Today's Headlines - more at Metro

9/24/2010

Metro Cuts Buses 4%, Beverly Hills Tunneling Battle, WeHo Subway, Crenshaw Corridor, CicLAvia Pro & Con, U.S. Ridership Up, APTA Video Project & More

Alt8 Strangest Transportation Devices You Can Actually Buy
AltTransport

America's Nightmare: Top 10 Cities For Foreclosure (6 are in California)
ABC News

Beverly Hills Weekly: September 23-29 Issue
(p. 3 and p.5-7 of 20p. PDF : Advertisements regarding tunneling and article regarding Westside Subway Extension)

Bogota Video Shows What CicLAvia Looks Like
CicLAvia

California Leaders Reach "Framework" Of Budget Deal: Two All-Day Sessions Produce The Breakthrough, But Specifics On Closing The $19.1-Billion Deficit Are Not Revealed
Los Angeles Times

Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Transit Bus Experience Survey, April 2009 - April, 2010
(38p. PDF)
National Renewal Energy Laboratory

Cracks Start To Appear In Subway Boondoggle
LA Observed

Development Near Transit Too Pricey? Build More Transit
StreetsBlog

DHS Gets Average Grade On Public Transit Info Sharing (Department of Homeland Security)
Federal Computer Week
Public Transit Security Information Sharing: DHS Could Improve Information Sharing Through Streamlining And Increased Outreach (63p. PDF)
U.S. Government Accountability Office Report To Congressional Committees

Expanded Student Bus Pass Includes Foothill Transit
Pasadena City College Courier

Firms Pitch Long Beach On New "People Movers"
Long Beach Press-Telegram

Getting The Youth Of Today Involved In Public Transportation For Tomorrow
The City Fix
Youth For Public Transport
International Association Of Public Transport Youth Project

Hold The Wheel Steady: America's Roughest Rides And Strategies To Make Our Roads Smoother (29p. PDF)
TRIP

L.A. Department Of Transportation Executive To Resign
Los Angeles Times

Lack Of Budget Means $3.9 Billion In Transportation Funds On Hold
San Jose Mercury News

Light Rail & Left Turns
New Geography

Long Beach Considering Gondola, Cable Tram For Downtown
Curbed LA

Mayor Villaraigosa's Bike-Ride Pipe Dream Will Close Down 7 Miles Of City Streets For A Day ("Don't make the world's most car-dependent city suffer because you want whiz down deserted streets like a school boy on his his first Schwinn...Because as this city grapples with the high-tech challenges of the 21st Century, what it really needs is to become more like...Bogota, Columbia [sic].")
LA Weekly

Mayor Villaraigosa In DC Pushing For Transportation Funding
Southern California Public Radio

Metro Pokes SCAG, Endorses Higher Standards For SB375 Clean Air Emissions
StreetsBlog LA

MTA Plans 4% Cut In Bus Service: L.A. County Agency Hopes To Save $30 Million A Year By Targeting Routes With Low Ridership And Rapid Lines That Aren't Much More Efficient Than Local Lines
Los Angeles Times

Obama's Rail Plan Riding On Key Governor Races
Business Week

Participatory Research As Path To Equitable Transportation
The City Fix

Proposal: All City Transportation Improvements Should Be Reviewed By The Public
LAist

Public Selects Favorite Transit Video
EGP

Public Transit Ridership Shows First Increase Since Late 2008
APTA Press Release
APTA Transit Ridership Report: Second Quarter 2010 (32p. PDF)

Public Transportation Takes Us There ("Public transportation benefits us all. Watch videos from people who believe it's time to make a long-term investment in public transportation. Have something to add? Upload your own photo or video to share your story.")
APTA

Relationships Between Streetcars And The Built Environment (64p. PDF)
U.S. Transit Cooperative Research Program

Republican Lawmakers Seek Probe Of Amtrak Chairman
Wall Street Journal

SoCal Stop Sign Camera Locations Revealed (Map of stop sign cameras - not red-light cameras)
CBS Los Angeles

State's Poor Roads Costly For Motorists
Orange County Register

Subway Through WeHo Is $64,000 Question
Park LaBrea News Beverly Press

This Land Is Your Land
("Hood was in L.A., meeting with residents of its mostly black, middle-class Crenshaw district about the forthcoming arrival of light rail in the area.")
Fast Company

Transportation Performance Index (First in a series that measures how well transportation, energy, broadband, and water systems are meeting the demands of the nation, including businesses large and small, and then correlating the results to measures of U.S. economic performance)
U.S. Chamber Of Commerce

U.S. Traffic Fatalities Plummet - But Why?
Mobilizing The Region

Visa Brings Mobile Phones And Contactless Payment To Transit
The City Fix

Walk Score And Transit Score For Gold Line
MetroRider LA

Women's Cycling Survey: Analysis Of Results
(22p. PDF)
University Of North Carolina, Greensboro & Association Of Pedestrian And Bicycle Professionals