Today's Headlines - more at Metro

6/04/2009

Transportation Headlines for Thursday June 4, 2009

36 Reasons Streetcars Are Better Than Buses
The Infrastructurist

Biden says state's high-speed rail project is primed for recovery funding - California may get a significant share of the $8 billion set aside for rail projects, the vice president says. A planned high-speed corridor would link L.A. to San Francisco in under 3 hours
Los Angeles Times

Bicyclists can review proposed new bike lanes for L.A
Los Angeles Times/LA Now

California has a golden opportunity to return to local control - A 'realignment' of state and local government is needed to reconstruct their tangled, unhealthy relationship since the passage of Proposition 13 in 1978
Los Angeles Times

California's high-speed rail could see federal stimulus money
Daily News

Gold Line Extension Opening Stalled on Its Tracks Until 'This Summer'
LAist

Government of Canada mandates transit work-rest rules
ATU News

Group ‘We ARE Marina del Rey’ wants moratorium on building until Master Plan with EIR is in place
The Argonaut

Iteris Awarded $1.5 Million Inland Empire 511 Traveler Information System Contract
PR Inside

It’s On: Special Metro Board Meeting to be Held to Discuss Long Range Transportation Plan
I Will Ride

L.A. city government plans Friday shutdowns
Daily Breeze

LADOT Claims to Be Out of the Loop on Bike Master Plan
LA StreetsBlog

LaHood, Biden Meet With Governors on High-Speed Rail
StreetsBlog

Long road home (Caltrans, I-710)
Pasadena Weekly

Los Angeles Budget Finalized... Kinda
LAist

Los Angeles Rail Extension’s Safety Record Looks Golden
ENR

Metro Crenshaw Transit Corridor - Taste Of Transit Tour
Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas

Moment for Public-Private Partnerships Is Now
Huffington Post

Naming rights considered for light rail
Arizona Republic

OCTA Director Peter Buffa: How Orange County Transportation Stacks Up
Public CEO

Oxnard to spend up to $4.32 million on transit
Ventura County Star

Paul Koretz to be New 5th District Councilman
LAist

S.B. County Omnitrans Board to consider bus fare increase
Press Enterprise

Senate Banking Panel to Discuss New Starts Program
Mass Transit

Tokyo Metro Courtesy Posters
As I See Japan From LA

Transit Planners to Congress: Please Figure Out How to Fund Us
StreetsBlog

US officials very interested in VMT/road use charges - ITSA people
Toll Road News

Weekend Work Shuts Down Heavily-Trafficked Freeway
Downtown Gazette