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8/21/2009

Transportation Headlines for Friday August 21, 2009

Census profiles for Purple Line MOS-1 stations
MetroRiderLA

Chicago Sued Over Privatized Parking Meters
Planetizen

CityWatchLA - Cars vs. Cyclists: System Upside Down
SoapBoxLA

CTA to dump fare cards, move to credit cards, other fare modes
Chicago Now

Crackdown on workers' comp billing fraud is dealt a setback
Los Angeles Times

Drivers Beware Along Gold Line Extension - More than a dozen new traffic enforcement cameras will be monitoring motorists
Eastside Sun

Finished Holes Are First Step In Subway To The Sea
CBS News

LADOT: A Mile of New Reseda Boulevard Bike Lanes in September
LA Streetsblog

L.A. mayor wants to speed up work on Subway to the Sea - Villaraigosa and other elected officials urge local governments to put aside differences and work to get stimulus funds to expedite the project. Completion is scheduled for 2036
Los Angeles Times

LA Metro rail turnstile additions mean more revenue collection but will they work?
Examiner

LA officials tout first step in subway to the sea
SF Examiner

Los Angeles Regional Connector Stirs Controversy in Little Tokyo
Transport Politic

Memorial to Metrolink victims will be dedicated Sept. 12
Moorpark Acord

Metrolink Offers $5K Reward For Machine Burglars
CBS News

Minn. transit agency unveils new marketing campaign
Metro Magazine

Natural Gas Prices Plummet to a Seven-Year Low
New York Times

One step closer to subway: Electeds and high-level officials gather to celebrate soil sample collection in Westwood parking lot
LA Subway Blog

Progress, setbacks for planned bus system
Press Enterprise

Reward offered in Metrolink ticket machine thefts
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Separate but Equal Treatment via Rail Lines in L.A.
LA Eastside

Stimulus funds in California mostly go to routine projects, study says
Los Angeles Times

Subway to the Sea Finally Moves Forward
NBC News

Subway to sea gains footing - Exploratory drilling for multibillion-dollar tunnel completed in 70 Westside locations
Daily News

Subway to the sea progress
UCLA Newsroom

Subway to Westwood in 10 Years, Mayor Demands
Curbed LA

Top cities across America lists - Portland ranks high
Examiner

Torrance to conduct environmental study of transit center property
Daily Breeze

Villaraigosa Campaigns for Westside Subway’s Completion in Ten Years
Transport Politic

Villaraigosa says local governments should unite in effort to finish Westside subway
Los Angeles Times

Villaraigosa says local governments should unite in effort to finish Westside subway
KABC 790

Villaraigosa: Subway to Westwood in 10 Years
LAist

VISTA bus schedule has changed
Moorpark Acorn

World's Largest Zeppelin to Become Ship of Dreams for Dream Recipient
PR Newswire