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9/17/2008

Transportation Headlines for Wednesday September 17, 2008

2008 California Piglet Book to Expose Bullet Train Costs
MarketWatch

Antonovich calls for Rail Safety and Infrastructure Reform
West Ranch Beacon

Archives Live! The 3rd Annual L.A. Archives Bazaar
The third annual Los Angeles Archives Bazaar will be held on Saturday, October 25, 2008 at the USC-Davidson Conference Center

Bicycle Industry Finds the Valley is a Perfect Location
SoCalBikeForums/San Fernando Valley Business Journal

California mulls world's greenest train - Proposed high-speed rail network could go zero carbon
Business Green

California seeks train operator cell phone ban
Associated Press

Congestion Relief through Road User Pricing
Reason/Out of Control

Dan Walters: Schwarzenegger finally finds some backbone
Sacramento Bee

Engineer in wreck: Warm to some, recluse to others
Associated Press

Error sends Purple Line train to Red Line station - Mistake blamed on operator at main facility causes 25-minute delay and leaves passengers especially anxious after last week's Metrolink crash
Los Angeles Times

Evaluation of Transit Applications of Advanced Parking Management Systems
Transportation Research Board

Feinstein introduces bill on train safety measures
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Firm to raise maglev funds
Press Telegram

Former Metrolink Spokeswoman Denise Tyrrell: Martyr or Victim?
RedCounty

Governor Says He Will Veto Budget
KNBC 4 TV

Independent Research, Government Data Show Increasing Congestion on I-5 Costs $174 Million Annually - Completing the 241 Toll Road Will Reduce Daily Delays, Stress and Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Save Time and Gas
MarketWatch

Is L.A. Willing To Pay For Safe Trains?
Planetizen

LA-LB determined to keep cargo flowing smoothly
Journal of Commerce

L.A. Metrolink crash puts focus on dangers of texting - As officials investigate whether the engineer sent messages, California's governor weighs a ban for drivers
CS Monitor

LAX workers seek better pay and benefits
Los Angeles Times

Let’s Walk Western Avenue October 18
MetBlogsLA

Liability cap could be tested in deadly Metrolink crash - Attorneys say claims in the Chatsworth collision could exceed a federal limit of $200 million for single rail accident
Los Angeles Times

LIRR says its anti-crash systems work
Newsday

Long Beach-area air quality map shows elevated cancer risk
Press Telegram

MagLev Gets Serious
Curbed LA

Metrolink 111 engineer led solitary life marred by tragedy
Los Angeles Times

Metrolink balked at safety upgrade's cost
Los Angeles Times

Metrolink spokeswoman formed a human link
Los Angeles Times

Measure R: parked in the station for now
Bottleneck Blog

Metrolink's Ventura County Line Reopens
LAist

Multimodal Level of Service Analysis for Urban Streets
Multimodal Level of Service Analysis for Urban Streets: Users Guide
Transportation Research Board

New Technology Could Have Averted Los Angeles Train Crash - Implementing Control Technology Should Be Mandatory, Some Experts Say
ABC News

NTSB: Engineer didn't hit brakes before crash
Associated Press

Officials: Pricey technology could save lives
San Francisco Chronicle

Paying for Roads - Congress takes a necessary step to shore up the Highway Trust Fund, but there's more to be done
Washington Post

Rail safety's human error excuse - It's too simplistic to blame accidents on human error alone. Design, management and oversight need to be improved
Los Angeles Times

SAN FRANCISCO - Muni set to test TransLink fare card
San Francisco Chronicle

Schwarzenegger to veto California budget package
Daily News

Schwarzenegger vows to veto state budget - Legislators say they will quickly override Schwarzenegger's action. He'd respond by killing many bills
Los Angeles Times

Sick transit - Public transit and oil dependence
GristMill

Train-Safety Technology Could Take Years to Deploy Nationwide
Wall Street Journal

Transit Signal Priority Research Tools
Transportation Research Board

Why Denise Tyrrell did the right thing
MetroRiderLA

Will Metro L.A. Pay The Piper On Metrolink?
California Planning and Development Report