Today's Headlines - more at Metro

6/10/2009

Transportation Headlines for Wednesday June 10, 2009

Bipartisan Policy Center's National Transportation Policy Project Issues Groundbreaking Plan to Reform Transportation Policy
EarthTimes

BRT in L.A.: “The Valley’s New Shortcut”
WNYC

Bus Transit Safety Quarterly Newsletter
Transportation Research Board

California Clean-Trucks Program Ahead of Plan
Journal of Commerce

Caltrans, MTA to try 2010 HOV toll lanes
ABC News

China Promises New Generation of Bullet Train in 2011
Trains for America

Companies push to allow heavier trucks on roads
Post Gazette

Congestion pricing -- a slippery slope to toll roads - It's going to lead to a two-tiered highway system in Southern California that's good for the rich and discriminates against the working poor
Los Angeles Times

Council Tips Its Hand on Transit Priorities
LA StreetsBlog

Dump the Pump Day on June 18
Burbank

E Street transit center chosen for Metrolink plan
Press Enterprise

Fashioning faster freeways - Toll lanes offer benefits for South Bay freeway users
Daily Breeze

Fifteen papers on personal rapid transit summarized
The Transit Wire

Fighing June Gloom With Sweet Gold Line Action
LA Curbed

Highway Bill Faces Tight Deadline
Journal of Commerce

L.A. Complete Streets: Examples, Points and Council Motions
Green LA Transportation Working Group

Lawmakers Push for Federal Help With Transit Operating: Read the Letter
StreetsBlog

Mayors warn Schwarzenegger of deeper cuts
Sacramento Bee

Metro Moves Forward with Confused “Congestion Pricing”
LA StreetsBlog

National Transportation Operations Coalition Newsletter
Transportation Research Board

New buses for Big Blue, sidewalks to be repaired
Santa Monica Daily Press

Next stop — A better bus stop
The Transit Wire

Notes From The Metro: More Bike Space Fail
Militant Angelino

Ocean shipping: Port Tracker report says import cargo volumes remain down
Logistics Management

Oil closes above $70 for the first time in 2009 - Some analysts question whether the economy is strong enough to justify oil at $70
Los Angeles Times

Ontario Airport seeks boost in landing fees
Press Enterprise

Pedicabs Coming Downtown? New Rules Headed to Transportation Commission
BlogDowntown

Pedicabs to Make a Comeback in LA?
LAist

President Obama: "More than ever, faster than ever, more responsibly than ever"
USDOT Fast Lane

Rail Transit Safety Quarterly Newsletter
Transportation Research Board

Research Pays Off--ShakeCast: Caltrans Deploys a Tool for Rapid Postearthquake Response
Transportation Research Board

Solo drivers would pay to use car-pool lanes under proposal - Toll lane concept is already being considered in Orange County
OC Register

Streetcars in Seattle, Or Why America Should Mind Its Transit Gaps
StreetsBlog

Transit Voice Planner? ‘Back Up.’ Back Way Up
New York Times

U.S. Freight System Modernization Necessary to Reduce Bottlenecks, Improve Security
RAND

Why Certain Cities Attract Gen Ys
Business Week