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4/02/2009

Transportation Headlines for Thursday April 2, 2009

91 Expressway toll drops due to lack of demand
Press Telegram

All Thai-ed Up: Celebrate Songkran in Thai Town This Sunday
LAist

Amazing (Subway) Race
New York Times/Freakonomics

ARB’s fuel-nozzle regulation gets under way as scheduled
Capitol Weekly

As Pedestrian Crashes and Fatalities Mount, What is L.A.’s Plan?
StreetsBlogLA

Askmen.com Ranks Los Angeles 19th Best City out of 29
MetBlogsLA

Buses Of The Future
The Infrastructurist

CATS launches Google Transit
Metro

Chicago Has Its Eye On The Summer Olympic Prize
NPR

City Council votes to support Anaheim to Las Vegas train
Desert Dispatch

Critical Mass Riverside
Riding in Riverside

Could JetBlue depart LB? AIRLINE: Officials say the carrier is weary of airport improvements' slow pace
Press Telegram

DOT Working Quickly to Distribute Economic Recovery Funds
National League of Cities

Expo Construction Authority Expected to Pick Final Route
StreetsBlogLA

Google Introduces New Bike-sharing Service
CommuterPageBlog

Government may reward car buyers - Measures offer motorists as much as $5,000 to scrap gas-guzzlers and buy new vehicles
Los Angeles Times

JetBlue says it may stop Long Beach operations
Los Angeles Times

Kurt Andersen On Loving LA, Transportation
CurbedLA

LAX Warns of Worker Furloughs, BUR Adds Premium Valet, JetBlue Considering Leaving Long Beach
LAist

Let Every One Be Counted: Mayor Launches 2010 Census Initiative
LAist

Long Beach port expansion moves closer to passage - The final environmental impact report for the $750-million project is set for release today. Port officials expect it to be approved despite opposition from environmentalists
Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Air Freight Dives
Journal of Commerce

Natural gas legislation announced by Boren and Sullivan
Tulsa World

New Wireless System Reduces Paperwork, Maintains High Levels of Service for Freeway Service Patrol
FSP Bay Area

No More Free Transfers on Downtown DASH Routes
NBC

Officials need transportation data to cut CO2
UPI

Oregon’s Successful Mileage Tax Experiment
WorldChanging

Oregon’s successful mileage tax experiment worked smoothly—and helped curb congestion
Grist

Pershing Parking Rate Change Passes Committee
BlogDowntown

Powerful group comes out against Expo Line yard plan
Los Angeles Times/LA Now

'Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009' Reduces Congestion, Emissions and Increases Efficiency
PRNewswire

Sharrows and Bike Lanes: Long Beach Bicyclists Want More
CurbedLA

This Ride Makes Bullet Trains Look Slow
Wired

Toll Discounts for In-State Residents Draw Constitutional Challenge
New York Times

Turning a new wheel on the streets of LB - TRANSIT: Bike lanes, new plans, festival could encourage more to ride
Press Telegram

UITP: Integrate urban mobility into recovery plans
Metro

Vietnamese Cable Car Climbs to the Record Book
Wired

Yes, That's Billion With a B
CurbedLA

Westside Subway Extension
Westside Today