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5/20/2009

Transportation Headlines for Wednesday May 20, 2009

2 Freeway Terminus Project: Environmental Review Available
Corralitas Red Car Property

After a Deadly Crash, Work to Improve Hwy 2 Safety Begins
LAist

After long fight, California's emission rules are now national policy
Sacramento Bee

ANALYSIS - California voters exercise their power -- and that's the problem - Residents relish their role in the lawmaking process, but they share the blame for the state's severe dysfunction
Los Angeles Times

BART unveils new website to track labor negotiations
Transit Wire

Bicycle Funding Saved in City Budget Process
LAist

Busway extension driving out longtime tenants
Los Angeles Times

City Council Approves $7.01 Billion Budget
LAist

City to reopen newly adopted $7 billion budget
Daily News

Cyclists Saved LADOT Bikeways, or Did They?
LA StreetsBlog

Enviros, Automakers Praise New Fuel Economy Rule
Wired

Gas prices climb for 13th straight day
Press Telegram

GE Transportation Introduces Connection Family of Positive Train Control Products at Rail Exhibition
Yahoo! Finance

Hard-hit counties could miss out on highway grants
Daily Bulletin

Hijacking the Streets - Valets in Los Angeles are hijacking public spaces, wrecking cars, using fake signs and hiding tickets from customers
NBC

LAWA projects $661.8 million budget for airports
Daily Breeze

Lawmakers flood House with pet highway projects
Associated Press

LAX operator said to be negotiating to buy parking lot
Los Angeles Times

Long, Ugly Road to a Federal Transportation Plan
LA StreetsBlog

Memorial Day weekend travel forecast to fall
Los Angeles Times

More Than Half of Vacationers Traveling to Cities This Summer Will Use Local Public Transit System -- Travelers Cite Use of Public Transit to Help Stretch Their Travel Budget
American Public Transportation Association

New Carbon Emissions And Mileage Standards
NPR

P3 legislation, proposed projects and Long Beach courthouse. California
Public Private Partnerships Around the World

The path to California's fiscal crisis
Stateline

Rejection at polls deepens the deficit to $21.3 billion
Sacramento Bee

SKoreans designing 'online' electric vehicles (buses)
San Francisco Chronicle

Where state budget cuts will have to come from
San Francisco Chronicle