Today's Headlines - more at Metro

4/04/2011

Expo Testing, DesertXpress, Business Investment in HSR, High-Speed Sports Fans & More

Los Angeles Downtown News

NBC Los Angeles

StreetsBlog LA

Beverly Hills Patch

Niners Nation

Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog

USA Today

A Commute Too Far (Profiles L.A. Metro employee Brian Boudreau, who travels 174 miles roundtrip every day, "one of 3.4 million Americans who have "extreme" commutes.")
Wall Street Journal

Desert High-Speed Train Draws Detractors ("Opponents of the project worry it will take money from High Desert cities and potentially destroy pristine landscapes and sensitive wildlife.")
Riverside Press-Enterprise

DesertXpress Feels Like Monorail Redux ("Are the high-speed train's representatives truly going to believe that Las Vegans will spend $50 each way to Victorville, then rent a car and drive to Los Angeles?")
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Ventura County Star

New Geography

Build Expo

Los Angeles Times

Curbed LA

San Gabriel Valley Tribune

San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Infrastructure: What's It Going To Take? ("Who needs to make the first move, Congress or the White House? Is it possible to have a conversation about the details of highway, rail, or transit plans when the top-level debate is dominated by spending concerns? What can industry groups do to convince policymakers that they need to do more than just talk?")
National Journal Transportation Blog

San Francisco Examiner

Beverly Hills Courier

Santa Monica Mirror

Beverly Hills Courier

StreetsBlog LA

San Diego Union-Tribune

La Canada Valley Sun

UCLA Daily Bruin

San Francisco Chronicle

Smart Communities Can Strengthen America's Economy ("We have introduced the SMART Technologies for Communities Act. This bipartisan legislation provides communities with the resources necessary to implement intelligent transportation systems (ITS) that will help to reduce congestion, improve safety and improve the air we breathe by reducing air pollution.")
The Hill

South Pasadena Patch

Natural Resources Defense Council Switchboard Blog

Los Angeles Wave

UC Irvine Today

Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times