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11/18/2009

Transportation Headlines for Wednesday November 18, 2009

TheSource.metro.net

710 Freeway Tunnel Would Be Feasible, Caltrans Study Finds
Los Angeles Times

Activism Success: Metrolink Riders Convince Board To Put Off Fare Hikes
LA StreetsBlog

An Air-Traffic Upgrade To Improve Travel By Plane
New York Times
NextGen Air Transportation System

All’s Fare In Travel By Bus: Cheaper Prices, Free Access To The Internet, Driving Local, US Ridership Higher
Boston Globe

California’s Strategy For Federal High Speed Rail Money
Southern California Public Radio

Charlotte Names Next Transit Chief: Job Goes To Carolyn Flowers, Who Currently Supervises Bus System In Los Angeles County
Charlotte Observer

Claremont's Trolley Experiment Falls By The Wayside
Los Angeles Times

Crowdsourced Cartography In PublicEarth, OpenStreetMap
CNET

Cyclists’ App Aids Traffic Planners (Cyclists track trips via iPhone GPS and data sent to County officials is used to predict future traffic patterns)
San Francisco Chronicle

DASH Restructuring, Part 2: San Fernando Valley
MetroRider LA

The Future Of Public Transportation Takes Off
Daily Aztec

HSR Should Go Where The People Are
California High Speed Rail Blog

Low Countries, High Taxes: The Dutch Take Aim At Driving
Wall Street Journal

More At Stake In City’s Measure R Debate Than Just Bike/Ped. Issues
LA StreetsBlog

Need For Speed Not A Priority For Metro Planners
Examiner

Next Stop, Better Transportation: Join Assembly Speaker Karen Bass At A Town Hall To Discuss Major Transit Improvements In The [Los Angeles] Community
(Thursday, November 19)
California Assembly Speaker Karen Bass
Flyer With Complete Information

An Opera About A Freeway? Only In L.A.
Los Angeles Times

Protestors Rally Against Deal Between Long Beach Port And Trucking Industry
Long Beach Press-Telegram

A Reality Check On High-Speed Rail For California
Innovations: Research & News From Berkeley Engineering

Researchers Demonstrate Next-Generation Bus; Fleet Planned For USDOT Congestion Relief Program
University Of Minnesota Center For Transportation Studies

Subway Ride To Squash Blossom Quesadillas
The 99 Cent Chef

U.S. DOT Secretary LaHood Announces DOT Safety Council Will Address Pedestrian Safety Following T4America Report
Transportation For America

A Welcome Extension: The New Six-Mile Leg Of The Gold Line Is Getting Mostly Cheerful Reviews, From Little Tokyo To East L.A.
Rafu Shimpo

What is cicLAvia?
Ciclavia

Widening 405 Pits O.C. Against L.A. County (Includes interview with LACMTA CEO Art Leahy)
KABC-7