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8/07/2009

Transportation Headlines for Friday August 7, 2009

9 Ideas for Fighting Congestion
Planetizen

Amtrak services in Google Transit
Trillium

Audit Finds U.S. DOT’s Transit Record-Keeping ‘Unreliable,’ ‘Inaccurate’
LA Streetsblog

BYO Bike Lanes Coming Soon
LA Streetsblog

CNN: “China’s Amazing New Bullet Train”
Trains for America

Denny Zane to Speak at this Weekend’s So.CA.TA. Meeting
LA Streetsblog

EPA pushes new emission rules for container ships
Daily Breeze

Frontline workers bringing Web 2.0 into workplace
The Transit Wire

James Oberstar threatens to 'roll over' White House
Politico

L.A. County sheriff to supervise MTA security guards - As part of its security reorganization, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority loses two executives. The move follows complaints that some guards improperly detained, pushed or struck commuters
Los Angeles Times

LA Times Columnist: America’s Trains And Transit Will Always Suck
Infrastructurist

Maritime Firms Recognized For Clean-Air Programs
Grunion Gazette

Metro Gives Updates on Subway to the Sea (page 1 and 22)
Beverly Press

No Clunker in this Idea
Eric Garcetti

Perris to get 'gateway' to its downtown (Metrolink)
Press Enterprise

Schwarzenegger signs bill permanently banning big rigs on Angeles Crest Highway, other legislation
Los Angeles Times

Subway to the Sea Moving Right Along: Station Debates, Construction Plans
Curbed LA

View from Montebello’s Bus Line - City official who spent her life riding the bus, now steers transportation agency’s future
Eastside Sun

WaterBus headed for record-breaking season
The Argonaut

What is Amtrak's bicycle policy?
Examiner