Assembly Passes Law Cracking Down On Disability Parking Permit Abuse
SF StreetsBlog
Bay Area Universal Transit Card Stalls
Contra Costa Times
Board Passes BART Fare Increase, Service Cuts (six months ahead of schedule)
San Francisco Chronicle
CalTrain, SamTrans Awarded Stimulus Funds
San Jose Mercury News
City Of Pasadena Wins Three Awards From Planning Association (including actions to incorporate sustainable planning and transportation in the city’s major planning documents)
Pasadena Now
Congress Agrees To Keep Transit Operating Aid In War Bill
LA StreetsBlog
DOT Reverses Course On Helmet Rule For Pedicab Passengers
Blog Downtown
Good Gold Line News: Lake Station Makeover
LA Curbed
Harry Reid Euthanizes Pet Project: The Senate Majority Leader’s About-Face On High Speed Rail
National Review
The Hydrogen Highway Builds Momentum
WorldChanging
It’s Official: The Era Of Cheap Oil Is Over
Grist
LAX Flyaway Fares To Increase Again, New Location Considered
LAist
LAX To Unveil New Warning System On Taxiways, Runway
Los Angeles Times
Leaders To Seek Funding For High-Speed Rail
San Francisco Chronicle
MTA: Take Me To Your Leader
CityWatch
MTA To Hold Public Meetings On 10 And 110 Freeway Tolls
NBC Los Angeles
New Urbanism: Very Misunderstood
Huffington Post
Q&A: Eric Gordon On Community Planning With Second Life (recent winner of Macarthur Foundation grant)
Metropolis Magazine
Revisiting The San Francisco Freeway Revolt
SF StreetsBlog
A Second Act For Second Life, As An Urban Planning Tool
Fast Company
UCLA Faculty Experts Advisory: MTA To Introduce Toll Lanes, Set Prices
UCLA Newsroom
6/12/2009
Transportation Headlines for Friday June 12, 2009
Better Bike Lane Signage Is Low-Cost, High-Impact Solution For Urban Cyclists
Fast Company
Boxer Lauds Transit Funds For California: White House Announces Significant Funding For Transit Capital Improvements
Press Release Of Senator Boxer
Breaking Down The Blueprint: Economic Competitiveness, Efficiency, And Opportunity
Transportation For America
Caltrans, MTA To Try 2010 HOV Toll Lanes
KABC
Caltrans Sued Over Race, Gender Quotas In Contracts
Contra Costa Times
Desert Xpress Set To Debut 2014
California Excursions
Dude, Where’s My Maglev?
My Direct Democracy
Everyone Agrees: City Should Use Measure R For Cyclists And Pedestrians
L.A. StreetsBlog
The Founder Of Zipcar Moves Into Ride Sharing
Planetizen
Gold Coast [Transit] Changes, Eliminates Some Bus Routes
Ventura County Star
Harry Reid Abruptly Pulls Support For Levitating Train To Disneyland
Huffington Post
Head of Alameda Corridor – East Project Gets Award
Pasadena Star News
High Hopes For Vegas To Victorville High-Speed Rail
Los Angeles Examiner
LADOT Set To Legalize Pedicab Service, But With An Absurd Abundance Of Bureaucratic Strings Attached
Gary Rides Bikes
LAX FlyAway Bus Fares From Van Nuys And Union Station To Increase Effective August 1, 2009
SOA Magazine
Metro Developer Beta
Trillium Solutions
MTA Puts Off Discussion Of Transportation, Measure R Projects
Los Angeles Times
Muni Floats Plan To Pull Hundreds Of S.F. Stops
San Francisco Chronicle
Parking Policies Can Reduce Car Use
WorldChanging
Pedicabs To Make A Comeback In L.A.?
LAist
Pollution Lingers Near I-10 Freeway
Santa Monica Daily Press
Portland’s Streetcar Architecture: Past Becomes Future
Oregonian
Shipyard Plan Doesn’t Jibe With Port Of Los Angeles’ Vision
Los Angeles Times
Should Higher Gas Mileage Come With Higher Gas Taxes Too?
Green Car Reports
Torrance Will Use Stimulus Money To Buy 10 Hybrid Buses
Daily Breeze
Transportation Policy: Industry Groups Offer Up Their Take On Rockefeller-Lautenberg Legislation
Logistics Management
The True Cost Of Driving
San Francisco Examiner
When Will Oberstar’s Transportation Bill Drop? Place Your Bets Now
DC StreetsBlog
With Highway Bill On The Distant Horizon, Reformers Eye Climate Measure To Make A Splash
New York Times
Fast Company
Boxer Lauds Transit Funds For California: White House Announces Significant Funding For Transit Capital Improvements
Press Release Of Senator Boxer
Breaking Down The Blueprint: Economic Competitiveness, Efficiency, And Opportunity
Transportation For America
Caltrans, MTA To Try 2010 HOV Toll Lanes
KABC
Caltrans Sued Over Race, Gender Quotas In Contracts
Contra Costa Times
Desert Xpress Set To Debut 2014
California Excursions
Dude, Where’s My Maglev?
My Direct Democracy
Everyone Agrees: City Should Use Measure R For Cyclists And Pedestrians
L.A. StreetsBlog
The Founder Of Zipcar Moves Into Ride Sharing
Planetizen
Gold Coast [Transit] Changes, Eliminates Some Bus Routes
Ventura County Star
Harry Reid Abruptly Pulls Support For Levitating Train To Disneyland
Huffington Post
Head of Alameda Corridor – East Project Gets Award
Pasadena Star News
High Hopes For Vegas To Victorville High-Speed Rail
Los Angeles Examiner
LADOT Set To Legalize Pedicab Service, But With An Absurd Abundance Of Bureaucratic Strings Attached
Gary Rides Bikes
LAX FlyAway Bus Fares From Van Nuys And Union Station To Increase Effective August 1, 2009
SOA Magazine
Metro Developer Beta
Trillium Solutions
MTA Puts Off Discussion Of Transportation, Measure R Projects
Los Angeles Times
Muni Floats Plan To Pull Hundreds Of S.F. Stops
San Francisco Chronicle
Parking Policies Can Reduce Car Use
WorldChanging
Pedicabs To Make A Comeback In L.A.?
LAist
Pollution Lingers Near I-10 Freeway
Santa Monica Daily Press
Portland’s Streetcar Architecture: Past Becomes Future
Oregonian
Shipyard Plan Doesn’t Jibe With Port Of Los Angeles’ Vision
Los Angeles Times
Should Higher Gas Mileage Come With Higher Gas Taxes Too?
Green Car Reports
Torrance Will Use Stimulus Money To Buy 10 Hybrid Buses
Daily Breeze
Transportation Policy: Industry Groups Offer Up Their Take On Rockefeller-Lautenberg Legislation
Logistics Management
The True Cost Of Driving
San Francisco Examiner
When Will Oberstar’s Transportation Bill Drop? Place Your Bets Now
DC StreetsBlog
With Highway Bill On The Distant Horizon, Reformers Eye Climate Measure To Make A Splash
New York Times
6/11/2009
Transportation Headlines for Thursday, June 11, 2009
California Leading Growth In Nation’s Green Jobs Economy, Study Finds
Los Angeles Times
Federal Ban On Texting While Driving?: Experts Say It’s A Deadly Habit, But It’s Still Legal In 37 States; Parents Of Texting Driver’s Victim Speak Out
CBS News
Global Recession Batters California’s Ports
Sacramento Bee
Metro Board Plans Hearing Tomorrow on 2009 Long Range Plan
LA Streets Blog
Metro Publishes Google Data: Is Google Transit Finally Happening?
LAist
OCTA Considers Solo-Driver Toll Lanes: Agency Would Implement Fee On 405 Between 73, L.A. Border
OC Metro
Ordinance Brings New Life Into Downtown L.A.’s Main Street
Los Angeles Times
Our View: Gold Line Is Shovel Ready
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Preservation Battle: Showdown At City Hall Tomorrow
LA Curbed
Schwarzenegger threatens to shut down state government
Los Angeles Times
Study: Jobs In Fledgling Green-Energy Sector Growing
San Jose Mercury News
Surge In Gas Prices Expected To Ease Soon
Fresno Bee
1,000s Of $$ On Bike Program That Doesn’t Exist
CityWatch
Work Begins On Nation’s Largest Mass Transit Project
CNN
Los Angeles Times
Federal Ban On Texting While Driving?: Experts Say It’s A Deadly Habit, But It’s Still Legal In 37 States; Parents Of Texting Driver’s Victim Speak Out
CBS News
Global Recession Batters California’s Ports
Sacramento Bee
Metro Board Plans Hearing Tomorrow on 2009 Long Range Plan
LA Streets Blog
Metro Publishes Google Data: Is Google Transit Finally Happening?
LAist
OCTA Considers Solo-Driver Toll Lanes: Agency Would Implement Fee On 405 Between 73, L.A. Border
OC Metro
Ordinance Brings New Life Into Downtown L.A.’s Main Street
Los Angeles Times
Our View: Gold Line Is Shovel Ready
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Preservation Battle: Showdown At City Hall Tomorrow
LA Curbed
Schwarzenegger threatens to shut down state government
Los Angeles Times
Study: Jobs In Fledgling Green-Energy Sector Growing
San Jose Mercury News
Surge In Gas Prices Expected To Ease Soon
Fresno Bee
1,000s Of $$ On Bike Program That Doesn’t Exist
CityWatch
Work Begins On Nation’s Largest Mass Transit Project
CNN
6/10/2009
Transportation Headlines for Wednesday June 10, 2009
Bipartisan Policy Center's National Transportation Policy Project Issues Groundbreaking Plan to Reform Transportation Policy
EarthTimes
BRT in L.A.: “The Valley’s New Shortcut”
WNYC
Bus Transit Safety Quarterly Newsletter
Transportation Research Board
California Clean-Trucks Program Ahead of Plan
Journal of Commerce
Caltrans, MTA to try 2010 HOV toll lanes
ABC News
China Promises New Generation of Bullet Train in 2011
Trains for America
Companies push to allow heavier trucks on roads
Post Gazette
Congestion pricing -- a slippery slope to toll roads - It's going to lead to a two-tiered highway system in Southern California that's good for the rich and discriminates against the working poor
Los Angeles Times
Council Tips Its Hand on Transit Priorities
LA StreetsBlog
Dump the Pump Day on June 18
Burbank
E Street transit center chosen for Metrolink plan
Press Enterprise
Fashioning faster freeways - Toll lanes offer benefits for South Bay freeway users
Daily Breeze
Fifteen papers on personal rapid transit summarized
The Transit Wire
Fighing June Gloom With Sweet Gold Line Action
LA Curbed
Highway Bill Faces Tight Deadline
Journal of Commerce
L.A. Complete Streets: Examples, Points and Council Motions
Green LA Transportation Working Group
Lawmakers Push for Federal Help With Transit Operating: Read the Letter
StreetsBlog
Mayors warn Schwarzenegger of deeper cuts
Sacramento Bee
Metro Moves Forward with Confused “Congestion Pricing”
LA StreetsBlog
National Transportation Operations Coalition Newsletter
Transportation Research Board
New buses for Big Blue, sidewalks to be repaired
Santa Monica Daily Press
Next stop — A better bus stop
The Transit Wire
Notes From The Metro: More Bike Space Fail
Militant Angelino
Ocean shipping: Port Tracker report says import cargo volumes remain down
Logistics Management
Oil closes above $70 for the first time in 2009 - Some analysts question whether the economy is strong enough to justify oil at $70
Los Angeles Times
Ontario Airport seeks boost in landing fees
Press Enterprise
Pedicabs Coming Downtown? New Rules Headed to Transportation Commission
BlogDowntown
Pedicabs to Make a Comeback in LA?
LAist
President Obama: "More than ever, faster than ever, more responsibly than ever"
USDOT Fast Lane
Rail Transit Safety Quarterly Newsletter
Transportation Research Board
Research Pays Off--ShakeCast: Caltrans Deploys a Tool for Rapid Postearthquake Response
Transportation Research Board
Solo drivers would pay to use car-pool lanes under proposal - Toll lane concept is already being considered in Orange County
OC Register
Streetcars in Seattle, Or Why America Should Mind Its Transit Gaps
StreetsBlog
Transit Voice Planner? ‘Back Up.’ Back Way Up
New York Times
U.S. Freight System Modernization Necessary to Reduce Bottlenecks, Improve Security
RAND
Why Certain Cities Attract Gen Ys
Business Week
EarthTimes
BRT in L.A.: “The Valley’s New Shortcut”
WNYC
Bus Transit Safety Quarterly Newsletter
Transportation Research Board
California Clean-Trucks Program Ahead of Plan
Journal of Commerce
Caltrans, MTA to try 2010 HOV toll lanes
ABC News
China Promises New Generation of Bullet Train in 2011
Trains for America
Companies push to allow heavier trucks on roads
Post Gazette
Congestion pricing -- a slippery slope to toll roads - It's going to lead to a two-tiered highway system in Southern California that's good for the rich and discriminates against the working poor
Los Angeles Times
Council Tips Its Hand on Transit Priorities
LA StreetsBlog
Dump the Pump Day on June 18
Burbank
E Street transit center chosen for Metrolink plan
Press Enterprise
Fashioning faster freeways - Toll lanes offer benefits for South Bay freeway users
Daily Breeze
Fifteen papers on personal rapid transit summarized
The Transit Wire
Fighing June Gloom With Sweet Gold Line Action
LA Curbed
Highway Bill Faces Tight Deadline
Journal of Commerce
L.A. Complete Streets: Examples, Points and Council Motions
Green LA Transportation Working Group
Lawmakers Push for Federal Help With Transit Operating: Read the Letter
StreetsBlog
Mayors warn Schwarzenegger of deeper cuts
Sacramento Bee
Metro Moves Forward with Confused “Congestion Pricing”
LA StreetsBlog
National Transportation Operations Coalition Newsletter
Transportation Research Board
New buses for Big Blue, sidewalks to be repaired
Santa Monica Daily Press
Next stop — A better bus stop
The Transit Wire
Notes From The Metro: More Bike Space Fail
Militant Angelino
Ocean shipping: Port Tracker report says import cargo volumes remain down
Logistics Management
Oil closes above $70 for the first time in 2009 - Some analysts question whether the economy is strong enough to justify oil at $70
Los Angeles Times
Ontario Airport seeks boost in landing fees
Press Enterprise
Pedicabs Coming Downtown? New Rules Headed to Transportation Commission
BlogDowntown
Pedicabs to Make a Comeback in LA?
LAist
President Obama: "More than ever, faster than ever, more responsibly than ever"
USDOT Fast Lane
Rail Transit Safety Quarterly Newsletter
Transportation Research Board
Research Pays Off--ShakeCast: Caltrans Deploys a Tool for Rapid Postearthquake Response
Transportation Research Board
Solo drivers would pay to use car-pool lanes under proposal - Toll lane concept is already being considered in Orange County
OC Register
Streetcars in Seattle, Or Why America Should Mind Its Transit Gaps
StreetsBlog
Transit Voice Planner? ‘Back Up.’ Back Way Up
New York Times
U.S. Freight System Modernization Necessary to Reduce Bottlenecks, Improve Security
RAND
Why Certain Cities Attract Gen Ys
Business Week
6/09/2009
Transportation Headlines for Tuesday June 9, 2009
California's agony can't be ignored
Denver Post
California may take gas-tax funds away from local governments
ENR
City Council Talking Local Return on Wednesday
LA StreetsBlog
Dodgers Celebrate Heroes Week with Free Parking
LA StreetsBlog
End Of The Infrastructure Privatization Craze
Planetizen
Federal grants may help New Orleans streetcars expand to new lines
Nola.com
Free Dodgers Parking Vs. Public Transit to Dodger Stadium
LAist
Gas prices rise in California, U.S.
Los Angeles Times
Google Transit Update
Riding in Riverside
Green and easy airport travel in Los Angeles
Green LA Girl
Groundbreaking Set for New Jersey Transit Tunnel Under Hudson
New York Times
L.A. County considers toll charges on two freeways
Los Angeles Times/LA Now
L.A. County considers congestion pricing for 110 and 10 freeways
Los Angeles Times
Metro Board meeting on Long Range Transportation Plan this Thursday
LA Subway Blog
MTA details toll lane plans for 10 and 110 freeways
Pasadena Star News
Nice LA Custom Search
LA Observed
OCTA slashes bus service but keeps nighttime routes - The agency tries to balance poor revenues with the public's needs
OC Register
Orange County to eliminate predawn buses - Night Owl service is to stop at the end of the year in a cost-cutting move
Los Angeles Times
Port of Long Beach Seeks Stimulus
Journal of Commerce
Seattle bus drivers say new smart card isn’t so smart
Transit Wire
Senate majority leader no longer aboard plan for maglev train to Vegas
Los Angeles Times
STIMULUS WATCH: In jobs, what's stability worth? (Bus Manufacturing)
Kansas City Star
That New Study That Shows Planes Are Greener Than Trains? It Does No Such Thing
The Infrastructurist
This week in de-caring: Transit cuts everywhere - plus L.A. River Ride, Bike Plan and High Speed Rail
Green LA Girl
Using Metro on the Smartphone
LA Subway Blog
Would You Pay $1.40/Mile to Use the Carpool Lane Solo?
LAist
Denver Post
California may take gas-tax funds away from local governments
ENR
City Council Talking Local Return on Wednesday
LA StreetsBlog
Dodgers Celebrate Heroes Week with Free Parking
LA StreetsBlog
End Of The Infrastructure Privatization Craze
Planetizen
Federal grants may help New Orleans streetcars expand to new lines
Nola.com
Free Dodgers Parking Vs. Public Transit to Dodger Stadium
LAist
Gas prices rise in California, U.S.
Los Angeles Times
Google Transit Update
Riding in Riverside
Green and easy airport travel in Los Angeles
Green LA Girl
Groundbreaking Set for New Jersey Transit Tunnel Under Hudson
New York Times
L.A. County considers toll charges on two freeways
Los Angeles Times/LA Now
L.A. County considers congestion pricing for 110 and 10 freeways
Los Angeles Times
Metro Board meeting on Long Range Transportation Plan this Thursday
LA Subway Blog
MTA details toll lane plans for 10 and 110 freeways
Pasadena Star News
Nice LA Custom Search
LA Observed
OCTA slashes bus service but keeps nighttime routes - The agency tries to balance poor revenues with the public's needs
OC Register
Orange County to eliminate predawn buses - Night Owl service is to stop at the end of the year in a cost-cutting move
Los Angeles Times
Port of Long Beach Seeks Stimulus
Journal of Commerce
Seattle bus drivers say new smart card isn’t so smart
Transit Wire
Senate majority leader no longer aboard plan for maglev train to Vegas
Los Angeles Times
STIMULUS WATCH: In jobs, what's stability worth? (Bus Manufacturing)
Kansas City Star
That New Study That Shows Planes Are Greener Than Trains? It Does No Such Thing
The Infrastructurist
This week in de-caring: Transit cuts everywhere - plus L.A. River Ride, Bike Plan and High Speed Rail
Green LA Girl
Using Metro on the Smartphone
LA Subway Blog
Would You Pay $1.40/Mile to Use the Carpool Lane Solo?
LAist
6/08/2009
Transportation Headlines for Monday June 8, 2009
1,000 units, near car-free, planned in Hayward
San Francisco Chronicle
BART makes the web, social media, and developer community work for transit
Transit Wire
California Transportation Plan 2035
Caltrans
Comprehensive Evaluation of Transit Oriented Development Benefits
Planetizen
Free Omni pass now, fare hike later
Riding in Riverside
Free parking at Dodger Stadium
Daily News
How Should EPA And DOT Reduce Transportation's Carbon Consumption?
Nation Journal Transportation Blog
Inland lawmaker targets secrecy of Big Five budget talks with governor
Press Enterprise
LAPD - "Who Teaches the Teachers?"
SoapBoxLA
Los Angeles Metro Subway
Travelin’ Local
OCTA might cut Night Owl bus service - Four Orange County bus routes that serve mainly Latino riders -- mostly graveyard-shift workers -- from midnight to 4 a.m. could be sacrificed to budget cuts. A vote could come Monday
OC Register
Oil: The rise and fall . . . and rise
Los Angeles Times
Parking Meter Debacle Stirring Complacent City Council
Chicago Sun Times
S.F. BART interview: Making the web, social media, and the developer community work for transit
Trillium
START THE PRESSES: It was a short, strange trip
Glendale News Press
States Creating ‘Smart Road’ Projects with Stimulus Funds to Reduce Traffic
Transport Topics
SuperLoop to debut in San Diego
Transit Wire
Welcome, Deputy Secretary John Porcari
USDOT Fast Lane
Why Was Nobody Lobbying For ‘Fancy Gambling Train’ At White House Rail Summit?
The Infrastructurist
San Francisco Chronicle
BART makes the web, social media, and developer community work for transit
Transit Wire
California Transportation Plan 2035
Caltrans
Comprehensive Evaluation of Transit Oriented Development Benefits
Planetizen
Free Omni pass now, fare hike later
Riding in Riverside
Free parking at Dodger Stadium
Daily News
How Should EPA And DOT Reduce Transportation's Carbon Consumption?
Nation Journal Transportation Blog
Inland lawmaker targets secrecy of Big Five budget talks with governor
Press Enterprise
LAPD - "Who Teaches the Teachers?"
SoapBoxLA
Los Angeles Metro Subway
Travelin’ Local
OCTA might cut Night Owl bus service - Four Orange County bus routes that serve mainly Latino riders -- mostly graveyard-shift workers -- from midnight to 4 a.m. could be sacrificed to budget cuts. A vote could come Monday
OC Register
Oil: The rise and fall . . . and rise
Los Angeles Times
Parking Meter Debacle Stirring Complacent City Council
Chicago Sun Times
S.F. BART interview: Making the web, social media, and the developer community work for transit
Trillium
START THE PRESSES: It was a short, strange trip
Glendale News Press
States Creating ‘Smart Road’ Projects with Stimulus Funds to Reduce Traffic
Transport Topics
SuperLoop to debut in San Diego
Transit Wire
Welcome, Deputy Secretary John Porcari
USDOT Fast Lane
Why Was Nobody Lobbying For ‘Fancy Gambling Train’ At White House Rail Summit?
The Infrastructurist
6/07/2009
Transportation Headlines for Sunday June 7, 2009
California may take gas-tax funds away from local governments
Mercury News
Congress Grapples, Again, With How to Pay for Transportation Projects
New York Times
E Street transit center chosen for Metrolink plan
Press Enterprise
"Godfather" of OC's transportation system dies at 92 - Ralph Clark is attributed with establishing the county's bus system
OC Register
GOOGLE TRANSIT DATA IS UP!
Riding in Riverside
Obama calls for agencies to set stimulus goals
AP
Transit courtesy: D.C.'s Metro uses YouTube to promote it - Animated 'attendant' advises riders on etiquette and safety aboard subways in 3-minute video
Chicago Tribune
Mercury News
Congress Grapples, Again, With How to Pay for Transportation Projects
New York Times
E Street transit center chosen for Metrolink plan
Press Enterprise
"Godfather" of OC's transportation system dies at 92 - Ralph Clark is attributed with establishing the county's bus system
OC Register
GOOGLE TRANSIT DATA IS UP!
Riding in Riverside
Obama calls for agencies to set stimulus goals
AP
Transit courtesy: D.C.'s Metro uses YouTube to promote it - Animated 'attendant' advises riders on etiquette and safety aboard subways in 3-minute video
Chicago Tribune
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