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11/18/2010

Best Transpo Inventions For 2010, Metrolink's New Railcars, OC Clean Tech, Perils Of Low Base Fares, Downtown Auto District & More

The 50 Best Inventions Of 2010 (A look at the 10 related to transportation)
Time
Amtrak's Beef-Powered Train
Google's Driverless Car
Martin Jetpack
Edison 2
Anthro Electric Car
Electric-Car Charging Stations
The Straddling Bus
Road-Embedded Rechargers
Terrafugia Transition
The Plastic Bottle Boat

57, 10 Freeways Listed As Candidates For Toll Lanes
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Achieving Traffic Safety Goals In The United States: Lessons From Other Nations
(188p. PDF)
U.S. Transportation Research Board Special Report

City Debuts System To Improve Traffic Flow
("Murrieta has opened a new traffic-management nerve center in City Hall that allows technicians to manipulate traffic signals in real time.")
Riverside Press-Enterprise

DC's Bike Share Proliferation
Commute By Bike

Downtown Auto District Made Official
Los Angeles Downtown News

European Carmakers Get Into The Bicycle Business
StreetsBlog Network

How Much Money Does Public Transportation Save?
The City Fix

Is This Battery-Powered Subcompact The Future Of Car Sharing?
StreetsBlog Network

LADOT G.M. Search: StreetsBlog's Fab Four Of Fresh Faces That Should Be Considered
StreetsBlog LA

"Mapnificent": Your Freedom To Roam
Human Transit

Midterms Threaten Obama's Rail Plans
New York Times

National High Speed Rail Plan Unveiled, Despite Political Roadblocks
Reuters

New Rotem Cars Are "Ready To Roll"
Metrolink Trains Blog

Nothing Is Simple Down By The River

Blog Downtown

Orange County Hits Pay Dirt With Clean-Tech Industry: The Area Is Attracting Many Companies Focusing On Green Energy And Transportation. It Already Boasts About 300 Such Firms With 20,000 Jobs, Business Groups Say
Los Angeles Times

The Peril Of Low Base Fares
("Los Angeles County transit agencies also labor under a peculiar funding arrangement in which a certain countywide funding source is allocated according to fare revenue divided by base fare. So if you keep your base fare down (by charging for "extras," such as connections) you get more money from the county!")
Human Transit

Port Of Long Beach And Vision Sign Agreement For Zero Emission Truck Demonstration
Market Watch

Public Transportation Prices In 80 Worldwide Cities
Price Of Travel

Report: Letting Transit Tax Benefit Expire Will Throw Riders From The Train
StreetsBlog
The Case To Maintain The Commuter Benefit Gap (6p. PDF)
Transit Center

South Pasadena Officials To Further Discuss 710 Freeway Extension
Pasadena Star-News

Transportation Reauthorization Bill Headed For Yet Another Extension
School Transportation News

Yaroslavsky, Katz Demand Changes To Wilshire Rapid Bus Lane Project
USC Annenberg Neon Tommy