All aboard for munchkins on the Gold Line
Bottleneck Blog
Caltrans strips school of parking zone
Daily News
extended red line hours take effect next month
angelenic
Increased Ridership Due to Gas Prices and the Economy
TransitLA
It's Official: Late-Night Red Line Service to 3 a.m.
LAist
LA public transit faces dilemma due to AIG demise
Associated Press
Metro now loves bikes!
Bottleneck Blog
METRO: Orange Line
Chatsworth Chamber
MTA may have to cut commuter service - It may not be able to keep trains and buses running if it has to quickly pay investors in AIG-related lease-back deals
Los Angeles Times
New York Subways To Get Ad Wrapped
Wired
Red Line Nights Set to Launch November 21
Blogdowntown
Riders weigh options as Greyhound announces Oct. 31 closure of Riverside stop
Press Telegram
Riding on the Metro...with your bicycle will get a whole lot easier in the next month or two
Long Beach Cyclists
RTA unveils bus with upgraded engine
Inland Today
Superjumbo jet to begin regular flights from LAX
Daily Breeze
Transit services across U.S. threatened by deals with AIG
Bottleneck Blog
UCLA Bruins Want Their Wilshire Subway
LAist
UCLA Graduate Students Association passed a resolution in support of Measure R at meeting. The Graduate Students Association is the student government for the 11,548-member UCLA Graduate Student body.
http://gsa.asucla.ucla.edu/forum/2008-2009/F1/Attachment_K1.pdf
Vegetation along San Bernardino freeway still poses fire hazard - Caltrans let vegetation dry out along 215 Freeway in SB leading to fire losses
San Bernardino Sun
West Covina to implement parking restrictions - New ordinance will require residents to get overnight parking permit
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
10/17/2008
Transportation Headlines for Friday October 17, 2008
Arcadia Council Opposes Measure R
Arcadia
Commerce Transit Shifts to Green
Bell Gardens Sun
Cost of Oxnard traffic plan put at $206 million
Ventura County Star
Deal struck today: Train horns could silence in Orange - $24 million likely to be spent on safety equipment at 16 intersections so engineers don't need to hit the horn except in emergencies
Orange County Register
Fewer Miles Driven Means Less Fuel Taxes Collected
bNet
Give it up for Bruins for Traffic Relief
The Valley Girl Urban Planner (in training)
Green transit services center officially opens
Ventura County Star
LA’s Transpo Department Leaves $1 Million Unspent Bucks on the Table--Now Lost
CityWatch
Metro Making Room for Bikes on Their Trains
StreetsBlogLA
Public Wants Below Ground Light Rail for Downtown Connector
StreetsBlogLA
OC Toll road agency's $1B loan request under fire
Mercury News
O.C. toll road agency seeks federal bailout
Los Angeles Times
Orange Line Ridership Breaks Records Again
LAist
President Bush signs Rail Safety Improvement Act - It requires high-tech braking systems for certain trains by 2015. The bill was toughened in the wake of the deadly Sept. 12 Metrolink crash in Chatsworth
Los Angeles Times
Regional Connector: Make a Subway!
LAist
REGION: SANDAG to peddle a 500-mile bike network - Plan aims to make cycling a regional experience
North County Times
San Gabriel Valley versus Measure R
Bottleneck Blog
Signal Hill City Council urges residents to vote “No” on sales tax increase
Signal Tribune
Smart Card Alliance Paper Addresses Why Smart Cards Are Secure
MarketWatch
South County Transportation Improvements
San Clemente Times
Taking Bikes on Metro Requires Courtesy—So Please Learn Some!
The Bus Bench
Taking Two-Wheelers Seriously as Part of LA’s Transportation Mix
City Watch
Transit Seeks Half-Cent Sales Tax Hike
Grunion Gazettes
UCLA students take to street to support Measure R
The Bus Bench
Voter’s Guide: Santa Monica’s Prop. T
StreetsBlogLA
Whittier seeks proposals for maintaining Greenway Trail
Los Angeles Wave
Arcadia
Commerce Transit Shifts to Green
Bell Gardens Sun
Cost of Oxnard traffic plan put at $206 million
Ventura County Star
Deal struck today: Train horns could silence in Orange - $24 million likely to be spent on safety equipment at 16 intersections so engineers don't need to hit the horn except in emergencies
Orange County Register
Fewer Miles Driven Means Less Fuel Taxes Collected
bNet
Give it up for Bruins for Traffic Relief
The Valley Girl Urban Planner (in training)
Green transit services center officially opens
Ventura County Star
LA’s Transpo Department Leaves $1 Million Unspent Bucks on the Table--Now Lost
CityWatch
Metro Making Room for Bikes on Their Trains
StreetsBlogLA
Public Wants Below Ground Light Rail for Downtown Connector
StreetsBlogLA
OC Toll road agency's $1B loan request under fire
Mercury News
O.C. toll road agency seeks federal bailout
Los Angeles Times
Orange Line Ridership Breaks Records Again
LAist
President Bush signs Rail Safety Improvement Act - It requires high-tech braking systems for certain trains by 2015. The bill was toughened in the wake of the deadly Sept. 12 Metrolink crash in Chatsworth
Los Angeles Times
Regional Connector: Make a Subway!
LAist
REGION: SANDAG to peddle a 500-mile bike network - Plan aims to make cycling a regional experience
North County Times
San Gabriel Valley versus Measure R
Bottleneck Blog
Signal Hill City Council urges residents to vote “No” on sales tax increase
Signal Tribune
Smart Card Alliance Paper Addresses Why Smart Cards Are Secure
MarketWatch
South County Transportation Improvements
San Clemente Times
Taking Bikes on Metro Requires Courtesy—So Please Learn Some!
The Bus Bench
Taking Two-Wheelers Seriously as Part of LA’s Transportation Mix
City Watch
Transit Seeks Half-Cent Sales Tax Hike
Grunion Gazettes
UCLA students take to street to support Measure R
The Bus Bench
Voter’s Guide: Santa Monica’s Prop. T
StreetsBlogLA
Whittier seeks proposals for maintaining Greenway Trail
Los Angeles Wave
10/16/2008
Transportation Headlines for Thursday October 16, 2008
Brookings director encourages big role for federal government in supporting TOD
Gulf Coast Institute
Bus, rail ridership still growing in L.A.
Daily News
Can Transportation Investments Get Our Economy Moving?
Transit for Livable Communities
Chicago and rest of Midwest watching California high speed rail proposal closely
Force Change
Curing Congestion: Variable Toll Pricing Gets Cars Off the Road
Mass Transit Magazine
Dana Gabbard: Yes on High Speed Rail
StreetsBlogLA
Despite Doubled Costs, City Says Dodger Trolley Service a Success
BlogDowntown
Downtown connector meetings begin Thursday
Bottleneck Blog
Four Railroads Agree on Positive Train Control Standards
Occupational Health and Safety
FRA issues final rule on advanced braking technology
Metro Magazine
Government wants kids to buckle up on school buses
Chron.com
LA assemblyman explains his support for Measure R
KPCC 89.3 FM
HNTB: 11% of U.S. adults using public transportation
Metro Magazine
Metro ridership remains strong as gas prices fall
Bottleneck Blog
mark your calendar: regional connector update meetings scheduled
angelenic
Multitasking In The Car: Just Like Drunken Driving
NPR
National Transportation Coalition Releases Five Point Plan for Strengthening Our Economy
Market Watch
Opponent of Measure R says it wouldn't distribute money fairly across LA County
KPCC Public Radio
Port of L.A. director will share stories on its history
Daily Breeze
ROAD SAGE - Downtown connector for light-rail lines to be discussed
Los Angeles Times
Rosemead general development plan OK'd
Pasadena Star News
Traffic drops at ports for imported goods
Daily Breeze
Transportation for America Launches Legislative Campaign
StreetsBlogLA
Who paid for that first Measure R ad?
Bottleneck Blog
Vote! Yes on Measure R
Green LA Girl
“Yes on Measure R” Breaks Its Silence
StreetsBlogLA
Gulf Coast Institute
Bus, rail ridership still growing in L.A.
Daily News
Can Transportation Investments Get Our Economy Moving?
Transit for Livable Communities
Chicago and rest of Midwest watching California high speed rail proposal closely
Force Change
Curing Congestion: Variable Toll Pricing Gets Cars Off the Road
Mass Transit Magazine
Dana Gabbard: Yes on High Speed Rail
StreetsBlogLA
Despite Doubled Costs, City Says Dodger Trolley Service a Success
BlogDowntown
Downtown connector meetings begin Thursday
Bottleneck Blog
Four Railroads Agree on Positive Train Control Standards
Occupational Health and Safety
FRA issues final rule on advanced braking technology
Metro Magazine
Government wants kids to buckle up on school buses
Chron.com
LA assemblyman explains his support for Measure R
KPCC 89.3 FM
HNTB: 11% of U.S. adults using public transportation
Metro Magazine
Metro ridership remains strong as gas prices fall
Bottleneck Blog
mark your calendar: regional connector update meetings scheduled
angelenic
Multitasking In The Car: Just Like Drunken Driving
NPR
National Transportation Coalition Releases Five Point Plan for Strengthening Our Economy
Market Watch
Opponent of Measure R says it wouldn't distribute money fairly across LA County
KPCC Public Radio
Port of L.A. director will share stories on its history
Daily Breeze
ROAD SAGE - Downtown connector for light-rail lines to be discussed
Los Angeles Times
Rosemead general development plan OK'd
Pasadena Star News
Traffic drops at ports for imported goods
Daily Breeze
Transportation for America Launches Legislative Campaign
StreetsBlogLA
Who paid for that first Measure R ad?
Bottleneck Blog
Vote! Yes on Measure R
Green LA Girl
“Yes on Measure R” Breaks Its Silence
StreetsBlogLA
10/15/2008
Transportation Headlines for Wednesday October 15, 2008
Ask the Candidates to Talk Transportation
StreetsBlogLA
Backers push bullet-train measure as a dramatic change in California transportation
Los Angeles Times
BNSF Ready to Implement Positive Train Control
BNSF
City Awarded State Grant For Bicycle Transportation Program
KHTS 1220 AM
COMMUNITY COMMENTARY: Bikeway needs a speed limit
Burbank Leader
Conceptual Map Regional Connector
Flickr
Exploring Light Rail Options
Santa Monica Surf/Lookout News
First Measure R ad hits the airwaves
Bottleneck Blog
Funds for traffic flow system on the agenda - Council to consider spending $1.5 million
Ventura County Star
Get Traffic Moving
Yes on Measure R
Glendora City Council opposes Measure R
Pasadena Star News
Lawsuits against MTA over deaths of ex-USC football players settled
Los Angeles Wave
Long Beach Looking for Bike Counting Volunteers
StreetsBlogLA
Metro to Hold Another Round of Connector Meetings
BlogDowntown
Metro to Hold Meetings to Connect Transit Downtown
LAist
Opinion on trains goes off track Re "Weakest Metrolink," Opinion, Oct. 10
On board for transit sales tax? Re "Get us back on the road," editorial, Oct. 9
Los Angeles Times
PBS Exposes the Joy of Transit
StreetsBlogLA
Planning and Environment Linkages Implementation Resources
Transportation Research Board
Record retreat in gasoline prices provides scant relief
Demand is down and supplies are up but drivers won't be clogging the highways
Los Angeles Times
Torrance transit fees may double in 2009
Daily Breeze
ZEV - This veteran of the Westside political scene argues that we face a “once in a lifetime opportunity” to do something significant about traffic
Westside Today/Brentwood News
StreetsBlogLA
Backers push bullet-train measure as a dramatic change in California transportation
Los Angeles Times
BNSF Ready to Implement Positive Train Control
BNSF
City Awarded State Grant For Bicycle Transportation Program
KHTS 1220 AM
COMMUNITY COMMENTARY: Bikeway needs a speed limit
Burbank Leader
Conceptual Map Regional Connector
Flickr
Exploring Light Rail Options
Santa Monica Surf/Lookout News
First Measure R ad hits the airwaves
Bottleneck Blog
Funds for traffic flow system on the agenda - Council to consider spending $1.5 million
Ventura County Star
Get Traffic Moving
Yes on Measure R
Glendora City Council opposes Measure R
Pasadena Star News
Lawsuits against MTA over deaths of ex-USC football players settled
Los Angeles Wave
Long Beach Looking for Bike Counting Volunteers
StreetsBlogLA
Metro to Hold Another Round of Connector Meetings
BlogDowntown
Metro to Hold Meetings to Connect Transit Downtown
LAist
Opinion on trains goes off track Re "Weakest Metrolink," Opinion, Oct. 10
On board for transit sales tax? Re "Get us back on the road," editorial, Oct. 9
Los Angeles Times
PBS Exposes the Joy of Transit
StreetsBlogLA
Planning and Environment Linkages Implementation Resources
Transportation Research Board
Record retreat in gasoline prices provides scant relief
Demand is down and supplies are up but drivers won't be clogging the highways
Los Angeles Times
Torrance transit fees may double in 2009
Daily Breeze
ZEV - This veteran of the Westside political scene argues that we face a “once in a lifetime opportunity” to do something significant about traffic
Westside Today/Brentwood News
10/14/2008
Transportation Headlines for Tuesday October 14, 2008
City Awarded State Grant for Bicycle Transportation Program
Santa Clarita Valley Non-Profit Newscenter
Data Points: Transportation Spending in the U.S.
Apollo Alliance
Editorial: California Continues Environmental Leadership With Land-Use Bill
Smart Growth
Greenway Trail landscaping nearly complete
Whittier Daily News
Lazy LAPD and the Busses Running Reds—Again
The Bus Bench
Metrolink line to replace Gold Line?
Under the Dome
Metrolink Service Closed between Chatsworth & Simi Valley
LAist
Metrolink Ventura County Line shut down west of Chatsworth until further notice
Metrolink
Oil prices called 'classic bubble'
Daily News
One Plan Suggest to Replace Gold Line Ext. with Metrolink
LAist
Regarding California’s Deadliest Train Collision: What Was Learned and Done Thus Far and What May Lay Ahead
California Progress Report
State's largest ethanol plant is up and running
San Francisco Chronicle
Transportation Infrastructure Now
Planetizen
The Truth About the State Budget and Prop 1A
Calitics
Santa Clarita Valley Non-Profit Newscenter
Data Points: Transportation Spending in the U.S.
Apollo Alliance
Editorial: California Continues Environmental Leadership With Land-Use Bill
Smart Growth
Greenway Trail landscaping nearly complete
Whittier Daily News
Lazy LAPD and the Busses Running Reds—Again
The Bus Bench
Metrolink line to replace Gold Line?
Under the Dome
Metrolink Service Closed between Chatsworth & Simi Valley
LAist
Metrolink Ventura County Line shut down west of Chatsworth until further notice
Metrolink
Oil prices called 'classic bubble'
Daily News
One Plan Suggest to Replace Gold Line Ext. with Metrolink
LAist
Regarding California’s Deadliest Train Collision: What Was Learned and Done Thus Far and What May Lay Ahead
California Progress Report
State's largest ethanol plant is up and running
San Francisco Chronicle
Transportation Infrastructure Now
Planetizen
The Truth About the State Budget and Prop 1A
Calitics
10/13/2008
Transportation Headlines for Monday October 13, 2008
Baja port 'Punta Colonet' plan making gains - FREIGHT: Mexico has opened bidding on project that would siphon business from Long Beach, L.A.
Press Telegram
California Transit: It'll Drive You To Drive
Planetizen
Congress Opens Up D.C.'s Subways to GSM Carriers
Mass Transit Magazine
Dana Gabbard: More Reasons to Vote for Measure R
StreetsBlogLA
“Driven to Despair”--A Blueprint for America Episode of NOW on PBS--On California Sprawl and Transportation is Our Site of the Day
California Progress Report
Drivers fail to yield to emergency vehicles
Whittier Daily News
Freeway Congestion Pricing Paradox
Regionalities
George Skelton: Capitol Journal - Republicans do have a revenue problem, veteran Bill Lockyer says
Los Angeles Times
Infrastructure to Support Electric Vehicles in Whole of France by 2011
Seeking Alpha
Measure R and the Economy
Transit LA
Measure R would boost transit
Pasadena Star News
Music Center parking loss creates traffic bottleneck for patrons
Los Angeles Times
Take the Free iShuttle in Irvine’s Mixed-Use Neighborhood, the IBC
RedFin
Walk Western With Us This Saturday
MetBlogsLA
With a budget meltdown, how does high speed rail make sense?
RedCounty
Press Telegram
California Transit: It'll Drive You To Drive
Planetizen
Congress Opens Up D.C.'s Subways to GSM Carriers
Mass Transit Magazine
Dana Gabbard: More Reasons to Vote for Measure R
StreetsBlogLA
“Driven to Despair”--A Blueprint for America Episode of NOW on PBS--On California Sprawl and Transportation is Our Site of the Day
California Progress Report
Drivers fail to yield to emergency vehicles
Whittier Daily News
Freeway Congestion Pricing Paradox
Regionalities
George Skelton: Capitol Journal - Republicans do have a revenue problem, veteran Bill Lockyer says
Los Angeles Times
Infrastructure to Support Electric Vehicles in Whole of France by 2011
Seeking Alpha
Measure R and the Economy
Transit LA
Measure R would boost transit
Pasadena Star News
Music Center parking loss creates traffic bottleneck for patrons
Los Angeles Times
Take the Free iShuttle in Irvine’s Mixed-Use Neighborhood, the IBC
RedFin
Walk Western With Us This Saturday
MetBlogsLA
With a budget meltdown, how does high speed rail make sense?
RedCounty
10/12/2008
Transportation Headlines for Sunday October 12, 2008
Amtrak Ridership Through the Roof: Time for Some New Ideas in U.S. Train Travel
Jaunted
ANOTHER VIEW - Keeping an eye on MTA bus drivers
Whittier Daily News
Bailout has a boost for bike commuters
Sacramento Bee
Driven to Despair
PBS Now
Economy to affect city, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa warns
Daily News
Editorial: Senator leads a vital charge - Metrolink rightly in the spotlight
Ventura County Star
Flight Path Gala Benefit Salutes LAX 80th Anniversary
Travel News Gazette
Inside Contactless and Cubic Demo Payment-Transit Multi-Application Card
Trading Markets
LA/Ontario International Airport Closes Parking Lot F
MarketWire
Measure R would fund area transit projects
Whittier Daily News
Metrolink: Safety Panel Appointed To Examine Procedures - Improvements Expected To Be Forwarded To Metrolink In 7 To 10 Days
KNBC 4 TV
The Munich Way - If the German City Can Turn Around a River, Why Can't L.A.?
Los Angeles Downtown News
OCTA approves strategy to unclog south Orange County - The proposal is met with opposition from environmentalists
Orange County Register
Outlook is dismal for L.A.'s future budgets - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa says the city's shortfall could surpass $400 million next year, forcing slashes to services
Los Angeles Times
The Sales Tax and My Vote
The Bus Bench
Photos from the Dorothy Peyton Gray Transportation Library and Archive - Photo Collections on Flickr:
(The first 1000+ photos from Metro’s extensive archive collection of transportation photographs spanning 1873 to the present are now online. Another 20,000-30,000 more to go…)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/metrolibraryarchive/collections
Jaunted
ANOTHER VIEW - Keeping an eye on MTA bus drivers
Whittier Daily News
Bailout has a boost for bike commuters
Sacramento Bee
Driven to Despair
PBS Now
Economy to affect city, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa warns
Daily News
Editorial: Senator leads a vital charge - Metrolink rightly in the spotlight
Ventura County Star
Flight Path Gala Benefit Salutes LAX 80th Anniversary
Travel News Gazette
Inside Contactless and Cubic Demo Payment-Transit Multi-Application Card
Trading Markets
LA/Ontario International Airport Closes Parking Lot F
MarketWire
Measure R would fund area transit projects
Whittier Daily News
Metrolink: Safety Panel Appointed To Examine Procedures - Improvements Expected To Be Forwarded To Metrolink In 7 To 10 Days
KNBC 4 TV
The Munich Way - If the German City Can Turn Around a River, Why Can't L.A.?
Los Angeles Downtown News
OCTA approves strategy to unclog south Orange County - The proposal is met with opposition from environmentalists
Orange County Register
Outlook is dismal for L.A.'s future budgets - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa says the city's shortfall could surpass $400 million next year, forcing slashes to services
Los Angeles Times
The Sales Tax and My Vote
The Bus Bench
Photos from the Dorothy Peyton Gray Transportation Library and Archive - Photo Collections on Flickr:
(The first 1000+ photos from Metro’s extensive archive collection of transportation photographs spanning 1873 to the present are now online. Another 20,000-30,000 more to go…)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/metrolibraryarchive/collections
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