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4/24/2009

Transportation Headlines for Friday April 24, 2009

405 carpool lane gets green light
Daily News

Antonovich Takes Up Local "Road Warrior" Cause
KHTS 1220 AM

Antonovich testifies before Assembly Committee on need for North County MTA Board Representative
West Ranch Beacon

Bay Area Begins Building “HOT” Lanes
KCBS 740Am

Biden announces Clean Cities grants for green fleets
The Transit Wire

Bill offers no light at end of tunnel (710 gap closure)
Pasadena Star News

Boyle Heights 4th Street Bridge Construction Leads to Six-Month Detour - The detour will begin on the first Monday in May
Eastside Sun

California Energy Commission to Put $176M Into Green Transportation Projects
PureGreenCars

California to limit greenhouse gas emissions of vehicle fuels
Los Angeles Times

CalPIRG Sponsors Smart Transportation Conference Next Friday
LA StreetsBlog

CARB adopts low-carbon fuel standard
Capitol Weekly

Chairman James Oberstar Gets Bottom Line From Transportation Officials -- Price Tag to Relieve Congestion, `Go Green` and Improve Highway Safety
American Public Transportation Association

Commuter bus catches fire on Highway 101
Ventura County Star

Congressional Leaders Welcome Report Highlighting Model Transit Projects for Transportation Bill
PR Newswire

DOT's LaHood says gov't secrecy is for the birds
Associated Press

DOT Secy Wants “Sustained Engagement” from Bike Advocates
LA StreetsBlog

Editorial: Clean trucks for L.A.'s ports - Reducing pollution at the L.A. and Long Beach ports should be the goal, not unionizing drivers
Los Angeles Times

Expo Line will be Safe: It’s a Fact
CityWatch

Foothill Transit joins The Climate Registry
Pasadena Star News

Friday: Labor March Could Bring Afternoon Disruptions
BlogDowntown

LADOT Hopes to Widen Sunset Blvd
Palisadian Post

LA People 2009: No More Mr. Nice Guy — Damien Goodmon
LA Weekly

Long Beach Transit hybrid buses have a new look
Press Telegram

Metro Board Approves Purchase of 150 New Buses to Be Funded With Stimulus Monies From the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
MarketWatch

Metro Says Si to Linea de Oro
CurbedLA

Metrolink commuter fares could go up - Action by SoCal MTA system helps drive the request for higher fares, according to Metrolink
Santa Clarita Signal

MTA approves Spanish translation of Gold Line
Los Angeles Times/LA Now

MTA approves Spanish name for Gold Line light rail Eastside extension
Los Angeles Times

MTA builds 405 carpool lane this summer; they'll get the money later
Metro officials must raise $614 million toward $1 billion venture
Daily News

Oberstar stuck in traffic, misses transportation meeting
Star Tribune

Passenger flow drops at Ontario airport
Press Enterprise

Polemic in the Pages
CurbedLA

Public Transit Investment In Climate Change Legislation Will Reduce Emissions -- Statement from APTA President William W. Millar
American Public Transportation Assocation

Three Big Blue Bus employees arrested for theft after city audit of Rideshare program
The Argonaut

Transportation Secretary Is the Stimulus Package's Biggest Republican Fan
Washington Post

Upcoming Public Rail Meetings
California High Speed Rail Blog