Today's Headlines - more at Metro

1/28/2009

Transportation Headlines for Wednesday January 28, 2009

America's Top Five Transportation Headaches - and Their Remedies
Transportation Research Board

City to ask state for traffic upgrade funds
Ventura County Star

County revenue declines impacting ARTS bus contract
Pasadena Star News

DOT GM Robinson: “Time for Great Opportunity”
CityWatch

Even as Gas Prices Fall, More People Are Turning to Transit
StreetsBlogLA

Fare Increase is UnFair
Riding in Riverside Blog

James Oberstar and Larry Summers Engaged in a Shouting Match?
Transport Politic

Loma Linda to discuss Amtrak station
Redlands Daily Facts

Metro Proposes More Changes to Bus Routes and Schedules
StreetsBlogLA

MTA Moved Subway to the Sea Forward
Santa Monica Daily Press

New Metro Gold Line Train Hits Eastside Tracks
LAist

One step closer to a Wilshire Subway
Be a Green Commuter

Opinionated Q&A: MTA and its sales tax proceeds
Daily News

Orange Line Bike Path Turning into Mini Skid Row
LAist

Public comment period on LAX plans extended
Daily Breeze

Reinventing Los Angeles: Easing Sprawl, Growth, and Gridlock
UCLA/Hammer

Residents can voice concerns about Metrolink extension next month
Press Enterprise

RTA proposes bus service reductions, fare increases
Press Enterprise

Subway to the Sea study approved, moves onto environmental review
LA Subway Blog

Toll Roads Are Paved With Bad Intentions
Wall Street Journal

Trains (kind of) get rolling on Gold Line to Eastside
Los Angeles Times/L.A. Now

U.S. Infrastructure Is in Dire Straits, Report Says
New York Times