Today's Headlines - more at Metro

5/28/2009

Transportation Headlines for Thursday May 28, 2009

Achieving the Vision: Intercity Passenger Rail
Transportation Research Board

As Contract Vote Nears, Rail Firm Pushes Its Leverage
BlogDowntown

BART Fiscal mess blamed on contracts
SF Examiner

Bipartisan Policy Ctr’s Nat’l Transportation Policy Project Releases Reform Plan
ATU News

California's problem is spending? That's a myth
Los Angeles Times

Can America be America without sprawl?
All About Cities

Chief urges MTA to decline Italian firm's $300 million contract options
Los Angeles Times/LA Now

City Council Wants to Get Cyclists More Involved with Bike Planning
LA StreetsBlog

Courtesy-Minded DC Metro Stands Up for Riders Who Shouldn't Have To
Washington Post

Dallas, Fort Worth exploring PPP for rail expansion
Metro Magazine

DC Metro Posting Signs For 'Next Bus' Return
Washington Post

Economists say recession to end in third quarter
Whittier Daily News

Emergency Response and Street Design
Transportation Research Board

Federal Officials to Hear California's Plan for High-Speed Train and Conventional Rail Integration
BusinessWire

Federal Transit Administration: Progress and Challenges in Implementing and Evaluating the Job Access and Reverse Commute Program
Transportation Research Board

FTA Low-Speed Urban Maglev Research Program - Lessons Learned
Transportation Research Board

High-speed rail along the West Coast is a 'no-brainer' - Vancouver mayor complains about backups at the border
Seattle Post Intelligencer

Infrastructure Bank Plan Gaining Attention And Momentum
StreetsBlog

L.A. council approves $7.01 billion budget
Daily Breeze

LADOT to Cyclists "There's no more room for cyclists!"
SoapBoxLA

Metro Debates FY10 Budget, Including Measure R
LA StreetsBlog

Metrolink approves lower-than-expected fare hike
Progressive Railroading

Metrolink might hire its own crews in wake of deadly crash - The commuter rail agency has contracted out most of its operations since being created. But the Chatsworth collision that killed 25 last September has prompted some rethinking
Los Angeles Times

Michael Dukakis: Obama Needs To Revive Train Manufacturing Industry
The Infrastructurist

More Drama: LA Marathon Now A Fist Fight
CurbedLA

MTA begins using tether straps on buses
ABC News

Out of Time
KTLA

Rail car bid in doubt, firm makes new offer - AnsaldoBreda is hoping to land a $300-million contract, but the MTA chief recommends seeking bids from other firms, based on its performance on an earlier contract
Los Angeles Times

Rogoff receives Senate approval to head FTA
Metro Magazine

Schwarzenegger promotes hydrogen fuel in L.A.
Los Angeles Times/LA Now

Standardizing Transit Funding - Transit capital projects should receive federal funds proportional to their merit
Transport Politic

State wants Feds to back its loans
Daily Breeze

Top 10 Free Web Applications for Planning
Planetizen