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Kim Upton

Transportation headlines, Wednesday, May 8: Distance-based road usage, green ports, social media outreach, transit use and city usage

Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the Library’s Headlines blog, which you can also access via email subscription or RSS feed. Advocates of distance-based road pricing look to Oregon (Road Pricing) As vehicles become more [continue reading]

Transportation headlines, Tuesday, May 7: What does Mickey Mouse have to do with streetcars? Improved bike parking at Dodger Stadium? Does Foxx know enough to be transpo secretary?

Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the Library’s Headlines blog, which you can also access via email subscription or RSS feed. Is Mickey Mouse driving up costs of Anaheim streetcar? (Voice of OC) The costs [continue reading]

Transportation headlines, Friday, May 3: Is California bike friendly? When death rode the rails, Boston transit seeks security, HSR defends bidding process

Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the Library’s Headlines blog, which you can also access via email subscription or RSS feed. Are we bike friendly? This ranking says, ‘Not so much’ (League of American Bicyclists) [continue reading]

Transportation headlines, Monday, April 22: Beautiful repurposed train stations, CicLAvia bigger and better than ever, why transit investment makes good business sense, car-less in L.A. intineraries

Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the Library’s Headlines blog, which you can also access via email subscription or RSS feed. Ten incredible repurposed train stations (Flavorwire) From the famed Musee d’Orsay (museum) in Paris [continue reading]

Transportation headlines, Friday, April 19: A major city on lockdown, gas prices dip, CSUN bike collective, bullet train bidding rules changed

Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the Library’s Headlines blog, which you can also access via email subscription or RSS feed. It’s almost impossible to put an entire U.S. metro area on lockdown (The Atlantic: [continue reading]

Statement from Metro CEO Art Leahy

Metro CEO Art Leahy has released the following statement regarding the appointment of an Interim Commander of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Transportation Services Bureau: I am pleased to announce the appointment of Commander Ronene Anda as Interim Commander of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s (LASD) Transportation Services Bureau. Anda [continue reading]