Today's Headlines - more at Metro

10/05/2010

New MTA Bus Facililty, High Speed Rail, Transportation Infrastructure Neglect, diesel/gas tax increases proposed and more

$47M grant to build MTA bus facility near Union Station
KPCC

CicLAvia = No Cars and Social Integration
Travelin’ Local

City report finds ONT overstaffed, staff overpaid
Daily Bulletin

Claremont City Council Approves Gold Line Plan
Pomona College Student Life

Debunking the congestion index used to justify the policies that keep us stuck in traffic
Transportation for America

DOT Ties Rail Track Loans to Broader Policy Goals
Journal of Commerce

El Monte Station: Past, Present and Future
More than Red Cars

High-speed rail system nets $194 million grant - The funds will go toward engineering, environmental work in the segments connecting Anaheim and L.A. to San Francisco
OC Metro

Historic Rail Route to Resume Service to Mojave National Preserve after more than a Decade
NCPA

L.A.'s Metrolink moves forward with PTC installation
Metro Magazine

Mad Men's Vincent Kartheiser Rides The Rails In LA
New York Times

New York Subway System to Get Cellular Service; AT&T and T-Mobile to Benefit
TMCnet

Officials fail to resolve rail board impasse - Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg barred a budget item that would have eased conflict-of-interest rules so Curt Pringle and Richard Katz could serve in two capacities
Los Angeles Times

Our Crumbling Transportation Systems Will Affect Prosperity, Report Says
Alt Transport

Peninsula cities sue to derail high-speed rail project
Mercury News

Richardson bill would raise diesel tax to help pay for infrastructure
Press Telegram

San Bernardino was travel hub in glory days of stagecoaches
San Bernardino Sun

Santa Clarita Transit: Skip the wait, buy it online - Now easier to load electronic bus passes
Santa Clarita Signal

Transportation Funding in a Changing Political Environment
Infrastructure USA

Transportation Infrastructure Neglect Threatens U.S. Competitiveness and "Economic Foundations for American Prosperity"
Telstar Logistics

Trucking Group Supports Diesel, Gas Tax Increases
Journal of Commerce