Measure R+, "The Rampture," Highway Bill, Expo Line, CRA & More

June 22: This Date In Los Angeles Transportation History (Tokens reappear as fare media)
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog

An Amazing Metro Adventure In Los Angeles Part 1 (A couple document their extensive Father's Day excursion to several parts of Los Angeles)
Follow My Bliss
Amazing Metro Adventure, Part 2

Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Coming To Union Station In Downtown LA
Brigham Yen

Boxer And Mica Release Vague Reassurance Of Progress
StreetsBlog DC

California High Speed Rail Aiming To Take Its Message Viral
Transportation Nation

Carmageddon Jr. Coming
KFI

Connecting The Dots: Bus Service Between Riverside And The Coachella Valley (A history of bus service linking Palm Springs to western Riverside County)
More Than Red Cars

Deal To Keep VISTA Lines Running Could Come By July 1 Deadline
Ventura County Star

Don't Miss High-Speed Train To Future Economy (Open forum commentary)
San Francisco Chronicle

DOT Web Portal For Veterans Seeking Transportation Jobs
U.S. DOT Fast Lane Job

An Economic And Life Cycle Analysis Of Regional Land Use And Transportation Plans (74p. PDF)
Mineta Transportation Institute

Estimating The Economic Impact Of Transportation Investments (webinar : June 29)
State Smart Transportation Initiative

Here It Is: Culver City's First Day On The Expo Line
Curbed LA

The Keys To Beating, Or At Least Fighting, Climate Change: Bikes, Transit, Parks, Trees
StreetsBlog LA

L.A. City Council Approves A Replacement For The CRA
Los Angeles Daily News

Landlords Don't Dig Subway Plan (subscription required : "Downtown L.A. property owners court controversy by filing CEQA suits to challenge Metro subway project.")
Los Angeles Business Journal

Lawsuits Threaten Light Rail In Los Angeles ("Four lawsuits are threatening to halt work on the expansion of rail and subway lines. Opponents cite safety, traffic, and quality of life concerns, and some of the suits may indeed stymie work. The protests echo an earlier era of "freeway revolts," which saw residents of higher income areas successfully blocking freeway construction through their neighborhoods.")
NPR All Things Considered

Little Tokyo Sues Metro For Subway Noise, Vibration
Beverly Hills Courier

Metro Moving Ahead With Measure R Extension To Speed Up All Kinds Of Juicy Transit
Curbed LA

Metro Officials To Consider Extending Measure R Transit Tax
Los Angeles Times

MTA Panel Advances Tax Extension, Despite Antonovich Opposition
Los Angeles Daily News

OnTheBus Brings The Usefulness Of GPS To The Visually Impaired ("A new Android app called OnTheBus is a guide for people who need to get around big cities with public transportation, but unlike other GPS programs, the app uses gesture and voice recognition to be especially helpful for people with "visual, hearing, or cognitive impairments.")
GOOD

Systematic Procedures To Determine Incentive/Disincentive Dollar Amounts For Highway Transportation Construction Projects (66p. PDF)
Mineta Transportation Institute

Top 10 Reasons Sen. Boxer Must Keep Her Word On Bike/Ped Programs
StreetsBlog DC

Traffic Alert: The "Rampture" Is Upon Us
Beverly Hills Courier

Traffic Noise Might Give You A Heart Attack
The Atlantic: Cities

Tred Carefully, Sidewalks Just Got A Little Smarter
Next American City

U.S. Lawmakers Voice Optimism On Transportation Bill Talks
Reuters

A Welcome Development For Bullet-Train Skeptics
Los Angeles Daily News


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Culver City & Farmdale, Union Station, LAX WiFi, Rail vs. Bus, Gold Line Bridge, Caltrans & More

386 To 34: House Instructs Conference To Get It Done By Friday
StreetsBlog DC

All Aboard! Passengers Take A Ride Downtown From Culver City Station (photo essay)
Culver City Patch

Bike Hubs? Walkable Orange Line? What's Your Favorite Planned Transportation Project? CRA Vote Could Help Determine Its Future
StreetsBlog LA

California Bullet Train's Promise Of Jobs Is Overstated, Says UCLA
LA Weekly

Culver City Expo Line Station Opening Pleases City Officials
Los Angeles Wave

Culver City, Farmdale Expo Line Stations Open Wednesday
NBC Los Angeles

Culver City Welcomes Expo Line Light Rail To The Westside
Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Parking Meters Can Be Bane Of Tourism -- Cities Must Balance Costs Against Earnings
Los Angeles Daily News

Endorsements Soar For Transferring Control Of Ontario Airport
Los Angeles Times

Explaining The Psychological Appeal Of Rail Over Buses
StreetsBlog DC
Bus Or Rail: An Approach To Explain The Psychological Rail Factor
Reconnecting America

Expo Line Officially Complete With Culver City Station Now Open
Santa Monica Mirror

Expo Line's Culver City Service Begins Wednesday
KTLA

First Impressions Of The Expo Line
StreetsBlog LA

Free Wi-Fi At LAX: L.A. City Council Endorses Provider
Los Angeles Times

Free Wi-Fi Coming To LAX Despite Council Opposition To Way Airport Handled The Deal
Los Angeles Daily News

From "Carmageddon" To "The Rampture": 405 Ramp Closures Set To Start Friday
CBS Los Angeles

Gov. Jerry Brown To Scrap Environmental Exception For Bullet Train
Los Angeles Times

Governor Backs Away From Bullet Train Fight ("Brown had hoped to fast-track construction of the controversial project by sidestepping key provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act. But the idea had put him at odds with most of the state’s green groups.")
California Watch

House To Vote On Firming Up The Conference Deadline
StreetsBlog DC

In Los Angeles, Grimshaw And Gruen On Track To Win $4 Million Union Station Contract
Architectural Record

LA Will Finally Get A Major Overhaul Of Its 1946 Zoning Code
Curbed LA

Lawmakers Try To Save Stalled Transportation Bill
The Trucker

Mayors Ask State Legislators For High-Speed Rail Funds ("San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa joined forces to write a letter to Gov. Jerry Brown and members of the legislature asking them to allocate $2.7 billion in matching 1A funds for the high-speed rail system.")
Gilroy Patch

Methodology For Determining The Economic Development Impacts Of Transit Projects (365p. PDF)
Transit Cooperative Research Program 

Metro Moves One Step Closer To Choosing Union Station Master Planners
Blog Downtown

Metro's Expo Line Begins Service To Culver City, Farmdale
CBS Los Angeles

The Oldest Things In Southern California Archives, Part 2 (The Metro Transportation Library's Archive shares the story behind a late 18th-century trust deed for the purchase of land by the Los Angeles Consolidated Electric Railway Company)
LA As Subject via KCET

Orange Line Busway Extension To Chatsworth Completed Under Budget
Los Angeles Daily News

Small Improvements: Metro Buses Announce Stops Served By Rail Lines
StreetsBlog LA

Smart Pavement Will Tell You The Weather, Offer Coupons ("All that sidewalk space is so wasted, merely providing a place for your feet. A new innovation out of Spain will let the pavement become an enormous screen, full of information.")
Fast Company Exist

Transportation-Disadvantaged Populations: Federal Coordination Efforts Could Be Further Strengthened (1p. PDF)
Government Accountability Office

Two Minute State DOT Update California (video : Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty discusses state transportation initiatives)
AASHTO via YouTube

Two Wilshire-405 Ramps To Close, And Commuter Misery Is Feared
Los Angeles Times

Watch The Gold Line Basket Bridge Get Filled Up With Concrete
Curbed LA

Which U.S. Airport Is Offering Free Public Transportation?
USA Today


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Expo Culver City, Hollywood Plan, Measure R+, I-210 Gold Line Bridge, Tiramisu, 710 & More

10 Nightmare Neighborhood Scenarios For Opponents Of The Just-Passed Hollywood Community Plan
Curbed LA

AASHTO Adds Designs To Bikeway Guide, But Not Protected Bike Lanes
StreetsBlog DC

Business Leaders Make The Economic Case For High Speed Rail
California High Speed Rail Blog

Cheap Natural Gas: Could It Be A Transportation Fuel?
Giga Om

Cities Losing Out In Transportation Bill Debate ("Mass transit systems are in no shape to handle increased ridership. Due to the recession they have suffered cuts in government funding, which have in turn led to reductions in service and overcrowding on popular routes. Given that infrastructure investment would boost lagging employment and economic demand, now would be an especially good time to invest more, not less, in transit.")
Next American City

Concrete "Big Pour" Puts I-210 Gold Line Bridge On Track
Pasadena Star-News

Crowdsourcing App Gets Federal Grant ("Tiramisu uses feedback from transit riders to predict vehicle arrival times, and can be an alternative information source when GPS data is not available...Tiramisu also can be used to report problems, compliments, and suggestions.")
The Transit Wire
Tiramisu: The Real Time Bus Tracker

Dump The Pump Day Is Tomorrow, June 21, 2012
APTA

Expo Line's Culver City Station Ready To Debut
Los Angeles Times

Extension(s) Imminent: A Reflection On Neverending Transpo Gridlock
StreetsBlog DC

Extra! Extra! Get Your Free Pass To The Expo Line!
StreetsBlog LA

Five Mega-Projects That Will Transform La Brea
StreetsBlog LA

Freeloading Bus Riders Cost [N.Y.] MTA A Fare-ly Outrageous $50 Million ("Agency ups loss from $14 million [per year] estimate because of new tracking methods and lax enforcement.")
New York Daily News

Hollywood Community Plan Passed By L.A. City Council: Welcome To Skyscraper Hell
LA Weekly

L.A. Council OKs Hollywood Density Plan ("Revised zoning guidelines for 'elegant density' around transit hubs will make it easier to build bigger, taller buildings around subway stations and along bus routes.")
Los Angeles Times

Lawmaker: Highway Conference Dead, It's An Extension
Transportation Nation

Lawmakers Try To Save Stalled Transportation Bill
Associated Press

MTA To Vote On Indefinite Extension Of Half-Cent Sales Tax For Transportation
Los Angeles Daily News

Opinion: Expo Line's Halting Start ("If mass transit is to succeed in Los Angeles, the MTA is going to have to get its act together.")
Los Angeles Times

Public Transit Riders Will Reap Big Savings As They Look To Dump The Pump On June 21 (Los Angeles residents save $910 per month and $10,916 per year)
APTA Press Release

Radical Railways: Top 10 Transportation Systems Of The Future
Gizmag

Railroaders' Guide To Healthy Sleep (A resource from the Division of Sleep Medicine at Harvard Medical School, sponsored by the Federal Railroad Administration)
Railroaders' Guide To Healthy Sleep

"Ramp Jam" To Snarl Westside Traffic
Santa Monica Daily Press

Regional Planning Expert Calls For CREATE Program For Southern California ("Goods-movement infrastructure needs outside of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach include exclusive truck lanes for the north-south and east-west freight corridors serving the nation’s largest port complex, truck bottleneck relief projects, some 68 grade separations, main track rail improvements and near-dock intermodal rail yards.")
Journal Of Commerce

Say Goodbye To The Riverside-Figueroa Bridge
LA Creek Freak

Sen. Liu Introduces Bill For Sale Of Caltrans Homes In 710 Freeway Path
Pasadena Star-News

Suja Lowenthal On Water, Ports, Mobility In Long Beach
The Planning Report

Survey: Capital Bike Share Saved 5 Million Driving Miles (Interesting statistics may bode well for Los Angeles' imminent program: 64% said they would not have made the trip without bike share; 15% said they joined bike share because of a “Living Social” offer; More than half of respondents used bike share as a feeder to reach transit stops)
Transportation Nation
Capital Bikeshare 2011 Member Survey Report

Time Running Out On Transportation Bill
KPCC Southern California Public Radio

Use Of The U.S. Census Bureau's Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) By State Departments Of Transportation And Metropolitan Planning Organizations (85p. PDF)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program

When It Comes To Cutting Carbon, Cities May Be More Powerful Than National Governments
The Atlantic: Cities

Why iOS 6 Is Good For Transit
Open Plans


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Culver City & Farmdale, Wilshire Bus Lanes, Hollywood Plan, OC Parking, APA Parking, Ventura Co. Buses & More

June 19: This Date In Los Angeles Transportation History (L.A.'s first subway tunnel closes after 30 years of service)
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog

APA  Poll Calls For Major Shift In Planning Profession
Planetizen

Bus Company Bankruptcy Could End Ventura County Service
KABC Los Angeles

Culver City And Farmdale Metro Stations Open To The Public On Wednesday, June 20
Mark Ridley-Thomas, Los Angeles County Supervisor, Second District

Donald Shoup Responds To California APA Regarding California's Parking Reform Bill
StreetsBlog LA

Expanded Parking For Public Transportation Users Opens In Orange County To Help Reduce Congestion
Southern California Public Radio

Free WiFi At LAX: City Commission OK's Contract To Be Considered By Council
Contra Costa Times

Hollywood Population Density At Issue In Development Fight ("The plan would enable developers to build high-rise skyscrapers, but residents say the neighborhood's declining population doesn't need more apartments.")
Los Angeles Times

Lawmakers Try To Save Transportation Bill, Their Best Bet For Passing A Jobs Bill
Washington Post

Legislature To Decide HSR Funding In Next Two Weeks?
California High Speed Rail Blog

Metro Board Report: Red/Purple Line Gate Locking Is Really Coming Soon
StreetsBlog LA

Metro Continues Testing In Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills Courier

New Public Transit Options In L.A. Area Coming Soon With Expo, Orange Lines Additions
KCET

Resurrected Parking Bill Draws Fire From APA
California Planning & Development Report

Sacramento Buses Flash Their Location Via The Web
Sacramento Bee

State Bill Would Cut Back On Parking Required Near Transit
Curbed LA

Status Update: Wilshire Bus Only Lanes
StreetsBlog LA

Three Tasks To Complete Within Next Three Days To Enact A New Transportation Bill
Transportation Issues Daily

Unpacking The Numbers: Measuring Success One Rider At A Time
StreetsBlog LA

The Upside Of iPhones Without Google Transit Directions
StreetsBlog DC

Yaroslavsky, Antonovich Offer Differing Views At "State Of The County" Event
Los Angeles Daily News

Your Guide To [Today's] Sure-To-Be-Nutso Final Hollywood Community Plan Hearing
Curbed LA


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Gold Line, Figueroa Street, Bullet Train, Bikes, 710 BRT, Transit Savings & More

June 18: This Date In Los Angeles Transportation History (L.A. takes a major step forward in planning a comprehensive freeway and parkway system)
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog

Apple Maps vs. Google Maps
Human Transit

Blast From The Transit Solution Past: New York's Moving Sidewalks
The Atlantic: Cities 

Boyle Heights Community Crafts Living Streets Plan For Neglected Roads
StreetsBlog LA

Cities Bet They Can Curb Traffic With Games Of Chance
National Geographic

Cleantech Corridor And Fig Complete Street Live Another Day
Curbed LA

Commuters Frustrated Over South LA-West LA Metro Bus Route 305 Elimination
KPCC Southern California Public Radio

Cyclists To Test Ride South LA Bike Map
USC News

Editorial: Environmentalists Also Bullet-Train Foes
Orange County Register

Failing U.S. Transportation Infrastructure (Infographic)
TIME

Highway Spending Bill Running Out Of Gas, As House, Senate Negotiations Stall
The Hill

It's Official! 405 Is Nation's Worst: Route Into Valley Is Most Congested In The U.S.
Los Angeles Daily News

Keep The L.A. Metro Rail Open After-Hours ("This page is an attempt to encourage MTA officials to keep parts or ALL of the MTA Metro Rail open to a reasonable late night hour (3:00am), which will allow potential riders to make the most of the services and use as an alternative to driving.")
via Facebook

L.A. River Excursion: Sixth Street Bridge
KCET

[D.C.] Metro Launches Rush Plus, New Rush Hour Rail Schedule
WAMU

New Logo Revealed For SF Transportation Agency (San Francisco crowdsources the new design through a public contest)
San Francisco Chronicle

Potential Rapid Bus Line Could Run From Downtown L.A. To Altadena Border ("One alternative to the 710 tunnel project listed in Metro's list of other options is a rapid bus line between downtown L.A. and JPL, which would run along Woodbury Road.")
Altadena Patch

Separated Bike Lanes On South Fig? LADOT Presentation Hints At Future Project
StreetsBlog LA

South Pasadena Council Approves Additional Gold Line Spending
Pasadena Star-News

Streamlining Is Major Sticking Point
National Journal Transportation Experts Blog

Transit Savings Report ("The top 20 cities with the highest transit ridership are ranked in order of their transit savings based on the purchase of a monthly public transit pass and factoring in local gas prices for June 11, 2012 and the local monthly unreserved parking rate.")
Public Transportation Takes Us There

Vacuum Trains: A High-Speed Pipe Dream? ("These futuristic transporters, designed to hurtle through tunnels that have had all of the air sucked out of them, could theoretically hit speeds of up to 4,000 km/h (2,500 mph), cutting the commute from Europe to North America to just one hour. In this high-speed future, passengers would arrive a full four hours before they set off.")
BBC

What's Your "Mobility Biography?" ("Nobody gets up in the morning and thoroughly considers every available transportation option before deciding how to travel that day. Yet, too often, that's how transportation researchers assume people operate: with an impossible degree of objectivity, rationality, and behavioral isolation. In reality, how we move in and around the city is influenced less by short-term choices and more by long-term events like getting a job, starting a family, or moving homes.")
The Atlantic: Cities

Zipcar Adds Car Sharing Service To Downtown LA
Brigham Yen


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Americans For Transit, Orange Line Opening, Union Station, Expo Line, UCLA, MacArthur Park TOD & More

June 15: This Date In Los Angeles Transportation History (A slew of dignitaries are on hand to inaugurate one of Los Angeles' earliest freeways)
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog

Analysis: Cities With More Walkers, Bike Commuters Are Less Obese
Governing
Governing Healthy Commuting Habits Study

Antonovich And Ridley-Thomas Discuss Regional Transportation With Secretary LaHood
Michael D. Antonovich, Los Angeles County Supervisor, Fifth District

Boxer Changes Her Tone, Adopts A Fighting Stance
StreetsBlog DC

California Employers Add 33,900 Jobs; Jobless Rate Falls To 10.8%
Los Angeles Times

Eavesdrop: Grimshaw And Gruen Take Union Station
Architect's Newspaper

Exploring The Expo Line And Its Surroundings: Phase 1 (Minus 2)
KCET

Final Hearing On I-405 Expansion Plan Tonight
Orange County Register

GOP Conferees: Highway Bill Ads Galvanized Supporters
The Hill

Homeowner's Complaints Lead To Transit Service Changes At UCLA ("Though this decision is being implemented next week, it is largely the result of persistent complaints of a single resident over the past decade.")
StreetsBlog LA

Infighting Could Derail Fed Transport Bucks For LA
CityWatch

Just Back: Los Angeles (Travel writer has high praise for Los Angeles transit)
New York Post

LA County Metro Reroutes More Than A Dozen Buses Due To Expo Light Rail Line ("Los Angeles County Metro is rolling out service changes this Sunday June 17 on bus lines throughout its system.")
Southern California Public Radio

McCormack Baron Salazar And Metro Announce The Grand Opening Of MacArthur Park Apartments Phase A ("Grand opening ceremony for the new Transit-Oriented Development be held on June 18th, 2012.")
PR Web

The Misunderstood Science Behind Fears That A Subway Tunnel Could Blow Up Beverly Hills High School
The Atlantic: Cities

Nearly 650 Miles Added To The U.S. Bicycle Route System!
League Of American Cyclists

New Bike Lanes On Burbank Blvd In NoHo ("New Burbank Blvd bike lanes intersect the Metro Orange Line bikeway-busway at Valley College Station.")
B.I.K.A.S.

The Next Big Start-Up Wave: Civic Technology
The Atlantic: Cities

No More Mr. Nice Guy: Transit Advocates Get Organized ("What do you do if there’s no transit rider organization in your area? You can just live with service cuts and fare increases – or you can organize. That’s the idea behind Americans for Transit, a brand-new nonprofit dedicated to building grassroots support for quality, affordable transit service around the country. “There’s no national organization doing this,” said Andrew Austin, the organization’s new executive director. “[The American Public Transportation Association] is a trade association that represents transit agencies...But right now there’s no prominent voice for transit riders.”)
StreetsBlog DC
Americans For Transit via Facebook

Orange Line Extension From Canoga Park To Chatsworth Opens On June 30
Los Angeles Daily News

Organizing Transit Riders: A How-To Manual (64p. PDF)
Good Jobs First

Planning In America: Perceptions And Priorities -- A Research Summary (22p. PDF)
American Planning Association
Press Release

Port Of Los Angeles Has Busiest May On Record
Daily Breeze

Rail Vehicle Bearing Defects Detection (36p. PDF)
TRB Safety Idea Project

Report Cites Benefits Of Bullet Train
The Business Journal
Moving Ahead With High Speed Rail: Why The Common Sense Approach Of The Revised Business Plan Deserves Support (44p. PDF : "A white paper that analyzes the current high speed rail proposal and provides recommendations for the California Legislature and the High Speed Rail Authority.")
TRANSFORM
Executive Summary (4p. PDF)

Road To Nowhere: Federal Transportation Infrastructure Policy (Infographic)
Council On Foreign Relations

South LA Bicycle Clubs Welcome The City To Watts Towers
USC Annenberg Intersections South LA

A Tale Of Two Rails: Xpress Sails, CAHSR Stuck
StreetsBlog LA

TOD Advocacy Keeps Chugging Along
California Planning & Development Report

Weekend Events Could Jam Traffic In Anaheim Area ("With opening of Disneyland's Cars Land, an Angels series at home and concerts in Anaheim, Orange County transit officials are preparing for severe congestion.")
Los Angeles Times


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TAP, LA County Traffic Data, BH Lawsuits, Parking & More

June 14: This Date In Los Angeles Transportation History (Some Metro Rail cars get a memorable paint job)
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog

Apple Drops Transit Directions From Mobile Devices
StreetsBlog DC

Bev Hills School District Rehires Subway-Fighting DC Lobbyists
Curbed LA 
Board Of Ed Extends Contract Of D.C. Lobbyists ("The school district is spending $15,000 a month to persuade federal officials to oppose Metro's plans to tunnel under Beverly Hills High School.")
Beverly Hills Patch

Bloomberg Offers A Cash-Fueled Challenge For Cities To Solve Major Problems ("The grand prize winner will take $5 million to develop its idea, and four other cities will scoop up $1 million prizes. There’s no telling what kinds of projects cities will come up with, but we’ll be watching San Francisco and Philadelphia--the first two major cities in the U.S. to hire chief innovation officers.")
Fast Company Exist

Boxer Gets Props, As Transportation Negotiations Continue
Riverside Press-Enterprise

California APA Pooh Poohs Statewide Parking Reform Efforts
StreetsBlog Network
APA California Hints (Strongly) At Opposition To Parking Minimum Reform Bill
Market Urbanism

City And BHUSD's Metro Lawsuits Likely To Be Heard Before One Judge (p. 5+)
Beverly Hills Weekly
City Attorney Says City-BHUSD Cooperation On Metro Lawsuits Similar To Oil Well Litigation (p. 9)
Beverly Hills Weekly

Civil Engineers Likely To Grade U.S. Infrastructure "D"
Business Week

CTA To Raise Additional $1.8 Million In Immediate Revenue Through Innovative Deal With Groupon: Deal Will Encourage New Ridership, As 3-Day Passes Will Be Sold For Reduced Rates
Chicago Transit Authority Press Release
Groupon Buys 250,000 3-Day CTA Passes For About $2 Million: Discount Deal-Maker To Offer Them To Online Members For $9 Instead Of Standard $14
Chicago Tribune 

Customer Service For People With Disabilities: Taking Your Training To The Next Level ("A two-part Webinar designed for transit managers who want to help their staff take the next step in providing excellent customer service to riders with disabilities.")
Easter Seals Project Action

Democrats Bring Out Heavy Machinery To Blast GOP On Transportation Bill
Washington Post

Disney's Cars Land Feels Like Walking Into A Movie
Los Angeles Times


Expert: LA Public Transit Will Surpass NY (link to audio interview)
Transportation Nation

Eyes On The Street: Will Mandatory TAP Strand Disabled Passengers?
StreetsBlog LA

Giant Bike-Sharing Program To Launch In Anaheim ("Bike Nation, based in Tustin, is set to begin an automated kiosk program with 100 bicycles in Anaheim as soon as June 23.")
Orange County Register

Highway Conference Leaders Trade Blame For Negotiation Breakdown
The Hill

Integrating The HSM Into The Highway Project Development Process (42p. PDF)
Federal Highway Administration

Lincoln Heights Jail As A 24,000 Square Foot Urban Rooftop Garden? (One can't help but look forward to the future of the jail, which is folded into the Cornfield Arroyo seco Specific Plan and part of the Cleantech Corridor. Happily kayaking Angelinos can be seen making their way down the river, which can easily be accessed from the jail site. Overhead, the Metro Gold line passes through, while below Angelinos enjoy a bit of sunshine on a river overlook, a High Line-esque elevated parking structure.")
KCET

Messing With CEQA: Jerry Brown's Conventional Vision
KCET

New Evidence That Smart Growth May Reduce Local Congestion As Well As Overall Driving
Natural Resources Defense Council Switchboard Blog

New Traffic Data System To Help Ease Gridlock In L.A. County A Step Closer, Say Officials
Los Angeles Daily News

"No Document Exists" On Bullet Train's Speed, Lawsuit Claims ("According to a lawsuit filed by project opponents, the state High-Speed Rail Authority has not done any studies or written reports to verify that the trains actually will go fast enough to follow the law.")
California Watch

Passenger Pleads Not Guilty To Killing MTA Bus Driver With Shotgun Pulled From Suitcase
Contra Costa Times

Tablets And E-Readers Leap Past Music Players And Regular Cell Phones As "Technologies Of Choice" On Commuter Trains (2p. PDF)
DePaul University Chaddick Institute Technology Briefing

Tell Apple That Transit Directions Matter
Walk Score

Town Hall Meeting On Metro Takes Place Thursday
Beverly Hills Patch

Transportation Groups Call For Swift Passage Of A New Highway And Transit Bill ("The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials today joined with 16 other national transportation advocacy and trade organizations in urging Congress to pass an adequately funded transportation bill by the end of this month.")
AASHTO Press Release


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