Are Buses The New Way To Go?
USA Today
Bike Path To Blight Path – And No One To Blame (Orange Line Bike Path)
C.I.C.L.E.
Bringing Efficiency To The Infrastructure
New York Times
City Reps Criticize High Speed Train Project
Desert Dispatch
Citywatch LA: Fast Times In The San Fernando Valley
SoapBox LA
Cloud computing Could Help Agencies Track Stimulus Funds
NextGov: Technology And The Business Of Government
Fake Subway Maps By Transit Authority Figures
Visualingual
Frequently Asked Questions For BRT On Wilshire Blvd
Pedestrian View Of Los Angeles
Googling The Future: Google Transit Changes The Way Riders Find Their Routes And Alters The Ways They Think About Public Transportation
Trillium Solutions Blog
Haefele On Light Rail (sound file)
KPCC
High-Speed Trains: Overview From The Report on May 1, 2009
CQ Researcher
Judge Blocks Part Of Ports’ Clean Truck Program
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Bicyclists Threatened By Unsafe Motorists
Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition
Meet The Tower: Latest Gold Line Extension Construction Shots
LA Curbed
New Direction For Transit System: Compass Cards Replacing Paper Passes With Plastic
San Diego Union Tribune
Pandemic Flu Could Clog U.S. Rail Lines
IEEE Spectrum Online
Public Transit Investment Would Create ‘Green’ Jobs, APTA Report States
Progressive Railroading
Researchers Partner With California To Create Freight Transportation ‘Footprint’
University of Delaware Daily
Resident Have Questions, Get Few Answers On Proposed 710 Freeway Tunnel
Pasadena Star-News
San Francisco’s Hybrid Taxis Prove Their Worth
Contra Costa Times
San Gabriel Bike Trail Work Resumes
Long Beach Gazettes
Study: $50 Billion Need To Fix Aging Rail Transit Systems
San Jose Mercury News
Transit Systems On Alert With Swine Flu Outbreak
Passenger Transport Express
Transportation Secretary LaHood Says Administration Eyeing NextGen Financial Aid For Airlines
Los Angeles Times
West Coast Ports Face Rough Seas
Bond Buyer
5/01/2009
Transportation Headlines for Friday May 1, 2009
AC Transit Wants To Cut Service By 15 Percent
Contra Costa Times
Another Appeal Filed Against Long Beach’s ‘Green’ Terminal Plans
Port World
Ansaldo Breda At This Weekend’s So. Ca Ta Meeting
LA Streetsblog
California Population Growth Flattens Out
Los Angeles Times
Clock Ticking On U.S. Transportation Bill
Reuters
Congressional Conference Report Secures $1 Billion Annually For HSR
Transport Politic
Convergence of Mobility and Mobility (ConMaM)
Planetizen
Damning Report On State Of Good Repair Needs Released
Transport Politic
High-Speed Rail Opposition Picks Up Speed
San Francisco Examiner
High-Speed Train Proposal Passes ‘Milestone’
Las Vegas Review Journal
HiSpeed Services And Branding
California High Speed Rail Blog
How Does Transportation Policy Influence Development?
Smart Growth America
L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa Touts City’s Cleaner Air
Los Angeles Daily News
Long Beach Transit Adds 25 New Hybrid Buses To Fleet
TMCNet
Los Angeles MTA Contracts Consulting Firm To Identify PPP Opportunities
Progressive Railroading
May Day Marches Expected To Draw Thousands To Downtown L.A.
Los Angeles Daily News
Muni Plans To Raise Fares 50 Cents In July
San Francisco Chronicle
Neighbors Balking At Sunset Boulevard Widening Project
Curbed LA
Report: Fuel Costs, New Infrastructure Reshaping US Industrial Supply Chain: Inland Ports In The US, Canada And Mexico Likely Stand To Benefit From $6 Billion Panama Canal Expansion And Corporate Efforts To Trim Distribution Costs
Costar
Save The Date: Thursday, May 7, 2009: Gold Line Foothill Extension Rally At Citrus College
I Will Ride Blog
Senator Seeks ‘Opt Out’ For Highway Trust Fund
Journal Of Commerce
S.F. Bike-Sharing Program Part Of Growing Trend
Contra Costa Times
Swine Flu Impacting Los Angeles Travel Industry
Daily Breeze
Tiger Tracker: Real-Time Bus Locations
TransLoc: Princeton University Transit Visualization
Transit Agency To Raise Bus Rates In June
Valley Chronicle
Transportation Chief Cites Stimulus Money Success
Associated Press
What About Freight Service?
San Mateo County Times
What Happened To The Office Of Urban Policy?
The Root
Contra Costa Times
Another Appeal Filed Against Long Beach’s ‘Green’ Terminal Plans
Port World
Ansaldo Breda At This Weekend’s So. Ca Ta Meeting
LA Streetsblog
California Population Growth Flattens Out
Los Angeles Times
Clock Ticking On U.S. Transportation Bill
Reuters
Congressional Conference Report Secures $1 Billion Annually For HSR
Transport Politic
Convergence of Mobility and Mobility (ConMaM)
Planetizen
Damning Report On State Of Good Repair Needs Released
Transport Politic
High-Speed Rail Opposition Picks Up Speed
San Francisco Examiner
High-Speed Train Proposal Passes ‘Milestone’
Las Vegas Review Journal
HiSpeed Services And Branding
California High Speed Rail Blog
How Does Transportation Policy Influence Development?
Smart Growth America
L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa Touts City’s Cleaner Air
Los Angeles Daily News
Long Beach Transit Adds 25 New Hybrid Buses To Fleet
TMCNet
Los Angeles MTA Contracts Consulting Firm To Identify PPP Opportunities
Progressive Railroading
May Day Marches Expected To Draw Thousands To Downtown L.A.
Los Angeles Daily News
Muni Plans To Raise Fares 50 Cents In July
San Francisco Chronicle
Neighbors Balking At Sunset Boulevard Widening Project
Curbed LA
Report: Fuel Costs, New Infrastructure Reshaping US Industrial Supply Chain: Inland Ports In The US, Canada And Mexico Likely Stand To Benefit From $6 Billion Panama Canal Expansion And Corporate Efforts To Trim Distribution Costs
Costar
Save The Date: Thursday, May 7, 2009: Gold Line Foothill Extension Rally At Citrus College
I Will Ride Blog
Senator Seeks ‘Opt Out’ For Highway Trust Fund
Journal Of Commerce
S.F. Bike-Sharing Program Part Of Growing Trend
Contra Costa Times
Swine Flu Impacting Los Angeles Travel Industry
Daily Breeze
Tiger Tracker: Real-Time Bus Locations
TransLoc: Princeton University Transit Visualization
Transit Agency To Raise Bus Rates In June
Valley Chronicle
Transportation Chief Cites Stimulus Money Success
Associated Press
What About Freight Service?
San Mateo County Times
What Happened To The Office Of Urban Policy?
The Root
4/30/2009
Transportation Headlines for Thursday, April 30, 2009
City Approves New Pedestrian-Friendly Design Standard For The Downtown
LA Streetsblog
City To Study Privatizing Parking Meters: Price = $500,000
LAist
Friday’s L.A. May Day Marches Prompt Detour Of Buses
Los Angeles Daily News
High-Speed Rail: Arriving In San Francisco
Metblogs
Judge Blocks Part Of Ports’ Clean-Truck Program
Los Angeles Times
LA Pollution Continues To Cause Health Concerns
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Many May Day Marches Set To Confuse Downtown
Blog Downtown
Maybe A Bit More Useful Than LA’s Green Line
LA Curbed
Notification On Pandemic Readiness By FTA
ATU Transit Union
Recession Rush Hour: Job Cuts Are Felt On Highways Across The U.S.
ABC News
Rendering Revelation: Transbay Transit Center & Funicular Extravaganza
SF Curbed
Should L.A. Cancel May Day?
Metblogs
Transportation Secy To Order Bus Safety Review
San Jose Mercury News
We Need An Ambitious Transpo Bill: So How Are We Going To Pay For It?
LA Streetsblog
LA Streetsblog
City To Study Privatizing Parking Meters: Price = $500,000
LAist
Friday’s L.A. May Day Marches Prompt Detour Of Buses
Los Angeles Daily News
High-Speed Rail: Arriving In San Francisco
Metblogs
Judge Blocks Part Of Ports’ Clean-Truck Program
Los Angeles Times
LA Pollution Continues To Cause Health Concerns
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Many May Day Marches Set To Confuse Downtown
Blog Downtown
Maybe A Bit More Useful Than LA’s Green Line
LA Curbed
Notification On Pandemic Readiness By FTA
ATU Transit Union
Recession Rush Hour: Job Cuts Are Felt On Highways Across The U.S.
ABC News
Rendering Revelation: Transbay Transit Center & Funicular Extravaganza
SF Curbed
Should L.A. Cancel May Day?
Metblogs
Transportation Secy To Order Bus Safety Review
San Jose Mercury News
We Need An Ambitious Transpo Bill: So How Are We Going To Pay For It?
LA Streetsblog
4/29/2009
Transportation Headlines for Wednesday April 29, 2009
405 widening in Sepulveda Pass faces another obstacle
Los Angeles Times/LA Now
Angling for a piece of L.A.'s future clean-tech center
Los Angeles Times
Better Dialogue Between Cyclists & LAPD Starting Today?
LAist
Bill banning big rigs on Angeles Crest Highway proceeds
Los Angeles Times/LA Now
CA in DC: Meet your Golden State Warriors in Obama's Inner Circle, Solis, Tauscher, Chu and Many More
California Majority Report
Center for Disease Control’s Emergency Twitter Account for Swine Flu Info
Twitter
CDC’s Swine Flu information page: http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/
Governor Schwarzenegger’s Proclamation: http://gov.ca.gov/press-release/12149/
Metrolink’s Information on Swine Flu: http://www.metrolinktrains.com/news/?id=3861
Metro’s Public Health Notice: http://www.metro.net/notice.htm
Considering the role of density in smart growth
NRDC SwitchBoard
Debt Finance Practices for Surface Transportation
Transportation Research Board
DesertXpress EIR and Public Meetings
California High Speed Rail Blog
East Hollywood Neighborhood Council Declares Itself Pedestrian Neighborhood
LA StreetsBlog
Evaluation of Transit Applications of Advanced Parking Management Systems: Final Evaluation Report
Transportation Research Board
First phase of 405 Freeway widening to move forward - The Metropolitan Transportation Authority board votes to provide funding to get the work started until the state is able to sell bonds for the $1-billion project in the Sepulveda Pass
Los Angeles Times
FHWA Pedestrian Forum - Spring 2009
Transportation Research Board
FRA approves draft environmental work for southern California-to-Vegas high-speed line
Progressive Railroading
Getty Raises Parking Fee to $15
LAist
Google Unveils New Tool To Dig for Public Data
Washington Post
I-5 upgrades proposed to help reduce traffic jams - Congressman McKeon introduces proposal that calls for more high-occupancy vehicle and truck lanes
Santa Clarita Signal
If You Like Parking, Have We Got a Deal for You
NBC
Largest Solar Panel in LA Debuts on Metro Bus Facility
LAist
Long Beach among top polluted U.S. cities - Long Beach, Los Angeles and Riverside remained the metropolitan areas with the highest levels of ozone pollution
Press Telegram
Los Angeles air quality still among the worst
Daily News
Meetings set on fast Las Vegas-California train
San Diego Union Tribune
Microsoft Launches Social Media Tool
Government Technology
Multimodal Travel Time Variability
Transportation Research Board
New Report Shows Congress How Transit Is Done
Wired
Public Broadcasting Service Examines Freight Rail Bottlenecks
Transportation Research Board
Public Health Alert Notice: Swine Flu
Metro
Sen. Hutchison introduces bill allowing states to opt out of highway program
Orange Leader
Solar-powered airports? It could happen
USA Today
TransLink fare cards pass BART tests
San Francisco Chronicle
Trolley service comes and goes
Press Enterprise
Los Angeles Times/LA Now
Angling for a piece of L.A.'s future clean-tech center
Los Angeles Times
Better Dialogue Between Cyclists & LAPD Starting Today?
LAist
Bill banning big rigs on Angeles Crest Highway proceeds
Los Angeles Times/LA Now
CA in DC: Meet your Golden State Warriors in Obama's Inner Circle, Solis, Tauscher, Chu and Many More
California Majority Report
Center for Disease Control’s Emergency Twitter Account for Swine Flu Info
CDC’s Swine Flu information page: http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/
Governor Schwarzenegger’s Proclamation: http://gov.ca.gov/press-release/12149/
Metrolink’s Information on Swine Flu: http://www.metrolinktrains.com/news/?id=3861
Metro’s Public Health Notice: http://www.metro.net/notice.htm
Considering the role of density in smart growth
NRDC SwitchBoard
Debt Finance Practices for Surface Transportation
Transportation Research Board
DesertXpress EIR and Public Meetings
California High Speed Rail Blog
East Hollywood Neighborhood Council Declares Itself Pedestrian Neighborhood
LA StreetsBlog
Evaluation of Transit Applications of Advanced Parking Management Systems: Final Evaluation Report
Transportation Research Board
First phase of 405 Freeway widening to move forward - The Metropolitan Transportation Authority board votes to provide funding to get the work started until the state is able to sell bonds for the $1-billion project in the Sepulveda Pass
Los Angeles Times
FHWA Pedestrian Forum - Spring 2009
Transportation Research Board
FRA approves draft environmental work for southern California-to-Vegas high-speed line
Progressive Railroading
Getty Raises Parking Fee to $15
LAist
Google Unveils New Tool To Dig for Public Data
Washington Post
I-5 upgrades proposed to help reduce traffic jams - Congressman McKeon introduces proposal that calls for more high-occupancy vehicle and truck lanes
Santa Clarita Signal
If You Like Parking, Have We Got a Deal for You
NBC
Largest Solar Panel in LA Debuts on Metro Bus Facility
LAist
Long Beach among top polluted U.S. cities - Long Beach, Los Angeles and Riverside remained the metropolitan areas with the highest levels of ozone pollution
Press Telegram
Los Angeles air quality still among the worst
Daily News
Meetings set on fast Las Vegas-California train
San Diego Union Tribune
Microsoft Launches Social Media Tool
Government Technology
Multimodal Travel Time Variability
Transportation Research Board
New Report Shows Congress How Transit Is Done
Wired
Public Broadcasting Service Examines Freight Rail Bottlenecks
Transportation Research Board
Public Health Alert Notice: Swine Flu
Metro
Sen. Hutchison introduces bill allowing states to opt out of highway program
Orange Leader
Solar-powered airports? It could happen
USA Today
TransLink fare cards pass BART tests
San Francisco Chronicle
Trolley service comes and goes
Press Enterprise
4/28/2009
Transportation Headlines for Tuesday April 28, 2009
All aboard high-speed rail expansion
TDN
Building Community through Transportation
Smart Growth
CityWatchLA - Bike Path to Blight Path … and No One to Blame
SoapBoxLA
CityWatchLA - Break for Taxi Parkers Stirs a Hornet’s Nest
SoapBoxLA
Commutes Speed Up as Fewer Drive - In a Mixed Blessing, Rising Unemployment Helps to Ease Congestion
Wall Street Journal
Contactless fare collection systems moving forward
ContactlessNews
EHNC Declares East Hollywood a "Pedestrian Oriented Community"
SoapBoxLA
Expansion of 118 freeway leads to many more speeders
Daily News
Feds, Mayors Group Announce Plans for Clean Cities
Reuters
First commercial NFC service launched in Malaysia - The new Maxis FastTap service lets customers use Nokia NFC phones to make Visa PayWave contactless transactions and pay for tolls, transit, parking and theme park charges
NearFieldCommunications
Fitch Places Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority (California) on Watch Negative
EarthTimes
Gas Company to Award Metropolitan Transportation Authority More Than $600,000 for Adoption of Solar Power, Energy Efficiency
MarketWire
Google Transit and L.A. Metro
NotSoObligatoryJournal
Government Study Puts DesertXpress, California-Nevada High Speed Train, on the Fast Track - Public Hearings Scheduled for First-Ever Privately Funded Environmental Impact Statement for High Speed Rail in the United States
Marketwatch
Judge kills parts of ports' clean-truck program
Press Telegram
Long Beach Airport expansion debated in appeals court
Press Telegram
Metrolink Board Holds Fare Increases
LA StreetsBlog
Metro Unveils 1.2 Megawatt Solar Installation
BlogDowntown
Palmdale Facility Rides Super Fast Air Transit Wave - Work Reinforces Cutting-Edge Focus of Region
San Fernando Valley Business Journal
Port of LA solar power project finally gets moving
Press Telegram
Smart Card Alliance Transportation Council Update: Contactless Fare Collection Systems Moving Ahead, New Council Officers Elected
MarketWire
Stimulus Funding for Biking and Walking
Smart Growth
Students May Pay for Campus Shuttles
UC San Diego Guardian
Subway Meetings Offer WeHo Line Hope
WeHo News
What’s Wrong With SAFETEA-LU — and Why the Next Bill Must Be Better
StreetsBlog
TDN
Building Community through Transportation
Smart Growth
CityWatchLA - Bike Path to Blight Path … and No One to Blame
SoapBoxLA
CityWatchLA - Break for Taxi Parkers Stirs a Hornet’s Nest
SoapBoxLA
Commutes Speed Up as Fewer Drive - In a Mixed Blessing, Rising Unemployment Helps to Ease Congestion
Wall Street Journal
Contactless fare collection systems moving forward
ContactlessNews
EHNC Declares East Hollywood a "Pedestrian Oriented Community"
SoapBoxLA
Expansion of 118 freeway leads to many more speeders
Daily News
Feds, Mayors Group Announce Plans for Clean Cities
Reuters
First commercial NFC service launched in Malaysia - The new Maxis FastTap service lets customers use Nokia NFC phones to make Visa PayWave contactless transactions and pay for tolls, transit, parking and theme park charges
NearFieldCommunications
Fitch Places Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority (California) on Watch Negative
EarthTimes
Gas Company to Award Metropolitan Transportation Authority More Than $600,000 for Adoption of Solar Power, Energy Efficiency
MarketWire
Google Transit and L.A. Metro
NotSoObligatoryJournal
Government Study Puts DesertXpress, California-Nevada High Speed Train, on the Fast Track - Public Hearings Scheduled for First-Ever Privately Funded Environmental Impact Statement for High Speed Rail in the United States
Marketwatch
Judge kills parts of ports' clean-truck program
Press Telegram
Long Beach Airport expansion debated in appeals court
Press Telegram
Metrolink Board Holds Fare Increases
LA StreetsBlog
Metro Unveils 1.2 Megawatt Solar Installation
BlogDowntown
Palmdale Facility Rides Super Fast Air Transit Wave - Work Reinforces Cutting-Edge Focus of Region
San Fernando Valley Business Journal
Port of LA solar power project finally gets moving
Press Telegram
Smart Card Alliance Transportation Council Update: Contactless Fare Collection Systems Moving Ahead, New Council Officers Elected
MarketWire
Stimulus Funding for Biking and Walking
Smart Growth
Students May Pay for Campus Shuttles
UC San Diego Guardian
Subway Meetings Offer WeHo Line Hope
WeHo News
What’s Wrong With SAFETEA-LU — and Why the Next Bill Must Be Better
StreetsBlog
4/27/2009
Transportation Headlines for Monday April 27, 2009
ATA Applauds the Introduction of Anti-Privatization Legislation
PRNewsWire
Buellton, Solvang to receive ‘stimulus’ road money
Santa Ynez Valley News
Cars overflow Port of Hueneme
Daily News
CTA mulls safety shields for bus drivers - Protecting drivers is the goal, but not everyone likes the barriers
Chicago Tribune
Does Issa stance endanger Temecula transit center?
Press Enterprise
Google Transit: Some numbers from Missoula, Montana
Trilium
L.A.-Long Beach To Delay Infrastructure Container Fee
Cunningham Report
New York City adds new features to GIS application
The Transit Wire
Omnitrans pushes faster bus service
San Bernardino Sun
Riverside Appeals Long Beach Middle Harbor EIR To City Council
Cunningham Report
US DOT requests public comments on ITS program
The Transit Wire
Why Conservatives (and Everyone) Should Care About Transit
StreetsBlog
Would you ride Santa Clarita Transit if it ran closer to your home?
Santa Clarita Valley Talk
PRNewsWire
Buellton, Solvang to receive ‘stimulus’ road money
Santa Ynez Valley News
Cars overflow Port of Hueneme
Daily News
CTA mulls safety shields for bus drivers - Protecting drivers is the goal, but not everyone likes the barriers
Chicago Tribune
Does Issa stance endanger Temecula transit center?
Press Enterprise
Google Transit: Some numbers from Missoula, Montana
Trilium
L.A.-Long Beach To Delay Infrastructure Container Fee
Cunningham Report
New York City adds new features to GIS application
The Transit Wire
Omnitrans pushes faster bus service
San Bernardino Sun
Riverside Appeals Long Beach Middle Harbor EIR To City Council
Cunningham Report
US DOT requests public comments on ITS program
The Transit Wire
Why Conservatives (and Everyone) Should Care About Transit
StreetsBlog
Would you ride Santa Clarita Transit if it ran closer to your home?
Santa Clarita Valley Talk
4/26/2009
Transportation Headlines for Sunday April 26, 2009
3 questions for Timothy Papandreou
San Francisco Chronicle
10 Bike Commuting Myths Dispelled
Bike Commuters
A look back: "What’s Next for O.C. Transportation?"
Resonance
And the winner is ... Bombardier - Sleek streetcar fleet will drive us into the future
Toronto Star
Bill would exempt fire trucks from toll tickets
San Francisco Chronicle
Funding to mitigate 405-605-22 freeway reconfiguration sought
Press Telegram
L.A. Makes Play to Become World’s Clean Tech Capital
Green Economy Post
Manhattan Beach to try out electric BMW?
Daily Breeze
Oberstar Keeping Transport Bill on Fast Track
Journal of Commerce
Price Tag to Reduce Congestion, ‘Go Green’ and Improve Safety Outlined in Bottom Line Report
American Public Transportation Association
US States Push For Big Increase In Highway Spending
Wall Street Journal
San Francisco Chronicle
10 Bike Commuting Myths Dispelled
Bike Commuters
A look back: "What’s Next for O.C. Transportation?"
Resonance
And the winner is ... Bombardier - Sleek streetcar fleet will drive us into the future
Toronto Star
Bill would exempt fire trucks from toll tickets
San Francisco Chronicle
Funding to mitigate 405-605-22 freeway reconfiguration sought
Press Telegram
L.A. Makes Play to Become World’s Clean Tech Capital
Green Economy Post
Manhattan Beach to try out electric BMW?
Daily Breeze
Oberstar Keeping Transport Bill on Fast Track
Journal of Commerce
Price Tag to Reduce Congestion, ‘Go Green’ and Improve Safety Outlined in Bottom Line Report
American Public Transportation Association
US States Push For Big Increase In Highway Spending
Wall Street Journal
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