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5/29/2009

Transportation Headlines for Friday May 29, 2009

Amtrak’s unfortunate trip planner
Trillium

Caltrans Plans Weekend Freeway Closure
KHTS AM 1220

China to Impose Stricter Gas Mileage Rules Than U.S.
EcoGeek

County approves funding for paratransit shuttle
The Argonaut

Dan Walters: Schwarzenegger now a goat to local officials
Sacramento Bee

Flashback: Obama Once Led Push for ‘Complete Streets’
LA StreetsBlog

Gold Line to get $10 million
Whittier Daily News

Hydrogen Road Rally Hits the West Coast
Daily Green

Infrastructure 2009: Transit and Development in Secondary Markets
ULI GroundFloor

Insider’s Look at the Paris Velib Bikeshare Program
Bike Commuters

LACMTA approves FY2010 budget
Progressive Railroading

Metro Continues Rail Car Talks, Leaving Open Option for Downtown Manufacturing Plant
BlogDowntown

Metro Sort of Passes Budget, Punts on Ansaldo Breda, Insults Public
LA StreetsBlog

Metro vs. Cyclists
SoapBoxLA

MTA grants Italian rail car builder more time in contract negotiations
Los Angeles Times/LA Now

MTA grants new extension to rail-car manufacturer
Daily News

MTA spending plan expands by $500 million with federal stimulus cash
Daily News

MTA will continue to study South Bay rail extension
Daily Breeze

“Pedaling Revolution” Author Hosts Two Free Events in L.A. on Saturday
LA StreetsBlog

Santa Monica to be Presented with Bicycle Friendly Award May 29th
C.I.C.L.E

Some sobering stats on texting while driving - Column: This dangerous practice needs to be made illegal, as well as 'uncool.'
CS Monitor
Press Release on study: http://www.vlingo.com/pdf/Vlingo%20DWT%20FINAL.pdf

South Bay gas prices zooming up
Daily Breeze

Tunnel proposal comes under fire - Some residents say freeway link would burden city. Others spoke in support of the proposal
Glendale News Press

Two decades-old problems, two approaches
La Cañada Valley Sun

We Need a Complete Solution to Climate Change
LA StreetsBlog