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1/11/2011

Gold Line Foothill Extension 2B Scoping, Westside Subway Testing, Metro Live Help Online, Metro Retires Last Diesel Bus, Brown's Draft Budget & More

Brown's Countdown Day 1: Plan Takes On Powerful Redevelopment Forces
Sacramento Bee

The Case For Streetcars
The City Fix

Catching A (Bumpy) Ride On The CR
("Are there areas where federal transportation budgets can be reduced without harming the programs? Will Obama's priorities (such as high-speed rail) suffer in the belt tightening, or will non-rail entities get the shaft? And what happens to the current surface transportation law, now in its sixth temporary extension since it expired on September 30, 2009?")
National Journal Transportation Blog

Century City Subway Transportation Update: Top Ten Reasons To Have The Subway Station At Avenue Of The Stars & Constellation
Century City Chamber Of Commerce

City Prepares List For Metro Call For Projects
StreetsBlog LA

Don't Miss This Bus: Metro To Retire Last Diesel Bus In Fleet
LAist

DOT Stimulus Payouts Reach $24.6 Billion
Journal Of Commerce

Governor's Budget 2011-12: Proposed Budget Summary
California Department Of Finance
Business, Transportation, And Housing (BTH) Budget Proposal (6p. PDF)

Governor Proposes Elimination Of Redevelopment Agencies
California Planning & Development Report

Guidance For Developing A Freight Transportation Data Architecture
(106p. PDF)
National Cooperative Freight Research Program

Highway Expansion Rampant In Wisconsin, Which "Can't Afford" Rail (A look at what's happening in one state that rejected high-speed rail funding)
StreetsBlog Network

Household Deficit Reduction: Transit Saves People Almost $10K A Year (Savings in Los Angeles surpass $10,000 annually, according to APTA)
StreetsBlog DC

How Amtrak Can Request Use Of Another Railroad's Track During An Emergency
Government Security News

How To Pay Per Ride With Your TAP Card (A look at Metro's new "Live Help Beta")
Southern California Public Radio
Metro's Live Help Online

Mayor Villaraigosa, CRA Head Essel Speak Against Plan To Shut Redevelopment Agencies
Curbed LA

Meet The Pesky Kids Of The Expo Line Western Stop
Curbed LA

Metro Begins Testing Westside Subway Routes In Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills Courier

Metro To Talk Construction Process, Impacts Of Westside Subway At Next Set Of Public Meetings
KCET

New Report: Commercial Density, Not Street Geometry, Facilitates Walkable Centers
Infrastructurist

Obama's Urban Policy: Slow Start. Sustainable Finish?
City Limits

Planning Commission Looks To Long Beach Bike Guru For Guidance
Santa Monica Daily Press

Red Line Turns To White Line For No Pants Subway Ride
Curbed LA

Research Roundup: Climate Change In State Transportation Policy, OCTA's Draft Long Range Plan & Green Jobs From Freight Rail
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog

Safety Issue Resurfaces At Bob Hope: Inspectors Looking Into Near Crash In April Bring Up Terminal's Proximity To The Runway
Glendale News-Press

Scoping Meetings For Next Gold Line Foothill Extension Begin Tonight (Phase 2B, Azusa to Montclair)
StreetsBlog LA
Phase 2B Overview, Planning, Studies, Meetings & Events
Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority

U.S. Seeks Help On Transport Security (Homeland Secretary Napolitano calls for "more international cooperation in protecting transport routes against attack and controlling trade in potentially dangerous materials.")
CNBC

Villaraigosa Says He Will Lay Off More City Workers If Parking Garage Deal Is Abandoned
Los Angeles Times