Bike Coalition Looks to Bring Safer Streets to Glendale
StreetsBlogLA
Cracking Congestion, Mode by Mode Around the Globe - How ITS Grad Students Are Speeding up City Traffic
NewsBITS
Free valet parking on 3rd Street for the holidays
Bottleneck Blog
LA port smog declines
Journal of Commerce Online
Obama: Labor pick is blazing new trails
CNN
O.C. transit officials prep their wish list for Obama
LA Now
OPEC's holiday gift to us: Oil at $36 a barrel
Los Angeles Times
Quantum of Solis*: An Angelena Joins Obama's Cabinet
Militant Angeleno
12/19/2008
Transportation Headlines for Friday December 19, 2008
$600 Billion Stimulus Needed, Obama Advised
CNBC
80 Years of Van Nuys Airport History
LAWA
Appeal to build toll road defeated
Daily News
Behold Burbank's Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus
CurbedLA
Caltrans meet technology, technology meet Caltrans
Bottleneck Blog
Expo Line crossings issue to be resolved in '09
LA Now
Expo Line Decision Delayed Again
CurbedLA
Fighting Congestion, RAND-Style
Sightline Daily
Follow That Cab - Taxi Drivers Willing to Cruise if Riders Can Be Found
LA Downtown News
Google Transit is not about the $68,000, it's about openness
Greater Washington
Halfway Through Pilot Phase, Central City East DASH Lacking Riders
BlogDowntown
It's Time to Raise the Gas Tax
Wired
LACMTA's Snoble set to retire
Progressive Railroading
MetroRider 1-Day Only Holiday Contest
MetroRiderLA
MTA In California Goes High Tech By Shifting To Electronic Card Fare System
All Headlines News
Now is the Time for a Transportation Policy with a New Vision that Creates Economic Prosperity, Promotes Energy Independence, and Reduces our Nation’s Carbon Footprint -- Investing in Public Transportation is Key To Meeting These National Goals
APTA
O.C. toll road hits dead end in D.C. - Commerce Department officials uphold Coastal Commission's rejection of the Foothill-South toll road, citing six alternative routes that wouldn't cut through San Onofre and Trestles
Los Angeles Times
Pasadena traffic light project funding in jeopardy
Pasadena Star News
Port of L.A. emissions drop sharply in 2007
Contra Costa Times
Public Transit in the Rain Tips
The Examiner
Rep. Hilda Solis is Obama's labor pick
Associated Press
Schwarzenegger essay on infrastructure hits Newsweek
Trains for America
Schwarzenegger vows to veto Dem budget plan; local programs threatened
Daily News
State officials halt funds for public works projects
Sacramento Bee
Statement by William W. Millar, President of the American Public Transportation Association on The Selection by President-Elect Barack Obama of Rep. Ray LaHood for Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation
APTA
Tailored Programs Educate Public on Transit Options
Metro Magazine
Transit tax may save LB projects
Press Telegram
Trestles, San Onofre State Beach saved: Toll road project rejected
Los Angeles Times
Want More Riders? Offer a Better Ride
CityWatchLA
CNBC
80 Years of Van Nuys Airport History
LAWA
Appeal to build toll road defeated
Daily News
Behold Burbank's Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus
CurbedLA
Caltrans meet technology, technology meet Caltrans
Bottleneck Blog
Expo Line crossings issue to be resolved in '09
LA Now
Expo Line Decision Delayed Again
CurbedLA
Fighting Congestion, RAND-Style
Sightline Daily
Follow That Cab - Taxi Drivers Willing to Cruise if Riders Can Be Found
LA Downtown News
Google Transit is not about the $68,000, it's about openness
Greater Washington
Halfway Through Pilot Phase, Central City East DASH Lacking Riders
BlogDowntown
It's Time to Raise the Gas Tax
Wired
LACMTA's Snoble set to retire
Progressive Railroading
MetroRider 1-Day Only Holiday Contest
MetroRiderLA
MTA In California Goes High Tech By Shifting To Electronic Card Fare System
All Headlines News
Now is the Time for a Transportation Policy with a New Vision that Creates Economic Prosperity, Promotes Energy Independence, and Reduces our Nation’s Carbon Footprint -- Investing in Public Transportation is Key To Meeting These National Goals
APTA
O.C. toll road hits dead end in D.C. - Commerce Department officials uphold Coastal Commission's rejection of the Foothill-South toll road, citing six alternative routes that wouldn't cut through San Onofre and Trestles
Los Angeles Times
Pasadena traffic light project funding in jeopardy
Pasadena Star News
Port of L.A. emissions drop sharply in 2007
Contra Costa Times
Public Transit in the Rain Tips
The Examiner
Rep. Hilda Solis is Obama's labor pick
Associated Press
Schwarzenegger essay on infrastructure hits Newsweek
Trains for America
Schwarzenegger vows to veto Dem budget plan; local programs threatened
Daily News
State officials halt funds for public works projects
Sacramento Bee
Statement by William W. Millar, President of the American Public Transportation Association on The Selection by President-Elect Barack Obama of Rep. Ray LaHood for Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation
APTA
Tailored Programs Educate Public on Transit Options
Metro Magazine
Transit tax may save LB projects
Press Telegram
Trestles, San Onofre State Beach saved: Toll road project rejected
Los Angeles Times
Want More Riders? Offer a Better Ride
CityWatchLA
12/18/2008
Transportation Headlines for Thursday December 18, 2008
Billboard Company Sponsors Bike Path
Soapbox LA
Brookings Report Concludes US Drop in VMT Signals a Permanent Shift Away from Cars; Implications for Transportation Policy
Green Car Congress
CTA debuts Website redesign
Metro Magazine
DC Metro Says Google Transit Could Happen if it Made Them Money
DCist
Dems' new budget plan adds $9 billion revenue
San Francisco Chronicle
Drop Everything and Become an Urban Planner!
CurbedLA
Editorial: MTA chief wanted – L.A. County's transit agency is poised to spend billions on new projects. Its next chief must be up to the challenge
Los Angeles Times
Expansion of I-710, One of Worst Highway Projects in the Country
StreetsBlogLA
Gas Fee To Balance Budget?
Calitics
Infrastructure advocates
Daily Breeze
LaHood Continues Tradition Of Stuffing 'Across The Aisle' Pick At Transportation
Huffington Post
LaHood Pick for Transportation Has Stakeholders Buzzing
Congressional Quarterly
Metro CEO Plans to Retire After 43 Years in Public Transit
LAist
Metro CEO Roger Snoble Announces Retirement
StreetsBlogLA
Metro chief exiting
Daily News
MTA boss Roger Snoble to retire
LA Now
MTA chief announces retirement
Pasadena Star News
MTA chief to retire - Roger Snoble has been with the transit agency for seven years. At 63, he says it's time for someone who can oversee the use of new funds from Measure R to take over
Los Angeles Times
MTA Chief Plans to Step Down
KTLA 5 TV
MTA chief Snoble to retire
Contra Costa Times
New Bridge for Valley Boulevard
CurbedLA
NY subways to raise fares despite service cuts
Reuters
Obama Picks Republican Illinois Congressman to Lead USDOT
StreetsBlogLA
Obama Taps LaHood for Transportation Secretary - ABC News Has Confirmed That Obama Has Picked Republican Lawmaker to Lead DOT
ABC News
OPEC's move to halt oil's slide falters - The cartel pledges to cut production a record 2.2 million barrels a day, but oil futures dip below $40 a barrel for the first time in more than four years before closing at $40.06, down $3.54
Los Angeles Times
Proposing a National Pricing System: Delivering Transportation Sustainability through ITS
National Transportation Operations Coalition
Republican LaHood Likely Obama’s Transportation Pick
Bloomberg
Ride the Metro For Free Christmas & New Year's Eve
LAist
Snoble to retire from Metro
LA Observed
State crisis halts 2,000 public works projects
San Francisco Chronicle
Toll Road Values Plunge - Macquarie Bank announces its toll road portfolio lost a quarter of its value in six months
The Newspaper
Transform CA Opens Sacramento Office
StreetsBlogLA
Transit professionals urge increase in federal gas tax
Transit Talent
Washingtonians want Google Transit!
Greater Washington
White House Urban Policy Office Chief
Urban Planning Blog
Soapbox LA
Brookings Report Concludes US Drop in VMT Signals a Permanent Shift Away from Cars; Implications for Transportation Policy
Green Car Congress
CTA debuts Website redesign
Metro Magazine
DC Metro Says Google Transit Could Happen if it Made Them Money
DCist
Dems' new budget plan adds $9 billion revenue
San Francisco Chronicle
Drop Everything and Become an Urban Planner!
CurbedLA
Editorial: MTA chief wanted – L.A. County's transit agency is poised to spend billions on new projects. Its next chief must be up to the challenge
Los Angeles Times
Expansion of I-710, One of Worst Highway Projects in the Country
StreetsBlogLA
Gas Fee To Balance Budget?
Calitics
Infrastructure advocates
Daily Breeze
LaHood Continues Tradition Of Stuffing 'Across The Aisle' Pick At Transportation
Huffington Post
LaHood Pick for Transportation Has Stakeholders Buzzing
Congressional Quarterly
Metro CEO Plans to Retire After 43 Years in Public Transit
LAist
Metro CEO Roger Snoble Announces Retirement
StreetsBlogLA
Metro chief exiting
Daily News
MTA boss Roger Snoble to retire
LA Now
MTA chief announces retirement
Pasadena Star News
MTA chief to retire - Roger Snoble has been with the transit agency for seven years. At 63, he says it's time for someone who can oversee the use of new funds from Measure R to take over
Los Angeles Times
MTA Chief Plans to Step Down
KTLA 5 TV
MTA chief Snoble to retire
Contra Costa Times
New Bridge for Valley Boulevard
CurbedLA
NY subways to raise fares despite service cuts
Reuters
Obama Picks Republican Illinois Congressman to Lead USDOT
StreetsBlogLA
Obama Taps LaHood for Transportation Secretary - ABC News Has Confirmed That Obama Has Picked Republican Lawmaker to Lead DOT
ABC News
OPEC's move to halt oil's slide falters - The cartel pledges to cut production a record 2.2 million barrels a day, but oil futures dip below $40 a barrel for the first time in more than four years before closing at $40.06, down $3.54
Los Angeles Times
Proposing a National Pricing System: Delivering Transportation Sustainability through ITS
National Transportation Operations Coalition
Republican LaHood Likely Obama’s Transportation Pick
Bloomberg
Ride the Metro For Free Christmas & New Year's Eve
LAist
Snoble to retire from Metro
LA Observed
State crisis halts 2,000 public works projects
San Francisco Chronicle
Toll Road Values Plunge - Macquarie Bank announces its toll road portfolio lost a quarter of its value in six months
The Newspaper
Transform CA Opens Sacramento Office
StreetsBlogLA
Transit professionals urge increase in federal gas tax
Transit Talent
Washingtonians want Google Transit!
Greater Washington
White House Urban Policy Office Chief
Urban Planning Blog
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
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
12/16/2008
Transportation Headlines for Tuesday December 16, 2008
American Planning Association Announces the Recipients of its Annual Excellence, Achievement and Leadership Awards
PRWeb
Amtrak's California routes register ridership gains in November
Progressive Railroading
Deadline for TWIC enforcement quickly approaches in Los Angeles and Long Beach
Coast Guard News
FRA to hold public meeting on maglev grants, completes California high-speed rail environmental review
Progressive Railroading
Has Mass Transit Finally Arrived?
National Journal
Irate riders flooding WMATA mailboxes
Greater Washington
Is Today the Day to Tap Your TAP?
LAist
It takes a village to sell an electric car
CNet
Leaner nations bike, walk, use mass transit
Daily News
Metrolink: The Problem is Cultural
Riding My Train
MTA to adopt electronic fare card system
Los Angeles Times
New electronic card to connect bus, train systems
Daily Breeze
RAND’s Paul Sorensen Authors Study Analyzing Short-Term Fixes for Congestion Relief
The Planning Report
TAP Card Unveiled for LA Commuters
KNBC 4 TV
TAP Your Way Onto MTA Buses And Trains
CBS 2 TV
Time for Change: U.S. Transportation Policy Needs to Compliment -- Not Contradict -- Energy Policy, Infrastructure Needs
Smart Growth
Washington Metro Closes Doors on Google Transit
WRC-TV
PRWeb
Amtrak's California routes register ridership gains in November
Progressive Railroading
Deadline for TWIC enforcement quickly approaches in Los Angeles and Long Beach
Coast Guard News
FRA to hold public meeting on maglev grants, completes California high-speed rail environmental review
Progressive Railroading
Has Mass Transit Finally Arrived?
National Journal
Irate riders flooding WMATA mailboxes
Greater Washington
Is Today the Day to Tap Your TAP?
LAist
It takes a village to sell an electric car
CNet
Leaner nations bike, walk, use mass transit
Daily News
Metrolink: The Problem is Cultural
Riding My Train
MTA to adopt electronic fare card system
Los Angeles Times
New electronic card to connect bus, train systems
Daily Breeze
RAND’s Paul Sorensen Authors Study Analyzing Short-Term Fixes for Congestion Relief
The Planning Report
TAP Card Unveiled for LA Commuters
KNBC 4 TV
TAP Your Way Onto MTA Buses And Trains
CBS 2 TV
Time for Change: U.S. Transportation Policy Needs to Compliment -- Not Contradict -- Energy Policy, Infrastructure Needs
Smart Growth
Washington Metro Closes Doors on Google Transit
WRC-TV
12/15/2008
Transportation Headlines for Monday December 15, 2008
L.A., Long Beach ports push projects despite rocky economy
Los Angeles Times
Pork as a stimulus
Daily Breeze
Rejected bailout dooms MTA loan - Agency looked to federal officials to guarantee deals
Pasadena Star News
Re-examination of gas-tax hike suggested
Press Enterprise
Talking on phone while driving called unsafe no matter how it's done
Daily News
Wilshire & Crenshaw Transportation Center
Subway to the Sea Studio
Your client being seen riding the bus - How to buy the medium that shows up wherever people are
Media Life
Los Angeles Times
Pork as a stimulus
Daily Breeze
Rejected bailout dooms MTA loan - Agency looked to federal officials to guarantee deals
Pasadena Star News
Re-examination of gas-tax hike suggested
Press Enterprise
Talking on phone while driving called unsafe no matter how it's done
Daily News
Wilshire & Crenshaw Transportation Center
Subway to the Sea Studio
Your client being seen riding the bus - How to buy the medium that shows up wherever people are
Media Life
12/14/2008
Transportation Headlines for Sunday December 14, 2008
Air board OKs $5.5 billion diesel plan
Daily Breeze
Bay Area transportation chief Heminger said to be atop short list for transportation secretary
Mercury News
Budget crisis may lead to $40 billion deficit
San Francisco Chronicle
City of Montebello adds to hybrid bus fleet
Whittier Daily News
DC Metro refuses to participate in Google Transit
Greater Washington
Meeting to address public transit
Simi Valley Acorn
Metrolink safety panel calls for institutional changes, better technology
Press Enterprise
MTA, feds reach $210 million deal on pay-as-you-go lanes
Pasadena Star News
New Metrolink safety plan is unveiled - Panel releases its findings on how to make local train travel safer, and it won’t be cheap
Burbank Leader
Panel recommends safety improvements for Metrolink
Ventura County Star
Reversible toll lanes possible on I-15
Victorville Daily Press
Stuck Trucks - Problems at ports shaft motor carriers
Los Angeles Business Journal
Valley infrastructure projects may get funds from federal economic stimulus package
Whittier Daily News
Daily Breeze
Bay Area transportation chief Heminger said to be atop short list for transportation secretary
Mercury News
Budget crisis may lead to $40 billion deficit
San Francisco Chronicle
City of Montebello adds to hybrid bus fleet
Whittier Daily News
DC Metro refuses to participate in Google Transit
Greater Washington
Meeting to address public transit
Simi Valley Acorn
Metrolink safety panel calls for institutional changes, better technology
Press Enterprise
MTA, feds reach $210 million deal on pay-as-you-go lanes
Pasadena Star News
New Metrolink safety plan is unveiled - Panel releases its findings on how to make local train travel safer, and it won’t be cheap
Burbank Leader
Panel recommends safety improvements for Metrolink
Ventura County Star
Reversible toll lanes possible on I-15
Victorville Daily Press
Stuck Trucks - Problems at ports shaft motor carriers
Los Angeles Business Journal
Valley infrastructure projects may get funds from federal economic stimulus package
Whittier Daily News
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