I-710 corridor plan will be transport agency topic
Press Telegram
Amtrak's California trains busy in July
Progressive Railroading
Bicycles Oversaturate Metro Rail & Busway
LAist
California Legislature OKs resolution discouraging longer, heavier trucks
Land Line
Detroit pushes for a $50-billion bailout
Los Angeles Times
Downtown DASH Alters Routes
LA Downtown News
LAistory: Union Station
LAist
L.A. looks to San Diego in effort to fix up Broadway
Press Telegram
Lexus Lanes and the Fairness of Toll Roads
Out of Control/Reason
Metro Board Member David Fleming Advocates L.A. County’s Half-Cent Sales Tax Plan
Metro Investment Report
More Labor Day travelers expected to use rail, bus
Los Angeles Times
Move L.A.’s Denny Zane Enlists Broad Support for Local Half-Cent Sales Tax for Congestion Relief
Metro Investment Report
New Metro Citizen’s Advisory Council Poll
Metro CAC
On the Fast Track - Huizar, Broadway Proponents Speed Up Streetcar Effort
LA Downtown News
Sales Tax and Early Lessons
The Bus Bench
Subway Extension Would Make More than a Token Difference for L.A.
InTransition
Sunset Junction by Public Transit & Bike
LAist
Sunset Junction Parking Guide - Don't wander the hills looking for parking. Consult our printable map!
Los Angeles Times
Transit authorities look to make room for bicycles
Daily Bulletin
Truckers protest Port of Long Beach lease-to-own plan
Los Angeles Times
Underground Movement Forms in L.A. - Supporters See a Window of Opportunity for Subway Extension
InTransition
8/22/2008
Transportation Headlines for Friday August 22, 2008
115 new parking spaces to serve Abbot Kinney Blvd. area
The Argonaut
2 big haulers sign on to L.A. port's clean-truck plan
Los Angeles Times
Big Blue Bus Rolls Out New “Rapid” Line
Santa Monica Surf/Lookout News
Breeze Bus service from Lompoc to valley extended six more years
San Ynez Valley Journal
California's ballot billions - No matter what budget Sacramento comes up with, California voters will probably increase the deficit in 10 weeks
Los Angeles Times
Cyber commuting is growing in popularity
KABC 7 TV
Downtown L.A. Needs A Historic Streetcar
MetBlogsLA
Dust-Up: Goodbye to the open road?
Los Angeles Times
Gas Prices Send People To Public Transit
Topanga Messenger
Governor may seek special election for budget
San Francisco Chronicle
Hydrogen-powered vehicles stop in L.A.
Daily Bulletin
It's time to get out and ride -- your bike
Los Angeles Times
L.A. transit agency tries to cope with additional bike-riding commuters
Daily News
Let sales tax ease way for commuters
Daily News
Metro's Congestion Pricing Plan 'Watered Down'
LAist
Oil prices soar amid rising tensions with Russia, weaker dollar
Los Angeles Times
Q&A: Governor says sales tax increase is right for state
Sacramento Bee
Take the DASH (line F) to the California African American Museum
The Bus Bench
Texting while driving? California Senate says 'GTG'
Los Angeles Times
Text Messaging to be IIlegal While Driving...
LAist
Tiny Crowd in South LA for Unveiling of Metro’s “Congestion Pricing” Pilot Program
StreetsBlogLA
Transit exhibit gets $900,000 in Wilmington
Daily Breeze
Want Traffic Relief? Gotta Pay for It
CityWatchLA
The Argonaut
2 big haulers sign on to L.A. port's clean-truck plan
Los Angeles Times
Big Blue Bus Rolls Out New “Rapid” Line
Santa Monica Surf/Lookout News
Breeze Bus service from Lompoc to valley extended six more years
San Ynez Valley Journal
California's ballot billions - No matter what budget Sacramento comes up with, California voters will probably increase the deficit in 10 weeks
Los Angeles Times
Cyber commuting is growing in popularity
KABC 7 TV
Downtown L.A. Needs A Historic Streetcar
MetBlogsLA
Dust-Up: Goodbye to the open road?
Los Angeles Times
Gas Prices Send People To Public Transit
Topanga Messenger
Governor may seek special election for budget
San Francisco Chronicle
Hydrogen-powered vehicles stop in L.A.
Daily Bulletin
It's time to get out and ride -- your bike
Los Angeles Times
L.A. transit agency tries to cope with additional bike-riding commuters
Daily News
Let sales tax ease way for commuters
Daily News
Metro's Congestion Pricing Plan 'Watered Down'
LAist
Oil prices soar amid rising tensions with Russia, weaker dollar
Los Angeles Times
Q&A: Governor says sales tax increase is right for state
Sacramento Bee
Take the DASH (line F) to the California African American Museum
The Bus Bench
Texting while driving? California Senate says 'GTG'
Los Angeles Times
Text Messaging to be IIlegal While Driving...
LAist
Tiny Crowd in South LA for Unveiling of Metro’s “Congestion Pricing” Pilot Program
StreetsBlogLA
Transit exhibit gets $900,000 in Wilmington
Daily Breeze
Want Traffic Relief? Gotta Pay for It
CityWatchLA
8/21/2008
Transportation Headlines for Thursday August 21, 2008
Alvarez Sentenced To 11 Life Prison Terms For Metrolink Crash
KNBC 4 TV
Belmont Station: Dogs Will Roam Where Trains Once Did
CurbedLA
Big Blue Bus Adds Pico Blvd. Rapid Service
LAist
Commuters cast wary eye on drive into Santa Barbara - 4 projects along 101 could hurt before they help
Ventura County Star
Dodgers Trolley, Seat Taken
Los Angeles Nomad
Explanation of Rising Speed Limits: “The Public Votes with the Gas Pedal”
StreetsBlogLA
Fullerton approves $90 million downtown project - 6-story, mixed-use development planned
Orange County Register
Hey, Rick Caruso -- what about the bus?
Los Angeles Times
LAX service workers to hold strike authorization vote
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles bicycle master plan is being updated
LA Eastside
Metro announces subway meetings
Bottleneck Blog
Metro to Present Something to the Sea
LAist
Metrolink killer is sentenced to 11 life terms in prison
Los Angeles Times
Oil Supply Crunch May Hit In Five Years
Planetizen
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: Streetcars making a comeback in American cities but they shouldn’t have left in the first place
Conservation Report
Smart bill for smart growth in California is on the verge of passage in Legislature
Los Angeles Times
Southern California’s Ontario Leads Inland Empire in Industrial Activity
Inland Empire News
Study Concludes That Tolls More Equitable Than Taxes for Road Improvements
Green Car Congress
Tracks: Easy Rider (Metro TAP)
LA City Beat
Tunnel Machine Surfaces In San Bernardino
KNBC 4 TV
Wiki Wednesday: Beijing
StreetsBlogLA
KNBC 4 TV
Belmont Station: Dogs Will Roam Where Trains Once Did
CurbedLA
Big Blue Bus Adds Pico Blvd. Rapid Service
LAist
Commuters cast wary eye on drive into Santa Barbara - 4 projects along 101 could hurt before they help
Ventura County Star
Dodgers Trolley, Seat Taken
Los Angeles Nomad
Explanation of Rising Speed Limits: “The Public Votes with the Gas Pedal”
StreetsBlogLA
Fullerton approves $90 million downtown project - 6-story, mixed-use development planned
Orange County Register
Hey, Rick Caruso -- what about the bus?
Los Angeles Times
LAX service workers to hold strike authorization vote
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles bicycle master plan is being updated
LA Eastside
Metro announces subway meetings
Bottleneck Blog
Metro to Present Something to the Sea
LAist
Metrolink killer is sentenced to 11 life terms in prison
Los Angeles Times
Oil Supply Crunch May Hit In Five Years
Planetizen
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: Streetcars making a comeback in American cities but they shouldn’t have left in the first place
Conservation Report
Smart bill for smart growth in California is on the verge of passage in Legislature
Los Angeles Times
Southern California’s Ontario Leads Inland Empire in Industrial Activity
Inland Empire News
Study Concludes That Tolls More Equitable Than Taxes for Road Improvements
Green Car Congress
Tracks: Easy Rider (Metro TAP)
LA City Beat
Tunnel Machine Surfaces In San Bernardino
KNBC 4 TV
Wiki Wednesday: Beijing
StreetsBlogLA
8/20/2008
Transportation Headlines for Wednesday August 20, 2008
2008 Bus Rapid Transit Vehicle Demand and Systems Analysis Update
Transportation Research Board
Around the transpo-sphere: congestion pricing, hybrids and speed cameras
Bottleneck Blog
AltCar Expo, One of Nation's Largest Displays of Alternative Fuel Vehicles, Frees Consumers from Gas Guzzlers
StreetInsider
Bay Area transit agencies start idea-swap forum
SF Business Times
Bus alerts join RTA's high-tech embrace
Valley Chronicle
Bus schedule texting so popular it will be extended countywide
Exeter Express & Echo
Cheaper gas offers limited relief to Inland drivers
Press Enterprise
CHP, Caltrans dedicate HOV lanes in Newhall Pass
Santa Clarita Signal
Driven to ride - Amtrak patronage hits a record in the Valley and the nation
Fresno Bee
Foothill Transit to Legislature: We need money
Bottleneck Blog
Gag order against MIT students dissolved by judge - Three MIT students freed to publicly discuss security flaws they found in MBTA's systems
ComputerWorld
Joint UCLA–USC study shows that toll roads are more fair than taxes
UCLA
Just What Makes a Widening?
BlogDowntown
Lawmaker Calls For Louder Hybrid Vehicles
KNBC 4 TV
Locals Fret About Proposed Stoplight on Silver Lake Boulevard
CurbedLA
Los Angeles bicycle master plan is being updated
LAEastside
Omnitrans offering free bus passes to S.B. County college students
Press Enterprise
Pasadena Walkabout Report: Better Streets Need Slower Traffic
StreetsBlogLA
Picking our poison
Pasadena Star News
Port of Long Beach's clean-trucks loan program is criticized - The plan to replace old, polluting rigs with cleaner ones will put low-income drivers deep in debt, a coalition of groups says
Los Angeles Times
Roads, Rails and Transit: Obama-McCain Contrasts
CitiWire
Santa Monica Traffic Initiative is Now Prop T
LAist
Schwarzenegger's push to hike sales tax riles GOP - The governor says a temporary increase could help close the budget gap. But his party's leaders want to borrow
Los Angeles Times
State Senate sends bills on guns, traffic and bandit taxis to Schwarzenegger
Los Angeles Times
Study finds congestion pricing doesn't hurt the poor
Bottleneck Blog
Tunneling nearly complete for Inland Empire water project
Los Angeles Times
What's on the Mayor's Mind (audio file)
KPCC 89.3 FM/Pat Morrison
Who says we can drive less?
GreenSpace
Transportation Research Board
Around the transpo-sphere: congestion pricing, hybrids and speed cameras
Bottleneck Blog
AltCar Expo, One of Nation's Largest Displays of Alternative Fuel Vehicles, Frees Consumers from Gas Guzzlers
StreetInsider
Bay Area transit agencies start idea-swap forum
SF Business Times
Bus alerts join RTA's high-tech embrace
Valley Chronicle
Bus schedule texting so popular it will be extended countywide
Exeter Express & Echo
Cheaper gas offers limited relief to Inland drivers
Press Enterprise
CHP, Caltrans dedicate HOV lanes in Newhall Pass
Santa Clarita Signal
Driven to ride - Amtrak patronage hits a record in the Valley and the nation
Fresno Bee
Foothill Transit to Legislature: We need money
Bottleneck Blog
Gag order against MIT students dissolved by judge - Three MIT students freed to publicly discuss security flaws they found in MBTA's systems
ComputerWorld
Joint UCLA–USC study shows that toll roads are more fair than taxes
UCLA
Just What Makes a Widening?
BlogDowntown
Lawmaker Calls For Louder Hybrid Vehicles
KNBC 4 TV
Locals Fret About Proposed Stoplight on Silver Lake Boulevard
CurbedLA
Los Angeles bicycle master plan is being updated
LAEastside
Omnitrans offering free bus passes to S.B. County college students
Press Enterprise
Pasadena Walkabout Report: Better Streets Need Slower Traffic
StreetsBlogLA
Picking our poison
Pasadena Star News
Port of Long Beach's clean-trucks loan program is criticized - The plan to replace old, polluting rigs with cleaner ones will put low-income drivers deep in debt, a coalition of groups says
Los Angeles Times
Roads, Rails and Transit: Obama-McCain Contrasts
CitiWire
Santa Monica Traffic Initiative is Now Prop T
LAist
Schwarzenegger's push to hike sales tax riles GOP - The governor says a temporary increase could help close the budget gap. But his party's leaders want to borrow
Los Angeles Times
State Senate sends bills on guns, traffic and bandit taxis to Schwarzenegger
Los Angeles Times
Study finds congestion pricing doesn't hurt the poor
Bottleneck Blog
Tunneling nearly complete for Inland Empire water project
Los Angeles Times
What's on the Mayor's Mind (audio file)
KPCC 89.3 FM/Pat Morrison
Who says we can drive less?
GreenSpace
8/19/2008
Transportation Headlines for Tuesday August 19, 2008
Amtrak's Seattle-L.A. overnight service jumps 27 percent in July
BizJournals
Answers From Tom Vanderbilt, Author of ‘Traffic’
New York Times
Dan Walters: Sales tax might harm economy
Press Telegram
Democrats vow to change two-thirds requirement
Contra Costa Times
Editorial: High Gas Prices Getting Americans to Focus on Smart Growth
Smart Growth
Everybody is Looking for Their Own Great Streets
StreetsBlogLA
Express Lanes Could Relieve Nightmare Commute
NBC TVSan Diego
Fullerton residents see downside of downtown
Los Angeles Times
Ground broken on 5/14 car-pool link
Daily News
Iteris Selected by LACMTA for Transit Signal Priority Systems
MarketWatch
Legislation ban by Gov. Schwarzenegger stalls port cargo fee
Press Telegram
Let's Invest in Clean Energy
Wall Street Journal
Maps of commuting patterns in Los Angeles County
Bottleneck Blog
Mayor Tries Selling Transit Tax with Pretty Maps
Curbed LA
Mobility best practices
Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space
Mrs. Robinson– It’s Time to Start Talking (LADOT)
CityWatchLA
Not so smart cards easily hacked - MIT students hack into Boston's transit system, highlighting security flaws in mass-transit cards
CS Monitor
Open thread: Ostacles to Sales Tax measure
Ditch the car, Take the Metro
Opinion: It's Time to Link Energy, Development Policies
Smart Growth News
Report: NYC’s Off-Street Parking Policy Will Set Off a Traffic Explosion
StreetsBlog
Sales Tax and Libertarian Philosophy
The Bus Bench
(Sort of) Sustainable LA
The Bus Bench
Twin Cities Metro Transit partners with Google to offer trip planner
Progressive Railroading
Unlikely Partners Oppose L.A. Transit Funding Plan
Planetizen
Valley Speed Limit Increase is about Greed
CityWatchLA
BizJournals
Answers From Tom Vanderbilt, Author of ‘Traffic’
New York Times
Dan Walters: Sales tax might harm economy
Press Telegram
Democrats vow to change two-thirds requirement
Contra Costa Times
Editorial: High Gas Prices Getting Americans to Focus on Smart Growth
Smart Growth
Everybody is Looking for Their Own Great Streets
StreetsBlogLA
Express Lanes Could Relieve Nightmare Commute
NBC TVSan Diego
Fullerton residents see downside of downtown
Los Angeles Times
Ground broken on 5/14 car-pool link
Daily News
Iteris Selected by LACMTA for Transit Signal Priority Systems
MarketWatch
Legislation ban by Gov. Schwarzenegger stalls port cargo fee
Press Telegram
Let's Invest in Clean Energy
Wall Street Journal
Maps of commuting patterns in Los Angeles County
Bottleneck Blog
Mayor Tries Selling Transit Tax with Pretty Maps
Curbed LA
Mobility best practices
Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space
Mrs. Robinson– It’s Time to Start Talking (LADOT)
CityWatchLA
Not so smart cards easily hacked - MIT students hack into Boston's transit system, highlighting security flaws in mass-transit cards
CS Monitor
Open thread: Ostacles to Sales Tax measure
Ditch the car, Take the Metro
Opinion: It's Time to Link Energy, Development Policies
Smart Growth News
Report: NYC’s Off-Street Parking Policy Will Set Off a Traffic Explosion
StreetsBlog
Sales Tax and Libertarian Philosophy
The Bus Bench
(Sort of) Sustainable LA
The Bus Bench
Twin Cities Metro Transit partners with Google to offer trip planner
Progressive Railroading
Unlikely Partners Oppose L.A. Transit Funding Plan
Planetizen
Valley Speed Limit Increase is about Greed
CityWatchLA
8/18/2008
Transportation Headlines for Monday August 18, 2008
Census Bureau salutes the Model T
Los Angeles Times
Drive 55 campaign gaining speed
USA Today
Foreign airlines cutting flights to Los Angeles International Airport
Los Angeles Times
Future shock: Gas hits $10 in California?
Contra Costa Times
L.A. could learn a thing or two from Portland
The city is a veritable transit utopia where light rail goes to the airport, parking restrictions increase public transit use and free streetcar service benefits downtown businesses. It also has a 20-year head start on planning
Los Angeles Times
LAX fees in holding pattern
Daily Breeze
Metro Gold Line is too costly (Foothill Extension)
Daily Bulletin
Middle Harbor overhaul plan progresses
Press Telegram
MTA needs new ideas
Daily Breeze
Port-fee bill faces challenges from governor's office, author says
Press Enterprise
Unsnarling Torrance traffic
Daily Breeze
Los Angeles Times
Drive 55 campaign gaining speed
USA Today
Foreign airlines cutting flights to Los Angeles International Airport
Los Angeles Times
Future shock: Gas hits $10 in California?
Contra Costa Times
L.A. could learn a thing or two from Portland
The city is a veritable transit utopia where light rail goes to the airport, parking restrictions increase public transit use and free streetcar service benefits downtown businesses. It also has a 20-year head start on planning
Los Angeles Times
LAX fees in holding pattern
Daily Breeze
Metro Gold Line is too costly (Foothill Extension)
Daily Bulletin
Middle Harbor overhaul plan progresses
Press Telegram
MTA needs new ideas
Daily Breeze
Port-fee bill faces challenges from governor's office, author says
Press Enterprise
Unsnarling Torrance traffic
Daily Breeze
8/17/2008
Transportation Headlines for Sunday August 17, 2008
California tax bites get hard to digest
Contra Costa Times
Intermodal Transit Centers
Mass Transit Magazine
Seniors Facing High Gas Prices Find Giving Up Their Cars Tough
Planetizen
Streets are on Woodland Hill's neighborhood agenda
Daily News
Traffic Trends: LED Traffic Signal Modules Are Alternative to Incandescent Lamps
Solutions for LED Lights
U.S. Cities Orchestrate a Streetcar Revival
Mass Transit Magazine
Use of Public Transit and Telecommuting Increases to Highest Levels Ever Recorded
Mass Transit Magazine
Voters face billions in bond measures, taxes
Press Telegram
Win One for the Gipper: Toll road opponents fight smears and disinformation
Orange Coast Voice
Contra Costa Times
Intermodal Transit Centers
Mass Transit Magazine
Seniors Facing High Gas Prices Find Giving Up Their Cars Tough
Planetizen
Streets are on Woodland Hill's neighborhood agenda
Daily News
Traffic Trends: LED Traffic Signal Modules Are Alternative to Incandescent Lamps
Solutions for LED Lights
U.S. Cities Orchestrate a Streetcar Revival
Mass Transit Magazine
Use of Public Transit and Telecommuting Increases to Highest Levels Ever Recorded
Mass Transit Magazine
Voters face billions in bond measures, taxes
Press Telegram
Win One for the Gipper: Toll road opponents fight smears and disinformation
Orange Coast Voice
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