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10/07/2010

30/10, CycLAvia, Green Line Extensions, Congestion Pricing, Toll Discounts for Local Residents, Ports, Voices of the Recovery Act, Prop. 22 and more

30/10 Initiative
Youtube/AntonioVillaraigosa

710 tunnel could devastate the region
La Cañada Valley Sun

An Alternative to Congestion Pricing: Roadway Traffic Restraint
Transport Politic

Bipartisan Report Offers ‘New Vision’ For Transportation
The Infrastructurist

Bus Roots: Public Bus Doubles as Mobile Green Roof
Tree Hugger

Caltrans seeks to make L.A.’s first freeway a national monument after demolishing historic features
The Eastsider

Can Pop Culture Push Sustainable Mobility?
The City Fix

Characteristics of Successful Megaprojects (.pdf)
US DOE

Cycling event gets Angelenos out of cars
Daily Trojan

DOT online map collects Voices of the Recovery Act; workers encouraged to upload their own video stories
USDOT Fastlane

Green Line Extension Could Give South Bay More Light Rail Miles
LAist

Half of the Public Sector Embracing Gov 2.0, Survey Finds
Government Technology

House Passes Bill to Authorize Toll Discounts for Local Residents
AASTHO Journal

If Republicans Take the House, What Happens to Transportation Reform?
Streetsblog

In the heart of L.A., wide open spaces - Portions of a dozen streets will be closed to car traffic Sunday on a zigzagging route. There are sure to be lots of cyclists, but in the free-form event, participants can use the streets for many other activities too.
Los Angeles Times

Is Revamped 110 Worthy of Historic Monument Status?
Curbed LA

L.A.’s ‘Manhattanization’ Spurs $30 Million Parking Lot Listing
Bloomberg

LA Metro Selects NXP's MIFARE UltralightTM Technology for Paper Ticketing
Marketwire

A Look at L.A.'s transit future -- plus car-free socials this week
KPCC

Metrolink moves forward with collision-avoidance technology
The Transit Wire

NeighborGoods Helps You Join CicLAvia
Blogging LA

Opbrid Introduces New Overhead Fast-Charging System for Buses; Leveraging Lithium Titanate (nLTO) Battery Technology for Rapid Charge Hybrids
Green Car Congress

Paris to Launch Electric Car-Sharing Program Next Year
Tree Hugger

Ports delay adoption of updated environmental plan
Daily Breeze

Progressive approach to PTC in Los Angeles
UTU News

SoCal Ports Consider More Pollution Cuts - Officials look to reduce ship, train pollutant
FOX

Turner to Manage Construction of $4.2 Billion Transbay Transit Center in San Francisco, Calif. Construction is Underway for High-Speed Rail Station - Project to Create 48,000 Jobs Over Seven Years
PRNewswire

Why Isn’t Proposition 22 a Slam Dunk with Voters?
StreetsblogLA