$155,000 sign welcomes motorists to O.C. - Orange County Transportation Authority unveils new sign.
OC Register
BART's largest union rejects contract proposal
San Francisco Chronicle
Bicycle Coalition Looking into a Vulnerable User Law for CA
LAist
Bike sharing that creates energy – and pays you to ride?
CS Monitor
Budget impasse threatens public works projects, Lockyer warns
Sacramento Bee
Budget mess makes California vulnerable to crippling credit downgrade, official warns
Los Angeles Time
Bus stops in need of digital switch & info
MetroRiderLA
California bill takes 710 extension underground
Land Line
California lawmakers target city, county funds to close budget gap
Sacramento Bee
Cancel That! Accelerated Rail Projects just a Hypothetical
LAist
Coalition for Clean Air Takes a Look at Your Commute
LA Streetsblog
Downtown L.A. Streetcar Public Open House
LAStreetcar.org
Extensive bus, light-rail cuts coming to VTA
Mercury News
Feds post proposed rules on positive train controls
The Transit Wire
How to increase your state’s chances of getting federal HSR money (Illinois knows)
Trains for America
Julius Shulman dies at 98; celebrated photographer of Modernist architecture
Los Angeles Times
Metro: Fast-tracked Rail Lines Chosen at Random
LA Curbed
MTA finds support still strong for Measure R in survey - Although the voters asked favored the sales-tax measure that took effect July 1, they say that the transportation authority's projects are moving too slowly
Los Angeles Times
Poll shows support still strong for Measure R sales tax hike
Los Angeles Times
Potholes would thrive under new budget plan
Capitol Weekly
Riders Can Use Google to Ride Metro
Eastside Sun
SMART to Use Heavier Rail Cars
SF Streetsblog
States clamor for high-speed rail stimulus funds as applications pour into DC
Transportation for America
Streetsblog Interview: The Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition
LA Streetsblog
Transit Man
Transitman.org
TriMet's open source heaven: The 5 best transit-rider apps
Oregonian
7/16/2009
Transportation Headlines for Thursday July 16, 2009
Chicago balances budget without cuts, increases
Metro Magazine
DC Metro signaling system continues to fail
USA Today
Federal bill extension keeps Inland road plans on course
Press Enterprise
Metro Clarifies Position on Access to Express Lanes
LA StreetsBlog
New Train Lines to be Fast-Tracked Tomorrow?
CurbedLA
NTSB issues safety recommendation to D.C. Metro
Metro Magazine
Private Section Interest in High Speed Rail
California High Speed Rail Blog
Riverside Co. transit projects appear on track
Press Enterprise
Streetsblog Interview: Introducing Art Leahy
LA Streetsblog
Streetsblog Interview: The Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition
LA Streetsblog
Stimulus: DOT momentum creating jobs, rebuilding infrastructure
USDOT Fastlane
Trolley is cool and 'so cute'
Press Enterprise
U.S. Chamber Wants Congress to Expedite Transportation Bill
Journal of Commerce
U.S. Senate Committee OKs $20 billion for highway fund
Reuters
White House Staying Quiet For Now on Transit’s Role in Climate Bill
LA StreetsBlog
Wilshire/Normandie Purple Line Getting Gates
CurbedLA
Yelphikers Guide to ... Metro Orange Line
Yelp
Metro Magazine
DC Metro signaling system continues to fail
USA Today
Federal bill extension keeps Inland road plans on course
Press Enterprise
Metro Clarifies Position on Access to Express Lanes
LA StreetsBlog
New Train Lines to be Fast-Tracked Tomorrow?
CurbedLA
NTSB issues safety recommendation to D.C. Metro
Metro Magazine
Private Section Interest in High Speed Rail
California High Speed Rail Blog
Riverside Co. transit projects appear on track
Press Enterprise
Streetsblog Interview: Introducing Art Leahy
LA Streetsblog
Streetsblog Interview: The Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition
LA Streetsblog
Stimulus: DOT momentum creating jobs, rebuilding infrastructure
USDOT Fastlane
Trolley is cool and 'so cute'
Press Enterprise
U.S. Chamber Wants Congress to Expedite Transportation Bill
Journal of Commerce
U.S. Senate Committee OKs $20 billion for highway fund
Reuters
White House Staying Quiet For Now on Transit’s Role in Climate Bill
LA StreetsBlog
Wilshire/Normandie Purple Line Getting Gates
CurbedLA
Yelphikers Guide to ... Metro Orange Line
Yelp
7/15/2009
Transportation Headlines for Wednesday July 15, 2009
Amtrak mooning draws crowd of 1,000
UPI
BART a National Leader in Real-Time Data Transparency and Development
SF Streetsblog
Big chunk of bus service to be cut in March - By March 2010, 22 percent of bus service will be cut to deal with budget woes
OC Register
Design Flexibility Considerations for Built Urban Environments
Transportation Research Board
Expo Line Maintenance Yard, Take 2
Curbed LA
First Subway Fare Gates Coming this Week
LAist
International Scan Summary Report on Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety and Mobility
Transportation Research Board
Long Beach Port Traffic Decline Continues
Los Angeles Business Journal
LRT News: July 2009
Transportation Research Board
Measure R Acceleration Plans Aren’t a Political Slam Dunk
LA Streetsblog
Metrolink station gets new parking garage
Press Enterprise
OC transit officials push back date for more cuts
89.3 KPCC
Proposing a new plan for Expo maintenance yard
Santa Monica Daily Press
Santa Monica looking at new plan for Expo Line maintenance yard
Los Angeles Times
Transportation and Climate Change Newsletter - June 2009
Transportation Research Board
USDOT Announces HSR Pre Applications
California High Speed Rail Blog
Voinovich Joins House Dems in Saying No to Transpo Funding Stopgap
DC Streetsblog
UPI
BART a National Leader in Real-Time Data Transparency and Development
SF Streetsblog
Big chunk of bus service to be cut in March - By March 2010, 22 percent of bus service will be cut to deal with budget woes
OC Register
Design Flexibility Considerations for Built Urban Environments
Transportation Research Board
Expo Line Maintenance Yard, Take 2
Curbed LA
First Subway Fare Gates Coming this Week
LAist
International Scan Summary Report on Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety and Mobility
Transportation Research Board
Long Beach Port Traffic Decline Continues
Los Angeles Business Journal
LRT News: July 2009
Transportation Research Board
Measure R Acceleration Plans Aren’t a Political Slam Dunk
LA Streetsblog
Metrolink station gets new parking garage
Press Enterprise
OC transit officials push back date for more cuts
89.3 KPCC
Proposing a new plan for Expo maintenance yard
Santa Monica Daily Press
Santa Monica looking at new plan for Expo Line maintenance yard
Los Angeles Times
Transportation and Climate Change Newsletter - June 2009
Transportation Research Board
USDOT Announces HSR Pre Applications
California High Speed Rail Blog
Voinovich Joins House Dems in Saying No to Transpo Funding Stopgap
DC Streetsblog
7/14/2009
Transportation Headlines for Tuesday July 14, 2009
City of Anaheim Selects HOK Los Angeles and Parsons Brinckerhoff to Design and Create the Iconic Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center
Earthtimes
CityWatchLA - Metro’s Identity Crisis
SoapBoxLA
Councilman urges bonds for green projects including L.A. River and CleanTech zone
Los Angeles Times
Coverage of Request for Congressional Investigation of MTA
Citizen’s Campaign to Fix Expo
Editorial: A little relief on roadways - Gas prices, economy cited
Ventura County Star
Fare Gates for Metro Trains Are Coming, But Slowly
LA Streetsblog
FHWA Transportation and Climate Change Newsletter – June 2009
Transport Gooru
How Do We Modernize Transportation For An Unknown Future?
National Journal
Latest in de-car-ing: Bikes on trains, women on the move
Green LA Girl
New Big Blue Bus Stops
Mikhail Silin’s Blog
Obama Paints a New Vision for Nation's Urban Policy
Washington Post
Obama Talks Urban Policy as LaHood Seeks More Urban Transpo Money
StreetsBlog
Purple Line in puberty
MetroRiderLA
Smart Growth Policies Book
Smart Growth Online
This Week’s Measure R Workshop; Accelerated Rail Projects; and Villaraigosa Wants Foothill Extension in 2013
I Will Ride
Three Rail Projects Could Have Timelines Moved Up, Mayor & Advocates Seeking More
LAist
Transit Outsourcing Booms — But Are There Safety Trade-offs?
LA Streetsblog
Transportation Bill Inches Forward
National League of Cities
Trutanich criticizes city planners for approving billboard plan
Los Angeles Times
Earthtimes
CityWatchLA - Metro’s Identity Crisis
SoapBoxLA
Councilman urges bonds for green projects including L.A. River and CleanTech zone
Los Angeles Times
Coverage of Request for Congressional Investigation of MTA
Citizen’s Campaign to Fix Expo
Editorial: A little relief on roadways - Gas prices, economy cited
Ventura County Star
Fare Gates for Metro Trains Are Coming, But Slowly
LA Streetsblog
FHWA Transportation and Climate Change Newsletter – June 2009
Transport Gooru
How Do We Modernize Transportation For An Unknown Future?
National Journal
Latest in de-car-ing: Bikes on trains, women on the move
Green LA Girl
New Big Blue Bus Stops
Mikhail Silin’s Blog
Obama Paints a New Vision for Nation's Urban Policy
Washington Post
Obama Talks Urban Policy as LaHood Seeks More Urban Transpo Money
StreetsBlog
Purple Line in puberty
MetroRiderLA
Smart Growth Policies Book
Smart Growth Online
This Week’s Measure R Workshop; Accelerated Rail Projects; and Villaraigosa Wants Foothill Extension in 2013
I Will Ride
Three Rail Projects Could Have Timelines Moved Up, Mayor & Advocates Seeking More
LAist
Transit Outsourcing Booms — But Are There Safety Trade-offs?
LA Streetsblog
Transportation Bill Inches Forward
National League of Cities
Trutanich criticizes city planners for approving billboard plan
Los Angeles Times
7/13/2009
Transportation Headlines for Monday July 13, 2009
Appiphilia: Some Google Maps smartphone apps get L.A. transit info
Los Angeles Times
Call to shift car plants to bullet trains
Pedestrian View of Los Angeles
City Considering a Bicycle Rental Facility for Downtown
LAist
County raises bus fares to Santa Barbara and Los Angeles counties - One-way fare will increase by 50 cents in fall, and by 50 cents again next year
Ventura County Star
CurbedWire: Subway Soil Testing on Wilshire, Shy Still Painting
LA Curbed
Dear Eastsider: What’s to keep my car from plunging into the Arroyo Seco?
The Eastsider
DHS Allocates Grants Based on Risk, but Its Risk Methodology, Management Controls, and Grant Oversight Can Be Strengthened
GAO
Duarte MTA open house, tours of light rail yards
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Downtown Streetcar Project Opens Website, Seeks Feedback
LA Streetsblog
Google this: SEPTA getting more searches since Google Transit go-live
Examiner
Green Line to LAX Takes Another Step
LAist
It’s official: Los Angeles Metro is on Google Transit
The Transit Wire
LA Metro, Riverside Transit Agency, SEPTA and many more join Google Transit
Trillium
Metro Proposes Canning Rush-Hour Bike-on-Rail Ban, Limiting Bikes Per Railcar
LAist
New LA Marathon Route Could End in Santa Monica
LAist
Highway Toll Lane Construction Bill Stalled in State Senate Committee
SF StreetsBlog
Metro rep tells WANA about possible new LB light-rail line
Signal Tribune
Poll touts 710 tunnel - Survey of 200 Glendale residents shows more than 50% supporting the freeway connector
Glendale News Press
Ports of LA and Long Beach can cruise into prosperity
Daily Breeze
Reduce the Costs of Traffic Congestion by using Metro
Travelin’ Local
Regional Council of the Southern California Association of Governments offers scholarship opportunity for students
Whittier Daily News
Streetcar Project Unveils New Website, Asks for Input on Route
Blogdowntown
TEMECULA: New express bus links Temecula, Escondido
The Californian
Texas Transportation Institute’s New Congestion Report Drives Home the Value of Public Transportation to Help Alleviate Congestion
American Public Transportation Association
The Fourth Urbanism
Planetizen
Traffic congestion eases in Riverside, San Diego counties
Valley News
White House to Push Forward on National Urban Policy Agenda
Washington Post
Who's Next on Google Transit? A Sampling
LAist
Los Angeles Times
Call to shift car plants to bullet trains
Pedestrian View of Los Angeles
City Considering a Bicycle Rental Facility for Downtown
LAist
County raises bus fares to Santa Barbara and Los Angeles counties - One-way fare will increase by 50 cents in fall, and by 50 cents again next year
Ventura County Star
CurbedWire: Subway Soil Testing on Wilshire, Shy Still Painting
LA Curbed
Dear Eastsider: What’s to keep my car from plunging into the Arroyo Seco?
The Eastsider
DHS Allocates Grants Based on Risk, but Its Risk Methodology, Management Controls, and Grant Oversight Can Be Strengthened
GAO
Duarte MTA open house, tours of light rail yards
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Downtown Streetcar Project Opens Website, Seeks Feedback
LA Streetsblog
Google this: SEPTA getting more searches since Google Transit go-live
Examiner
Green Line to LAX Takes Another Step
LAist
It’s official: Los Angeles Metro is on Google Transit
The Transit Wire
LA Metro, Riverside Transit Agency, SEPTA and many more join Google Transit
Trillium
Metro Proposes Canning Rush-Hour Bike-on-Rail Ban, Limiting Bikes Per Railcar
LAist
New LA Marathon Route Could End in Santa Monica
LAist
Highway Toll Lane Construction Bill Stalled in State Senate Committee
SF StreetsBlog
Metro rep tells WANA about possible new LB light-rail line
Signal Tribune
Poll touts 710 tunnel - Survey of 200 Glendale residents shows more than 50% supporting the freeway connector
Glendale News Press
Ports of LA and Long Beach can cruise into prosperity
Daily Breeze
Reduce the Costs of Traffic Congestion by using Metro
Travelin’ Local
Regional Council of the Southern California Association of Governments offers scholarship opportunity for students
Whittier Daily News
Streetcar Project Unveils New Website, Asks for Input on Route
Blogdowntown
TEMECULA: New express bus links Temecula, Escondido
The Californian
Texas Transportation Institute’s New Congestion Report Drives Home the Value of Public Transportation to Help Alleviate Congestion
American Public Transportation Association
The Fourth Urbanism
Planetizen
Traffic congestion eases in Riverside, San Diego counties
Valley News
White House to Push Forward on National Urban Policy Agenda
Washington Post
Who's Next on Google Transit? A Sampling
LAist
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