Today's Headlines - more at Metro

2/04/2009

Transportation Headlines for Wednesday February 4, 2009

America's Most Improved Commutes
Forbes

California's credit rating cut to lowest of all 50 states
Los Angeles Times

Call Senator Boxer Right Now…
StreetsBlogLA

Due to Budget Woes, DASH to Eliminate Free Transfers
BlogDowntown

It Gets Worse: Boxer/Inhofe to Request $50B More for Highways
StreetsBlog

Eastside Gold Line Transit Service Interface Proposal — Part 4: Norwalk Transit
MetroRiderLA

El Monte mayor can keep seat on MTA council
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Expanded public bus services urged - Elderly, homeless and disabled need help, advocates say
Ventura County Star

L.A. may offer MTA chief more than glitter
San Francisco Chronicle

Mayor Villaraigosa goes to Washington for Westside subway money
Los Angeles Times/LA Now

now’s your chance: public input needed for broadway streetscape plan
angelenic

San Fernando Valley Service Sector meeting and opinions on service changes
MetroRiderLA

Senate Adds Tax Break for Automobile Buyers to Stimulus Bill
Bloomberg

Senate Begins Debate of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
American Public Transportation Association

Tell the governor and state legislators not to use California's environment as a bargaining chip (funding for transit operations)
NRDC

Time is Money: The Economic Benefits of Transit Investment
Smart Growth Online

Transit oriented developments: Del Mar Station Archstone Apartments
Examiner

Villaraigosa Going to Washington: Give us Subway Funding!
LAist

2/03/2009

Transportation Headlines for Tuesday February 3, 2009

10 Trends Shaping the Future of Our Communities
Project for Public Spaces

Barack Obama and the Mass Transit Revolution
LAVoice

Bob Hope Airport to ask FAA for approval of flight curfew - If approved, the curfew would prohibit most flights by airlines, cargo operations, couriers and private pilots between 10 p.m. and 6:59 a.m. Opponents fear it would cause problems for other airports
Los Angeles Times

Bus drivers' contract talks still deadlocked
Ventura County Star

Daily News Spotlights Orange Line Bike Trail, Slow Pace for Bike Improvements
StreetsBlogLA

Eastside Gold Line Transit Service Interface Proposal — Part 2: Metro
MetroRiderLA

Eastside Gold Line Transit Service Interface Proposal — Part 3: Montebello Bus Lines
MetroRiderLA

Is City Getting Serious about Rand’s Traffic Recommendations?
StreetsBlogLA

Los Angeles International Airport Is Home to Nation's First Independent Cargo Screening Facility
SysCom

Orange Line Bike Path a Bumpy Ride
CityWatch

Plotting the long road to one million electric cars
Cnet News

Streetfilms: Timing Streets for Cyclists, Pedestrians, and Everyone Else
StreetsBlogLA

Study finds right-of-way best for Expo
Santa Monica Daily Press

Transit authority mulls commuter route changes
Antelope Valley Press

Urban Mapping Introduces Free Mass Transit Proximity API - Offers Proximity-Based Searching of Subway, Commuter Rail and Bus Stations; Enables Developers and Publishers to Enhance Value of Local Content
MarketWire