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3/17/2009

Transportation Headlines for Tuesday March 17, 2009

$8 billion could help revive travel by train
USA Today

AASHTO Sustainability Case Studies
Smart Growth Online

Accelerating Mass Transit - It's an exciting time for transit advocates, says Peter Gertler, vice president and high speed rail services chairman for HNTB Corporation. Here are five steps Gertler says will keep mass transit moving forward, and build a more balanced transportation policy
Planetizen

Amtrak Crash a Decade Ago Sparked Safety Progress
Daily Journal:

Another View: Driving the Zipcar
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Challenges Facing the U.S. Department of Transportation and Congress
Transportation Research Board

Cheaper gas can't last, analysts warn
Los Angeles Times

Clean school buses nothing to sniff at LAUSD: Alternative fuel to be dispensed at new fuel depot
Daily News

CLEAN-TEA: The next transportation bill
KC Light Rail

'Congestion pricing' unclogs roads, clears the air
San Francisco Chronicle

Crenshaw Transit Corridor Working Groups
Councilmember Bernard C. Parks

Dodgers Won’t Lift a Finger to Save Dodger Trolley
StreetsBlogLA

Flush hour: Oslo to run buses powered by biomethane from human sewage
Guardian

Germany and UK Paying Citizens to Get Rid of Old Cars
EcoGeek

Gussying Up the Streets of East Hollywood
LAist

High Desert road projects to receive stimulus funds
Desert Dispatch

How Does Maglev Work, Anyway?
Planetizen

LAUSD School Buses Going Green
NBC

Local and Regional Funding Mechanisms for Public Transportation
Transportation Research Board

London congestion charge may use flexible pricing
ETA

Metro Moving Ahead with Bus Expansion
StreetsBlogLA

National League of Cities Welcomes Top Administration Officials
PRNewsWire

New Director Named to EPA's Smart Growth Office
Planetizen

Norway or the Highway: Poo Powers Oslo Buses
Wired

Official wants sound walls - Councilman says if walls not feasible, then rubberized pavement should be installed on freeway
Glendale News Press

Over $700 Million in Train Security Funds Go Unspent by Homeland Security
Security Management

Port of L.A. traffic falls by a third
Daily Breeze

Public Meetings Announced for Downtown Train Tracks Connecting Metro Blue, Gold & Expo Lines
LAist

Sales of natural gas vehicles evaporate
Los Angeles Times

San Francisco Bay Transportation Panel Supports Forcing Motorists to Report Mileage, Privacy Fears Aroused
Contra Costa Times:
California Assembly Bill 1135

Traffic, Serious as a Heart Attack
StreetsBlogLA

Transit cutbacks rolling across U.S.
SuperEco