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3/07/2009

Transportation Headlines for Saturday March 7, 2009

Bike Summit Weekend Kicks Off with Press Conference and Meetings
StreetsBlogLA

Chinatown Blossom Plaza project halted
Los Angeles Times

FasTrak To Begin New Toll System On I-15
10 News

Feeding the Dream: Bike Blvds in Los Angeles
Rearview Rider

Former bus driver new MTA chief in L.A. County
Los Angeles Times

Former Bus Driver to Head Metro
LA Downtown News

Google Maps 500% Greener Than Last Year (Google Transit)
TreeHugger

Governments and public officials use Twitter too
Oh My Gov!

If You Want to Know Bike Laws, Don’t Ask the California Highway Patrol
StreetsBlogLA

Industry Leaders Converge In Washington -- APTA Legislative Conference Looks To The Future Of Public Transit
American Public Transportation Association

Interstate 215 carpool lanes project pushed
Press Enterprise

Mileage tax idea gains congressional support, raises privacy concerns
Sacramento Bee

Mixed Decisions on Expo Lightrail Crossings
ConstructLA

New Metro Head for Los Angeles – Patt Morrison Interviews Art Leahy (Audio)
KPCC 89.3 FM

Public Transit Riders Save $8,500 Annually -- Economic Stimulus Law Also Provides Up To $230 in Transit Benefit per Month
American Public Transportation Association

The State of Transportation Funding
City of Ventura Transportation Engineering

Stimulus Bill Debated by California High-Speed Rail Authority
Government Technology

Traffic Down 30% in Cities: How?
Planetizen

Where do you find 7,622,234 square feet of graffiti?
Los Angeles Times/LA Now