2010: A Sharrows Odyssey
LA StreetsBlog
Biden: California is a Contender for Rail Funds
NBC
California high-speed rail in line to snare federal billions, veep says
Examiner
California's High Speed Rail Gets a Nod from Vice Prez Joe Biden
LAist
Celebrating the centennial of Alice Huyler Ramsey's road trip - Alice Huyler Ramsey set out 100 years ago on the first U.S. cross-country trek with a woman driving. The country's been on a two-way street ever since
Los Angeles Times
Councilwoman, commuters launch Car-Free Fridays
Press Telegram
Federal Transit Administrator Rogoff Announces Key Administration Post
PRNewswire
Former FRA Chief Urges High-Speed Push for Rail Plan
Journal of Commerce
Gold Line Not Open Yet, but Sheriff's Ready to Ticket Drivers
LAist
Grant fuels SunLine upgrades
Desert Sun
LaHood: Administration opposed to increasing fuel taxes
Land Line
LAUSD Wants Bus Service Cuts - Proposal would affect thousands of
Students
FOX News
New agencies in Google Transit: 3 in India, many in China, and 1 in California (Foothill)
Trillium
New Law Puts Positive Train Control High on Railroad’s Agenda (Page 6)
Passenger Transport
Orange County Transit Advocates rally brings awareness to OCTA bus cuts
TransitRiderOC
Port of LA to Spend $1.1B
Journal of Commerce
Proposed Fare Increase and Line 7 Service Change
Culver CityBus
San Francisco launches Twitter 311 service
The Transit Wire
SB 375 Targets Still Evolving - Cities and Counties Stay Tuned
Public Law News
SunLine Transit Agency Offers Discounted Summer “Go Pass” For Youth
La Prensa Hispana
Transportation center funding on tap - Building will continue if developer falls through
Desert Sun
Transportation infrastructure: Oberstar is opposed to extending SAFETEA-LU past September 30, says report
Logistics Management
6/05/2009
Transportation Headlines for Friday June 5, 2009
California's high-speed rail could see federal stimulus money
Daily News
CityWatchLA - LADOT Demonstrates Need For Department of DIY
SoapBoxLA
Fury in the Blogosphere Over LA's Bike Master Plan
CurbedLA
Huntington Beach rejects red-light cameras
Los Angeles Times/LA Now
June 18, 2009: Don't Be a Carbon Big Foot (Dump the Pump day, free rides)
Omnitrans
LaHood Vows to Avert Federal Transpo Bankruptcy and Pay For It
LA StreetsBlog
More on the Bike Plan: Strength and Weaknesses
LA StreetsBlog
Oil rises to $69 as 3-month rally resumes
Daily News
Sacramento RT to unveil proposed fare increases - Just months after raising rates, Sacramento Regional Transit is poised to do it again
Sacramento Bee
School bus rides likely to get longer in Los Angeles
Los Angeles Times/LA Now
“Shovel Ready” High Speed Rail? CA Is Ahead of the Game
LA StreetsBlog
State's taxable sales off for 4th straight quarter
Sacramento Bee
Suburbs 2.0
Planetizen
Taking On O'Toole
Planetizen
To Dream the Impossible Dream - Light rail in Riverside. There, I said it
Riding in Riverside
Transportation funding: Highway Trust Fund is again in need of more capital
Logistics Management
Truck ban on ’Crest moves to Senate
La Cañada Valley Sun
Daily News
CityWatchLA - LADOT Demonstrates Need For Department of DIY
SoapBoxLA
Fury in the Blogosphere Over LA's Bike Master Plan
CurbedLA
Huntington Beach rejects red-light cameras
Los Angeles Times/LA Now
June 18, 2009: Don't Be a Carbon Big Foot (Dump the Pump day, free rides)
Omnitrans
LaHood Vows to Avert Federal Transpo Bankruptcy and Pay For It
LA StreetsBlog
More on the Bike Plan: Strength and Weaknesses
LA StreetsBlog
Oil rises to $69 as 3-month rally resumes
Daily News
Sacramento RT to unveil proposed fare increases - Just months after raising rates, Sacramento Regional Transit is poised to do it again
Sacramento Bee
School bus rides likely to get longer in Los Angeles
Los Angeles Times/LA Now
“Shovel Ready” High Speed Rail? CA Is Ahead of the Game
LA StreetsBlog
State's taxable sales off for 4th straight quarter
Sacramento Bee
Suburbs 2.0
Planetizen
Taking On O'Toole
Planetizen
To Dream the Impossible Dream - Light rail in Riverside. There, I said it
Riding in Riverside
Transportation funding: Highway Trust Fund is again in need of more capital
Logistics Management
Truck ban on ’Crest moves to Senate
La Cañada Valley Sun
6/04/2009
Transportation Headlines for Thursday June 4, 2009
36 Reasons Streetcars Are Better Than Buses
The Infrastructurist
Biden says state's high-speed rail project is primed for recovery funding - California may get a significant share of the $8 billion set aside for rail projects, the vice president says. A planned high-speed corridor would link L.A. to San Francisco in under 3 hours
Los Angeles Times
Bicyclists can review proposed new bike lanes for L.A
Los Angeles Times/LA Now
California has a golden opportunity to return to local control - A 'realignment' of state and local government is needed to reconstruct their tangled, unhealthy relationship since the passage of Proposition 13 in 1978
Los Angeles Times
California's high-speed rail could see federal stimulus money
Daily News
Gold Line Extension Opening Stalled on Its Tracks Until 'This Summer'
LAist
Government of Canada mandates transit work-rest rules
ATU News
Group ‘We ARE Marina del Rey’ wants moratorium on building until Master Plan with EIR is in place
The Argonaut
Iteris Awarded $1.5 Million Inland Empire 511 Traveler Information System Contract
PR Inside
It’s On: Special Metro Board Meeting to be Held to Discuss Long Range Transportation Plan
I Will Ride
L.A. city government plans Friday shutdowns
Daily Breeze
LADOT Claims to Be Out of the Loop on Bike Master Plan
LA StreetsBlog
LaHood, Biden Meet With Governors on High-Speed Rail
StreetsBlog
Long road home (Caltrans, I-710)
Pasadena Weekly
Los Angeles Budget Finalized... Kinda
LAist
Los Angeles Rail Extension’s Safety Record Looks Golden
ENR
Metro Crenshaw Transit Corridor - Taste Of Transit Tour
Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas
Moment for Public-Private Partnerships Is Now
Huffington Post
Naming rights considered for light rail
Arizona Republic
OCTA Director Peter Buffa: How Orange County Transportation Stacks Up
Public CEO
Oxnard to spend up to $4.32 million on transit
Ventura County Star
Paul Koretz to be New 5th District Councilman
LAist
S.B. County Omnitrans Board to consider bus fare increase
Press Enterprise
Senate Banking Panel to Discuss New Starts Program
Mass Transit
Tokyo Metro Courtesy Posters
As I See Japan From LA
Transit Planners to Congress: Please Figure Out How to Fund Us
StreetsBlog
US officials very interested in VMT/road use charges - ITSA people
Toll Road News
Weekend Work Shuts Down Heavily-Trafficked Freeway
Downtown Gazette
The Infrastructurist
Biden says state's high-speed rail project is primed for recovery funding - California may get a significant share of the $8 billion set aside for rail projects, the vice president says. A planned high-speed corridor would link L.A. to San Francisco in under 3 hours
Los Angeles Times
Bicyclists can review proposed new bike lanes for L.A
Los Angeles Times/LA Now
California has a golden opportunity to return to local control - A 'realignment' of state and local government is needed to reconstruct their tangled, unhealthy relationship since the passage of Proposition 13 in 1978
Los Angeles Times
California's high-speed rail could see federal stimulus money
Daily News
Gold Line Extension Opening Stalled on Its Tracks Until 'This Summer'
LAist
Government of Canada mandates transit work-rest rules
ATU News
Group ‘We ARE Marina del Rey’ wants moratorium on building until Master Plan with EIR is in place
The Argonaut
Iteris Awarded $1.5 Million Inland Empire 511 Traveler Information System Contract
PR Inside
It’s On: Special Metro Board Meeting to be Held to Discuss Long Range Transportation Plan
I Will Ride
L.A. city government plans Friday shutdowns
Daily Breeze
LADOT Claims to Be Out of the Loop on Bike Master Plan
LA StreetsBlog
LaHood, Biden Meet With Governors on High-Speed Rail
StreetsBlog
Long road home (Caltrans, I-710)
Pasadena Weekly
Los Angeles Budget Finalized... Kinda
LAist
Los Angeles Rail Extension’s Safety Record Looks Golden
ENR
Metro Crenshaw Transit Corridor - Taste Of Transit Tour
Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas
Moment for Public-Private Partnerships Is Now
Huffington Post
Naming rights considered for light rail
Arizona Republic
OCTA Director Peter Buffa: How Orange County Transportation Stacks Up
Public CEO
Oxnard to spend up to $4.32 million on transit
Ventura County Star
Paul Koretz to be New 5th District Councilman
LAist
S.B. County Omnitrans Board to consider bus fare increase
Press Enterprise
Senate Banking Panel to Discuss New Starts Program
Mass Transit
Tokyo Metro Courtesy Posters
As I See Japan From LA
Transit Planners to Congress: Please Figure Out How to Fund Us
StreetsBlog
US officials very interested in VMT/road use charges - ITSA people
Toll Road News
Weekend Work Shuts Down Heavily-Trafficked Freeway
Downtown Gazette
6/03/2009
Transportation Headlines for Wednesday June 3, 2009
Aviation may be included in infrastructure bank
AINonline
Bill aims to keep emission-reduction efforts local - Assembly members hope to use California's global warming law to force industries to improve air quality in areas worst affected by pollution, which tend to be low-income and minority neighborhoods
Los Angeles Times
Bush Transpo Secretary’s Biggest Disappointment: Bush
LA StreetsBlog
Caltrans on the 710 Tunnel Project: Trust Us, We Know What We’re Doing
LAStreetsBlog
Congestion Pricing Is Most Effective When Fairness Concerns Addressed Early, New Study Finds
Yahoo! News
Cyclists and Pedestrians Looking for a Champion
LA StreetsBlog
First-of-Its-Kind Map Shows LA County a Likely Epicenter of California's Green Economy
PRNewswire
Gold Line Extension Opening In June? Looking Dicey
CurbedLA
LA Bikeways stimulates Seattle and Portland economies
SoapBoxLA
Los Angeles City Council repeals bicycle license fee
Daily News
Man Dragged Under Metro Bus for a Block in Venice
LAist
Mapping L.A. project is revised in nearly 100 ways - The Times updates its online compilation of the city's communities after more than 1,500 reader comments on the first draft and a closer examination of its nearly 30,000 city blocks
Los Angeles Times
Metro CEO, Art Leahy, to Discuss Expanded Gold Line With TOWN HALL LA
MarketWire
Michael Moore Cheers GM Bankruptcy, Calls for Mass Transit
Epoch Times
OCEANSIDE: Transit district to freeze some workers' wages - Mechanics, maintenance workers refuse concessions amid outsourcing fears
North County Times
Port of Long Beach to Hear from Neighbors on Pollution
Journal of Commerce
Proterra Demos Nation's First In-Route Charging Battery-Electric Buses With Los Angeles County's Foothill Transit
PRWeb
Rough road for 710
Crescenta Valley Sun
Schwarzenegger pushes lawmakers for quick action on budget cuts - 'We have run out of time,' the governor tells a joint session of the Legislature. He is proposing sweeping cuts in all areas, including education, healthcare, social services, parks and prisons
Los Angeles Times
States' Budget Woes Are Poised to Worsen
Wall Street Journal
VP Biden hosts High-Speed Rail round-table with state leaders today
USDOT FastLane
AINonline
Bill aims to keep emission-reduction efforts local - Assembly members hope to use California's global warming law to force industries to improve air quality in areas worst affected by pollution, which tend to be low-income and minority neighborhoods
Los Angeles Times
Bush Transpo Secretary’s Biggest Disappointment: Bush
LA StreetsBlog
Caltrans on the 710 Tunnel Project: Trust Us, We Know What We’re Doing
LAStreetsBlog
Congestion Pricing Is Most Effective When Fairness Concerns Addressed Early, New Study Finds
Yahoo! News
Cyclists and Pedestrians Looking for a Champion
LA StreetsBlog
First-of-Its-Kind Map Shows LA County a Likely Epicenter of California's Green Economy
PRNewswire
Gold Line Extension Opening In June? Looking Dicey
CurbedLA
LA Bikeways stimulates Seattle and Portland economies
SoapBoxLA
Los Angeles City Council repeals bicycle license fee
Daily News
Man Dragged Under Metro Bus for a Block in Venice
LAist
Mapping L.A. project is revised in nearly 100 ways - The Times updates its online compilation of the city's communities after more than 1,500 reader comments on the first draft and a closer examination of its nearly 30,000 city blocks
Los Angeles Times
Metro CEO, Art Leahy, to Discuss Expanded Gold Line With TOWN HALL LA
MarketWire
Michael Moore Cheers GM Bankruptcy, Calls for Mass Transit
Epoch Times
OCEANSIDE: Transit district to freeze some workers' wages - Mechanics, maintenance workers refuse concessions amid outsourcing fears
North County Times
Port of Long Beach to Hear from Neighbors on Pollution
Journal of Commerce
Proterra Demos Nation's First In-Route Charging Battery-Electric Buses With Los Angeles County's Foothill Transit
PRWeb
Rough road for 710
Crescenta Valley Sun
Schwarzenegger pushes lawmakers for quick action on budget cuts - 'We have run out of time,' the governor tells a joint session of the Legislature. He is proposing sweeping cuts in all areas, including education, healthcare, social services, parks and prisons
Los Angeles Times
States' Budget Woes Are Poised to Worsen
Wall Street Journal
VP Biden hosts High-Speed Rail round-table with state leaders today
USDOT FastLane
6/02/2009
Transportation Headlines for Tuesday June 2, 2009
67 House Members Urge Operating Assistance in Transit Authorizations
ATU News
Barriers Being Installed on Blue Line
The Bus Bench
Breaking News: Bike License Repeal on City Council Agenda
LA StreetsBlog
City launches new transit Web site
Santa Clarita Signal
City needs funding to get memorial back on track
Simi Valley Acorn
City's Prideshare program receives kudos from MTA
Pasadena Star News
Council to debate 710 Tunnel
Crescenta Valley Sun
Drop in ad revenue hurting CTA
Chicago Sun Times
Equity Concerns Raised by Transportation Congestion Pricing Can Be Addressed To Make Approach Viable
Link to Report: http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR680/
RAND
Foothill Transit Dump the Pump – Fill out survey and get a free ride
Foothill Transit
Gas prices and oil futures rise sharply - California leads the U.S. as regular climbs to an average of $2.756 a gallon, according to the Energy Department
Los Angeles Times
HRS Stimulus and Timetables
California High Speed Rail Blog
Introducing: America’s 10 Biggest Highway Builders
The Infrastructurist
LA Bike Plan's "Proposed Bicycle Network" Aims Low and Still Falls Short
SoapBoxLA
LA's Mean Streets - Unsafe for cyclists, pedestrians and mass transit passengers!
SoapBoxLA
LA Metro upgrades to NXP's MIFARE Plus for ticketing
Contactless News
LAX Freight Decline Levels Off
Journal of Commerce
Metro joins other agencies seeking legislation to escape leaseback deals
Washington Examiner
Moorpark considering higher-density home development
Ventura County Star
Omnitrans proposes increasing bus fares - Rate hikes part of budget; no cuts planned by agency
San Bernardino Sun
Proposed nexus to be reviewed - Airport officials OK review on hub that would connect transportation services
Glendale News Press
Public transportation delivers public benefits
USDOT Fast Lane
Residents want safety fixes along the Blue Line
Los Angeles Times/LA Now
Santa Clarita Transit’s new website
Santa Clarita Transit
Solve the Congestion Crisis And Win $50,000
LA StreetsBlog
Subway To Sea Stirs Up WeHo Trolley Memories
WeHo News
Train memorial on tap to get more funds - $100,000 of $195,000 grant should go to construction, Simi staff says
Ventura County Star
Transit Stops Increase Property Value- But Why?
Planetizen
Transportation Adventure
DaytrippingMom
US Senators Seek Delay On Rail Bill, Vow Broad Reform Package
Wall Street Journal
ATU News
Barriers Being Installed on Blue Line
The Bus Bench
Breaking News: Bike License Repeal on City Council Agenda
LA StreetsBlog
City launches new transit Web site
Santa Clarita Signal
City needs funding to get memorial back on track
Simi Valley Acorn
City's Prideshare program receives kudos from MTA
Pasadena Star News
Council to debate 710 Tunnel
Crescenta Valley Sun
Drop in ad revenue hurting CTA
Chicago Sun Times
Equity Concerns Raised by Transportation Congestion Pricing Can Be Addressed To Make Approach Viable
Link to Report: http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR680/
RAND
Foothill Transit Dump the Pump – Fill out survey and get a free ride
Foothill Transit
Gas prices and oil futures rise sharply - California leads the U.S. as regular climbs to an average of $2.756 a gallon, according to the Energy Department
Los Angeles Times
HRS Stimulus and Timetables
California High Speed Rail Blog
Introducing: America’s 10 Biggest Highway Builders
The Infrastructurist
LA Bike Plan's "Proposed Bicycle Network" Aims Low and Still Falls Short
SoapBoxLA
LA's Mean Streets - Unsafe for cyclists, pedestrians and mass transit passengers!
SoapBoxLA
LA Metro upgrades to NXP's MIFARE Plus for ticketing
Contactless News
LAX Freight Decline Levels Off
Journal of Commerce
Metro joins other agencies seeking legislation to escape leaseback deals
Washington Examiner
Moorpark considering higher-density home development
Ventura County Star
Omnitrans proposes increasing bus fares - Rate hikes part of budget; no cuts planned by agency
San Bernardino Sun
Proposed nexus to be reviewed - Airport officials OK review on hub that would connect transportation services
Glendale News Press
Public transportation delivers public benefits
USDOT Fast Lane
Residents want safety fixes along the Blue Line
Los Angeles Times/LA Now
Santa Clarita Transit’s new website
Santa Clarita Transit
Solve the Congestion Crisis And Win $50,000
LA StreetsBlog
Subway To Sea Stirs Up WeHo Trolley Memories
WeHo News
Train memorial on tap to get more funds - $100,000 of $195,000 grant should go to construction, Simi staff says
Ventura County Star
Transit Stops Increase Property Value- But Why?
Planetizen
Transportation Adventure
DaytrippingMom
US Senators Seek Delay On Rail Bill, Vow Broad Reform Package
Wall Street Journal
6/01/2009
Transportation Headlines for Monday June 1, 2009
Another View: Californians flunk road test
Pasadena Star News
City needs funding to get memorial back on track
Simi Valley Acorn
Gas prices climb 19 cents over 2 weeks
Whittier Daily News
How the Autocentric Lifestyle Hurts Our Kids
StreetsBlog
Metro joins other agencies seeking legislation to escape leaseback deals
Washington Examiner
OPEC unlikely to lower oil output
Los Angeles Times
Planning for future of Ventura County
Ventura County Star
Port of L.A. shipyard faces a tough haul
Press Telegram
Proposed nexus to be reviewed - Airport officials OK review on hub that would connect transportation services
Glendale News Press
Ray LaHood’s Expedition to Europe Bodes Well for U.S. HSR Hopes
Transport Politic
San Marino will hold a meeting on Caltrans soil study
Pasadena Star News
Scarce state, local funds have RTA thinking federal
Press Enterprise
Southern California's Ghost Airport Terminals
Franklin Avenue
Time For Feds To Fund Mass Transit Operating Expenses?
National Journal Transportation Blog
ULI Sees Hope in Infrastructure Partnerships
Globe St.
Pasadena Star News
City needs funding to get memorial back on track
Simi Valley Acorn
Gas prices climb 19 cents over 2 weeks
Whittier Daily News
How the Autocentric Lifestyle Hurts Our Kids
StreetsBlog
Metro joins other agencies seeking legislation to escape leaseback deals
Washington Examiner
OPEC unlikely to lower oil output
Los Angeles Times
Planning for future of Ventura County
Ventura County Star
Port of L.A. shipyard faces a tough haul
Press Telegram
Proposed nexus to be reviewed - Airport officials OK review on hub that would connect transportation services
Glendale News Press
Ray LaHood’s Expedition to Europe Bodes Well for U.S. HSR Hopes
Transport Politic
San Marino will hold a meeting on Caltrans soil study
Pasadena Star News
Scarce state, local funds have RTA thinking federal
Press Enterprise
Southern California's Ghost Airport Terminals
Franklin Avenue
Time For Feds To Fund Mass Transit Operating Expenses?
National Journal Transportation Blog
ULI Sees Hope in Infrastructure Partnerships
Globe St.
5/31/2009
Transportation Headlines for Sunday May 31, 2009
Burbank Bus’s Innovative Fuel Cell Bus
Mass Transit
California Cities Object To Greenhouse Gas Law
Planetizen
California now faces budget cuts “beyond draconian” - One of the first targets is 200 state parks, already causing a public outcry as summer approaches
CS Monitor
Canada Launches $1-Billion Green Infrastructure Fund
PR-USA
Congested 91 Freeway will get some relief
Los Angeles Times/LA Now
Cutting cabs to improve valley service - Applications due for long discussed franchise system promising better oversight
Desert Sun
Dan Walters: California still faces months of recession
Sacramento Bee
Developer shares vision for the I-10 Corridor Conference
San Bernardino Sun
Foothill Transit gets three electric buses
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
How to Move the Transportation Industry from Oil to Electric
Green Workplace
Is Smart Growth Successful?
Planetizen
Late, Great State Of California
Yahoo! News
Security team keeps peace throughout trolley system - Although crime rate rose, it's below levels reported by L.A., Sacramento
San Diego Union Tribune
Spain’s High-Speed Rail Offers Guideposts for U.S.
New York Times
Students unveil plan for light rail in the valley
Desert Sun
Transit for the Ages — All of Them
Mass Transit
US transport boss, Spanish premier discuss trains
AP
Wetlands restoration could find dry hole - Bridge reinforcement up in the air over who covers cost
San Diego Union Tribune
Mass Transit
California Cities Object To Greenhouse Gas Law
Planetizen
California now faces budget cuts “beyond draconian” - One of the first targets is 200 state parks, already causing a public outcry as summer approaches
CS Monitor
Canada Launches $1-Billion Green Infrastructure Fund
PR-USA
Congested 91 Freeway will get some relief
Los Angeles Times/LA Now
Cutting cabs to improve valley service - Applications due for long discussed franchise system promising better oversight
Desert Sun
Dan Walters: California still faces months of recession
Sacramento Bee
Developer shares vision for the I-10 Corridor Conference
San Bernardino Sun
Foothill Transit gets three electric buses
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
How to Move the Transportation Industry from Oil to Electric
Green Workplace
Is Smart Growth Successful?
Planetizen
Late, Great State Of California
Yahoo! News
Security team keeps peace throughout trolley system - Although crime rate rose, it's below levels reported by L.A., Sacramento
San Diego Union Tribune
Spain’s High-Speed Rail Offers Guideposts for U.S.
New York Times
Students unveil plan for light rail in the valley
Desert Sun
Transit for the Ages — All of Them
Mass Transit
US transport boss, Spanish premier discuss trains
AP
Wetlands restoration could find dry hole - Bridge reinforcement up in the air over who covers cost
San Diego Union Tribune
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