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Vault Disney: How The Magic Kingdom Showcased The Magnificent Future Of Transportation in 1958

Posted by Metro Digital Resources Librarian on May 14, 2012 3:36 pm
A look back through our archives provides no shortage of historic photos, documents and other resources telling the story of transportation planning and operation in Southern California. But ...

Los Angeles & The Straphanger: Surviving The End Of The Automobile Age

Posted by Metro Digital Resources Librarian on May 8, 2012 4:25 pm
A century of auto-oriented culture and bad city planning has left most of the country with transit that is underfunded, ill maintained, and ill conceived. But as rising oil prices portend the end of ...

Information On The Go: Metro Library Figures Prominently In “Go Metro Los Angeles” Free Mobile App

Posted by Metro Digital Resources Librarian on May 4, 2012 5:34 pm
Nearly half of Americans now own a smartphone, so it is understandable that a tidal wave of information is coming to them through handheld devices — up from just 35% nine months ago. In ...

Los Angeles Isn’t Planned, It Just Happens, Right? Not So Fast!

Posted by Metro Digital Resources Librarian on April 25, 2012 6:51 pm
“Call it ugly, call it beautiful, call it dysfunctional — but don’t call Los Angeles unplanned.” So begins a chapter titled “Challenging The Myth Of An Unplanned Los ...

20 Years Ago This Week: Southern California Rapid Transit District Employees’ Heroic Response To The Civil Unrest Of 1992

Posted by Metro Digital Resources Librarian on April 23, 2012 11:05 pm
California Governor Wilson & SCRTD General Manager Alan Pegg discuss use of Division 5 as the Emergency Operations Center for approximately 4,500 military and police personnel (Click for more ...

Rethinking A Lot: The Design And Culture Of Parking

Posted by Metro Digital Resources Librarian on March 26, 2012 5:03 pm
There are an estimated 600,000,000 passenger cars in the world, and that number is increasing every day. So, too, is Earth’s supply of parking spaces. In some cities, parking lots cover more than ...

75 Years Ago This Week: 10,000 Turn Out As Shirley Temple Inaugurates New PCC Streetcar Service In Los Angeles

Posted by Metro Digital Resources Librarian on March 19, 2012 5:41 pm
The third week of March, 1937 had been designated “National Transportation Week” and Los Angeles was ready to roll out its new streetcars. 10,000 cheering spectators celebrated the ...

Los Angeles And The Rise Of The “Super-Commuter”: The Dramatic Increase In Our Long-Distance Workforce

Posted by Metro Digital Resources Librarian on March 1, 2012 5:58 pm
One of the many attributes of libraries and archives is that they provide access to information which might not otherwise be discovered or accessed by those who benefit from it. Even though a ...

40 Years Ago Today: Los Angeles Begins Its Experiment With Steam-Powered Buses…Plus, Its Rare Documentary Film

Posted by Metro Digital Resources Librarian on March 1, 2012 6:00 am
Today marks the anniversary of an important experiment in the history of local transportation and alternative fuels. On this date in 1972, the Southern California Rapid Transit District took delivery ...

Putting TRB In The Palm Of Your Hand: The Transportation Research Board’s Annual Meeting Online Portal & Research E-Newsletter

Posted by Metro Digital Resources Librarian on February 22, 2012 3:48 pm
The Transportation Research Board of the National Academies (TRB) has rolled out their Annual Meeting Online Portal. In one search, this portal allows users to quickly find all available papers, ...

News of importance to Los Angeles and Southern California

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Mobility 21, 710, Beverly Hills, Disney's Transpo Future, Metro App, Santa Monica, Transpo Bill & More

Posted by Metro Digital Resources Librarian on May 15, 2012 8:43 am

11th Annual Southern California Transportation Summit: We're All In This Together (September 28 : Disneyland Hotel)
Mobility 21

710 Extension Will Be Discussed In NELA Thursday
Highland Park-Mount Washington Patch

A Bad Day In The House For The Census
APA Policy News

BBB To Cut Downtown, Beach Rides
Santa Monica Daily Press

Disconnect: Stay Alert, Stay Alive (Spring 2012 media campaign from Southern California coalition of government agencies and other organizations encourages changing motorist, bicyclist and pedestrian behavior through coordinated education and enforcement efforts)
Watch The Road

Enhancing Transportation ("What is the value of the transportation enhancement program, if any? Is it really such a big deal? Are there common misconceptions about it? Is it too simplistic to call it the "bike path" money?")
National Journal Transportation Experts Blog

Geotechnical Expert Refutes Metro Data, Says Santa Monica Boulevard Has No Active Earthquake Faults
Beverly Hills Courier

LA City Council Calls On Legislature To Begin HSR Construction
California High Speed Rail Blog

Metrolink Proposes Fare Boost To Cover Fuel
Orange County Register

National Transportation Week Turns 50
U.S. DOT Fast Lane Blog

New Bus-Only Metro App ("Sure, Metro has a new app covering its whole system, but if you're looking for the heavy duty bus action, there's a new app called Transit LA "that gives you down-to-the-second wait times for any Los Angeles Metro bus stop.")
Curbed LA

New Santa Monica Parking Meters Erase Extra Minutes
LAist

Obama Hails U.S. Infrastructure ("President Barack Obama declared May 18 as National Defense Transportation Day, a tradition that began in 1957 to celebrate U.S. infrastructure.")
UPI

Oops -- Wrong Future! What Kind Of Infrastructure Do We Really Need?
Salon

Shuster: President Will Sign Transpo Bill In The Fall
Transportation Nation

Tens Of Thousands Turned Out For 5th Annual National Train Day Celebrations Across America!
MarketWatch

Vault Disney: How The Magic Kingdom Showcased The Magnificent Future Of Transportation In 1958
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog

Walk Score Calculates City Bikeability, And Minneapolis Comes Out On Top
StreetsBlog DC
Bike Score Is Here!
Walk Score

What Governors Want In The Final Federal Transportation Bill (Part 2)
Transportation Issues Daily

What Railroad Construction Industry Wants In Final Federal Transportation Bill (Part 1)
Transportation Issues Daily 


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