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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 ...

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Expo Line Opportunities, Expo Lawsuit, Perris Metrolink Lawsuit, Crenshaw Subway, Most Bikeable Neighborhoods, Amtrak WiFi, San Pedro Bike Lanes & More

Posted by Metro Librarian on May 17, 2013 10:31 am

50th Anniversary For The Transportation Research Record: Journal Of The Transportation Research Board
Transportation Research Board

America's Most Bikeable Neighborhoods ("In honor of Bike to Work Day, we pulled together a list of America's [25] most bike-friendly neighborhoods. The neighborhood rankings below are based on the latest neighborhood-level data provided to us by the folks at Walk Score.")
The Atlantic: Cities

Amtrak Is Introducing Acela-Like Wi-Fi ("Several state-supported routes in California, including the Capitol Corridor, Pacific Surfliner and San Joaquin routes, have also been upgraded.")
New York Times

Are Streetcars The Future Of Public Transportation? ("Suddenly streetcars — those clanging, clattering, spark-emitting icons of public transit’s past — are among the hottest and most coveted components of public transit’s future. Right now the list of cities looking to introduce new streetcar lines or extend existing ones reads like a back-of-the-envelope tally by members of the NBA’s expansion-team task force, circa 1978: in addition to Charlotte, there’s Dallas, Kansas City, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, Fort Lauderdale, Cincinnati, Baltimore, and Tucson, among others.")
Salon

Bike To Work Day 2013: Tips For A Green Commute
Huffington Post

Crenshaw Subway Coalition Report Card Rates Greuel Higher Than Garcetti
StreetsBlog LA

Criticism Mounts Over San Pedro Bike Lane Changes
Daily Breeze

Developing Partnerships Between Transportation Agencies And The Disability And Underrepresented Communities (61p. PDF)
Transit Cooperative Research Program

Expo Line Provides New Opportunities For South L.A.
Los Angeles Wave

Google Escalates The Competition In Map Services
New York Times

Honolulu Light Rail Announces Art Program
Metro Magazine

Hop On The Subway To Discover LA (Washington Post story about Metro Art Program from a few days ago now appears in New Zealand news source)
Stuff (New Zealand)

Illinois Considering Naming Portion Of Highway After Ray LaHood
The Hill

Is A Future Baseline The Baseline Of The Future? Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument In Neighbors For Smart Rail v. Exposition Metro Line Construction Authority
Thomas Law Group

Judge Dumps EIR For Metrolink Extension ("A planned extension of Metrolink train service to Perris won’t happen anytime soon. A judge has decertified the Environmental Impact Report.")
Inland News Today

Judge To Hear Lawsuits Over High-Speed Rail Bonds
Associated Press

Los Angeles Grows Up (audio : "Los Angeles is historically horizontal, but it's becoming increasingly vertical with a host of new projects going up from downtown to Santa Monica. So-called “smart growth" dictates that high-rise workspace and housing -are the only ways to accommodate increased growth within defined city limits.")
KCRW Which Way L.A.?

Mapping LA's Bike Commuting Habits By Neighborhood
Curbed LA

New York's MTA Takes First Steps Toward Hardening Subway Against Future Storms
WNYC

North Of Salt Lake City, A 21st-Century Highway Revolt
Next City

Obama To Streamline Permits For Infrastructure Projects
The Hill

Pedestrian/Bicycle Warning Devices And Signs At Highway-Rail And Pathway-Rail Grade Crossings (176p. PDF)
Illinois Center For Transportation

Perris Valley Line: Judge Tosses Environmental Impact Report
Riverside Press-Enterprise

The Potential Problem With Personalized Google Maps? We May Never Know What We're Not Seeing
The Atlantic: Cities

Railroads, Transit Agencies Focus On Retaining Young Workers
Progressive Railroading

Regional Connector's Bunker Hill Stop Could Get Grand Avenue Pedestrian Bridge Link-Up
Curbed LA

Solo Driving Drops In DC As Transit And Biking Soar
StreetsBlog DC

South Pas, Metro Officials Issue "Bike To Work" Challenge
South Pasadena Patch

Subway Coalition Weighs In On Mayor's Race
Los Angeles Wave

There's No Doubt: Traffic Enforcement Cameras Save Lives
StreetsBlog DC

The Top 5 Intersections For Speeding Tickets In Los Angeles
Curbed LA

Traction And The Enemy (Photo from last day of rail service along Santa Monica Boulevard, taken May 31, 1953 east of Fairfax Avenue)
Pacific Electric Railway Historical Society

Transportation For The Millennial Generation (extensive infographic)
TOD News

The World's Most Luxurious Metro Station (must-see photos)
The Atlantic: Cities

Weekend Traffic: Plan A 405 Detour At Santa Monica Boulevard Friday And Saturday Night (includes comprehensive list of regional transit rider alerts, ramp closures and construction updates)
KPCC Southern California Public Radio

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