1/3rd of U.S. Freeways in 'Poor or Mediocre' Condition
Planetizen
Administration Releases More Detailed FY 2010 Budget Submission - Proposes Baseline Funding for Transit Pending Action on Authorization Bill
American Public Transportation Association Legislative Alert
BART Directors Consider Design Concepts for New Rail Cars
SF StreetsBlog
Bikes are back: Bike Week in Pasadena gets rolling
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Bike to Work Week
LA StreetsBlog
Boxer applauds Gold Line money
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Budget Cuts Mean Delays for Downtown Community Plans
BlogDowntown
Carpool lane coming to Sepulveda Pass
Daily News
Chicago transit: House panel OKs bill to require updated fare system - Regional Transportation Authority says it's already working on 'seamless' fare system
Chicago Tribune
City Council Celebrates Bike to Work with Bike-Themed Meeting
LA StreetsBlog
Garage Gamble: Proposed $50 Million Parking Structure Raises Eyebrows, Highlights Challenges of Broadway
LA Downtown News
Marina Del Rey - Beach shuttle revs up for summer service
The Argonaut
New LEED-ND standards: what’s new, what’s good, and what’s not
NRDC Switchboard
Oberstar Cheers Plan for Rail Spending
Journal of Commerce
Oberstar’s Handwritten Outline Of New Transportation Bill Leaks
The Infrasructurist
Officials Break Ground On 405 Widening Project
CBS News
Our View: Clamp down on motorcycles
Whittier Daily News
Port of Los Angeles to sell $300 million in bonds
Daily Breeze
Ray LaHood: California and Florida most likely to receive high speed rail funds
California High Speed Rail Blog
Report on the Foothill Extension Rally
I Will Ride
Rough Roads Costing Motorists Hundreds More Each Year
PRNewswire
Rough roads report outlines economic solution to an expensive problem
USDOT Fastlane
Saturday’s Measure R Forum to Focus on the San Gabriel Valley
I Will Ride
SoCal associations look at how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions - State law ties transport and land use planning to reduction targets
Desert Sun
Students for Foothill Extension
CurbedLA
TransLink(R) Passes All BART Tests, Ready for Summertime Launch
PRNewswire
Understanding How Individuals Make Travel and Location Decisions: Implications for Public Transportation (TCRP Report 123)
National Transit Institute
Whittier Boulevard construction draws complaints
Whittier Daily News
Work begins on final leg of 405 Freeway's northbound carpool lane - The $1-billion project is designed to ease congestion between the 10 and the 101, one of the busiest traffic corridors in the nation
Los Angeles Times
5/08/2009
Transportation Headlines for Friday May 8, 2009
$67 Million for Metro Gold Line
CurbedLA
BART dials in to phone-pay system
San Francisco Examiner
California could be broke by July, state official warns - Despite the budget fix enacted in February, the state is on track to come up $23 billion short of what it needs to get through the year, the Legislature's chief budget analyst says
Los Angeles Times
Carpool freeway project could snarl East Long Beach traffic for 3 years
Press Telegram
DC Metro: Food Sales At Trains? Metro Just Might Bite. Revenue-Hungry Board to Discuss Retail Kiosks
Washington Post
Electric City Bus: Will It Be Your First Electric Ride?
Huffington Post
Federal transportation secretary delivers $67 million to LA County
KPCC 89.3 FM
Five of six propositions losing
San Diego Union Tribune
Former Pullman porters are all aboard for Train Day tribute
USA Today
Gold Line Gets A Boost
LA Metblogs
Help with Setting up Google Transit:
Trillium Transit Internet Solutions
Google Transit Partner Program FAQs
Google Transit Feed Specification
High-Speed Train Board Approves Federal Stimulus Proposal
EarthTimes
Hydrogen car R.I.P. Secretary Chu agrees with Climate Progress and slashes hydrogen budget
Climate Progress
Is train wreck ahead in high-speed transportation battle?
Las Vegas Sun
More mass transit users, less funding
Marketplace
More Megas and High-Speed Rail
The Atlantic
More Than $8,600 Saved Annually by Individuals Who Seek to “Ride Out” the Rough Economy by Riding Public Transportation
American Public Transportation Association
Orange Line Bike Path Gets Overdue Cleaning
LAist
Report: Reinvesting Transit
Environmental Defense Fund
'Safe Streets Bill' Heads to Committee Hearing
LAist
Santa Monica Resident on the Coming Pedestrian Tsunami
CurbedLA
Sharrows are coming to Los Angeles! or are they?
LA StreetsBlog
Speed Trap Showdown
CityWatchLA
U.S. Halts Pilot Program in New York to Detect Biological Attacks
Washington Post
U.S. may short-change transit again: MTA head
Reuters
Why Won’t the Feds Encourage People to Go Car-Free?
LA StreetsBlog
CurbedLA
BART dials in to phone-pay system
San Francisco Examiner
California could be broke by July, state official warns - Despite the budget fix enacted in February, the state is on track to come up $23 billion short of what it needs to get through the year, the Legislature's chief budget analyst says
Los Angeles Times
Carpool freeway project could snarl East Long Beach traffic for 3 years
Press Telegram
DC Metro: Food Sales At Trains? Metro Just Might Bite. Revenue-Hungry Board to Discuss Retail Kiosks
Washington Post
Electric City Bus: Will It Be Your First Electric Ride?
Huffington Post
Federal transportation secretary delivers $67 million to LA County
KPCC 89.3 FM
Five of six propositions losing
San Diego Union Tribune
Former Pullman porters are all aboard for Train Day tribute
USA Today
Gold Line Gets A Boost
LA Metblogs
Help with Setting up Google Transit:
Trillium Transit Internet Solutions
Google Transit Partner Program FAQs
Google Transit Feed Specification
High-Speed Train Board Approves Federal Stimulus Proposal
EarthTimes
Hydrogen car R.I.P. Secretary Chu agrees with Climate Progress and slashes hydrogen budget
Climate Progress
Is train wreck ahead in high-speed transportation battle?
Las Vegas Sun
More mass transit users, less funding
Marketplace
More Megas and High-Speed Rail
The Atlantic
More Than $8,600 Saved Annually by Individuals Who Seek to “Ride Out” the Rough Economy by Riding Public Transportation
American Public Transportation Association
Orange Line Bike Path Gets Overdue Cleaning
LAist
Report: Reinvesting Transit
Environmental Defense Fund
'Safe Streets Bill' Heads to Committee Hearing
LAist
Santa Monica Resident on the Coming Pedestrian Tsunami
CurbedLA
Sharrows are coming to Los Angeles! or are they?
LA StreetsBlog
Speed Trap Showdown
CityWatchLA
U.S. Halts Pilot Program in New York to Detect Biological Attacks
Washington Post
U.S. may short-change transit again: MTA head
Reuters
Why Won’t the Feds Encourage People to Go Car-Free?
LA StreetsBlog
5/07/2009
Transportation Headlines for Thursday May 7, 2009
15 Unusual and Creative Bus Stops
Toxel
California Population Growth Continues To Slow
Planetizen
City “Solution” Far Worse Than Problem (Expo Phase II, Santa Monica)
Santa Monica Dispatch
College officials, students urge funding for transit extension
Citrus College Clarion
Congestion, Pollution and Freeways
Planetizen
Council Transportation Committee Moves to Remove Traffic Calming
LA StreetsBlog
Developing Green: The Future is Now, Are You Ready?
Urban Land Institute
L.A. County gas prices climbing
Daily Breeze
L.A. Marathon may be heading back to a Sunday in March
Los Angeles Times
Metro Super Pizza Party!
The Bus Bench
National Train Day - 5/9/09
West Coast Rail Forum
Our View: Rebuilding the 10/605 interchange
Pasadena Star News
Port of LA Slammed by City Councilmembers
LAist
Quentin Kopp: High Speed Rail is Unquestionable - California’s Transportation Future
GreatValley
Richard Florida on HSR, Mega Regions and Our Economic Future
California High Speed Rail Blog
Save the Buses - Why Are We Cutting Transportation Funding?
Santa Barbara Independent
Tallying the toll of transportation privatization - What are our roads and runways really worth?
MSNBC
The importance of a complete transportation system
Transportation for America
Sunset Widening's Latest
CurbedLA
Will Barbara Boxer Stand Up for Sustainable Transportation?
LA StreetsBlog
Wish your iPod touch could help plan transit trips?
Trillium
Toxel
California Population Growth Continues To Slow
Planetizen
City “Solution” Far Worse Than Problem (Expo Phase II, Santa Monica)
Santa Monica Dispatch
College officials, students urge funding for transit extension
Citrus College Clarion
Congestion, Pollution and Freeways
Planetizen
Council Transportation Committee Moves to Remove Traffic Calming
LA StreetsBlog
Developing Green: The Future is Now, Are You Ready?
Urban Land Institute
L.A. County gas prices climbing
Daily Breeze
L.A. Marathon may be heading back to a Sunday in March
Los Angeles Times
Metro Super Pizza Party!
The Bus Bench
National Train Day - 5/9/09
West Coast Rail Forum
Our View: Rebuilding the 10/605 interchange
Pasadena Star News
Port of LA Slammed by City Councilmembers
LAist
Quentin Kopp: High Speed Rail is Unquestionable - California’s Transportation Future
GreatValley
Richard Florida on HSR, Mega Regions and Our Economic Future
California High Speed Rail Blog
Save the Buses - Why Are We Cutting Transportation Funding?
Santa Barbara Independent
Tallying the toll of transportation privatization - What are our roads and runways really worth?
MSNBC
The importance of a complete transportation system
Transportation for America
Sunset Widening's Latest
CurbedLA
Will Barbara Boxer Stand Up for Sustainable Transportation?
LA StreetsBlog
Wish your iPod touch could help plan transit trips?
Trillium
5/06/2009
Transportation Headlines for Wednesday May 6, 2009
Appeals court upholds MTA's victory over Bus Riders' Union
Los Angeles Times/LA Now
Bicing: Barcelona's Communal Bicycle Program Has Transformed The City
Huffington Post
Building on International Success Tapping Private Sector to Build New Roads
Reason
Could innovative transit help boost real-estate development?
EDF
Council Considers (Again) Removing Traffic Calming in Westwood
LA StreetsBlog
DOT Pandemic Flu Planning Guidelines
Transportation Research Board
Foothill Transit to introduce electric bus
The Transit Wire
GIRO celebrates 30 years of software development
PRLog
House Hearing on the Progress of Transportation and Infrastructure Programs under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Transportation Research Board
Senate Hearing on the Department of Transportation's Implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Transportation Research Board
Literature Review for Providing Access to Public Transportation Stations
Transportation Research Board
Los Angeles area could lose $300 million to state budget balancing - A Schwarzenegger administration proposal would drain funds from cities and counties to help plug a huge budget hole. Skeptics say it's a ploy to scare voters into approving Propositions 1A-1F
Los Angeles Times
Mega-Regions and High-Speed Rail
Creative Class
Metrolink settles with Denise Tyrrell
LA Observed
Mobile commerce apps gaining ground in U.S.
Computer World
MTA sponsoring Bike to Work Day
Daily Breeze
NY Lawmakers Strike Deal to Rescue M.T.A.
New York Times
Opening of Union Station Almost Delayed By Kittens
BlogDowntown
Orange Line Extension Coming, Businesses Going
Curbed LA
Portland Bus Driver Says Let There Be Light…on Bikes
LA StreetsBlog
Predicting Performance with Traffic Analysis Tools
Transportation Research Board
Public-Private Partnerships for Highway Infrastructure: Capitalizing on International Experience
Transportation Research Board
Ray LaHood - G.O.P. Résumé, Cabinet Post, Knack for Odd Jobs
New York Times
Reinventing Transit
EDF
Save the Date: Thursday, May 7, 2009: Gold Line Foothill Extension Rally at Citrus College
I Will Ride
Seizing A Historic Moment In Urban Planning
Forbes
Trains And The City - With U.S. high-speed rail coming down the line, expect urban property booms
Forbes
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Will Discuss the Economic Stimulus Package at the National Press Club on May 21
PR Newswire
Travelin’ Local’s Metro Monday – “Fast. Frequent. Fabulous.”
Travelin’ Local
Treasure Trove of Articles on High-Speed Rail articles
Pedestrian View of Los Angeles
Union Station Opens, May 5, 1939
Los Angeles Times/The Daily Mirror
U.S. lawmaker aims to overhaul DOT
Reuters
What LA Can Learn from Tokyo Bike Culture
LAist
White Paper: Job Impacts of Spending on Public Transportation: An Update
American Public Transportation Association
Los Angeles Times/LA Now
Bicing: Barcelona's Communal Bicycle Program Has Transformed The City
Huffington Post
Building on International Success Tapping Private Sector to Build New Roads
Reason
Could innovative transit help boost real-estate development?
EDF
Council Considers (Again) Removing Traffic Calming in Westwood
LA StreetsBlog
DOT Pandemic Flu Planning Guidelines
Transportation Research Board
Foothill Transit to introduce electric bus
The Transit Wire
GIRO celebrates 30 years of software development
PRLog
House Hearing on the Progress of Transportation and Infrastructure Programs under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Transportation Research Board
Senate Hearing on the Department of Transportation's Implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Transportation Research Board
Literature Review for Providing Access to Public Transportation Stations
Transportation Research Board
Los Angeles area could lose $300 million to state budget balancing - A Schwarzenegger administration proposal would drain funds from cities and counties to help plug a huge budget hole. Skeptics say it's a ploy to scare voters into approving Propositions 1A-1F
Los Angeles Times
Mega-Regions and High-Speed Rail
Creative Class
Metrolink settles with Denise Tyrrell
LA Observed
Mobile commerce apps gaining ground in U.S.
Computer World
MTA sponsoring Bike to Work Day
Daily Breeze
NY Lawmakers Strike Deal to Rescue M.T.A.
New York Times
Opening of Union Station Almost Delayed By Kittens
BlogDowntown
Orange Line Extension Coming, Businesses Going
Curbed LA
Portland Bus Driver Says Let There Be Light…on Bikes
LA StreetsBlog
Predicting Performance with Traffic Analysis Tools
Transportation Research Board
Public-Private Partnerships for Highway Infrastructure: Capitalizing on International Experience
Transportation Research Board
Ray LaHood - G.O.P. Résumé, Cabinet Post, Knack for Odd Jobs
New York Times
Reinventing Transit
EDF
Save the Date: Thursday, May 7, 2009: Gold Line Foothill Extension Rally at Citrus College
I Will Ride
Seizing A Historic Moment In Urban Planning
Forbes
Trains And The City - With U.S. high-speed rail coming down the line, expect urban property booms
Forbes
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Will Discuss the Economic Stimulus Package at the National Press Club on May 21
PR Newswire
Travelin’ Local’s Metro Monday – “Fast. Frequent. Fabulous.”
Travelin’ Local
Treasure Trove of Articles on High-Speed Rail articles
Pedestrian View of Los Angeles
Union Station Opens, May 5, 1939
Los Angeles Times/The Daily Mirror
U.S. lawmaker aims to overhaul DOT
Reuters
What LA Can Learn from Tokyo Bike Culture
LAist
White Paper: Job Impacts of Spending on Public Transportation: An Update
American Public Transportation Association
5/05/2009
Transportation Headlines for Tuesday May 5, 2009
Asm. Krekorian's Response to the LADOT (AB766)
BrayjAgainstTheMachine
California considers requiring motorcycle smog checks - Proponents say every effort will help in the air pollution and climate change fight. Foes say it would be an infringement on bikers' rights
Los Angeles Times
Chart: America’s Streetcar Renaissance
Infrastructurist
Experimenting with the Elimination of Traffic Lights
LA StreetsBlog
Fewer workers, less traffic
Marketplace
Future of National Surface Transportation Policy
Planetizen
Happy 70th B-Day, Union Station!
LAist
How much do you support transit?
Riding in Riverside
King County Metro unveils first RapidRide bus
Seattle Times
King County Metro rolls out big red RapidRide bus design - New federal funding to help service start next year
Seattle Post Intelligencer
King County Metro Transit debuts new tools to keep riders in the loop
Transit Wire
L.A. union station celebrates 70th year
ABC News
Lawmaker Urges ‘Mileage Tax’ Legislation
Transport Topics
Leahy Outlines His Vision for Metro at Calpirg Conference
LA StreetsBlog
Metro Rapid 720 Adding Stop at Central
BlogDowntown
Morning in K-Town: Peds Ticketed, Red Light Runners Ignored
LA StreetsBlog
Officials consider cost cuts and new fees for Van Nuys Airport
Los Angeles Times
Orange Line extension to force Valley businesses to relocate
Daily News
Santa Monica Wins Bicycling Award
Santa Monica Surf/Lookout News
Story of Sprawl — Now on DVD
Smart Growth America
Transportation chief gives status report on projects
San Bernardino Sun
Union Station Celebrates 70 Years
BlogDowntown
U.S. ports look to consumer for recovery
Reuters
VMT Fees: The Answer to Traffic Congestion?
Planetizen
BrayjAgainstTheMachine
California considers requiring motorcycle smog checks - Proponents say every effort will help in the air pollution and climate change fight. Foes say it would be an infringement on bikers' rights
Los Angeles Times
Chart: America’s Streetcar Renaissance
Infrastructurist
Experimenting with the Elimination of Traffic Lights
LA StreetsBlog
Fewer workers, less traffic
Marketplace
Future of National Surface Transportation Policy
Planetizen
Happy 70th B-Day, Union Station!
LAist
How much do you support transit?
Riding in Riverside
King County Metro unveils first RapidRide bus
Seattle Times
King County Metro rolls out big red RapidRide bus design - New federal funding to help service start next year
Seattle Post Intelligencer
King County Metro Transit debuts new tools to keep riders in the loop
Transit Wire
L.A. union station celebrates 70th year
ABC News
Lawmaker Urges ‘Mileage Tax’ Legislation
Transport Topics
Leahy Outlines His Vision for Metro at Calpirg Conference
LA StreetsBlog
Metro Rapid 720 Adding Stop at Central
BlogDowntown
Morning in K-Town: Peds Ticketed, Red Light Runners Ignored
LA StreetsBlog
Officials consider cost cuts and new fees for Van Nuys Airport
Los Angeles Times
Orange Line extension to force Valley businesses to relocate
Daily News
Santa Monica Wins Bicycling Award
Santa Monica Surf/Lookout News
Story of Sprawl — Now on DVD
Smart Growth America
Transportation chief gives status report on projects
San Bernardino Sun
Union Station Celebrates 70 Years
BlogDowntown
U.S. ports look to consumer for recovery
Reuters
VMT Fees: The Answer to Traffic Congestion?
Planetizen
5/04/2009
Transportation Headlines for Monday May 4, 2009
AB766 "Safe Streets" Bill
SoapBoxLA
AB 766 — Slowing our streets for everyone’s safety
Biking in LA
A Look at May Day Traffic
BlogDowntown
Another TAP Sign
The Bus Bench
Cyclists “Storm the Bastille” on May Day
Illuminate LA
Domo arigato, Mr. Bike-parking Roboto
The Oregonian
Driving into the future with biofuels
Mercury News
Eastside Extension Coming Along
LA Eastside
Ethanol's environmental impact to be put to the test - DEBATE: How EPA defines emissions from fuel's production could be key
Daily News
Fast and Furious LA-Style: Raising the Speed Limit to Raise Revenue
RonKayeLA
Good news out of RTA! (Google Transit)
Riding in Riverside
Googling the Future: Google Transit changes the way riders find their routes and alters the ways they think about public transportation
More Riders Magazine
High gas prices drive changes in California fuel consumption
Los Angeles Times
HOA Letters Re Widening Of Sunset
Westside Today
It's getting less smoggy
Press Telegram
It’s getting less Smoggy
San Bernardino Sun
Mission Boulevard slated for closure
Daily Bulletin
Officer Krupke, you’ve done it again — Pedal power to the people
Biking in LA
"Storm the Bastille" - May Day
SoapBoxLA
Sunday Night Photo Dump II – (Los Angeles TOD)
The Overhead Wire
Top IT official: Government needs to be where Americans spend time online
Federal Times
SoapBoxLA
AB 766 — Slowing our streets for everyone’s safety
Biking in LA
A Look at May Day Traffic
BlogDowntown
Another TAP Sign
The Bus Bench
Cyclists “Storm the Bastille” on May Day
Illuminate LA
Domo arigato, Mr. Bike-parking Roboto
The Oregonian
Driving into the future with biofuels
Mercury News
Eastside Extension Coming Along
LA Eastside
Ethanol's environmental impact to be put to the test - DEBATE: How EPA defines emissions from fuel's production could be key
Daily News
Fast and Furious LA-Style: Raising the Speed Limit to Raise Revenue
RonKayeLA
Good news out of RTA! (Google Transit)
Riding in Riverside
Googling the Future: Google Transit changes the way riders find their routes and alters the ways they think about public transportation
More Riders Magazine
High gas prices drive changes in California fuel consumption
Los Angeles Times
HOA Letters Re Widening Of Sunset
Westside Today
It's getting less smoggy
Press Telegram
It’s getting less Smoggy
San Bernardino Sun
Mission Boulevard slated for closure
Daily Bulletin
Officer Krupke, you’ve done it again — Pedal power to the people
Biking in LA
"Storm the Bastille" - May Day
SoapBoxLA
Sunday Night Photo Dump II – (Los Angeles TOD)
The Overhead Wire
Top IT official: Government needs to be where Americans spend time online
Federal Times
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