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6/13/2009

Transportation Headlines for Saturday June 13, 2009

Assembly Passes Law Cracking Down On Disability Parking Permit Abuse
SF StreetsBlog

Bay Area Universal Transit Card Stalls
Contra Costa Times

Board Passes BART Fare Increase, Service Cuts (six months ahead of schedule)
San Francisco Chronicle

CalTrain, SamTrans Awarded Stimulus Funds
San Jose Mercury News

City Of Pasadena Wins Three Awards From Planning Association (including actions to incorporate sustainable planning and transportation in the city’s major planning documents)
Pasadena Now

Congress Agrees To Keep Transit Operating Aid In War Bill
LA StreetsBlog

DOT Reverses Course On Helmet Rule For Pedicab Passengers
Blog Downtown

Good Gold Line News: Lake Station Makeover
LA Curbed

Harry Reid Euthanizes Pet Project: The Senate Majority Leader’s About-Face On High Speed Rail
National Review

The Hydrogen Highway Builds Momentum
WorldChanging

It’s Official: The Era Of Cheap Oil Is Over
Grist

LAX Flyaway Fares To Increase Again, New Location Considered
LAist

LAX To Unveil New Warning System On Taxiways, Runway
Los Angeles Times

Leaders To Seek Funding For High-Speed Rail
San Francisco Chronicle

MTA: Take Me To Your Leader
CityWatch

MTA To Hold Public Meetings On 10 And 110 Freeway Tolls
NBC Los Angeles

New Urbanism: Very Misunderstood
Huffington Post

Q&A: Eric Gordon On Community Planning With Second Life (recent winner of Macarthur Foundation grant)
Metropolis Magazine

Revisiting The San Francisco Freeway Revolt
SF StreetsBlog

A Second Act For Second Life, As An Urban Planning Tool
Fast Company

UCLA Faculty Experts Advisory: MTA To Introduce Toll Lanes, Set Prices
UCLA Newsroom