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4/10/2009

Transportation Headilnes for Friday April 10, 2009

ARTBA Analysis of Stimulus Bill Investment / Outlays
ForConstructionPros

Automating HOT Lane Enforcement
Reason

BART GM Pelted with Paint
MSNBC

Cal Hydrogen Refueling Stations Get $6.8 Mil Boost
DomesticFuel

Coming Soon to a Street Near You: Speed Limit Increases!
StreetsBlogLA

Electric Commercial Vehicles
The Oil Drum

Facing deadline, L.A. TWIC processing accepts walk-ins Saturday
Land Line Magazine

Family of Slain USC Student: Fix L.A. Intersections!
StreetsBlogLA

Harbor Subdivision Transit Corridor project
Eventful

Honolulu to test innovative new bus
Honolulu Advertiser

Inside the Crosswalk Sting at Deadly Intersection
SoapBoxLA

La Mirada derailment affects Metrolink commuters
Whittier Daily News

McKeon Submits Local Priorities to House Appropriations Committee; full list here (See 25. I-5 Santa Clarita-Los Angeles Gateway Improvement Project, 26. High Desert Corridor, Phase I - SANBAG, LA County, City of Victorville, 28. Palmdale Transportation Center - Train Platform Extension - City of Palmdale and 29. McBean Regional Transit Center Park & Ride Facility - City of Santa Clarita)
West Ranch Beacon

Monrovia Wants Abandoned Railroad Cars Removed
Monrovia Weekly

Narrowing In On Paths To Extend Gold Line Rails - San Gabriel Valley communities have another opportunity to weigh in on phase two of the Gold Line Extension project
Eastside Sun

New Design Presented as 6th Street Discussion Moves Forward
BlogDowntown

Obama won't raise gas tax
Reuters

OCTA Bus Route Reduction and Tri-City Trolley Plan
San Clemente Times

Portion of 210 Freeway in Montrose remains closed after fatal big-rig crash
Los Angeles Times

Project: Design a Livable Street
Good Magazine

Public Transit Saves an Individual Over $8,600 Annually – As Cost of Car Ownership Increases
American Public Transportation Administration

Protecting the Public Interest in Long-Term Toll Concessions
Reason

Rail Customer Service Challenge
American Public Transportation Association

Remedies underway
La Cañada Valley Sun

Senate leader cool to infrastructure bank
Reuters

Spill shuts down Metrolink trains for 3 hours - About 3,000 customers affected by hazardous material spill in La Mirada, including Orange County commuters
Orange County Register

Statement on Nomination of Peter Rogoff as FTA Administrator by William W. Millar, President of the American Public Transportation Association (APTA)
American Public Transportation Association

TransLink to install fare gates at SkyTrain stations
StraightTalk

USC Accident: Call for Street Improvements
CurbedLA