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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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BH Subway Hearing, Metro Cell Service, 710, eHighway, Whittier Bikes, Big Walk & More

Posted by Metro Digital Resources Librarian on May 18, 2012 9:39 am

4th Big Parade Visits Echo Park, Silver Lake Saturday
Century City Patch

Beverly Hills Residents Tell Metro Why They Oppose Subway Path ("The Metro board heard from critics Thursday of its Westside Subway Extension plan, which would require tunneling under Beverly Hills High School.")
NBC Los Angeles

Beverly Hills Threatens Legal Action Over Subway Extension
Los Angeles Times

Beverly Hills Tunnel Hearing: "Metro Refused All Risk Studies"
Beverly Hills Courier

BH Vice Mayor John Mirisch Wants Better Metro Transparency
Century City Patch

Congress Members Urge MTA To Include Funding For Gold Line Project To Claremont
Whittier Daily News

El Sereno Residents Review SR-710 Plans
EGP News

Experts Emphasize Flaws In Metro's Westside Subway Studies
Beverly Hills Patch

Geologists, Engineers Dispute Metro's Seismic Claims About Westside Subway Extension Through Century City: Data Does Not Support Need To Tunnel Under Beverly Hills High School
Beverly Hills Unified School District via PR Newswire

Graphic: The Process Of Passing The Transportation Bill
Transportation For America

Hollywood Pedicab System Could Close H&H-Vine Street Gap
Curbed LA

Huntington Park Approves Plan To Upgrade City Streets
Los Angeles Wave

List Of Final Community Meetings On The Pacific Electric Corridor Released
Orange County Breeze
Pacific Electric Right-Of-Way / West Santa Ana Branch Corridor Alternatives Analysis
SCAG

Los Angeles Plans Pilot Of Siemens eHighway
Sustainable Business

Metro Considers Proposals For Cell Service, Possibly Wi-Fi For Rail Riders
Blog Downtown

Metro Hearing: BH Argues No Active Faults, Presents Route Alternatives
Beverly Hills Patch

Metro Invites Public To Open Houses On 710 Freeway
Sierra Madre Patch

Muni Inflated On-Time Performance Rates: Transit Agency Padded Statistics By Redefining A Minute
Bay Citizen

Neighbors Want More Time To Read Up On Farmers Field, But Officials Say Project Must Move Forward
Southern California Public Radio

New Tool For Estimating Economic Impacts Of Transportation Projects: Transportation Project Impact Case Studies (T-PICS) (4p. PDF)
Transportation Research Board

Playoffs, Cycling Race Cause Traffic Concerns At LA Live This Weekend
Blog Downtown

Scientists Testify Before Metro Board, Opposing Tunneling Under High School
Southern California Public Radio

The Secret To Tokyo's Rail Success
The Atlantic: Cities

Steinberg: HSR Funds To Be Decided By July 1
California High Speed Rail Blog

Taking The Train In Los Angeles
Natural Resources Defense Council Switchboard Blog

Whittier Shows Pedal Power
Whittier Daily News


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