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2/08/2009

Transportation Headlines for Sunday March 8, 2009

The colorful saga of Los Angeles’ first subway tunnel: after rail service ended, the mile-long route was used as a storage site for survival rations and impounded vehicles, as a movie set and then as a giant graffiti canvas
Los Angeles Times

Comparison of economic stimulus plans
Associated Press

Dash + Gold Line
Curbed LA

From the Past: Cities of the Future
TreeHugger

A good sum-up: bikes vs. highways vs. public transit vs. the U.S. economy
Urban Places and Spaces

L.A. Mayor: Congress Can’t “Dillydally” With Stimulus
National Public Radio

Nobody walks or bikes because there are no paths, so paths are a waste of money
Greater Greater Washington

Opinion: Infrastructure needs a bill of its own
Boston Globe

REGION: Agency working to save Coaster's shuttle connection
North County Times

Reinventing Los Angeles: Easing Sprawl, Growth, and Gridlock (video now available from January 27, 2009 forum)
Hammer Museum

Safe & Healthy Streets Has Launched
Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition and the City of Glendale

San Gabriel Valley cities compete for stimulus funding
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Senator Jim DeMint Wants to Eliminate Bike Stim Funds: Take Action!
StreetsBlog Los Angeles

Setbacks don’t deter March base redevelopment advocates
Riverside Press-Enterprise

Stimulus plan sparks debate in Inland Empire
San Bernardino Sun

Taking traffic control lessons – from ants
Wired Science

“We regret due to a lack of funding, service to this stop is suspended”
Blueprint America: PBS reports on the infrastructure crisis