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5/14/2009

Transportation Headlines for Thursday May 14, 2009

$300-million I-5 widening project moves forward in O.C.
Los Angeles Times/LA Now

California Pushes Cleaner Air
Journal of Commerce

Caltrans officials steered contracts to firm where former colleague works - Legislative report angers members of an Assembly committee, who call for more oversight
Los Angeles Times

Car-Free in America?
New York Times

Chart: Comparison Shopping For Transit Systems
Infrastructurist

Economic-Stimulus Cash Is Moving Slowly
Wall Street Journal

Fight for Hydrogen Funding
New York Times

Free bus rides offered on Bike Day
Daily Breeze

Google Maps 'Bike There' Feature Request
Petition Online

Gov. proposes selling L.A. Coliseum, other properties to raise cash - Other state assets that could be put on the block include San Quentin State Prison and the Orange County Fairgrounds. The move could raise between $600 million and $1 billion, according to a proposal
Los Angeles Times

Graffiti Ordinance Will Make Taggers' Parents Pay the Bill
LAist

Greyhound Extension
Riding in Riverside

If state cuts too deep, it loses stimulus funds
San Francisco Chronicle

L.A. City Council committee outlines drastic budget cuts - Budget committee recommends police hiring freeze, 800 more layoffs, 26 unpaid furlough days and cuts to parks, libraries, street-paving and other city services to close an expected $530-million gap
Los Angeles Times

LACMTA proposes $3.9 billion FY2010 budget
Progressive Railroading

LACMTA proposes $3.9 billion FY2010
Pedestrian View of Los Angeles

Less Than One Percent of Transpo Stimulus Money Paid Out So Far
LA StreetsBlog

Mar Vista Community Council endorses the Cyclists’ Bill of Rights by a 10-0 vote!
Westside Bikeside

Massachusetts stops transit drivers carrying cell phones
Reuters

Mass. transit authority banning driver cell phones
Yahoo! Tech

MBTA makes new cell phone policy very clear
NECN

Oberstar Less Stringent on Earmarks
Roll Call

Our View: MTA skips Gold Line
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Port of Long Beach, Ventura County honored by U.S. EPA’s Clean Air Excellence Awards Program
US EPA

REGION: Plan advancing to streamline expansion of some residential projects - Proposal aims to concentrate development, expand wild habitats
North County Times/Californian

Riverside hopes warning signs prevent train tragedies
Press Enterprise

Roadblocks for bike commuters: show me the route!
Terrapass

Santa Monica has grand plans when Expo Line rolls into town
Los Angeles Times/LA Now

Senate Bill Steers Away From the Car
Washington Post

Senators Hear From Obama’s Transit Chief-in-Waiting
StreetsBlog

Southern California Economy Headed Down
Journal of Commerce

Transit agency studies widening I-5 through Irvine - Engineering firm has been hired to explore expansion solutions
Orange County Register