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1/16/2009

Transportation Headlines for Friday January 16, 2009

California High Speed Rail Authority to hold more public meetings
Progressive Railroading

CICLE Opening Bike Community Center in Northeast L.A.
StreetsBlog Los Angeles

Commentary: Obama must get infrastructure investment right
McClatchy

Commuters (KCET would like your photos and video of your commutes)
KCET’s SoCal Connected Web Team

Congress's Point Man on Infrastructure Spending (James Oberstar)
Time

Could Mass Transit Become Private Transit?
Progress Illinois

DeFazio to Head Highways Subcommittee
Traffic World

Economic Downturn Affects California High Speed Rail Project
Treehugger

Editorial: S.F.'s half-baked congestion pricing plan
San Francisco Chronicle

'Green' energy plan in Obama stimulus may be losing steam
Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Bicycle Community Center
Bike Commuters

Making LA’s Deadly Crosswalks Safe
CityWatch

Najarian reappointed to transportation board (page down)
Glendale News Press

A New Infrastructure: Innovative Transit Solutions for Los Angeles: an Open Ideas Competition sponsored by SCIFI at SCI-Arc and The Architect’s Newspaper
SCI-Arc News

Oregon envisions gas tax based on miles, not gallons
Oregonian

Overall port emissions fell in 2007
Long Beach Press-Telegram

Poor Angels Need Parking Too
CityWatch

Privatizing LB Airport `unlikely'
Long Beach Press-Telegram

Redondo Beach, Torrance seek transit center funding
Contra Costa Times

Sacramento airport seeks bird-kill law for air safety
Sacramento Bee

Stimulus plan would help US autos, airlines, Amtrak
Reuters

TAP Card Update at January CAC Meeting
Metro Citizens’ Advisory Council

To Transit Schemers Add Skaters, Paddlers, Pedalers
Washington Post

Transportation Aid Levels Decried
Wall Street Journal

Yellow fever: downtowners still sweating out the cab-flagging experience
Angelenic