Los Angeles Transit & Transportation Studies
1911 - 1957

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Date	Title	Prepared By:	Commissioned By:
1911	Transportation Problem of Los Angeles	Bion J. Arnold	Los Angeles City Council
1914	Rail Transit	George A. Damon, W. L. Newton	City Planning Association
1919	Railroad Grade Crossings Elimination and Passenger Freight Terminals in Los Angeles	California Railroad Commission, Richard Sachse, Chief Engineer	California Railroad Commission
1924	Major Traffic Street Plan for Los Angeles	Olmsted, Bartholomew, Cheney	Traffic Commission of City and County
1925	Report on Comprehensive Rapid Transit Plan for City and County of Los Angeles	Kelker, DeLeuw & Company	City Council and Board of Supervisors
1929	Regional Plan of Highways, Section 2-E, San Gabriel Valley	County Regional Planning Commission	County Regional Planning Commission
1930	Conference on Rapid Transit Question	County Regional Planning Commission	County Regional Planning Commission
1930	Parks, Beaches and Playgrounds	Olmsted, Bartholomew	Citizen's Committee on Parks, Playgrounds and Beaches
1931	Regional Plan of Highways, Section 4, Long Beach-Redondo Area	County Regional Planning Commission	County Regional Planning Commission
1933	A Rapid Transit System for Los Angeles	Donald M. Baker	Central Business District Association
1934	Report of a Highway Traffic Survey in the County of Los Angeles	County Regional Planning Commission	County Regional Planning Commission
1935	Report on the Public Transportation Requirements in Los Angeles	California Railroad Commission	California Railroad Commission
1937	Report of a Highway Traffic Survey in the County of Los Angeles	County Regional Planning Commission	County Regional Planning Commission
1937	Traffic Survey, Los Angeles Metropolitan Area	Automobile Club of Southern California	Automobile Club of Southern California
1938-1939	Report on Traffic and Transportation Survey	WPA Transportation Engineering Board, Stone & Webster, Madigan-Hyland, Donald M. Baker	Citizen's Transportation Survey Committee and City of Los Angeles
1939	A Transit Program for the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area	Transportation Engineering Board, Stone & Webster, Madigan-Hyland	Citizen's Transportation Survey Committee and City of Los Angeles
1939	An Analysis of Proposals to Provide Rapid and Adequate Mass Transportation for the Los Angeles Area	Evan W. Thomas	University of California at Los Angeles
1940	General Conclusions and Recommendations Concerning Mass Transit in the Los Angeles Area	Board of Public Utilities and Transportation, City of Los Angeles	Board of Public Utilities and Transportation, City of Los Angeles
1940	Report on Urban Mass Passenger Transportation Facilities and Requirements in Los Angeles	California Railroad Commission	California Railroad Commission
1941	Master Plan of Highways	County Regional Planning Commission	County Regional Planning Commission
1941	A Parkway Plan for the City of Los Angeles and Metropolitan Area	City of Los Angeles Planning Commission	City of Los Angeles Planning Commission
1941-1942	WPA Traffic Survey	County Regional Planning Commission an I.S. Shattuck	County Regional Planning Commission
1942	Mass Transit Facilities and the Master Plan of Parkways	City of Los Angeles Planning Commission	City of Los Angeles Planning Commission
1942	Results of Emergency Transportation Survey	California Railroad Commission	California Railroad Commission
1943	Freeways for the Region	County Regional Planning Commission	County Regional Planning Commission
1944	Business Districts	County Regional Planning Commission	County Regional Planning Commission
1944	Transit Study, Los Angeles Metropolitan Area	Central Business District Association	Central Business District Association
1945	Recommended Program for Improvement of Transportation and Traffic Facilities in the Metropolitan Area	DeLeuw, Lewis, Ong	City of Los Angeles
1946	Interregional, Regional Metropolitan Parkways	Los Angeles Metropolitan Parkway Engineering Committee	Los Angeles Metropolitan Parkway Engineering Committee
1946	Traffic Facility Improvement	Central Business District Association	Central Business District Association
1946	Los Angeles Parkway and Transit System	Central Business District Association	Central Business District Association
1947	Traffic: Historical Summary	Los Angeles Traffic Association	Los Angeles Traffic Association
1947	The Los Angeles Traffic and Transit Problem	Town Hall	Town Hall
1947	Report on Engineering Survey of Operations and Facilities of the Pacific Electric Railway Company	California Public Utilities Commission	California Public Utilities Commission
1947	Basic Data for Formation of Rapid Transit Action Group	Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce	Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
1948	Traffic: Traffic Problems in Los Angeles Metropolitan Area	Los Angeles Traffic Association	Los Angeles Traffic Association
1948	A Report on Statistical Data and Trends Applying to the Transit Industry of the United States	Arthur C. Jenkins	Pacific Electric Railway Company
1948	Pacific Electric Modernization Plan	Public Service Survey	Pacific Electric Railway Company
1948	Passenger Loading Standards-An Analysis of Their Effect Upon Rail and Motor Coach Lines of Pacific Electric	Arthur C. Jenkins	Pacific Electric Railway Company
1948	Engineering and Economic Features of Passenger Transportation Operations - Venice Short Line	Arthur C. Jenkins	Pacific Electric Railway Company
1948	Street Traffic Management for Los Angeles	Traffic Survey Committee, City of Los Angeles	City of Los Angeles
1949	Final Report of the Assembly Interim Committee for the Investigation of Traffic Control	California Assembly Interim Committee (Burkhalter Report)	California Assembly
1949	Rapid Transit for Metropolitan Areas	Assembly Fact-Finding Committee on Highways, Streets and Bridges	California Assembly
1949	Engineering and Economic Features of Passenger Transportation Operations - Pasadena	Arthur C. Jenkins	Pacific Electric Railway Company
1949	Engineering and Economic Features of Passenger Transportation Operations - Western District	Arthur C. Jenkins	Pacific Electric Railway Company
1949	Engineering and Economic Features of Passenger Transportation Operations - Santa Ana Line	Arthur C. Jenkins	Pacific Electric Railway Company
1949	Report on the Operations, Facilities, Organization, Financial Status and Modernization Program of Pacific Electric	Arthur C. Jenkins	Pacific Electric Railway Company
1949	Nonproductive Use of Investment, Schedule Man Hours Analysis and Traffice Data	Arthur C. Jenkins	Pacific Electric Railway Company
1949	Supplemental Data Relating to Passenger Loading Standards and Resume of Evidence on the Subject	Arthur C. Jenkins	Pacific Electric Railway Company
1949	Application for Authority to Make Certain Changes in Passenger Rail and Motor Coach Service, Operations and Facilities	Arthur C. Jenkins	Pacific Electric Railway Company
1950	Report on Los Angeles County Transportation Problems	University President's Advisory Committee	Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
1953	Monorail Systems for Mass Rapid Transit	Gibbs & Hill, Inc.	Regional Planning and Development Section-Town Hall
1953	Express Busses on Freeways	Los Angeles Metropolitan Traffic Association	Board of Directors, Los Angeles Metropolitan Traffic Association
1954	Report on a Monorail Rapid Transit Line for Los Angeles	Coverdale & Colpitts Ruscardon Engineers, Gibbs & Hill, Inc.	Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority
1954	Express Busses in Subways	Los Angeles Metropolitan Traffic Association	Board of Directors, Los Angeles Metropolitan Traffic Association
1955	Symposium on Mass Rapid Transit for Los Angeles	University of Southern California, "SC Engineer"	- -
1956	A Study of Express Bus Operation	Wolfgang S. Homburger	Institute of Transportation and Engineering, University of Southern California
1957	Transportation in the Los Angeles Area	Citizens Traffic and Transportation Committee for the Extended Los Angeles Area	Mayor Poulson and City Council, City of Los Angeles and County Board of Supervisors
1957	Express Buses on Elevated Roadways	Los Angeles Metropolitan Traffic Association	Board of Directors, Los Angeles Metropolitan Traffic Association