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10/06/2010

Secretary LaHood, Downtown Streetcar, Infrastructure, CicLAvia and more

AASHTO Report Documents "Transportation's Summer of Recovery"
AASHTO Journal

Check out the Streetcar - Promotional Video Shows Streetcar Running Through Downtown
LA Downtown News

CicLAvia This SUNDAY in Los Angeles (blog post is incorrectly titled as saturday)
CultureRemixed

Claremont City Council Tardy to the Party on Gold Line?
Curbed LA

LaHood on the Offensive, Calls Out High Speed Rail Foes
AltTransport

LaHood urges Congress to move on infrastructure investment after election
The Hill

Map Porn: Density Maps Overlaid With Transit Lines
LAist

New Report: Cities “Driven Apart” by Sprawl
The City Fix

Plumerías, Palm Trees and Volcanoes on the Gold Line
LA Forward

Public Transportation Leaders Honored as Role Models of Excellence
American Public Transportation Association

Taxing drivers by the mile and not by the gallon - A tax on vehicle miles traveled (VMT) was shot down last year by President Obama. But a new study by respected transportation experts – and a successful pilot program in Oregon – should revive the idea
CS Monitor

Terror alert boosts transportation security
ABC News

The Rail World - Engineers and Stakeholders Examine How a $40 Billion High-Speed Train Would Impact Downtown
LA Downtown News

Two former secretaries of transportation stress renewed focus on infrastructure, better ways to pay for it
Transportation For America