Airports taking off in Inland Valley
Daily Bulletin
Connect the dots - For stronger cities, build better connections
Grist
Google helps with Santa Monica Parking
Bottleneck Blog
Google maps for cyclists?
BikeRadar
How to tame a freeway - put a park on top
NRDC Switchboard
I-5 project year late, over budget
Santa Clarita Signal
Measure R's lead expands yet again
Bottleneck Blog
Modernization plans for LAX unveiled
The Beach Reporter
Overview of Bus Rapid Transit in the United States
RizkibeoTheTransporter
Presidential transition team gets earful on tough transportation issues
The Trucker
Progress slow after restoration of San Bernardino's Santa Fe Depot four years ago
Press Enterprise
Western Governors Ask Obama for National Green Energy Plan
Environmental News Service
Will Safety Concerns Delay the Completion of the Expo Line in Los Angeles?
Tree Hugger
11/28/2008
Transportation Headlines for Friday November 28, 2008
28 Reasons To Ride A Bike
Bike Jax
Back in traffic: Low gas prices lead more to drive
Daily News
Big decision could derail Expo Line
LA Now/Bottleneck Blog
California commission to decide on safety of L.A. rail line – Next week the PUC plans to consider whether Expo Line planners have taken adequate steps to protect students at two campuses along the route
Los Angeles Times
Local authorities get in on push for electric cars
USA Today
Metrolink riders take advantage of holiday fare
Press Enterprise
West Coast ports face struggle to maintain relevance
Los Angeles Times
Bike Jax
Back in traffic: Low gas prices lead more to drive
Daily News
Big decision could derail Expo Line
LA Now/Bottleneck Blog
California commission to decide on safety of L.A. rail line – Next week the PUC plans to consider whether Expo Line planners have taken adequate steps to protect students at two campuses along the route
Los Angeles Times
Local authorities get in on push for electric cars
USA Today
Metrolink riders take advantage of holiday fare
Press Enterprise
West Coast ports face struggle to maintain relevance
Los Angeles Times
11/27/2008
Transportation Headlines for Thursday November 27, 2008
AASHTO launches infrastructure campaign
Fleet Owner
Asked & Answered: Yvonne Brathwaite Burke
Los Angeles Wave
BNSF Adds Third Rail Line through Cajon Pass
RailFanning
Crenshaw District: Suburban Paradise Still Possible
CurbedLA
Editorial - We're thankful - A decisive election, our firefighters and innovative devices, among other things, make our list
Los Angeles Times
Gas price bust is a boon, but will it stick? Gasoline prices have dropped 48% since Labor Day, easing the burden on the consumer
Los Angeles Times
LACMA Questioned about Donation to Transit Tax Measure
LAist
Metrolink launches online trip planner
Metro Magazine
Metrolink ridership down 10 percent after Rialto accident
Press Enterprise
New Orleans' Streetcars Make a Comeback
Planetizen
New text message service updates for MTA! New York MTA, that is
Bottleneck Blog
O.C. commuters must pay more to ride bus
KABC 7 TV
Parking Relief
CurbedLA
Rep. Waxman brings robust oversight to new leadership role
LandLine Magazine
Saving Oil, Cutting Pollution: How to Transform Transportation
NRDC Switchboard
Some favorite Google Maps features now for iPhone
Google Lat-Lon
Trains Under Baghdad
StreetsBlog
Fleet Owner
Asked & Answered: Yvonne Brathwaite Burke
Los Angeles Wave
BNSF Adds Third Rail Line through Cajon Pass
RailFanning
Crenshaw District: Suburban Paradise Still Possible
CurbedLA
Editorial - We're thankful - A decisive election, our firefighters and innovative devices, among other things, make our list
Los Angeles Times
Gas price bust is a boon, but will it stick? Gasoline prices have dropped 48% since Labor Day, easing the burden on the consumer
Los Angeles Times
LACMA Questioned about Donation to Transit Tax Measure
LAist
Metrolink launches online trip planner
Metro Magazine
Metrolink ridership down 10 percent after Rialto accident
Press Enterprise
New Orleans' Streetcars Make a Comeback
Planetizen
New text message service updates for MTA! New York MTA, that is
Bottleneck Blog
O.C. commuters must pay more to ride bus
KABC 7 TV
Parking Relief
CurbedLA
Rep. Waxman brings robust oversight to new leadership role
LandLine Magazine
Saving Oil, Cutting Pollution: How to Transform Transportation
NRDC Switchboard
Some favorite Google Maps features now for iPhone
Google Lat-Lon
Trains Under Baghdad
StreetsBlog
11/26/2008
Transportation Headlines for Wednesday November 26, 2008
About that High Speed Train to Las Vegas
LAist
Amtrak bus line connects passengers to train stations - Students, faculty and staff can take advantage of discounts with new service to railway stops
UCLA Daily Bruin
Amtrak Names New Chief Executive
Wall Street Journal
Another map of Measure R results
Bottleneck Blog
Brown Molyneaux of the Bus Bench
Green LA Girl
Convenient Cell Phone Waiting Lot Opens at LA/Ontario International Airport
MarketWatch
Draft Mid-City Crenshaw Vision +Implementation Plan
CrenshawVision
Familiar commute - As gas prices decline, guess what happens to freeways
Press Telegram
FHWA Issues Rule on New Grant Program But Lacks Funds to Make First Awards
Associated Construction Publications
FlyAway to offer holiday shuttles - Nonstop rides between the dorms and LAX will be offered over Thanksgiving weekend
UCLA Daily Bruin
Higher prices, economy curb Thanksgiving travel - SOUTHLAND: Auto Club and airports expect fewer people will take holiday trips
Press Telegram
In Transition: Transportation Secretary
Washington Post
L.A. County Art Museum's campaign spending rebuked (measure R)
Daily News
Metrolink crew did not radio in about red light
Press Enterprise
New Mexico Rail Runner begins test runs to Santa Fe
New Mexico Business Journal
New York Bus, Subway Riders to Get E-mail, Text-Message Alerts
Bloomberg
NY MTA Launches Text Messaging and Email Alert System
New York MTA
Obama's DOT Pick To Face Surface Transportation Crisis
Cascadia Prospectus
Officials weigh in on economic relief
Pasadena Star News
Passenger numbers fall at LAX
Daily Breeze
Proposed SoCal Tunnel Passes Milestone
NBC
San Francisco Weighs Congestion Pricing Options
Planetizen
S.F. considers congestion tolls on cars
San Francisco Chronicle
Supervisor Burke ends 16 years on job
Daily Breeze
U.S. stimulus likely to target infrastructure needs
Reuters
Will the L.A. City Council endorse the cyclists bill of rights?
Bottleneck Blog
Yes, Virginia, there IS a Google Transit
Commuter Page Blog
LAist
Amtrak bus line connects passengers to train stations - Students, faculty and staff can take advantage of discounts with new service to railway stops
UCLA Daily Bruin
Amtrak Names New Chief Executive
Wall Street Journal
Another map of Measure R results
Bottleneck Blog
Brown Molyneaux of the Bus Bench
Green LA Girl
Convenient Cell Phone Waiting Lot Opens at LA/Ontario International Airport
MarketWatch
Draft Mid-City Crenshaw Vision +Implementation Plan
CrenshawVision
Familiar commute - As gas prices decline, guess what happens to freeways
Press Telegram
FHWA Issues Rule on New Grant Program But Lacks Funds to Make First Awards
Associated Construction Publications
FlyAway to offer holiday shuttles - Nonstop rides between the dorms and LAX will be offered over Thanksgiving weekend
UCLA Daily Bruin
Higher prices, economy curb Thanksgiving travel - SOUTHLAND: Auto Club and airports expect fewer people will take holiday trips
Press Telegram
In Transition: Transportation Secretary
Washington Post
L.A. County Art Museum's campaign spending rebuked (measure R)
Daily News
Metrolink crew did not radio in about red light
Press Enterprise
New Mexico Rail Runner begins test runs to Santa Fe
New Mexico Business Journal
New York Bus, Subway Riders to Get E-mail, Text-Message Alerts
Bloomberg
NY MTA Launches Text Messaging and Email Alert System
New York MTA
Obama's DOT Pick To Face Surface Transportation Crisis
Cascadia Prospectus
Officials weigh in on economic relief
Pasadena Star News
Passenger numbers fall at LAX
Daily Breeze
Proposed SoCal Tunnel Passes Milestone
NBC
San Francisco Weighs Congestion Pricing Options
Planetizen
S.F. considers congestion tolls on cars
San Francisco Chronicle
Supervisor Burke ends 16 years on job
Daily Breeze
U.S. stimulus likely to target infrastructure needs
Reuters
Will the L.A. City Council endorse the cyclists bill of rights?
Bottleneck Blog
Yes, Virginia, there IS a Google Transit
Commuter Page Blog
11/25/2008
Transportation Headlines for Tuesday November 25, 2008
10: Rolling
KCET – Where we are
Applying Smart Growth Principles and Strategies to Resolving Land Use Conflicts Around Airports
Transportation Research Board
Approaches to Mitigate Freight Congestion
Transportation Research Board
Are 3 Heads Better than 2? Formulating Carpool Policies for Managed Lanes
Transportation Research Board
Despite Pushback, Cyclists’ Bill of Rights Heads to Full Council
CityWatchLA
Dianne Feinstein asks feds for waiver for Metrolink -- now, not later
Bottleneck Blog
Dodger Trolley Discontinued?
CurbedLA
For New Transportation Secretary, a Hard Road Ahead
Washington Post
Going to Santa Barbara Car Free
LAist
Measure R now ahead by full percentage point
Bottleneck Blog
Metro Still Doesn't Have Their Act Together When it Comes to Google Transit
LAist
Metrolink debuts on Google Transit
Bottleneck Blog
Press Release: http://www.metrolinktrains.com/news/?id=3481
Link to Metrolink site; http://www.metrolinktrains.com/tripplanner/disabled.php
Metrolink engineers must slow near possible red lights - After Chatsworth and Rialto crashes, new rule requires trains to cut speed when alerted that light may be red. Sen. Dianne Feinstein calls for faster approvals for new collision avoidance technology
Los Angeles Times
New Urbanism: Revival of the Lost Art of Place Making and Town Building
Traditional Catholicism
Positive public works
Daily Breeze
Road Raids (expedited environmental review)
NRDC Switchboard
Rosendahl Slams Dodger, Future of Shuttle in Doubt?
StreetsBlogLA
Santa Monica’s Visionary “Bus of the Future” Project Receives High Marks from Transportation Industry
Santa Monica Surf/Lookout News
State lawmakers gloomy on cutting deficit
San Francisco Chronicle
Top Transportation Concerns: Infrastructure, Labor, Capacity A look at the industry buzz during the transportation track at the annual conference of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals
Supply and Demand Chain Executive
U.S. average gasoline price drops below $2 a gallon
Los Angeles Times
Who's Next In Line For A Bailout? State governments. They're in debt and looking to Congress for reprieve
Forbes
Will the Dodger Trolley return?
Los Angeles Times
KCET – Where we are
Applying Smart Growth Principles and Strategies to Resolving Land Use Conflicts Around Airports
Transportation Research Board
Approaches to Mitigate Freight Congestion
Transportation Research Board
Are 3 Heads Better than 2? Formulating Carpool Policies for Managed Lanes
Transportation Research Board
Despite Pushback, Cyclists’ Bill of Rights Heads to Full Council
CityWatchLA
Dianne Feinstein asks feds for waiver for Metrolink -- now, not later
Bottleneck Blog
Dodger Trolley Discontinued?
CurbedLA
For New Transportation Secretary, a Hard Road Ahead
Washington Post
Going to Santa Barbara Car Free
LAist
Measure R now ahead by full percentage point
Bottleneck Blog
Metro Still Doesn't Have Their Act Together When it Comes to Google Transit
LAist
Metrolink debuts on Google Transit
Bottleneck Blog
Press Release: http://www.metrolinktrains.com/news/?id=3481
Link to Metrolink site; http://www.metrolinktrains.com/tripplanner/disabled.php
Metrolink engineers must slow near possible red lights - After Chatsworth and Rialto crashes, new rule requires trains to cut speed when alerted that light may be red. Sen. Dianne Feinstein calls for faster approvals for new collision avoidance technology
Los Angeles Times
New Urbanism: Revival of the Lost Art of Place Making and Town Building
Traditional Catholicism
Positive public works
Daily Breeze
Road Raids (expedited environmental review)
NRDC Switchboard
Rosendahl Slams Dodger, Future of Shuttle in Doubt?
StreetsBlogLA
Santa Monica’s Visionary “Bus of the Future” Project Receives High Marks from Transportation Industry
Santa Monica Surf/Lookout News
State lawmakers gloomy on cutting deficit
San Francisco Chronicle
Top Transportation Concerns: Infrastructure, Labor, Capacity A look at the industry buzz during the transportation track at the annual conference of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals
Supply and Demand Chain Executive
U.S. average gasoline price drops below $2 a gallon
Los Angeles Times
Who's Next In Line For A Bailout? State governments. They're in debt and looking to Congress for reprieve
Forbes
Will the Dodger Trolley return?
Los Angeles Times
Transportation Headlines for Tuesday November 25, 2008
10: Rolling
KCET – Where we are
Applying Smart Growth Principles and Strategies to Resolving Land Use Conflicts Around Airports
Transportation Research Board
Approaches to Mitigate Freight Congestion
Transportation Research Board
Are 3 Heads Better than 2? Formulating Carpool Policies for Managed Lanes
Transportation Research Board
Despite Pushback, Cyclists’ Bill of Rights Heads to Full Council
CityWatchLA
Dianne Feinstein asks feds for waiver for Metrolink -- now, not later
Bottleneck Blog
Dodger Trolley Discontinued?
CurbedLA
For New Transportation Secretary, a Hard Road Ahead
Washington Post
Going to Santa Barbara Car Free
LAist
Measure R now ahead by full percentage point
Bottleneck Blog
Metro Still Doesn't Have Their Act Together When it Comes to Google Transit
LAist
Metrolink debuts on Google Transit
Bottleneck Blog
Press Release: http://www.metrolinktrains.com/news/?id=3481
Link to Metrolink site; http://www.metrolinktrains.com/tripplanner/disabled.php
Metrolink engineers must slow near possible red lights - After Chatsworth and Rialto crashes, new rule requires trains to cut speed when alerted that light may be red. Sen. Dianne Feinstein calls for faster approvals for new collision avoidance technology
Los Angeles Times
New Urbanism: Revival of the Lost Art of Place Making and Town Building
Traditional Catholicism
Positive public works
Daily Breeze
Road Raids (expedited environmental review)
NRDC Switchboard
Rosendahl Slams Dodger, Future of Shuttle in Doubt?
StreetsBlogLA
Santa Monica’s Visionary “Bus of the Future” Project Receives High Marks from Transportation Industry
Santa Monica Surf/Lookout News
State lawmakers gloomy on cutting deficit
San Francisco Chronicle
Top Transportation Concerns: Infrastructure, Labor, Capacity A look at the industry buzz during the transportation track at the annual conference of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals
Supply and Demand Chain Executive
U.S. average gasoline price drops below $2 a gallon
Los Angeles Times
Who's Next In Line For A Bailout? State governments. They're in debt and looking to Congress for reprieve
Forbes
Will the Dodger Trolley return?
Los Angeles Times
KCET – Where we are
Applying Smart Growth Principles and Strategies to Resolving Land Use Conflicts Around Airports
Transportation Research Board
Approaches to Mitigate Freight Congestion
Transportation Research Board
Are 3 Heads Better than 2? Formulating Carpool Policies for Managed Lanes
Transportation Research Board
Despite Pushback, Cyclists’ Bill of Rights Heads to Full Council
CityWatchLA
Dianne Feinstein asks feds for waiver for Metrolink -- now, not later
Bottleneck Blog
Dodger Trolley Discontinued?
CurbedLA
For New Transportation Secretary, a Hard Road Ahead
Washington Post
Going to Santa Barbara Car Free
LAist
Measure R now ahead by full percentage point
Bottleneck Blog
Metro Still Doesn't Have Their Act Together When it Comes to Google Transit
LAist
Metrolink debuts on Google Transit
Bottleneck Blog
Press Release: http://www.metrolinktrains.com/news/?id=3481
Link to Metrolink site; http://www.metrolinktrains.com/tripplanner/disabled.php
Metrolink engineers must slow near possible red lights - After Chatsworth and Rialto crashes, new rule requires trains to cut speed when alerted that light may be red. Sen. Dianne Feinstein calls for faster approvals for new collision avoidance technology
Los Angeles Times
New Urbanism: Revival of the Lost Art of Place Making and Town Building
Traditional Catholicism
Positive public works
Daily Breeze
Road Raids (expedited environmental review)
NRDC Switchboard
Rosendahl Slams Dodger, Future of Shuttle in Doubt?
StreetsBlogLA
Santa Monica’s Visionary “Bus of the Future” Project Receives High Marks from Transportation Industry
Santa Monica Surf/Lookout News
State lawmakers gloomy on cutting deficit
San Francisco Chronicle
Top Transportation Concerns: Infrastructure, Labor, Capacity A look at the industry buzz during the transportation track at the annual conference of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals
Supply and Demand Chain Executive
U.S. average gasoline price drops below $2 a gallon
Los Angeles Times
Who's Next In Line For A Bailout? State governments. They're in debt and looking to Congress for reprieve
Forbes
Will the Dodger Trolley return?
Los Angeles Times
11/24/2008
Transportation Headlines for Monday November 24, 2008
After Measure R passes
LA Visions
Bus ridership stays up despite dropping gasoline prices
San Bernardino Sun
California Appeals to Feds – Lockyear issues petition for aid
Bond Buyer
Decorated train at Simi Metrolink station aids firefighters' toy drive
Ventura County Star
Depression-era projects, again - Speed the subway. California needs public works now more than ever for the common good
Los Angeles Times
High Speed Rail Rolls Forward
KCBS
Humongous Tunnel Boring Machines
Dark Roasted Blen
NTSB: Metrolink engineers were trying to stop train
Press Enterprise
Port complex getting a 2nd LNG station in Wilmington
Daily Breeze
Prof. Meshkati Explains Why Expo is like the Blue Line NOT the Pasadena Gold Line
Citizen’s Campaign to Fix Expo
Top 10 Planning Books – 2009
Planetizen
Urban tolls would reduce cost of housing, provide major social benefits study shows
TollRoadsNews
LA Visions
Bus ridership stays up despite dropping gasoline prices
San Bernardino Sun
California Appeals to Feds – Lockyear issues petition for aid
Bond Buyer
Decorated train at Simi Metrolink station aids firefighters' toy drive
Ventura County Star
Depression-era projects, again - Speed the subway. California needs public works now more than ever for the common good
Los Angeles Times
High Speed Rail Rolls Forward
KCBS
Humongous Tunnel Boring Machines
Dark Roasted Blen
NTSB: Metrolink engineers were trying to stop train
Press Enterprise
Port complex getting a 2nd LNG station in Wilmington
Daily Breeze
Prof. Meshkati Explains Why Expo is like the Blue Line NOT the Pasadena Gold Line
Citizen’s Campaign to Fix Expo
Top 10 Planning Books – 2009
Planetizen
Urban tolls would reduce cost of housing, provide major social benefits study shows
TollRoadsNews
11/23/2008
Transportation Headlines for Sunday November 23, 2008
Credit market freeze may claim local governments as victims - States, cities and other entities that issued variable-rate municipal bonds are facing interest-rate shocks akin to those that hammered homeowners with adjustable-rate loans
Los Angeles Times
Don't count on gas costs staying low
San Francisco Chronicle
‘hail-a-taxi’ initiative launching awareness campaign
angelenic
Maersk Decision Means Less Cargo, Jobs At West Coast Ports
Cunningham Report
Man hit by Metro train in downtown L.A. - Witnesses say the 54-year-old stepped in front of the Blue Line train; he was taken to the hospital in critical condition. Earlier in the day, another Blue Line train hit a car in the same area
Los Angeles Times
Measure B Prevails; BART To Be Extended To San Jose
KTVU.COM
'Music Center or bust!' by train and bus
Culture Monster
NCTD's new chief sees opportunity in challenges
San Diego Union Tribune
Proof That People Walk in LA
LAist
Riders on Metrolink route remain unsettled
Press Enterprise
Los Angeles Times
Don't count on gas costs staying low
San Francisco Chronicle
‘hail-a-taxi’ initiative launching awareness campaign
angelenic
Maersk Decision Means Less Cargo, Jobs At West Coast Ports
Cunningham Report
Man hit by Metro train in downtown L.A. - Witnesses say the 54-year-old stepped in front of the Blue Line train; he was taken to the hospital in critical condition. Earlier in the day, another Blue Line train hit a car in the same area
Los Angeles Times
Measure B Prevails; BART To Be Extended To San Jose
KTVU.COM
'Music Center or bust!' by train and bus
Culture Monster
NCTD's new chief sees opportunity in challenges
San Diego Union Tribune
Proof That People Walk in LA
LAist
Riders on Metrolink route remain unsettled
Press Enterprise
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