Today's Headlines - more at Metro

10/11/2010

Mayor to meet with Obama on 30/10 today, Ciclavia’s success, New Jersey tunnel project cancelation frees up new starts money, and more

Art for the Expo Line: Neighborhood Reconstructed by Jessica Polzin McCoy
TheSource.metro.net

Battling over bike lanes
Los Angeles Times

Bike Lanes and Paths on the Increase
HealthNewsDigest

DesertXpress: A key to bringing better jobs to the Victor Valley
High Desert Daily

Design-Build- Finance Teams Hard At Work On Foothill Extension Proposal
Mid Valley News

Estimated 100,000 turn out for L.A.'s inaugural CicLAvia event - A 7 1/2-mile stretch of streets from East Hollywood to Boyle Heights that's usually traffic-clogged becomes a peaceful thoroughfare for bikes, skateboards and pedestrians Sunday
Los Angeles Times

Hey LA, Let’s Sue for Transportation Malpractice!
CityWatch

House bill would replace excise tax with fuel tax
LandLine

How Los Angeles May Look in the Future
CNN

How New York City Became Walk, Bike and Transit Friendly (Video)
TreeHugger

Killing tunnel would free up $3B outside N.J.
NorthJersey

LAWA hit with suit
Mercury News

LAX adds moving north runway closer to terminals to list of options
Daily Breeze

Mayor Villaraigosa Pitches the President on Monday
NBC News

Metro Gets Federal Funds for Union Station-Adjacent Bus Yard
BlogDowntown

National Infrastructure Bank: Can the U.S. Learn From Europe?
Streetsblog

New Jersey's Gift to Metro Riders in LA
Huffington Post

N.J. governor kills Hudson River tunnel project
CNN

No-Build Favored by Japanese Business Owners
Rafu Shimpo

Not A Car In Sight For LA Bike Event
CBS News

Oberstar Seeks White House Support for 15-Cent Gas-Tax Hike
AASHTO Journal

OCTA seeks to speed up transit projects, create jobs - The agency has launched its Breaking Down Barriers program to accelerate the environmental process
OC Metro

Overestimate fueled state's landmark diesel law
San Francisco Chronicle

“Pay As You Go” Or The Gas Tax? We Need Both
Alt Transport

Planning Gets Detailed on LUCE (Exposition Light Rail)
Santa Monica Mirror

Post-Sprawl Los Angeles
Planetizen

Rail regulation: 'Balanced competition' bill back on the front burner
Progressive Railroading

Rep. Loretta Sanchez Leads Southern California Lawmakers Urging TSA to Not Ignore Transit Security Needs in California
Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez

SCAG Opens “Bike-Ped Wiki”
StreetsblogLA

Stimulus-funded transportation projects are leading to new hires
American City and County

Van Nuys Airport seeking more attention
Daily News

Villaraigosa-Obama meeting scheduled Monday
Daily News

Wilshire Subway: Keeping It Simple
CityWatch