Today's Headlines - more at Metro

5/22/2009

Transportation Headlines for Friday May 22, 2009

2009 Los Angeles Marathon Traffic Advisory Issued
PR Newswire

AquaLink, AquaBus begin expanded summer hours Saturday
Press Telegram

Battle Over for Sunset Boulevard Widening Project?
CurbedLA

Bikeway & Pretty Renderings: Expo Line Progress
CurbedLA

Broken Parking Meters Along Marina Channel: Sign of Budgetary Badness to Come?
MetblogsLA

California's budget balancing act gets tougher
Sacramento Bee

California Cities Irked by Borrowing Plan
Wall Street Journal

City drops controversial plans to widen Sunset Boulevard in Brentwood
Los Angeles Times

Committee recommends $10 million for Gold Line extension project
Pasadena Star News

Federal officials unsure about California bailout - Geithner said the primary burden rests with Governor Schwarzenegger and California's mayors to bring their deficits down, says he doesn't have the authority to provide federal aid to the state. Advisor David Axelrod fears helping California could prompt aid requests from other states
Los Angeles Times

Future of Wilshire Area Hinges on Subway and Going Green
Beverly Press (Pages 1 and 21)

Government Accountability Office warns of service disruptions to the GPS satellites; Points finger at U.S. Air Force for delays in modernization process
Transport Gooru
Link to full GAO report: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09670t.pdf

Guidebook for the Evaluation of Project Delivery Methods
Transportation Research Board

Italian rail company moves ahead in L.A.
Los Angeles Times/LA Now

Key Features of the Waxman-Markey Climate Bill - A synopsis of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009
EDF

LaHood defends mass transit push
Boston Globe

LAX expects 10% fewer flyers this Memorial Day, still airlines offer new summertime options
Examiner

Light Rail Extension in L.A. Moves Ahead, But Controversy Remains
Planetizen

Long Beach Weighs Bike Options
CurbedLA

Metro Bus Rapid Transit Project Could Drastically Affect Wilshire Traffic
Joy in the Journey

MTA fined $162K for diesel emissions
Daily Breeze

New FTA report on urban maglev
Transit Wire

Riding the Rails on a Quicker, Cleaner Locomotive
Wired

SANBAG approves contract with new consultant
Press Enterprise

Schwarzenegger proposes deeper budget cuts
San Francisco Chronicle

Sheriff's officers arrest tagger 'Buket' after finding fresh tags
Los Angeles Times

Streetsblog Interview: Michael Woo
LA StreetsBlog

Two struck by Blue Line trains in separate incidents
Daily News