Transportation Headlines for Saturday September 6, 2008

Bush Ends Opposition to Highway-Fund Boost
Wall Street Journal

California governor's veto threat creates logjam of nearly 1,000 bills
Los Angeles Times

Federal Highway Trust Fund's ills bad news for region
Press Enterprise

Flexible real-time data to enhance London's public transport
Public Service

Get Metrolink service updates on Twitter
Metrolink

Highway Trust Fund Is Nearly Broke - Fund to Fix Roads and Bridges Could Be Empty by Month's End
ABC News

Honorable Mary Peters, Secretary Of Transportation - Trust Fund Solvency Media Briefing
USDOT

I-15 Express Lanes Set To Open
NBC TV

Masking the Smells of Public Transit
Planetizen

Mayor Villaraigosa urges business leaders to support half-cent sales tax - Addressing the Los Angeles Business Council, the mayor says transit funding on the Nov. 4 ballot is essential to making the city more livable and affordable for middle-class workers
Los Angeles Times

Metro Leaders Talk Freight, Funding at Boxer Hearing on Federal Policy
StreetsBlogLA

MTA could re-write toll lane deal with Fed government
Under the Dome

MTA mulls Subway to the Sea routes (see pages 3 and 7)
Santa Monica Daily Press

MTA to Consider Proposed Subway Routes
Los Angeles Independent

Researchers showcase automated bus that uses magnets to steer through city streets
U.C. Berkeley

San Francisco Debuts Car-Free “Sunday Streets”
StreetsBlogLA

Service patrol to roam Oahu freeways, offer aid to motorists
Honolulu Advertiser

Support for Sales Tax Increase
Brentwood News

Take Metrolink to the LA County Fair
Metrolink

Trucking firms line up for ports' clean-air programs
Los Angeles Times

U.S. seeks $8 billion from Congress for highway funding
Reuters

Useful Map for the Weekend: LA Triathlon Route & Street Closures
LAist

What’s this about tolls on the 110 freeway?
San Pedro News

Why LA Won’t Get 80% Funding on the Gold Line
The Overhead Wire

Winning Designs for "Bus of the Future" to be Unveiled at Special Event on September 26 in Santa Monica -- Event to be Held Opening Day of AltCar Expo -- Big Blue Bus and Art Center College of Design Will Also Co-Host "Transforming Transit" Symposium Featuring Internationally Acclaimed Design and Transit Experts
MarketWatch

With highway money running out, President Bush pulls a U-turn
Los Angeles Times

Transportation Headlines for Friday September 5, 2008

BALKANIZATION OF LOSSAN: A Commentary
RailPAC

Bills, bills bills: That’s a wrap – sort of
Capitol Weekly

Boxer Sets Highway Bill Priorities
Traffic World

Dan Walters: Lots of reasons to be nervous as Legislature keeps churning
Sacramento Bee

DASH Comes to Central City East
BlogDowntown

Even With Declining Gas Prices, Public Transit Users Save $9,596 Per Household Annually, Up $411 From Last Year
American Public Transportation Association

Feuer’s Office Confident that Governor Will Sign A.B. 2321
StreetsBlogLA

High Growth Forecasted for the World Electric Vehicles Market
MarketWatch

Highway funding back on the map in Senate committee
LandLine

Journey Down the Los Angeles River
Palisadian Post

LaBonge Rallies the Troops Against “Metro Universal”
StreetsBlogLA

LA County Bicycle Coalition’s 10th Year Anniversary Celebration 9/12
Green LA Girl

Lawsuits filed to stop tunnel - Two local cities oppose extension that would link 210, 710 freeways
Pasadena Star News

Live blogging Metro’s Subway to the Sea meeting
Green LA Girl

Long Beach, Los Angeles officials lobby for federal cash - HEARING: Officials say region's crumbling infrastructure is local and national problem
Press Telegram

Metro Westside Community Meetings
Gary Rides Bikes

Middle Harbor Redevelopment Moves Forward
The Log

New Downtown DASH Starts Today
LAist

Pay-as-you-drive plan good for wallets - and environment
Daily News

Proposed Cruise Ship Law Struck Down by OMB
The Log

REGION: I-15 work triggers search for new rail route - Officials say county has good shot at money from November bond measure
North County Times/Californian

San Bernardino County OKs funds for railroad bridge retrofit over Highway 210
Press Enterprise

San Bernardino County transportation officials OK pacts to proceed with projects tied to state bond funds
Press Enterprise

San Pedro's parking pain
Daily Breeze

Sen. Boxer hears requests for transportation funding
Ventura County Star

Subway Line means a lot for future UCLA Students
VeganFishTacos

Transit Sales Tax for Ballot on Schwarzenegger's Shoulders
LAist

Transportation links
Bottleneck Blog

Update: State budget impasse already threatens $12 billion in payments
Capitol Weekly

What Caused the Over-budget 405 Widening Mess?
City Watch

Without Transit Funding, State's Smart Growth Efforts Not Enough
Calitics

Year's end start slated for 71 junction
Daily Bulletin

Transportation Headlines for Thursday September 4, 2008

Agency Rallies Support For Bullet Train - Voters To Decide Issue In November
NBC TV

Auto Club supports Measure R
Bottleneck Blog

Boxer to Hold Transportation Briefing in Los Angeles
U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works

CA Cities Urge State to Not Take Away Funds
LAist

California lawmakers approve congestion pricing
Traffic Management Centers & ITS

China Takes Bus Rapid Transit Seriously
Planetizen

City of LCF sues MTA
La Cañada Valley Sun

Dare To Dream: Two Subways to the Sea
Franklin Avenue

Derail HSR
Derail

Editorial - L.A. turns 227
Los Angeles Times

Finding Parking (and Missing Stop Signs) is Now Easier at Century City Mall
LAist

Incredible Disappearing Bike Lanes
Biking in LA

Inside Track On Rail Consolidation/Double Tracking: What This Means for Rail-Borne Traffic Moving in California and Beyond
California Progress Report

“Life along the Metro Red Line” Presented by the ULI LA Young Leaders Group
Urban Living

Luxe Rail Line Shuts, Dealing Blow to Amtrak
Wall Street Journal

Mass. transit authority flaw disclosure: A student speaks up - Debate rekindled over when flaws should be publicly disclosed
ComputerWorld

Meeting To Update 710 Freeway Project
Grunion Gazette

Metro Opens Website to Explain Measure R
StreetsBlogLA

Metro Unveils Subway to the Sea: Plus Metro Pink Line, Special Edition!
MetroRiderLA

Mobile phones to be used as Oyster and credit cards
Evening Standard UK

new central city east dash starts operation tomorrow
angelenic

Public Transportation Facts
American Public Transportation Association

Report: L.A.’s Unaffordable Housing is Killing the City
Redfin

Rude transit riders face crackdown - 230 tickets issued for foul language
Calgary Herald

Saving Energy Through Public Transportation Act
Write On Metro

Sen. Boxer holds transportation bill hearing
Bottleneck Blog

Subway news reaction from readers
Bottleneck Blog

'Subway to the Sea' closer to reality
KABC 7 TV

These are bike routes?
Bottleneck Blog

Transportation Secretary Proposes Tolls On All Major Roadways
FOX News

Urban planning's future: people, not cars
inmannews

US states slow road projects due to funding gap
Reuters

Transportation Headlines for Wednesday September 3, 2008

2 L.A. `subway to sea' routes unveiled
Daily News

AEG Proposes Nighttime DASH Route
BlogDowntown

California bills finalize transit questions on ballots
Land Line

California's highway system ranks low nationally
Contra Costa Times

California Legislature Pushes Toll Roads - California legislature creates new bureaucracy to expand the use of tolling on state freeways
The Newspaper Journal of Politics of Driving

Creative Ways to Manage Paratransit Costs
Transportation Research Board

Dodgers Trolley proving popular - Former players jumping in on fun of new way to get to park
Los Angeles Dodgers

Editorial: High-speed rail snafu – Avoidable
Sacramento Bee

EPA criticizes Transportation Department on fuel economy standards
Los Angeles Times

First Street Bridge Prepares for Widening
BlogDowntown

Future of the Metro Gold Line and the San Gabriel Valley
StreetsBlogLA

Has the electric bike’s future finally arrived?
EarthNews

Hot Lane Concept and Rationale
Intelligent Transportation Systems – Federal Highway Administration

How America Fails Its Infrastructure and How Things Can Change
Planetizen

Locals get by with a little help from the San Diego MTS
Daily Aztec

Metro Chooses Subway (to Sea) Route Possibilities
LAist

Metro Launches Transit Sales Tax Website
LAist

MTA picks subway route(s!) for further study
Bottleneck Blog

Over Our Orange Crush
CurbedLA

Should City Embrace Better Way of Car Sharing?
StreetsBlogLA

SO.CA.TA Meeting w/ Guest Speaker Doran Barnes
StreetsBlogLA

Subway to the Sea meetings start tomorrow!
Green LA Girl

Train-pass trial set to begin today
Daily News

Traveling by train gathering steam
Bakersfield Californian

Westside subway plans move forward - MTA officials say they will continue planning for two lines, along Wilshire and Santa Monica boulevards
Los Angeles Times

Transportation Headlines for Tuesday September 2, 2008

Badly needed toll road
Press Telegram

California Seeks to Curb Sprawl
Wall Street Journal

Drop in sales tax revenue hitting cities
San Diego Union Tribune

Exports jump at L.A., Long Beach ports but imports falter
Los Angeles Times

Future of the Metro Gold Line and the San Gabriel Valley
American Institute of Architects

Google Transit for Metrolink
Google

Hertzberg shines in solar-power field
Daily News

How to take public transportation in L.A. guide
The Bus Bench

Legislature OKs Oil Drilling In Long Beach
KNBC 4 TV

Mobility 21-Los Angeles
Chatsworth Chamber of Commerce

Orange Line Full, Driving Away Riders
The Overhead Wire

Orange Line Sours for Some
LAist

sales tax vote on the november ballot
angelenic

State budget crisis: Wilson slams Schwarzenegger proposal for temporary sales tax hike
Sacramento Bee

Transit LA: Back to the Grind
CityZine

Transportation Headlines for Monday September 1, 2008

Alameda Corridor Numbers Plummet; Diversion Likely Cause
Cunningham Report

Blimp could revolutionize travel - Company hangars in San Bernardino
San Bernardino Sun

Clarke and Wright appointed to CAC
Metro Citizen’s Advisory Council

Governor gets port drilling measure
Press Telegram

L.A.- Long Beach Rework Tariffs To Fit Clean Trucks Program
Cunningham Report

League of California Cities: Four Budgets in Three Months Without Borrowing Prove It Can Be Done
MarketWatch

Orange Line: Victim of Its Own Success
San Fernando Business Journal

Red-light cameras pondered in city
Whittier Daily News

Sales tax bill clears Legislature
Los Angeles Times

`Subway to sea' meetings slated
Daily News

Transportation Headlines for Sunday August 31, 2008

Airport doubles flights from Palmdale - Smaller airplanes to save fuel, lower costs
Antelope Valley Press

Bikers, pedestrians seeking better Web maps
Device-Gadgets

Dashing and Darting Through Downtown - More Proof That You Can Make It in the Central City Without a Car
LA Downtown News

Editorial: Villaraigosa fails SoCal on transportation measure
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Express lanes, expanded bus system about to open on I-15
San Diego Union Tribune

Half-cent sales tax transit bill OK'd by state Senate
Daily Breeze

Lawmakers OK toll lanes on freeways
Daily News

Monthly art walk along miracle mile
Larchmont Chronicle

Take the Last Train to Pomona and I’ll Meet You at the Station
LA County Fair Blog

The ethanol economy
Daily Breeze

Transit agencies study traffic solutions
Whittier Daily News