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We Are In Overdrive: L.A. Constructs The Future, 1940-1990

Posted by Metro Digital Resources Librarian on April 4, 2013 6:18 pm
“Every city has had its boom, but the history of Los Angeles…should be regarded as one continuous boom punctuated at intervals with major explosions.” 
—Carey McWilliams, ...

At L.A.’s Streetcar Inauguration, Who Told 8-Year Old Shirley Temple, “Buy Yourself A New Automobile”?

Posted by Metro Digital Resources Librarian on March 22, 2013 2:54 pm
This week marks the anniversary of the 1937 National Transportation Week celebrations in Los Angeles. We reviewed the event for last year’s 75th anniversary, and included video footage of ...

“Movers & Shakers”: Metro Transportation Library Receives National Honor For Innovative Services

Posted by Metro Digital Resources Librarian on March 18, 2013 11:05 am
This week, we received some great news. I have been named a 2013 Library Journal “Mover & Shaker”! Each year, just a handful of individuals are selected from thousands of information ...

At Last: All Of Los Angeles Transportation History Explained In Interactive Timeline & Interactive Organization Chart

Posted by Metro Digital Resources Librarian on February 25, 2013 2:54 pm

[Above: Metro Library's new interactive timeline for Los Angeles transit history. "X" out the introduction box and move the chronology slider along the bottom to reposition the timeline. You ...

Remembering Huell Howser: Some Archived Images Of The Region’s Official Rideshare Spokesman

Posted by Metro Digital Resources Librarian on January 7, 2013 6:51 pm
Metro Rideshare campaign launch (Click for more information) Going back as far as at least the Gold Rush, California has been built on promotion — and we lost one of our greatest boosters this ...

Broadway Bound: Looking Back At Historic Streetcars On Broadway In Los Angeles’ Historic Core

Posted by Metro Digital Resources Librarian on December 4, 2012 4:29 pm
Cable car on Downey (now, North Broadway), circa late 1880s. Courtesy Huntington Library Photo Archives collection. (Click to enlarge) It was announced yesterday that plans to bring streetcars back ...

How Is A Mastodon Like A Bus?: Local Transit Planning Impacts Los Angeles’ Paleontological Record

Posted by Metro Digital Resources Librarian on November 19, 2012 6:53 pm
At the 7th Annual LA as Subject Archives Bazaar last month, archivist Denise Villegas participated in a “Pecha Kucha-style lightning round” highlighting each collection’s most ...

All Of SoCal History Comes Alive At The 7th Annual LA As Subject Archives Bazaar!

Posted by Metro Digital Resources Librarian on October 17, 2012 6:10 pm
(Click to enlarge) Southern California history comes alive once again at the 7th-annual Los Angeles Archives Bazaar on the campus of USC on Saturday, October 27 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Organized ...

28 Years Ago This Week: The World Returns For Los Angeles’ Gold Medal Performance In Olympic Traffic Relief

Posted by Metro Digital Resources Librarian on August 9, 2012 4:20 pm
Only four cities have hosted the modern Olympic Games more than once. When the world returned to Los Angeles in 1984, fifty-two years after its inaugural Games, the Olympics had changed:  140 ...

Planning Olympic Legacies: Transport Dreams And Urban Realities

Posted by Metro Digital Resources Librarian on August 7, 2012 2:44 pm
When a city wins the right to hold the Olympics, one of the oft cited advantages to the region is the catalytic effect upon the urban and transport projects of the host cities. However, with ...

News of importance to Los Angeles and Southern California

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Garcetti Elected Mayor, Metro Blue Line, Leimert Park Station, Westchester Station, LAX Terminal, DOT Secretary, National Rail Funding & More

Posted by Metro Librarian on May 22, 2013 9:25 am
May 22: This Date In Los Angeles Transportation History (Division 3 opens in 1907 (check out our 1915 photo); Los Angeles Railway gets its first labor agreement on working conditions and wages 76 years ago today)
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog

3 Recommendations For Strengthening The Federal-State Partnership On Passenger Rail
Transportation Issues Daily

Anthony Foxx Confirmation Hearing For Transportation Secretary Set For Wednesday
Washington Post

The Business Of Bike Sharing ("To function efficiently, there needs to be enough bikes to borrow, and enough spaces in the rack to receive returned bikes. Capital Bikeshare has a staff of 25 that tries to keep that delicate balance in order by redistributing bikes around the city.")
Washington Post

Centerpiece Of Remodeled LAX Terminal Named For Villaraigosa
Los Angeles Times

Five Essential Elements Of A Placemaking Campaign
Project For Public Spaces

The Forgotten Urban Transportation Problem We Should Be Trying To Fix
The Atlantic: Cities

Funding For Leimert Park And Westchester Stations On Crenshaw Line To Be Discussed In Special City Council Session On Wednesday
StreetsBlog LA

GOP, Amtrak Debate Responsibility For Long-Distance Train Routes
The Hill

Just 15% Of L.A. Voters Turned Out To Elect A New Mayor
The Atlantic: Cities

L.A. County To Study Demolishing Part Of Men's Central Jail
Los Angeles Times

L.A. Mayor's Race: It's Eric Garcetti By Wide Margin ("Garcetti took 54% of the vote compared with 46% for Greuel in preliminary results, ending speculation that the race was so tight that a winner might not be known for weeks. Some mail-in ballots must still be counted, but they are not expected to significantly change the results.")
Los Angeles Times

Lane Splitting: Should It Be Legal In California?
Riverside Press-Enterprise

A Look Back At L.A.'s Most Significant Mayors And The Work That Remains For Tuesday's Winner
USC Annenberg Neon Tommy

A Los Angeles Primer: The Blue Line
KCET

Public Transportation Users Predict Big Increases In The Use Of Smartphones, Paperless Travel And Social Media
Accenture
Future Of Public Transport: Highlights From The 2013 Accenture Survey Of Public Transit Users In Nine Of The World's Major Cities (PDF infographic)
Accenture

Taking The Guesswork Out Of Designing For Walkability
Planetizen

Taxes Too High? Try Building Walkable, Mixed-Use Development
StreetsBlog DC
Building Better Budgets: A National Examination Of The Fiscal Beneftis Of Smart Growth Development (53p. PDF)
Smart Growth America

Visualizing The Impact Of Mega-Storms On Transit
The Atlantic: Cities

W Hollywood Penthouses: All The Glitz, None Of The Grit
Los Angeles Times

Water, Transit And Toxic Hotspots Are Among Environmental Issues Awaiting LA's Next Mayor
KPCC Southern California Public Radio

Where Is Public Transportation Going? Insights From The High Performers (2p. PDF)
Accenture
Beyond The Traditional: Establishing New Rules And Roles For Public Transportation (12p. PDF)
Accenture


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