Today's Headlines - more at Metro

3/28/2009

Transportation Headlines for Saturday March 28, 2009

Amsterdam: Only EVs Allowed by 2040
EcoGeek

Amtrak details stimulus projects
Metro Magazine

APTA: Working Toward a Greener Today—and Tomorrow
Passenger Transport

Clash of Subways and Car Culture in Chinese Cities
Planetizen

Early signs encouraging for California's share of federal stimulus
Sacramento Bee

Emergency Weekend Closure of 405 Connectors to 101 Freeway
LAist

Fighting Bad Press with Google
Political Wire

Gold Line extension not yet a money train on Eastside - Its construction through Boyle Heights and East L.A. has hindered business over the years. But with its operation set for summer, officials say it will bring more people and possibly more money
Los Angeles Times

GPS systems will help inform commuters about train delays
Harvard Kennedy School

LaHood and the New USDOT Outdoing Early Expectations
Mobilizing the Region

LaHood Testifies on Transportation Authorization Before Senate EPW Committee
Passenger Transport

LAPD Drops Tickets for Cyclists Riding Without a 'Bicycle License'
LAist

LA transit board unsure of Italian rail contract
International Herald Tribune

MTS bus service to be pared down, fares increased
San Diego Union Tribune

New Study Shows Economic Impact of Italian Train Manufacturer's Plan to Locate Headquarters and Manufacturing Facility in L.A.
LA Union AFL/CIO

NoHo 14 Offers Brand-New Construction & Hotel-Caliber Amenities in the NoHo Arts District
Yahoo Finance

Officers Defy Order from Council, Board and Chief
SoapBoxLA

Police to alert public with Twitter dispatches
Harvard Kennedy School

Promise to Work on Behalf of All Angelenos on Metro Board
Jose Huizar, LA City Councilmember District 14

Public transit users 3 times more likely to meet fitness guidelines: UBC research
Brightsurf

Reinventing America’s Cities: The Time Is Now
New York Times

Riverside Transit Agency bus fares going up June 28
Press Enterprise

Santa Monica considers 'capping' freeway - The city is exploring the idea of building over the 10 to add seven acres of land and possibly create more open space
Los Angeles Times

Sound Transit adopts Link fare structure
Metro Magazine

Sound Transit sets light rail fare base at $1.75
Seattle Post Intelligencer

T&I discusses transportation issues for disabled
Metro Magazine

Transit Agencies Mobilizing to Implement ARRA-Funded Projects
Passenger Transport

Why the Modal Split in MTA Call For Projects?
Brayj Against the Machine