2 West Coast Amtrak routes get $137.2 million
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Amtrak: Enjoy the Journey
StreetsBlogLA
Are buses running on compressed natural gas the answer?
Environmental Research
ATA Finds Bright Freight Outlook
Journal of Commerce
Biden touts stimulus package in St. Cloud visit - Biden appeared at a warehouse at the New Flyer Bus company
Minnesota Public Radio
Bloomberg Says Bikes Don’t Belong on the Subway
StreetsBlog
Budget Woes Hit Mass Transit as Tax Revenue Falls
Wall Street Journal
Bus production revs up at NABI in Hungary
Portfolio.hu
Court Rules Against Clean Trucks Program
Los Angeles Business Journal
Faster Freight - Cleaner Air California
GreenerComputing
Federal court orders judge to reconsider stance on clean-truck program - The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that District Judge Christina Snyder should grant all or part of a request for an injunction halting the implementation of new port rules that affect truckers
Los Angeles Times
Former Metrolink spokeswoman hired by PUC
Los Angeles Times/LA Now
Get Your Local History On! Los Angeles Heritage Day At Heritage Square
Militant Angeleno
High-Speed Rail Projects Get Big Boost - Is there a cross-country bullet train in our near future? No, but President Obama wants to make a down payment
Kiplinger
HUD and DOT Partnership: Sustainable Communities
US DOT
HUD and DOT Announce Partnership to Promote Sustainable Communities
US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
Industrial Policy Gets Creative - Planning Officials Consider How to Modernize Ailing Commercial Zone
LA Downtown News
Local governments' stimulus money may not stay local
Los Angeles Times
Long Beach Boxes Drop 40 Percent - Economic weakness in Asia, U.S. pull volume to lowest level since 2004
Journal of Commerce
Mass Transit Advocates Action: 100 foot banner drop over 405 Freeway
LAIndyMedia
Metro to Put Schedules, Routes on Its Web Site - 3rd Parties, Such as Google Transit, Can Use Data to Aid Riders
Washington Post
Metrolink users cope with temporary loss of parking spaces
Press Enterprise
Post covers upcoming Google Transit data release
GreaterGreater Washington
Riding the L.A. subway, pondering MAX mishmash
The Oregonian
SEPTA delays 'smart card' fare system
Philly.com
Siemens onboard for high-speed trains in China
Cnet
Transit union: Up to 400 bus drivers could be laid off - The county's bus agency may need to drastically slash service
Orange County Register
Washington Metro to provide downloadable data
Metro Magazine
3/20/2009
Transportation Headlines for Friday March 20, 2009
Betting on Bedrooms Near Subways
CurbedLA
BRU: How About a Stimulus for Bus Riders?
StreetsBlogLA
Caltrans resources stretched to keep up with trash cleanup
North County Times/Californian
Did you know? (AMTRAK)
Riding in Riverside
Difficult road likely for transit district - Agency to be in red for next few years
San Diego Union Tribune
DOT and HUD Team Up for TOD
StreetsBlogLA
Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters working with Zachry American Infrastructure, member of Zachry Hastings Alliance
Business Wire
Frank McCourt touches many bases at luncheon - One of the owner's main points was that the team will not cover the cost of last season's successful shuttle service from Union Station to Dodger Stadium
Los Angeles Times
How Far Can $1.3 Billion Take Amtrak?
Planetizen
Industry OKs additional tracks near intermodal facility
Whittier Daily News
Legislation Aimed At Boosting Representation On MTA Board
KHTS AM 1220
Los Angeles Maps - Download Metro, Rail, Bike Maps and Tourist Guides (iPhone/iPodTouch)
AppShopper
Obama visit juices up SoCal electric vehicle plant
AP
Obama Meets with Schwarzenegger, Others on Stimulus Bill
VOA News
Obama Presses Alternative-Energy Agenda
CNN Money
Palmdale Pol Wants to Take One of L.A.’s Metro Board Slots
StreetsBlogLA
Plans begin for new carpool lanes on 10 Freeway
Inland Empire Breaking News
Public’s Input Sought in Metro Meetings
Eastside Sun
Redesigning City Design
Planetizen
Scoping For Wilshire/WeHo Subway To Sea Begins
WeHo News
Supplier admits using sub-strength steel in Sound Transit light-rail columns
Seattle Times
Taking look at regional aviation
Press Enterprise
USDOT Takes Community Focus with Them on the Road
StreetsBlogLA
US ports fear security deadline could hit trade
AFP
U.S. transportation, housing departments team up to promote transit-oriented development efforts
Progressive Railroading
CurbedLA
BRU: How About a Stimulus for Bus Riders?
StreetsBlogLA
Caltrans resources stretched to keep up with trash cleanup
North County Times/Californian
Did you know? (AMTRAK)
Riding in Riverside
Difficult road likely for transit district - Agency to be in red for next few years
San Diego Union Tribune
DOT and HUD Team Up for TOD
StreetsBlogLA
Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters working with Zachry American Infrastructure, member of Zachry Hastings Alliance
Business Wire
Frank McCourt touches many bases at luncheon - One of the owner's main points was that the team will not cover the cost of last season's successful shuttle service from Union Station to Dodger Stadium
Los Angeles Times
How Far Can $1.3 Billion Take Amtrak?
Planetizen
Industry OKs additional tracks near intermodal facility
Whittier Daily News
Legislation Aimed At Boosting Representation On MTA Board
KHTS AM 1220
Los Angeles Maps - Download Metro, Rail, Bike Maps and Tourist Guides (iPhone/iPodTouch)
AppShopper
Obama visit juices up SoCal electric vehicle plant
AP
Obama Meets with Schwarzenegger, Others on Stimulus Bill
VOA News
Obama Presses Alternative-Energy Agenda
CNN Money
Palmdale Pol Wants to Take One of L.A.’s Metro Board Slots
StreetsBlogLA
Plans begin for new carpool lanes on 10 Freeway
Inland Empire Breaking News
Public’s Input Sought in Metro Meetings
Eastside Sun
Redesigning City Design
Planetizen
Scoping For Wilshire/WeHo Subway To Sea Begins
WeHo News
Supplier admits using sub-strength steel in Sound Transit light-rail columns
Seattle Times
Taking look at regional aviation
Press Enterprise
USDOT Takes Community Focus with Them on the Road
StreetsBlogLA
US ports fear security deadline could hit trade
AFP
U.S. transportation, housing departments team up to promote transit-oriented development efforts
Progressive Railroading
3/19/2009
Transportation Headlines for Thursday March 19, 2009
Back on the Hill, pressing for livable communities
USDOT Fastlane
Caltrans sets April kickoff for I-10 work in San Gorgonio Pass
Press Enterprise
Coalition: stimulus funds to expand U.S. intercity rail
Metro Magazine
Cubic to Expand Bank Card Acceptance in Public Transit Through Exclusive Licensing Agreement With ViVOtech - All-in-One Contactless Reader Will Give Transit Riders More Convenience, Choice
MSNBC
Discover the Rail Way(SM) on National Train Day - Amtrak Celebrates the past, present and future of rail travel with nationwide festivities in May
PR NewsWire
Is public transit working for you? VCTC wants to know
Ventura County Star
Is Your City's Public Transit Suffering?
U.S. News & World Report
LaHood: DOT moving quickly to use transportation funding
Metro Magazine
LaHood Talks Up Cities and Transit
StreetsBlogLA
Long Beach and Los Angeles port traffic slows in February - The Port of Los Angeles, where the number of containers carrying imported goods fell 35.3% in February compared with a year earlier
Los Angeles Times
NABI delivers to California
Metro Magazine
Redevelopment Agency CEO Calls for More Strategic Transit Investment
BlogDowntown
Ridley-Thomas Names Rosenfeld As Alternate On Exposition Metro Light Rail Construction Authority
Mayor Sam
State unfreezes $500 million in construction bonds - Infrastructure projects put on hold during the budget crisis should get moving as California starts disbursing funds. State is also slating $625 million of federal stimulus money for highway projects
Los Angeles Times
TOD Stalled, Not Forgotten
Globe St.
Vision, Planning, Leadership Needed to Build New U.S. Infrastructure - Experts Agree on Need for Cooperation, Priority-Setting and End to Politics as Usual
MarketWire
Wiki Wednesday: Funding Green Transportation With CLEAN TEA
StreetsBlogLA
USDOT Fastlane
Caltrans sets April kickoff for I-10 work in San Gorgonio Pass
Press Enterprise
Coalition: stimulus funds to expand U.S. intercity rail
Metro Magazine
Cubic to Expand Bank Card Acceptance in Public Transit Through Exclusive Licensing Agreement With ViVOtech - All-in-One Contactless Reader Will Give Transit Riders More Convenience, Choice
MSNBC
Discover the Rail Way(SM) on National Train Day - Amtrak Celebrates the past, present and future of rail travel with nationwide festivities in May
PR NewsWire
Is public transit working for you? VCTC wants to know
Ventura County Star
Is Your City's Public Transit Suffering?
U.S. News & World Report
LaHood: DOT moving quickly to use transportation funding
Metro Magazine
LaHood Talks Up Cities and Transit
StreetsBlogLA
Long Beach and Los Angeles port traffic slows in February - The Port of Los Angeles, where the number of containers carrying imported goods fell 35.3% in February compared with a year earlier
Los Angeles Times
NABI delivers to California
Metro Magazine
Redevelopment Agency CEO Calls for More Strategic Transit Investment
BlogDowntown
Ridley-Thomas Names Rosenfeld As Alternate On Exposition Metro Light Rail Construction Authority
Mayor Sam
State unfreezes $500 million in construction bonds - Infrastructure projects put on hold during the budget crisis should get moving as California starts disbursing funds. State is also slating $625 million of federal stimulus money for highway projects
Los Angeles Times
TOD Stalled, Not Forgotten
Globe St.
Vision, Planning, Leadership Needed to Build New U.S. Infrastructure - Experts Agree on Need for Cooperation, Priority-Setting and End to Politics as Usual
MarketWire
Wiki Wednesday: Funding Green Transportation With CLEAN TEA
StreetsBlogLA
3/18/2009
Transportation Headlines for Wednesday March 18, 2009
Better Bike Parking Coming to Metro Stations
StreetsBlogLA
Breaking Down the ‘Silos’ That Isolate Ridership Data
Passenger Transport
Cubic to expand bank card acceptance in public transit
Metro Magazine
Dadnab Extends Transit Texting Service to Southern California
PR.com
Government, business leaders seek UCLA's help to meet new carbon-cutting law
UCLA Today
Highways to Nowhere: The 7 Most Ridiculous New Roads Being Built With Stimulus Money
Huffington Post
Industry OKs additional tracks near intermodal facility
Whittier Daily News
L.A.’s “Congestion Pricing” Gaining National Attention
StreetsBlogLA
LAistory: The 1925 "Hollywood Subway"
LAist
Long Beach Braces for Traffic, Flight Delays with Obama's Visit
LAist
Los Angeles MTA to obtain feedback on downtown regional connector
Progressive Railroading
Measure R to the Rescue
CurbedLA
Metro Westside Subway Extension – Scoping Meetings
Facebook
Los Angeles wants Google Transit!
Facebook
New York, Los Angeles largest metro areas
MarketWatch
Regional Connector Transit Corridor Project – Community Meetings
Facebook
Traffic relief coming?
Downey Patriot
U.S. Transportation Dept. Releases Budget Framework
Infrastructure Watch
Westside Subway Extension Meetings Announced
CurbedLA
Winter CAC Poll Results and New Poll: Should Metro become part of Google Transit?
Metro Citizen’s Advisory Council
StreetsBlogLA
Breaking Down the ‘Silos’ That Isolate Ridership Data
Passenger Transport
Cubic to expand bank card acceptance in public transit
Metro Magazine
Dadnab Extends Transit Texting Service to Southern California
PR.com
Government, business leaders seek UCLA's help to meet new carbon-cutting law
UCLA Today
Highways to Nowhere: The 7 Most Ridiculous New Roads Being Built With Stimulus Money
Huffington Post
Industry OKs additional tracks near intermodal facility
Whittier Daily News
L.A.’s “Congestion Pricing” Gaining National Attention
StreetsBlogLA
LAistory: The 1925 "Hollywood Subway"
LAist
Long Beach Braces for Traffic, Flight Delays with Obama's Visit
LAist
Los Angeles MTA to obtain feedback on downtown regional connector
Progressive Railroading
Measure R to the Rescue
CurbedLA
Metro Westside Subway Extension – Scoping Meetings
Los Angeles wants Google Transit!
New York, Los Angeles largest metro areas
MarketWatch
Regional Connector Transit Corridor Project – Community Meetings
Traffic relief coming?
Downey Patriot
U.S. Transportation Dept. Releases Budget Framework
Infrastructure Watch
Westside Subway Extension Meetings Announced
CurbedLA
Winter CAC Poll Results and New Poll: Should Metro become part of Google Transit?
Metro Citizen’s Advisory Council
3/17/2009
Transportation Headlines for Tuesday March 17, 2009
$8 billion could help revive travel by train
USA Today
AASHTO Sustainability Case Studies
Smart Growth Online
Accelerating Mass Transit - It's an exciting time for transit advocates, says Peter Gertler, vice president and high speed rail services chairman for HNTB Corporation. Here are five steps Gertler says will keep mass transit moving forward, and build a more balanced transportation policy
Planetizen
Amtrak Crash a Decade Ago Sparked Safety Progress
Daily Journal:
Another View: Driving the Zipcar
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Challenges Facing the U.S. Department of Transportation and Congress
Transportation Research Board
Cheaper gas can't last, analysts warn
Los Angeles Times
Clean school buses nothing to sniff at LAUSD: Alternative fuel to be dispensed at new fuel depot
Daily News
CLEAN-TEA: The next transportation bill
KC Light Rail
'Congestion pricing' unclogs roads, clears the air
San Francisco Chronicle
Crenshaw Transit Corridor Working Groups
Councilmember Bernard C. Parks
Dodgers Won’t Lift a Finger to Save Dodger Trolley
StreetsBlogLA
Flush hour: Oslo to run buses powered by biomethane from human sewage
Guardian
Germany and UK Paying Citizens to Get Rid of Old Cars
EcoGeek
Gussying Up the Streets of East Hollywood
LAist
High Desert road projects to receive stimulus funds
Desert Dispatch
How Does Maglev Work, Anyway?
Planetizen
LAUSD School Buses Going Green
NBC
Local and Regional Funding Mechanisms for Public Transportation
Transportation Research Board
London congestion charge may use flexible pricing
ETA
Metro Moving Ahead with Bus Expansion
StreetsBlogLA
National League of Cities Welcomes Top Administration Officials
PRNewsWire
New Director Named to EPA's Smart Growth Office
Planetizen
Norway or the Highway: Poo Powers Oslo Buses
Wired
Official wants sound walls - Councilman says if walls not feasible, then rubberized pavement should be installed on freeway
Glendale News Press
Over $700 Million in Train Security Funds Go Unspent by Homeland Security
Security Management
Port of L.A. traffic falls by a third
Daily Breeze
Public Meetings Announced for Downtown Train Tracks Connecting Metro Blue, Gold & Expo Lines
LAist
Sales of natural gas vehicles evaporate
Los Angeles Times
San Francisco Bay Transportation Panel Supports Forcing Motorists to Report Mileage, Privacy Fears Aroused
Contra Costa Times:
California Assembly Bill 1135
Traffic, Serious as a Heart Attack
StreetsBlogLA
Transit cutbacks rolling across U.S.
SuperEco
USA Today
AASHTO Sustainability Case Studies
Smart Growth Online
Accelerating Mass Transit - It's an exciting time for transit advocates, says Peter Gertler, vice president and high speed rail services chairman for HNTB Corporation. Here are five steps Gertler says will keep mass transit moving forward, and build a more balanced transportation policy
Planetizen
Amtrak Crash a Decade Ago Sparked Safety Progress
Daily Journal:
Another View: Driving the Zipcar
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Challenges Facing the U.S. Department of Transportation and Congress
Transportation Research Board
Cheaper gas can't last, analysts warn
Los Angeles Times
Clean school buses nothing to sniff at LAUSD: Alternative fuel to be dispensed at new fuel depot
Daily News
CLEAN-TEA: The next transportation bill
KC Light Rail
'Congestion pricing' unclogs roads, clears the air
San Francisco Chronicle
Crenshaw Transit Corridor Working Groups
Councilmember Bernard C. Parks
Dodgers Won’t Lift a Finger to Save Dodger Trolley
StreetsBlogLA
Flush hour: Oslo to run buses powered by biomethane from human sewage
Guardian
Germany and UK Paying Citizens to Get Rid of Old Cars
EcoGeek
Gussying Up the Streets of East Hollywood
LAist
High Desert road projects to receive stimulus funds
Desert Dispatch
How Does Maglev Work, Anyway?
Planetizen
LAUSD School Buses Going Green
NBC
Local and Regional Funding Mechanisms for Public Transportation
Transportation Research Board
London congestion charge may use flexible pricing
ETA
Metro Moving Ahead with Bus Expansion
StreetsBlogLA
National League of Cities Welcomes Top Administration Officials
PRNewsWire
New Director Named to EPA's Smart Growth Office
Planetizen
Norway or the Highway: Poo Powers Oslo Buses
Wired
Official wants sound walls - Councilman says if walls not feasible, then rubberized pavement should be installed on freeway
Glendale News Press
Over $700 Million in Train Security Funds Go Unspent by Homeland Security
Security Management
Port of L.A. traffic falls by a third
Daily Breeze
Public Meetings Announced for Downtown Train Tracks Connecting Metro Blue, Gold & Expo Lines
LAist
Sales of natural gas vehicles evaporate
Los Angeles Times
San Francisco Bay Transportation Panel Supports Forcing Motorists to Report Mileage, Privacy Fears Aroused
Contra Costa Times:
California Assembly Bill 1135
Traffic, Serious as a Heart Attack
StreetsBlogLA
Transit cutbacks rolling across U.S.
SuperEco
3/16/2009
Transportation Headlines for Monday March 16, 2009
As travel declines, aircraft 'boneyard' in Victorville fills up
Los Angeles Times
Bike Summit Panel: Safety in the Inner City
StreetsBlogLA
California utility prepares for surge in plug-in electric cars
USA Today
Caltrans rolls out $52M repair for I-15
San Bernardino
Get TAP'ped Today!
Militant Angeleno
Port traffic plunges
LA Observed
Preserving Rail Line Critical to California’s Transportation Future
California Progress Report
Reports of negligence fuel pain after Metrolink crash
Los Angeles Times
Transit for the Ages — All of Them
Mass Transit Magazine
Transportation visionary sees variety of options as key to sustainability
SLO Tribune
Transit in Trouble - Video: Public Transit Faces New Pressures
PBS/Blueprint America
Work underway to reopen Mt. Wilson Toll Road
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Los Angeles Times
Bike Summit Panel: Safety in the Inner City
StreetsBlogLA
California utility prepares for surge in plug-in electric cars
USA Today
Caltrans rolls out $52M repair for I-15
San Bernardino
Get TAP'ped Today!
Militant Angeleno
Port traffic plunges
LA Observed
Preserving Rail Line Critical to California’s Transportation Future
California Progress Report
Reports of negligence fuel pain after Metrolink crash
Los Angeles Times
Transit for the Ages — All of Them
Mass Transit Magazine
Transportation visionary sees variety of options as key to sustainability
SLO Tribune
Transit in Trouble - Video: Public Transit Faces New Pressures
PBS/Blueprint America
Work underway to reopen Mt. Wilson Toll Road
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
3/15/2009
Transportation Headlines for Sunday March 15, 2009
Before Rosa Parks, There Was Claudette Colvin
NPR
California: Toll Road Revenue Continues to Decline
GoldIron
Kawasaki Rail Car Rolls Out Next-Generation LRV
Mass Transit Magazine
L.A. Gets Ready For Phase Two Of Cargo Incentive Program
Cunningham Report
Local officials hoping for stimulus funds for high-speed rail
San Bernardino Sun
Memorial Coliseum Plans Downsized
LA Downtown News
Metrolink Releases Google Transit Data to the Public
LAist
MTA replaces paper tickets on buses
ABC News
MTA rolls out fare-card program
Daily Breeze
NoHo 14 Offers Brand-New Construction & Hotel-Caliber Amenities in the NoHo Arts District
PR Newswire
NSA joining social network for intelligence analysts
Baltimore Sun
Our View: Don't waste transportation stimulus
Pasadena Star News
San Francisco Considers Congestion Pricing
KCBS
St. Patrick's Day Parade and Concert in L.A.
LAFD
Tough road for stimulus
Daily Breeze
UCLA Bike FAIL Map
Brayj Against the Machine
Veolia Transportation Launches Service on the Downtown Dash Project
Mass Transit Magazine
NPR
California: Toll Road Revenue Continues to Decline
GoldIron
Kawasaki Rail Car Rolls Out Next-Generation LRV
Mass Transit Magazine
L.A. Gets Ready For Phase Two Of Cargo Incentive Program
Cunningham Report
Local officials hoping for stimulus funds for high-speed rail
San Bernardino Sun
Memorial Coliseum Plans Downsized
LA Downtown News
Metrolink Releases Google Transit Data to the Public
LAist
MTA replaces paper tickets on buses
ABC News
MTA rolls out fare-card program
Daily Breeze
NoHo 14 Offers Brand-New Construction & Hotel-Caliber Amenities in the NoHo Arts District
PR Newswire
NSA joining social network for intelligence analysts
Baltimore Sun
Our View: Don't waste transportation stimulus
Pasadena Star News
San Francisco Considers Congestion Pricing
KCBS
St. Patrick's Day Parade and Concert in L.A.
LAFD
Tough road for stimulus
Daily Breeze
UCLA Bike FAIL Map
Brayj Against the Machine
Veolia Transportation Launches Service on the Downtown Dash Project
Mass Transit Magazine
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