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5/16/2009

Transportation Headlines for Saturday May 16, 2009

ARRA energy funds will begin flowing soon, according to report
American City and County

Bad LA Economy=Good Commute
CurbedLA

City to close bus routes - Riders’ needs and economic realities are in direct conflict for Santa Clarita Valley commuters
Santa Clarita Signal

Court upholds observation during drug tests
AP

DOT Unveils $1.5B in Infrastructure Grants
Journal of Commerce

Fed up? Redirect your rage at mycommutesucks.org
Transportation for American

GM Hybrid Vehicle Undergoing Testing By Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
ArticlesWorld

Governor Finds a New Way to Rob Transit Even More
LA Streetsblog
See California Transit Association: http://www.caltransit.org/node/808

High-speed rail among top 100 U.S. infrastructure projects, CG/LA says
Progressive Railroading

L.A. considers privatizing parking - Villaraigosa, pointing to Chicago as an example, hopes to auction off meters and city-owned garages and use the money to save his effort to expand the LAPD and preserve other city services
Los Angeles Times

LaHood announces availability of TIGER grants
Metro Magazine

LA, Long Beach Imports Plunge 21.5 Percent
Journal of Commerce

LAX continues to embarrass
LA Observed

Metrolink approves 3 percent rate hike
Ventura County Star

Metrolink board approves hike in fares - COST: Three percent increase is scheduled to take effect on Aug. 1.
Daily News

Metrolink to Install Cameras in Train Engines
NBC

National Geographic Reveals the World’s Transit Superstars
StreetsBlog

RTA adds routes
Valley News

Some California high speed rail segments ready by 2015?
Trains for America

Taking a Look at Bike to Work Week
LA StreetsBlog

Two Staples of Southern California Economy No Longer So Reliable
Wall Street Journal

Union will fight MBTA's post-crash cellphone ban
Boston Globe

Updated: Port Traffic Falls Again
Los Angeles Business Journal

What Makes A City Bike Friendly? Ask Davis, California
Wired

What's Wrong With Our Cities? A Two-Minute Video Explains
Fast Company

Wi-Fi hits the highway
CS Monitor

WMATA to buy electricity wholesale
Metro Magazine