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6/12/2009

Transportation Headlines for Friday June 12, 2009

Better Bike Lane Signage Is Low-Cost, High-Impact Solution For Urban Cyclists
Fast Company

Boxer Lauds Transit Funds For California: White House Announces Significant Funding For Transit Capital Improvements
Press Release Of Senator Boxer

Breaking Down The Blueprint: Economic Competitiveness, Efficiency, And Opportunity
Transportation For America

Caltrans, MTA To Try 2010 HOV Toll Lanes
KABC

Caltrans Sued Over Race, Gender Quotas In Contracts
Contra Costa Times

Desert Xpress Set To Debut 2014
California Excursions

Dude, Where’s My Maglev?
My Direct Democracy

Everyone Agrees: City Should Use Measure R For Cyclists And Pedestrians
L.A. StreetsBlog

The Founder Of Zipcar Moves Into Ride Sharing
Planetizen

Gold Coast [Transit] Changes, Eliminates Some Bus Routes
Ventura County Star

Harry Reid Abruptly Pulls Support For Levitating Train To Disneyland
Huffington Post

Head of Alameda Corridor – East Project Gets Award
Pasadena Star News

High Hopes For Vegas To Victorville High-Speed Rail
Los Angeles Examiner

LADOT Set To Legalize Pedicab Service, But With An Absurd Abundance Of Bureaucratic Strings Attached
Gary Rides Bikes

LAX FlyAway Bus Fares From Van Nuys And Union Station To Increase Effective August 1, 2009
SOA Magazine

Metro Developer Beta
Trillium Solutions

MTA Puts Off Discussion Of Transportation, Measure R Projects
Los Angeles Times

Muni Floats Plan To Pull Hundreds Of S.F. Stops
San Francisco Chronicle

Parking Policies Can Reduce Car Use
WorldChanging

Pedicabs To Make A Comeback In L.A.?
LAist

Pollution Lingers Near I-10 Freeway
Santa Monica Daily Press

Portland’s Streetcar Architecture: Past Becomes Future
Oregonian

Shipyard Plan Doesn’t Jibe With Port Of Los Angeles’ Vision
Los Angeles Times

Should Higher Gas Mileage Come With Higher Gas Taxes Too?
Green Car Reports

Torrance Will Use Stimulus Money To Buy 10 Hybrid Buses
Daily Breeze

Transportation Policy: Industry Groups Offer Up Their Take On Rockefeller-Lautenberg Legislation
Logistics Management

The True Cost Of Driving
San Francisco Examiner

When Will Oberstar’s Transportation Bill Drop? Place Your Bets Now
DC StreetsBlog

With Highway Bill On The Distant Horizon, Reformers Eye Climate Measure To Make A Splash
New York Times