12/07/2009

Transportation Headlines for Monday December 7, 2009

TheSource.metro.net

32 Rail Companies Commit To Expanding In U.S. Under High-Speed Rail Plan
DC StreetsBlog

As Promised, Sharrows Appear In Hermosa Beach
LA StreetsBlog

Broadway Streetscape Renderings Published
Blog Downtown

Bullet Train Here Years Ago (San Bernardino's historic role in "high-speed" rail, ca. 1934)
Riverside Press-Enterprise

Cities Mull Joining Forces (proposed San Fernando Council of Governments)
Glendale News Press

City Pushing Related On Grand Avenue Project?
Curbed LA

Congress Considers New Jobs Package, And Highways Look Like The Big Winners
Transport Politic

Congress: Urgent Need For More Public Transit Investment; APTA: Any Jobs Bill Should Include Transit Projects
Passenger Transport

Crenshaw Corridor Transportation Debate Continues (video)
Intersections: The South Los Angeles Report

DASH Buses Downtown Operate With GPS
LAist

Europe Enforces New Rail Passenger Rights: If A Similar Law Existed In The United States, Amtrak Would Suffer
Transport Politic

For Metrolink, It's A 6% Fare Hike Vs. Major Service Cuts
LA StreetsBlog

High Speed Rail On Track To Turn Into Next Big Flop
Manteca Bulletin

High-Speed Rail To Be A US Job-Growth Engine
U.S. DOT Fast Lane Blog

Is A StopLight With A Progress Bar A Good Idea?
Governing

L.A. Metro's "Source" Takes Media Into Its Own Hands
Passenger Transport

Lawsuit Filed Over War Memorial At Downtown's El Pueblo
Curbed LA

Local Governments Offer Data To Miners
New York Times

Pasadena Looks For Ways To Reduce Traffic, But Its Options Are Few
Pasadena Star-News

Pennies And Minutes With Art Leahy: Metro Chief Talks About Shaping The Future Of Los Angeles
Los Angeles Downtown News

Promoting The Car Phone, Despite Risks
New York Times

Senate Version of Wall Street Transportation Tax Coming Next Week
LA StreetsBlog

Take The (A) Train: Your Name Here On Metro
Huffington Post

Toolkit For Change: ICLEI's New Urban Sustainability Framework
WorldChanging

Toward Roads For People, Neighborhoods: The Dominos Start To Fall
Citiwire

Transit Advocates Question New NoHo To Northeast Valley Bus
LAist

Transit Advocates Will Push Lawmakers To Rethink Transit Funding Cuts
SF StreetsBlog

Transit Tip: Check Your DASH Sign For Stop Number
Blog Downtown

U.S. DOT Has $1.5 Billion For Livable Communities
New Urban News

12/03/2009

Transportation Headlines for Thursday December 3, 2009

TheSource.metro.net

Building Lasting Economic Recovery Through High Speed Rail
Calitics

Changes At Metro Beget The Silver Line, New Valley Service & More
LAist

Colton, Railroads To Negotiate Crossing Deal
Riverside Press-Enterprise

Congress Gets Project Lists For Jobs Bill: $15B For Transit, $48B For Roads
DC StreetsBlog

County Plans To Seismically Reinforce Planned Gold Line Bridge
Pasadena Star-News

DOT Authorizes Rail Transit Safety Advisory Committee
Transit Talent

Dubai’s Money Woes Won’t Stop Grand Avenue Project
LAist

East Hollywood Residents Steamed About Curb Removal
LAist

Eastside Extension Safety Concerns
Plus Metro

Grand Ave. Project Not In Jeopardy
Daily News

GPS Users Reveal Which US Cities Are Truly The Most Congested
Fox Business

Include Bus Rapid Transit on Rapid Transit Maps?
Human Transit

L.A. 2.0 Is In Beta: The Conference On Saturday Aims To Come Forward With A Plan For The City's Physical Future
Los Angeles Times

L.A. City Council Wants Bullet Train Officials To Weigh Two Options For Union Station
Los Angeles Times

L.A. MTA’s Art Leahy
(interview)
Transit Talent

Metro In Transition
LA StreetsBlog

Metrolink To Consider Cutting 50 Trains From Schedule
LAist

New 902 Bus Line Expected To Relieve Orange Line Congestion
LAist

A Pair Of Applications
Transit Wire

Public Transit Jobs Will Support And Create Hundreds Of Thousands Of Jobs
APTA

States Offer Congress New List Of “Ready-To-Go” Projects Worth $69.5 Billion: Investment Will Put People To Work, Fix Roads, Bridges, And Transit
AASHTO

12/02/2009

Transportation Headlines for Wednesday December 2, 2009

TheSource.metro.net

Airline Safety: The Next Generation Of Smart Planes
Christian Science Monitor

Another Red-Light Probe For Metrolink
Los Angeles Times

Bellflower Path For Cyclists, Walkers Opens
Long Beach Press-Telegram

Bringing LA Together: Little Tokyo
CityWatch

Broadway Improvement Plan Gets A Hearing: Plan To Transform Thoroughfare Would Take Four Years, Cost $30 Million
Los Angeles Downtown News

CalTrans Changes Signs On 110 North; Richard Ankrom’s Famed “5 North” Installation Feared Lost
Franklin Avenue

December Will Be A Big Month For HSR
California High Speed Rail Blog

Don’t Let The Reason Foundation Railroad California
California High Speed Rail Blog

Here’s Your Chance To Support Complete Streets In State Planning Guidelines
LA StreetsBlog

The Highway To Play A Vital Role in The Progress Of Civilization
(Disney’s animated 1958 film discussing “future” highway and automobile technology)
LA StreetsBlog

In New Orleans, LaHood Unveils $280M In Streetcar And Bus Grants
DC StreetsBlog

Intelligent Roads: Several Approaches To Keeping Streets Clearer
Financial Times

Job Cuts Loom As Stimulus Fades (Highway construction companies begin seeing business slow down)
Wall Street Journal

Laughter On The Go (Transit TV comedy)
Santa Monica Daily Press

Metrolink Engineer May Have Run Red Signal, Prompting New Concerns About Rail Safety
Los Angeles Times

Parking Cash-Outs: Better Than Free Parking
Way2Go Environmental Defense Fund

Ready, Steady, Go!: Countdown Stoplight Brings Fun To Traffic Control
Wired

Solar-Powered Sensor Controls Traffic
Electronics Design, Strategy, News

Stair Wars: Santa Monica Keeps Them Open, Echo Park Locks 'Em Out
LA Curbed

Surface Transportation: Efforts To Address Highway Congestion Through Real-Time Traffic Information Systems Are Expanding But Face Implementation Challenges
(new report: 43p. PDF)
Government Accounting Office

Tired Of Being Dumped On, El Segundo Threatens To Sue
LA Curbed

Villaraigosa Announces Electric Car Infrastructure Plan
Los Angeles Times

What GOOD Ideas Do You Have?
(L.A. 2.0 event to identify five key urban strategies to improve the physical environment of Los Angeles)
LA StreetsBlog

Who Wants To Buy A New Locomotive? General Electric Hopes Amtrak Does
DC StreetsBlog

12/01/2009

Transportation Headlines for Tuesday December 1, 2009

TheSource.metro.net

Alameda Corridor Could Tap Ports For Cash As Early As 2011
Cunningham Report

Better Bikeways: Getting Rolling With Improved Signage
GOOD

Build It Right Or Don't Build It
CityWatch

Calif.'s OCTA Launches Text Messaging
Metro Magazine

Driven With Distraction
(DOT Secretary LaHood on texting while driving)
Washington Post

Engineers Who Hacked Into L.A. Traffic Signal Computer, Jamming Streets, Sentenced
Los Angeles Times

Entering The Superproject Void
New York Times

The Fight To Make North Figueroa Bike Friendly
Flying Pigeon

Gold Line Lake Station In Pasadena Adds Watchtower, Remains Deafening
Curbed LA

If You Don't Have Safe Streets, All The Light Rail Lines In The World Aren't Going To Save Your City
National Resources Defense Council

LA City Bike Plan: Only 28 Miles Of New Bike Lane
C.I.C.L.E.

LaHood To Congress: It's Time To Talk About A Gas Tax Increase
LA StreetsBlog

Lancet Study: We Must Reduce Auto Dependency
DC StreetsBlog

LAPD Tackle Cyclists At Friday's Critical Mass
LA StreetsBlog

Lobbyists Rush To High-Speed Rail
Politico

MacArthur Park Gentrification Watch? Westlake Theatre Plan Moves Forward
LA Curbed

Maybe Metro Isn't So Bad After All?
LA StreetsBlog

Neighborhoods Win Input Extension On Bike Plan
CityWatch

New California Clean Air Guidelines Come With A Hefty Price Tag
Mother Nature Network

Opening High-Speed Rail To The Market - Before The Market's Even There
Transport Politic

Peds Or Cars? No Certain Plan For Chick Hearn Court Closures
Blog Downtown

Rush Is On For Stimulus' High-Speed Rail Dollars
USA Today

State Legislative Committees Hold Trio Of Hearings Downtown
LA StreetsBlog

Supporters Map Route For Bicycle Loop Around Downtown Riverside
Riverside Press-Enterprise

Washington's Newest Gravy Train: High-Speed Rail
Center For Public Integrity

WeHo General Plan Taking Shape (desire for more density and transit hubs without gridlock)
WeHo News