Pocket Parks, TAP, Palm Springs By Bus, Walk/Bike Conference, MAP-21 & More

September 13: This Date In Los Angeles Transportation History (The City of Los Angeles moves to help make Metro Rail a reality)
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog

Banking On Infrastructure: Enhancing State Revolving Funds For Transportation (20p. PDF)
Brookings-Rockefeller Project On State And Metropolitan Innovation

BART Turns 40: Some History Lessons
UC Berkeley Blog

Bike Nation Unveils New Bike Design For Long Beach And Los Angeles
StreetsBlog LA

Boxer Demands Restoration Of MAP-21 Funding Levels
StreetsBlog DC

CNU Hones its Transportation Agenda In Long Beach
StreetsBlog LA
Pro Walk / Pro Bike: Pro Place 2012 (September 10-13 : Long Beach : "The leading international conference on walking, bicycling, and creating great communities through Placemaking.")
Pro Walk / Pro Bike: Pro Place

Communicating Transportation Issues In 2012 And Beyond (today : webinar)
Transportation For America

Group Decries L.A. Bus Contract Over Link To Mideast Contract ("An operator for part of L.A.'s DASH bus is complicit in Israel's violation of international law, says a protest group. A council panel backs the contract.")
Los Angeles Times

In Inglewood And South LA It's Goodbye Trees, Hello Pocket Parks
KCRW Which Way L.A.?

The Internet Is The New Town Hall, And Soon Cities Will Be Listening
The Atlantic: Cities

Metro To Accept Only TAP Cards
USC Daily Trojan

Nine Reasons To Create A Bicycle-Friendly Business District
Transportation Issues Daily

NRDC Poll: Americans Support New Transit Twice As Much As New Roads
StreetsBlog DC
Reducing Vehicle Miles Travelled: A Summary Of National Perspectives (37p. PDF)
Natural Resources Defense Council

New Route 220 Between Desert And Downtown Riverside Starts
Riverside Press-Enterprise

NYC Straphangers Could Lose Last Bit Of Bonus On A Multi-Ride Metro Card
Transportation Nation

Part I: Architects, Advocates, Ponder Future Of Long Beach Civic Center
StreetsBlog LA

Profitable Or Not, China Doubles Down On Investments In New Metro Systems
The Transport Politic

Proposed NFL Stadium In Downtown Los Angeles Put On Fast Track
Los Angeles Daily News

Road Noise: Deadly? Maybe. Annoying? Definitely.
The Atlantic: Cities

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