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9/16/2010

Bike lanes, Infrastructure Bank, High Speed Rail, Fares, Silver Line, Clean Air and more

ALT 8 Top Transportation Showdowns Of 2010
Alt Transport

Bay Area Gets First HOT Lane
Planetizen

Bike Lanes for Santa Monica Boulevard? A local coalition of cyclists wants designated lanes in Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills Patch

BLUEPRINT AMERICA - Hard times then, hard times now as another stimulus is in the works
PBS

China Says Can Offer `Complete Package' for California High-Speed Trains
Bloomberg

Despite Expenses, Athens Enjoys Transit Legacy of 2004 Olympics
Planetizen

Don’t let transportation get lost in the political shuffle; send a letter to your local paper
Transportation for America

EPA’s Clean Air Act Celebrates 40 Years And Cleaner Air
Alt Transport

Following the Flow of the People with Crosswalks
The City Fix

High-Speed Update: Wooing Asia, NorCal Resistance
Curbed LA

Is the National Infrastructure Bank a Slam-Dunk Win?
The Infrastructurist

Lack of Congressional Infrastructure Focus Frustrates Transportation Officials
Capitol News Connection

LA County Sidewalk Riding: Finale (part 7)
LADOT BikeBlog

LA-Long Beach August Imports Surge 23.9 Percent
Journal of Commerce

L.A./Ontario International Push for control - Ontario report slams operation
Daily Bulletin

Local agencies can't limit train emissions, court rules - U.S. 9th Circuit panel says Southern California air quality board can't impose restrictions that could interfere with interstate commerce
Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles' proposed cap freeway parks
Examiner

Making Los Angeles more bike friendly
Public Radio International

Metro Taking a Look at New Fare Models
LA Streetsblog

NCTD gambles on lower fares
San Diego Union Tribune

New Silver Line Bus Station for Downtown's Union Station
Curbed LA

New Temporary El Monte Bus Terminal Begin Operations
Mid Valley News

New Website for Transit Oriented Development (TOD) News - TODNews.com Launches Transit Oriented Development and Smart Growth Focused News Website
PR Web RSS feeds and email options at www.TODnews.com

NoHo Express marks first anniversary
Santa Clarita Signal

Ontario seeks to take control of airport - Officials say the Los Angeles agency that runs the facility has driven away carriers with increases in costs and failure to maintain the airport. L.A. says the facility was especially hard-hit by the recession
Los Angeles Times

Poll: What type of mobile device do you use?
TheSource.metro.net

Railroads vs. federal regulation
Business Journal

Rail-yard pollution: Federal court rules against air quality board
Los Angeles Times

Report: Calif. economy will keep lagging
ABC News

San Fernando Bike Path Offers New Roads for Oxy Cyclists
Occidental Weekly

Shedding Light on the Creeping Costs of Sprawl
Planetizen

Site maps the commutes of Southern Californians
Los Angeles Times
Good:
Find out who commutes where

This Train Seat Will Make Your Head Spin
Wired

UCLA economists say growth will be hard to notice
Press Enterprise

USA Today on infrastructure spending: what do Americans want?
Transportation for America

Why a Streetcar Is Something to Be Desired - Rule 1 for sustainable communities: Restore the streetcar city
The Tyee

Wide, wide world of transit: Metro and Beijing Transport team up to battle traffic congestion
TheSource.metro.net