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12/17/2008

Transportation Headlines for Wednesday December 17, 2008

Audit finds improvements at L.A. airports
LA Now

California road, school construction projects could be halted or delayed - State could take the action as it tries to cope with a mounting deficit and budget stalemate. Some of the projects are part of a construction bond voters approved in 2006
Los Angeles Times

Common HOT lane access/egress unsafe - study of accident rates
Toll Road News

DC Metro involvement with Google Transit held up by the details
The Examiner

DC Metro responds; wanted money from Google Transit
Greater Washington

Decline In American Driving Reaches Year-Mark - Drop of Nearly 100 Billion Miles Driven Heightens Need for Highway Finance Reform
USDOT - FHWA

Engineering New Traffic Patterns, and New Lingo For Them
IEEE

Eyes on likely new L.A. planning commissioner
Daily News

Former Dallas Mayor Kirk Said to be Top Transportation Contender
Congressional Quarterly

Inland drivers rank 14th in nation in miles driven per capita
Press Telegram

L.A. airport agency gets poor marks for emergency response - An audit finds security coordination lacking between agencies. It also finds that efforts to regionalize air travel are hampered by a lack of political will
Los Angeles Times

LADOT Looking for Bike Coordinator
StreetsBlogLA

L.A. freeway projects in jeopardy because of state fiscal mess
LA Now

L.A.'s plans for Palmdale airport land requested - City's neglect of 17,000 acres purchased over four decades is hampering Antelope Valley, L.A. County supervisors say
Los Angeles Times

MTA to offer special rides for holidays
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Once the purple line is extended, how long will it take to get to Westwood
MetroRiderLA Forum

Rant About LADOT 409 Bus
CurbedLA

Re: Re: HAAS-TA LA VISTA: Dear MTA, Your Drivers Suck, Monday, December 1, 2008 - From: Mark Maloney, General Manager, Metro Westside/Central Service Sector, Los Angeles
WeHo News

Students Offer Ideas for Future of Pico
BlogDowntown

TAP launch coming in January for Los Angeles
Contactless News

Toronto Transit Wait Times on Texts, Screens
Toronto Star

Why Stimulus Money Should Go to Cities, Not States
StreetsBlog

Your Riders Will Save a Bundle on Public Transit
NextBus