Today's Headlines - more at Metro

12/10/2010

Wilshire Bus Lane Approved, 710 Tunnel Pricing, Expo Line Price Up, Metro Service Changes, CicLAvia Modifications, CAHSR 1st Leg Extended,

Another Study Proves What We Already Knew: Walkability Improves Quality Of Life
GOOD

Arrow Station Project OK'd
("With the Gold Line expected to reach Montclair by 2016, Councilman Bill Ruh said the two projects send a strong signal to builders that the area is ripe for potential residents and shops.")
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

As Ohio And Wisconsin Sink Into Self-Imposed Austerity, California And Florida Profit On Rail
Transport Politic

Brown Act? Public Notice? Metro Board Almost Changes Policy For All Measure R Projects
StreetsBlog LA

California High-Speed Rail: All The Way To Bakersfield
("$616 million will go towards extending the first segment of the rail system all the way to Bakersfield, instead of terminating it in Corcoran as was originally planned. The rest of the money will go to Caltrans to
improve existing rail transit.")
Transportation Nation

Coming Soon ("Teams have been hard at work these past few months, readying a new website for the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority. The revamped site will feature the latest on the Foothill Extension project — including a 3D video aerial tour of
future station locations and information on cities along the alignment. Stay tuned…the site will go up in coming days.")
I Will Ride

Controversial Wilshire Bus Lane Approved, With One Missing Link
Los Angeles Times

Effort To Price 710 Freeway Tunnel Stalls Again
Burbank Leader

Future Of Sustainable Urban Mobility: Switch To IT Networks
The City Fix

Highways And Labor Markets II
Planetizen

House Passes Extension Of Transportation Reauthorization
StreetsBlog DC

Imagining A Livable L.A.
Occidental Weekly

Impacts Of Public Policy On The Freight Transportation System (113p. PDF)
National Cooperative Freight Research Program

In NELA, D.I.Y. Sharrows Remain, But L.A. Is Moving On
StreetsBlog LA

L.A.'s Light Rail: Overdue & Over-Budget
(audio : Gene Maddaus, LA Weekly reporter; Darrell Clark, co-chair of Friends4Expo Transit)
Southern California Public Radio

Mass-Transit Tax Break To Shrink While Fares Rise
WTOP

Maybe Modifying The CicLAvia Route -- Part 1: East End and Part 2: West End
CicLAvia

Metro Board Doesn't Trust Staff, Removes Selby/Comstock Segment From Wilshire Bus-Only Proposal
StreetsBlog LA

Metro Service Changes For Sunday, December 12, 2010
MetroRider LA
December 12, 2010 Service Changes
Metro

Metro Will Let School Kids Ride Free For Field Trips
LAist

MTA Approves $28.5 Million Expo Increase, As Gloria Molina Fumes
LA Weekly

MTA Joins With Huizar In Plans For First Street Project
Los Angeles Wave

Open Letter To The Metro Board Regarding Wilshire Bus Only Lane
Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition

Population Barely Budges For State, County
Los Angeles Daily News

Seniors And Disabled Need To Switch To Metro TAP Card By Dec. 26
EGP News

Top Transit Technology Innovations 2011
(survey & nominations : "We will recognize 20 innovations for their contributions to the industry as part of our February 2011 issue.")
Mass Transit

Transport Funding: Who Gets The Big Piece of Pie?
("The U.S. Department of Transportation’s second round of stimulus funding for infrastructure development exposes a widening gap between U.S. roads, rails, and bridges and government special interests.")
Inbound Logistics

U.S. Shifts $624 Million To California Bullet Train: Sens. Boxer And Feinstein Appealed To Officials For Money From States That Cancelled High-Speed Rail Projects. Congress May Seek To Pull Back Funds Over Concerns On Budget Deficit
Los Angeles Times

Wilshire 405 Fly-Over Ramps Coming
Zev Yaroslavsky, Los Angeles County Supervisor, Third District

Wireless Carriers Join Forces On Mobile Tap-To-Pay -- But Will It Fly?
CNN