Today's Headlines - more at Metro

3/31/2009

Transportation Headlines for Tuesday March 31, 2009

91 Express toll lane prices to drop
Press Enteprise

California DOT’s new monitoring systems to speed traffic flow
Traffic Technology Today

California is Setting the Stage for a Tax on Vehicle Miles Traveled
StreetsBlogLA

Calif. port eyes clean truck incentives
eTrucker

Councils Prep for DOT MOU Meetings
CityWatch

County's polluting buses fined $5,000
Ventura County Star

Creek Freak on the City’s Plan for Arroyo Seco Cornfields
StreetsBlogLA

EDF Joins EPA in Announcement of Historic U.S. Action to Protect Americans from Deadly Global Shipping Pollution - Fuel from Sea-Going Vessels Is Major Source of Air Pollution at 100+ U.S. Port Cities, New EDF Report Shows
Environmental Defense Fund

Enthusiasm Builds for Helping a Shift to Fuel-Efficient Cars
New York Times

EPA Unveils New Ports Emissions Plan
NPR

L.A. sets meetings on Olympic-Pico traffic plan - The proposal would restrict parking during peak traffic periods on Olympic and Pico boulevards, and signals would be timed in a way that would favor westbound traffic on Olympic and eastbound on Pico
Los Angeles Times

Mayor’s Pico-Olympic Traffic Plan Surfaces Again
CityWatch

National Train Day Means Amtrak is Still Chugging Along
Jaunted

Old West comes alive at Railfest - Heyday of trains saluted
Ventura County Star

Orange County Lowers Toll Rates
Reason

Public Meetings Set for Olympic-Pico Traffic Plan
LAist

Santa Monica's Big Blue Bus not so 'green'?
Los Angeles Times/LA Now

Short List of Top Logistics Locations - Which locations are ready to handle your next logistics facility?
Area Development

Tech Firms Seek to Get Agencies on Board With Cloud Computing
Washington Post

Toll Lanes On; Air-Friendly Buses Too
CurbedLA

TriMet Metro unveils an online planning tool - Build-a-system tool is designed to involve public in transit corridor development
Daily Journal Of Commerce

Urban Planning with Smart Growth Principles - Sustainable Growth Guidelines for Land Use and Transportation Design
Suite 101

Vehicle Manufacturers Are Leading Intelligent Transportation Systems Efforts with Obstacle Detection Systems Launching in 2009, According to ABI Research
MarketWatch

Welcome to the Valley: Proposed bridge would become region's landmark
Pasadena Star News

What You Need to Know Before This Week’s Pico-Olympic Meetings
StreetsBlogLA

Winners of A New Infrastructure: Innovative Transit Solutions for Los Angeles
The Architects Newspaper

Winners of A NEW INFRASTRUCTURE Competition Announced
Bustler