Today's Headlines - more at Metro

9/04/2008

Transportation Headlines for Thursday September 4, 2008

Agency Rallies Support For Bullet Train - Voters To Decide Issue In November
NBC TV

Auto Club supports Measure R
Bottleneck Blog

Boxer to Hold Transportation Briefing in Los Angeles
U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works

CA Cities Urge State to Not Take Away Funds
LAist

California lawmakers approve congestion pricing
Traffic Management Centers & ITS

China Takes Bus Rapid Transit Seriously
Planetizen

City of LCF sues MTA
La Cañada Valley Sun

Dare To Dream: Two Subways to the Sea
Franklin Avenue

Derail HSR
Derail

Editorial - L.A. turns 227
Los Angeles Times

Finding Parking (and Missing Stop Signs) is Now Easier at Century City Mall
LAist

Incredible Disappearing Bike Lanes
Biking in LA

Inside Track On Rail Consolidation/Double Tracking: What This Means for Rail-Borne Traffic Moving in California and Beyond
California Progress Report

“Life along the Metro Red Line” Presented by the ULI LA Young Leaders Group
Urban Living

Luxe Rail Line Shuts, Dealing Blow to Amtrak
Wall Street Journal

Mass. transit authority flaw disclosure: A student speaks up - Debate rekindled over when flaws should be publicly disclosed
ComputerWorld

Meeting To Update 710 Freeway Project
Grunion Gazette

Metro Opens Website to Explain Measure R
StreetsBlogLA

Metro Unveils Subway to the Sea: Plus Metro Pink Line, Special Edition!
MetroRiderLA

Mobile phones to be used as Oyster and credit cards
Evening Standard UK

new central city east dash starts operation tomorrow
angelenic

Public Transportation Facts
American Public Transportation Association

Report: L.A.’s Unaffordable Housing is Killing the City
Redfin

Rude transit riders face crackdown - 230 tickets issued for foul language
Calgary Herald

Saving Energy Through Public Transportation Act
Write On Metro

Sen. Boxer holds transportation bill hearing
Bottleneck Blog

Subway news reaction from readers
Bottleneck Blog

'Subway to the Sea' closer to reality
KABC 7 TV

These are bike routes?
Bottleneck Blog

Transportation Secretary Proposes Tolls On All Major Roadways
FOX News

Urban planning's future: people, not cars
inmannews

US states slow road projects due to funding gap
Reuters