Today's Headlines - more at Metro

9/23/2010

GOP & HSR,Westside Subway "Ripoff," El Monte Bus Station, Mayor Caruso?, Changes At LADOT?, Streetcar Myths, Explosives Detection For Rail & More

$9 Billion Subway-To-Sea Rip-Off: War Of Words Erupts When Data Show Tiny Ridership Won't Help Jammed L.A. Or Westside
LA Weekly

Better Roads, Better Economy?
NBC Los Angeles

Billionaire Developer Rick Caruso "Leaning Towards" L.A. Mayoral Run
Los Angeles Daily News

Board Stands Behind Highway 101 Bike Lane: Some Opposed To Putting Path On Sea Side Of Project North Of Ventura
Ventura County Star

CicLAvia To Close 7 Miles Of LA Streets For A Day
Southern California Public Radio

Construction Begins On $45M El Monte Bus Station
Pasadena Star-News

Freight Rail Companies Stalling HSR?
California High Speed Rail Blog

The Great American Streetcar Myth (It's an article of faith among many that GM, Firestone, and Standard Oil destroyed the streetcar networks of the early 20th century. The author suggests that Progressive Era and New Deal planners and politicians should shoulder more of the blame)
Market Urbanism
Kennedy, 60 Minutes, And Roger Rabbit: Understanding Conspiracy-Theory Explanations Of The Decline Of Urban Mass Transit (21p. PDF)
Portland State University Center For Urban Studies

High-Speed Rail Project Presents DTLA Options
Blog Downtown

High-Speed Rail Should Be Tunneled Under Parks, Says Environmental Group
Curbed LA

Mayor Villaraigosa Invites Angelenos To CicLAvia
StreetsBlog LA

More Oil Spills Grim Reminders Of Needed Energy Revolution
The New Republic

Multi-Modal Level-Of-Service Goes Mainstream: Chickens Can Finally Cross Roads
Planetizen

Nathaniel Ford To D.C. Metro Story No Surprise For Muni Insiders
SF Weekly

New Bus Stop Hits The Brakes: A Proposed Loading Zone For Tourist Buses Is Rejected By The City Council After Residents Voice Concern
Beverly Hills Patch

New Visa Ventures Tap The Growing Transit Payments Market
Digital Transactions

Portion Of 110 Freeway In Pasadena To Close This Weekend For Construction
Pasadena Star-News

Reclaiming The Streets On World Car Free Day
StreetsBlog

Republican Wave Could Spell Trouble For High-Speed Rail Projects From Coast To Coast
Transport Politic

Siemens US Mobility President Calls Transit Orders Soft
Wall Street Journal

Some New York Subway Cameras Now Transmitting In Real Time
Huffington Post

Technology Assessment: Explosives Detection Technologies To Protect Passenger Rail
(73p. PDF)
U.S. Government Accountability Office Report To Congressional Committees

Transit Unions Text Washington To Get Better Commute
The Hill

Urban Light Rail Fail ("I have always found it ironic that light rail is typically hailed by its supporters as a “sustainable” technology. In Phoenix, money is continuously drained from the entire 4.3 million people who live here to pay for the transportation of 20,000 people by rail. How is this sustainable?")
Forbes

Word On The Street: Rita Robinson Leaving LADOT
StreetsBlog LA