Today's Headlines - more at Metro

3/26/2009

Transportation Headlines for Thursday March 26, 2009

AM Commute Bomb Scare Shut Down Pershing Square Station
LAist

AnsaldoBreda Plays Corporate Incentive Politics with L.A.
Transport Politic

Behind the Orange Curtain: Massive Service Cuts at OCTA
StreetsBlogLA

Blowback: The full story on AnsaldoBreda's L.A. rail-car proposal - The company's plans would bring jobs to the area and keep taxpayer dollars close to home
Los Angeles Times

Fleming appointed to MWD
LA Observed

Google makes changes to search results - The search engine giant launches a technology to better understand what people are looking for. It also will give longer snippets after the search title, with relevant words in bold
Los Angeles Times

How a world-class transit line works - in Los Angeles!
NRDC Switchboard

IBM hops aboard high-speed rail
Cnet

Inspired by Obama, Schwarzenegger Presents Recovery.ca.gov
LAist

Locals seek to include Gold Line extension in MTA's long-range transit plan
Pasadena Star News

Loose Lips LaHood Turns Timid on Transportation Policy
Wired

Map of the Day: Unemployment in California
LAist

Measure R and Metro
CurbedLA

Metro Board: Finally a Discussion of the LRTP
StreetsBlogLA

No More Free DASH Transfers in Downtown, Now Monthly Passes
LAist

NY M.T.A. Increases Fares and Cuts Services
New York Times

Santa Monica's Big Blue Bus Using Stimulus Cash to Buy Hybrids
LAist

Santa Monica’s Big Blue Bus to Receive Nearly $13 Million in Federal Economic Stimulus Funds; Plans to Infuse Money Back into Economy with New Contracts
Business Wire

Santa Monica rail yard idea stirs alarm at arts complex - Nearby residents suggest Bergamot Station as a site for an Expo Line maintenance yard. They don't want the facility built, as now proposed, close to their homes
Los Angeles Times

Southern California ports' economic storm may calm by year's end - An economist's outlook is a bright spot at a shipping conference. Some warn that Los Angeles and Long Beach are at risk of losing their competitive edge to other ports in the U.S. and Canada
Los Angeles Times

Transit Time Map: Find a Walkable Place to Live
Walkscore