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4/01/2009

Transportation Headlines for Wednesday April 1, 2009

6th Street Study Expands List of Considered Design Options
BlogDowntown

AC Transit riders' claim of funding bias tossed
San Francisco Chronicle

Air Board Fines Big Blue Bus
Santa Monica Surf/Lookout News

Artists Asked to Make "Gateway" to San Gabriel Valley
CurbedLA

Best Practices in Transit Service Planning
Transportation Research Board

Big Blue Bus hit with hefty fine
Santa Monica Daily Press

Bob Hope Airport to kick off new valet service today
Daily News

California Bond Sale Could Revive Public Works
New York Times

California steps up its hydrogen plans
GasWorld

Capturing the Value of Transit - New report by Center for Transit-Oriented Development released
Reconnecting America

Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program: A Status Report 2009
Transportation Research Board

Connecting California: Key Public Transportation Projects and Their Benefits for the Golden State
Transportation Research Board

Curitiba’s BRT: Inspired Bus Rapid Transit Around the World
StreetFilms

Curitiba’s Bus Rapid Transit: 2.3 Million Passengers a Day
Alternative Energy Newswire

EPA Needs to Improve Its Efforts to Reduce Air Emissions at U.S. Ports
Transportation Research Board

Financing Transportation Infrastructure in California
Transportation Research Board

From Long Beach to Pasadena, It Would be One Train Ride
LAist

Gas station owners rebel against pollution rules
Los Angeles Times

Get Ready for Another Set of 'Subway to the Sea' Public Meetings
LAist

Logistics may be first to recover from recession
Whittier Daily News

Metro Brings Back Online Chats: Chat This Friday with Carolyn Flowers
StreetsBlogLA

New 37-Mile Hiking Trail to Open on Catalina Island
LAist

Poticha Tells Senate US Needs Transformative Transportation Bill - RA CEO says bill should link transportation to housing, climate change, energy security, green jobs, affordability, equity, health
Reconnecting America

Public Transportation's Role in Addressing Global Climate Change
Transportation Research Board

Review of Liability and Indemnity Provisions Associated with Commuter Rail Agreements
Transportation Research Board

SANBAG transit plan likely to be delayed again
Press Enterprise

SF MTA Board Will Be Asked to Declare Fiscal Emergency
StreetsBlogSF

Streetcar Economics - Michael Powell explains why he’s become “evangelical” about streetcars
Reconnecting America

Students, Professors Activists Call for Grade-Separated Connector
StreetsBlogLA

Transportation's Role in Emergency Evacuation and Reentry
Transportation Research Board

Westside transit forum scheduled at MAK Center
Los Angeles Times/LA Now

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