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9/25/2008

Transportation Headlines for Thursday September 25, 2008

411 4 Drivers: Governor Signs Texting Ban
KNBC 4 TV

Bay Area Transit agencies reel from budget cuts
San Francisco Chronicle

Budget is dishonest, irresponsible, says League of Women Voters
Capitol Weekly

Chicago Transit uses GPS technology advertising
Chocolate City

Curbed Poll: MagLev or High Speed Rail
Curbed LA

Developers have high hopes for vertical mall in L.A. (Near Purple Line Station)
Los Angeles Times

FAA to help airlines install crash-avoidance equipment - Skywest Airlines, US Airways and Southwest Airlines will get $600,000 to help pay for systems that show pilots their precise location at airports. The technology may help prevent runway incursions
Los Angeles Times

Google, NYC transform public transit info online
ZDNET

Google's Transit Helps New Yorkers Find Their Way
CIO Today

High-Speed Rail: L.A. and Orange Counties Face Possible Uniting - Orangeline Board of Directors Votes Unanimously
Santa Clarita Valley Non-Profit News Center

H.R. 2095, THE RAIL SAFETY IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2008 (summary)
H.R. 2095, THE RAIL SAFETY IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2008 (full text)
U.S. House of Representatives

Introducing Measure R – Traffic Relief for LA
Trains are Awesome

Is Los Angeles Ready for Bike Sharing?
StreetsBlogLA

Late Night Train Service on Metro’s Agenda After All
StreetsBlogLA

Latest on Late-Night Subway Riding
LAist

Legislation calls for roads to be accessible for all (AB 1358-Leno and HR 5951-Matsui)
Daily News

Los Angeles city, county officials lobby for new train safety measures - The Metropolitan Transportation Authority board will consider improvements sought in the wake of the deadly Metrolink crash in Chatsworth
Los Angeles Times

Mayor to Introduce a Slew of Metrolink Motions
LAist

MTA motion calls for Metrolink safety improvements
Bottleneck Blog

NARP calls for deployment of PTC systems
Metro Magazine

New Bike Lane On Glenoaks!
TropicoStation

NYC transit added to Google’s map service
TechNews

Out Of The Enclave: Latinos Adapt, And Adapt To, The American City
Planetizen

Prop. 10: Fueling a cleaner California - The Times should support programs that would put cleaner-burning fuel in the cars and trucks on our roads
Los Angeles Times

Pumping Hydrogen
New York Times

Riding the Rails at 217 MPH
Wired

Schwarzenegger outlaws text-messaging while driving
Los Angeles Times

U.S. House Votes to Boost Rail Safety After Los Angeles Crash
Bloomberg

Vintage rail cars on display - The past rolls into San Pedro
Daily Breeze