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5/30/2009

Transportation Headlines for Saturday May 30, 2009

91 Eastbound Land Addition
Inland News Today

Art Center College of Design Panel: Sustainable Mobility Opportunities Abound In L.A.
The Planning Report

Art Leahy, New Metro CEO, Takes Leadership of L.A. Transit Authority, Measure R Process
The Planning Report

Bus riders at the back of the stimulus bus
Examiner

California High Speed Rail Competes for Federal Stimulus; Benefits from State Bond Approval
The Planning Report

City Releases Draft Maps for Bicycle Plan
LAist

City Starts to Release Bike Plan
LA StreetsBlog

Council to debate 710 Tunnel
La Crescenta Valley Sun

Court clears way for Long Beach Airport terminal expansion
Los Angeles Times

Deeper budget cuts hit schools and California's neediest - New reductions would affect classrooms, transit, state workers and a broad array of services for residents
Los Angeles Times

Feds approve $68 million to help ease terrible traffic bottleneck - Widening will alleviate congestion on one of California's worst bottlenecks
OC Register

Governor Schwarzenegger Announces Appointments (High Speed Rail Authority)
Office of the Governor

Green L.A. Transportation
LA StreetsBlog

High prices at pump to climb further - Gallon of gas may top $3 mid-summer, experts say
San Diego Union Tribune

High-speed rail could run from Oregon to B.C. - High-speed rail could carry trains between Oregon and Vancouver, B.C., thanks to federal stimulus money
Herald Net

Long Beach Museum Express Bus Seems Pretty Magic
OC Weekly

Metro’s Leahy, Katz Grapple with SB 375-RTAC’s Process for Setting CARB’s VMT, Emission Targets
The Planning Report

MTA adopts $3.9-billion budget
Los Angeles Times

MTS passes budget with a warning
Sand Diego Union Tribune

Muralist Frank Romero sues Caltrans for painting over freeway work
Los Angeles Times

New high-rise opens in Koreatown
ABC News

NTSB to expand accident report accessibility
Metro Magazine

Review of Yesterday’s FRA Meeting in Sacramento
California High Speed Rail Blog

Spain, Trains and Money Drains
CurbedLA

State motorists drove less at start of year
Sacramento Bee

Train yard manager keeps things moving
Press Enterprise

Tunnel opposition premature, officials say - Wait for a report on the possible negative impacts before making a decision, they say
Glendale News Press

Voice of the San Gabriel Valley: Week 2
I Will Ride

Women's seminar launches foundationMetro Magazine