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5/09/2009

Transportation Headlines for Saturday May 9, 2009

1/3rd of U.S. Freeways in 'Poor or Mediocre' Condition
Planetizen

Administration Releases More Detailed FY 2010 Budget Submission - Proposes Baseline Funding for Transit Pending Action on Authorization Bill
American Public Transportation Association Legislative Alert

BART Directors Consider Design Concepts for New Rail Cars
SF StreetsBlog

Bikes are back: Bike Week in Pasadena gets rolling
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Bike to Work Week
LA StreetsBlog

Boxer applauds Gold Line money
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Budget Cuts Mean Delays for Downtown Community Plans
BlogDowntown

Carpool lane coming to Sepulveda Pass
Daily News

Chicago transit: House panel OKs bill to require updated fare system - Regional Transportation Authority says it's already working on 'seamless' fare system
Chicago Tribune

City Council Celebrates Bike to Work with Bike-Themed Meeting
LA StreetsBlog

Garage Gamble: Proposed $50 Million Parking Structure Raises Eyebrows, Highlights Challenges of Broadway
LA Downtown News

Marina Del Rey - Beach shuttle revs up for summer service
The Argonaut

New LEED-ND standards: what’s new, what’s good, and what’s not
NRDC Switchboard

Oberstar Cheers Plan for Rail Spending
Journal of Commerce

Oberstar’s Handwritten Outline Of New Transportation Bill Leaks
The Infrasructurist

Officials Break Ground On 405 Widening Project
CBS News

Our View: Clamp down on motorcycles
Whittier Daily News

Port of Los Angeles to sell $300 million in bonds
Daily Breeze

Ray LaHood: California and Florida most likely to receive high speed rail funds
California High Speed Rail Blog

Report on the Foothill Extension Rally
I Will Ride

Rough Roads Costing Motorists Hundreds More Each Year
PRNewswire

Rough roads report outlines economic solution to an expensive problem
USDOT Fastlane

Saturday’s Measure R Forum to Focus on the San Gabriel Valley
I Will Ride

SoCal associations look at how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions - State law ties transport and land use planning to reduction targets
Desert Sun

Students for Foothill Extension
CurbedLA

TransLink(R) Passes All BART Tests, Ready for Summertime Launch
PRNewswire

Understanding How Individuals Make Travel and Location Decisions: Implications for Public Transportation (TCRP Report 123)
National Transit Institute

Whittier Boulevard construction draws complaints
Whittier Daily News

Work begins on final leg of 405 Freeway's northbound carpool lane - The $1-billion project is designed to ease congestion between the 10 and the 101, one of the busiest traffic corridors in the nation
Los Angeles Times