rail very seriously,” says Don Sepulveda, executive officer of regional rail for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA). That’s why Sepulveda, who’s responsible for fostering LACMTA’s partnerships with high-speed and other area rail agencies, is in contact with someone from CHSRA or one of its engineering or consulting firms several times a week. Three California HSR segments are set to run through Los Angeles (specifically, Los Angeles Union Station) — the Los Angeles-to-Anaheim segment, a corridor running through Palmdale to northern California and a segment running south into San Diego.")
Progressive Railroading
Infographic: United States Has More Broken Bridges Than Golden Arches
Transport Gooru
John Wayne Airport's New Terminal Opens, Minus Baggage-Handling
Los Angeles Times
L.A. Vision, U.S. Promise: Implications Of The America Fast Forward Proposal ("Long known as a land of sprawl and disconnected communities, Los Angeles has emerged as a leader in transit investments, providing forward-thinking leadership for how infrastructure finance can and should continue, even in difficult financial times.")
Planetizen
LACBC: Send Bike Plan Back to The Drawing Board
StreetsBlog LA
Latest Subway Conspiracy Theory: Developer Is Behind Route!
Curbed LA
LAX Expected To Be Busiest U.S. Airport Over Thanksgiving Weekend
Los Angeles Times
Mayor's Street Repair Plan May Be Extended To Other Projects: The $1.5 Billion Initiative Could Also Include Trimming Trees, Removing Stumps And Replanting. Councilwoman Jan Perry Cites Concerns About Taking On $650 Million In Interest Payments For The Project
Los Angeles Times
Metrolink Launches "Bike Cars" To Transport Cyclists
Metro Magazine
Mica Responds To Boxer (letter from House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Chair to the California Senator regarding MAP-21, proposing that her "proposal will essentially bankrupt the Highway Trust Fund and make it impossible to provide any funding for fiscal year 2014.")
via Politico
Occupy Santa Clarita Targets Infrastructure Needs
LAist
Orange County's John Wayne Airport Opens New Terminal After $550 Million Expansion
Southern California Public Radio
Privately Owned Train Cars -- A Better Way To See America
Forbes
Proposal To Repair Roadways Hits Block
Los Angeles Daily News
The Racetrack: Building High Speed Rail in The U.S.
Natural Resources Defense Council Switchboard Blog
Railroads Aim to Replace Or Revamp Aging Bridges (Transit agencies and railroad companies realize the importance of infrastructure, as their train cars roll over bridges and through tunnels every day. A look at advances in bridge construction begin driven by these private industries)
Progressive Railroading
Real Time Data Available For LA Metro Buses!
Natural Resources Defense Council Switchboard Blog
Regional Conservancy Proposes A 22-Mile Bike Lane Through The Valley
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Senate Bill May Weaken Smaller Metros, Empower State DOTs
StreetsBlog DC
Some Valley Officials Don't Support Higher Taxes In SCAG Transportation Plan
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Transit Riders As Taxpayers ("Does it make sense to view transit fares as taxes? Are transit fares different from other "user fees" like gas taxes? If so, how? What should transit riders expect in return for their fares? Do transit riders shoulder a disproportionate burden of the cost of maintaining buses and railways? What is a fair price for an easy mass transit commute?")
National Journal Transportation Experts Blog
TTI Study: California Roads Top Fuel-Waste List ("Among the top 10 fuel-wasting corridors, those in Los Angeles accounted for 72 percent of the wasted gallons, according to the report.")
Wall Street Journal
Why Cities Should Dismantle Highways
Smart Planet
Zipping From San Francisco To Oakland In 5 Minutes (High-Speed Rail's predecessor from a century ago was a zipline. "If inventor Fletcher E. Felts had gotten his way, not only would my friends be able to hop from San Francisco to Oakland in just five minutes, they would’ve been able to zip down to visit me in Los Angeles in just four hours, without having to deal with the fuss of flying or driving a car.")
Smithsonian
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