Today's Headlines - more at Metro

11/15/2008

Transportation Headlines for Saturday November 15, 2008

Amtrak CEO steps down
Associated Press

Clinton urges big transportation outlays - Senator says nationwide investment should include high-speed rail
Times Union

Dan Walters: Bigger deficit won't crack California budget stalemate
Inside Bay Area/Sacramento Bee

District (DC) announces first-in-the-nation fleet sharing program
Harvard Kennedy School

FTA Team Begins to Depart -- And We Thank Them
Passenger Transport

Group: AIG's woes put public transit in trouble with banks
CNN

Highway 210 project costs may mean less transportation funds for S.B. County in future
Press Enterprise

Ithaca seeks to fill bustling streets with podcar fleets; Ithaca, NY, wants to be America's 1st podcar city
Harvard Kennedy School

Lead widens for Measure R
Bottleneck Blog

Metro Considering Temporary Renewal of Sheriff’s Contract
StreetsBlogLA

Obama Names Transpo Transition Team
StreetsBlog

On Deck for Next Week: Bike Themed City Council Meeting
StreetsBlogLA

Community Meetings re: Proposed Service Changes
Santa Monica Big Blue Bus

Stung by AIG Collapse, Transit Agencies Seek Legislative Protection
Congressional Quarterly

Technical security at LAX deemed insufficient - A Homeland Security report cites poorly guarded computers and a lack of measures to keep equipment from being disabled by heat, fires or quakes. Remedial steps are supposed to be taken
Los Angeles Times

Voters Shout “YES!” on 73 Percent of Transit Ballot Measures
Passenger Transport