Clearing the Air Between Long-Time Neighbors - Chairman of state air resources board recommends staff look at ways to regulate railroad companies
Eastside Sun
Donald Shoup on San Francisco’s Groundbreaking Parking Meter Study
Streetsblog
Dozens Turn Out for First Meeting About Train from Wilshire to LAX
LAist
Features of MTA’s proposed Crenshaw Transit Corridor attract Westchester residents’ attention
The Argonaut
Good news for L.A.: More Congestion, Higher Parking Fees
LA Streetsblog
Governor expected to sign bill clearing way for stadium to be built in Industry
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Make Smart Growth Affordable by Building More of It
LA Streetsblog
Public Meetings Announced for Downtown's Light Rail Regional Connector
LAist
Riverside County toll lane decisions proceed with caution
Press Enterprise
Santa Monica considers raising parking rates to discourage automobiles
LA Times
Stretch of westbound 10 Freeway will be closed next week
Daily News
Today's Headlines - more at Metro
10/16/2009
10/15/2009
Transportation Headlines for Thursday October 15, 2009
710 Freeway saga continues
Glendale News Press
Bruin Walk chalked after initiation of Dismount Zone Policy
Daily Bruin
Calling all Victor Valley commuters
VV Daily Press
Conservatives and Mass Transit: All Aboard?
Politics Daily
Google Bike Routes — Almost Here?
Streetsblog
Honolulu rail gets federal OK
Honolulu Advertiser
How Not To Get Hit By a Gold Line Extension Train
CurbedLA
Huffington Post Passes Los Angeles Times and Washington Post in Web Traffic, Compete.com
BeetTV
In Kafka’s Castle: TDM in Action
LA Streetsblog
Ire, anxiety over tunnel extension - Opponents of proposal decry governor’s veto of law that would have given them one less option to worry about
Glendale News Press
Los Angeles budget crisis' main event: gridlock? With funds for traffic officers for big events at major venues way down, fans may find themselves stuck in their cars far longer than in the past
LA Times
Marketing Bike Boulevards to Non-Bikers
LA Streetsblog
Metrolink agrees to pay $30 Million settlement - PAYMENT: Money will go to victims, families of 2005 Glendale crash
Daily News
Metrolink pays out $30 million in 2005 crash settlements - Plaintiffs' attorneys say the agency showed little interest in settling the larger cases in the crash that killed 11 and injured 180 until after last year's even deadlier Chatsworth disaster
LA Times
Officials sidetrack county's rail plans - State bullet-train project favored for federal funds
San Diego Union Tribune
President Obama celebrates 8,000+ ARRA highway projects
USDOT Fastlane
Pricey plans, high-speed train derail California’s economy - Misinformed voters are passing propositions that will push the state to the brink of hopeless debt
Daily Bruin
Proposed maintenance yard is an issue for Duarte council candidates
Pasadena Star News
Santa Monica to experiment with parking psychology - Consultants find the city doesn't need more spaces, it needs to change how they are used. New pricing model aims to promote walking, biking or busing, freeing up prime spaces for short-term shoppers
Los Angeles Times
Schneider Exec Sees Growth Coming
Journal of Commerce
Senate OKs Environmental Exemption for NFL Stadium
CurbedLA
Streetsblog Responds to City Watch Columnists Attack on Bus-Only Lanes
LA Streetsblog
Glendale News Press
Bruin Walk chalked after initiation of Dismount Zone Policy
Daily Bruin
Calling all Victor Valley commuters
VV Daily Press
Conservatives and Mass Transit: All Aboard?
Politics Daily
Google Bike Routes — Almost Here?
Streetsblog
Honolulu rail gets federal OK
Honolulu Advertiser
How Not To Get Hit By a Gold Line Extension Train
CurbedLA
Huffington Post Passes Los Angeles Times and Washington Post in Web Traffic, Compete.com
BeetTV
In Kafka’s Castle: TDM in Action
LA Streetsblog
Ire, anxiety over tunnel extension - Opponents of proposal decry governor’s veto of law that would have given them one less option to worry about
Glendale News Press
Los Angeles budget crisis' main event: gridlock? With funds for traffic officers for big events at major venues way down, fans may find themselves stuck in their cars far longer than in the past
LA Times
Marketing Bike Boulevards to Non-Bikers
LA Streetsblog
Metrolink agrees to pay $30 Million settlement - PAYMENT: Money will go to victims, families of 2005 Glendale crash
Daily News
Metrolink pays out $30 million in 2005 crash settlements - Plaintiffs' attorneys say the agency showed little interest in settling the larger cases in the crash that killed 11 and injured 180 until after last year's even deadlier Chatsworth disaster
LA Times
Officials sidetrack county's rail plans - State bullet-train project favored for federal funds
San Diego Union Tribune
President Obama celebrates 8,000+ ARRA highway projects
USDOT Fastlane
Pricey plans, high-speed train derail California’s economy - Misinformed voters are passing propositions that will push the state to the brink of hopeless debt
Daily Bruin
Proposed maintenance yard is an issue for Duarte council candidates
Pasadena Star News
Santa Monica to experiment with parking psychology - Consultants find the city doesn't need more spaces, it needs to change how they are used. New pricing model aims to promote walking, biking or busing, freeing up prime spaces for short-term shoppers
Los Angeles Times
Schneider Exec Sees Growth Coming
Journal of Commerce
Senate OKs Environmental Exemption for NFL Stadium
CurbedLA
Streetsblog Responds to City Watch Columnists Attack on Bus-Only Lanes
LA Streetsblog
10/14/2009
Transportation Headlines for Wednesday October 14, 2009
710 Fwy extension opposition still rages
KABC News
Another Ballot Initiative Required for Wilshire Subway?*
CurbedLA
Bike Working Group Gives Cyclists a Chance to Talk Bike Plan This Weekend
LA Streetsblog
Gasoline prices expected to rise - With oil futures edging toward $75 a barrel, experts expect gas to go up in California
LA Times
Obama Ally Breaks With White House on Timing of New Transport Bill
LA Streetsblog
OCTA March 2010 Bus Service Cuts Being Decided Now - Make Your Voice Heard
Pacific Progressive
Over 60 Swine Flu (H1N1) Free Clinics to be Set Up Next Week
LAist
Paradox, Schmaradox. Congestion Pricing Works
Streetsblog
Parking drives transit movement
USA Today
Peek Inside the U.S. Government's Transportation Security Lab
Security Management
Privatization and the Public Interest: The Need for Transparency and Accountability in Chicago’s Public Asset Lease Deals
Transportation Research Board
SAFETEA-LU 1808: Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Evaluation and Assessment Phase II Final Report
Transportation Research Board
Senior House GOPer: We Shouldn’t Force Amtrak to Allow Guns on Board
Streetsblog
Streetcar Project Looking for Consultants
BlogDowntown
They’re proliferating
MetroRiderLA
Three responses to congestion
Discovering Urbanism
Toronto Transit Commission Imposes Fine On Impolite Passengers
AHN
Transit Advocates: Join our campaign to stop the bus cuts!
Transit Rider OC
Transit Methodology Using Six Sigma for Heavy Rail Vehicle Maintenance Programs
Transportation Research Board
U.S. Freight on the Move: Highlights from the 2007 Commodity Flow Survey Preliminary Data
Transportation Research Board
Will SR-91 stimulus project create 493 jobs — or 60?
OC Register
KABC News
Another Ballot Initiative Required for Wilshire Subway?*
CurbedLA
Bike Working Group Gives Cyclists a Chance to Talk Bike Plan This Weekend
LA Streetsblog
Gasoline prices expected to rise - With oil futures edging toward $75 a barrel, experts expect gas to go up in California
LA Times
Obama Ally Breaks With White House on Timing of New Transport Bill
LA Streetsblog
OCTA March 2010 Bus Service Cuts Being Decided Now - Make Your Voice Heard
Pacific Progressive
Over 60 Swine Flu (H1N1) Free Clinics to be Set Up Next Week
LAist
Paradox, Schmaradox. Congestion Pricing Works
Streetsblog
Parking drives transit movement
USA Today
Peek Inside the U.S. Government's Transportation Security Lab
Security Management
Privatization and the Public Interest: The Need for Transparency and Accountability in Chicago’s Public Asset Lease Deals
Transportation Research Board
SAFETEA-LU 1808: Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Evaluation and Assessment Phase II Final Report
Transportation Research Board
Senior House GOPer: We Shouldn’t Force Amtrak to Allow Guns on Board
Streetsblog
Streetcar Project Looking for Consultants
BlogDowntown
They’re proliferating
MetroRiderLA
Three responses to congestion
Discovering Urbanism
Toronto Transit Commission Imposes Fine On Impolite Passengers
AHN
Transit Advocates: Join our campaign to stop the bus cuts!
Transit Rider OC
Transit Methodology Using Six Sigma for Heavy Rail Vehicle Maintenance Programs
Transportation Research Board
U.S. Freight on the Move: Highlights from the 2007 Commodity Flow Survey Preliminary Data
Transportation Research Board
Will SR-91 stimulus project create 493 jobs — or 60?
OC Register
10/13/2009
Transportation Headlines for Tuesday October 13, 2009
Calif. lawmakers seek bullet train money
San Francisco Business Journal
Can Ontario Airport be Saved by Trains and Housing?
Curbed LA
Chicago CTA plan: $3 for train, 25-cent bus fare hike, job losses
Chicago Breaking News
DOT steps up digital vigilance for National Cybersecurity Awareness Month
USDOT Fastlane
DOT Stimulus Payout Tops $3.65 Billion
Journal of Commerce
Frank Gruber: What I say – Just who is unsafe? (Exposition Light Rail)
L.A.'s Subway Hits New Roadblocks
California Real Estate Journal
Metrolink fare hike: A picture with three frames
MetroRiderLA
One Step Closer: Metro Releases Final(?) Draft 2009 Long Range Transportation Plan
I Will Ride
Public hearings to discuss high-speed rail in Riverside County
Desert Sun
Public hearings start for high-speed train network
Daily News
San Diego to L.A. bullet train hearings will be held this week
San Diego News Network
Should Scope Of Surface Transportation Policy Grow Or Shrink?
National Journal
Schwarzenegger vetoes bill banning 710 above-ground freeway option
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Some lawmakers frown on museum spending - Many see federal funding for museums as pork-barrel excess in a time of record deficits. Supporters say the money is needed now more than ever
LA Times
Tale of Two Cities: LA's Metro vs. NYC's MTA
SoapBoxLA
U.S. West Coast Ports and Railroads Promote Trade Gateway
Journal of Commerce
San Francisco Business Journal
Can Ontario Airport be Saved by Trains and Housing?
Curbed LA
Chicago CTA plan: $3 for train, 25-cent bus fare hike, job losses
Chicago Breaking News
DOT steps up digital vigilance for National Cybersecurity Awareness Month
USDOT Fastlane
DOT Stimulus Payout Tops $3.65 Billion
Journal of Commerce
Frank Gruber: What I say – Just who is unsafe? (Exposition Light Rail)
L.A.'s Subway Hits New Roadblocks
California Real Estate Journal
Metrolink fare hike: A picture with three frames
MetroRiderLA
One Step Closer: Metro Releases Final(?) Draft 2009 Long Range Transportation Plan
I Will Ride
Public hearings to discuss high-speed rail in Riverside County
Desert Sun
Public hearings start for high-speed train network
Daily News
San Diego to L.A. bullet train hearings will be held this week
San Diego News Network
Should Scope Of Surface Transportation Policy Grow Or Shrink?
National Journal
Schwarzenegger vetoes bill banning 710 above-ground freeway option
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Some lawmakers frown on museum spending - Many see federal funding for museums as pork-barrel excess in a time of record deficits. Supporters say the money is needed now more than ever
LA Times
Tale of Two Cities: LA's Metro vs. NYC's MTA
SoapBoxLA
U.S. West Coast Ports and Railroads Promote Trade Gateway
Journal of Commerce
10/12/2009
Transportation Headlines for Monday October 12, 2009
23 Members of Congress Put Support Behind High Speed Rail Project
LAist
Another bikeway on tap for city - Three-mile stretch along San Fernando Boulevard in Burbank would intersect with the Chandler path
Burbank Leader
APTA supports provisions in climate change proposal
Metro Magazine
California Supreme Court: "Spillover" Transportation Funds Can't Be Diverted!"
Labor Community Strategy Center
Census profiles for Purple Line MOS-5 stations
MetroRiderLA
Country’s Busiest Air Routes and a Call for High-Speed Rail
Wall Street Journal
Delegation Part 3: Lucille Roybal-Allard
Labor Community Strategy Center
Expo Light Rail project coming down to the wire
Santa Monica Daily Press
Five Fair Things Politicians Can Do for Transportation
CityWatch
Fun With Data: How Workers Commute
Streetsblog
Governor vetoes freeway tunneling bill
LA Times
Have You Noticed LA Traffic Lights Are Synced? $150 Million spent yet we're still stuck in traffic
NBC News
Hearings Held For LA-To-Pomona High-Speed Trains
CBS News
How Traffic Jams Help the Environment - Efforts to lighten a city's car load can reduce subway ridership; the eco-upside of stalled traffic
Wall Street Journal
Just Give Us a Place to Park Our Bikes
LA Streetsblog
L.A.’s Draft Bikeway Plan: Non-Committal, Sloppy and Perhaps Illegal
LA Streetsblog
L.A. MTA to present transit corridor study findings to the public
Progressive Railroading
Long Beach Bridge Project Named Top Priority for County
Custom House Guide
Metrolink mulling fare hike because of falling ridership
Press Enterprise
Metrolink saves Santa but may raise fares
Ventura County Star
Ontario Airport in Death Spiral
Press Enterprise
Planners see a revitalized Ontario plaza for 250-acre parcel
Daily Bulletin
Schwarzenegger could end part of 710 Freeway debate - A bill on his desk would bar aboveground construction to extend the route through South Pasadena, but that would still leave a massive tunnel as an option
LA Times
Sec. LaHood Tells APTA Annual Meeting: Transit Has a ‘Partner at DOT’
Passenger Transport
Transfer Policies
Riding in Riverside
Whittier-area cities reach tentative agreement with California High-Speed Rail Authority
Whittier Daily News
LAist
Another bikeway on tap for city - Three-mile stretch along San Fernando Boulevard in Burbank would intersect with the Chandler path
Burbank Leader
APTA supports provisions in climate change proposal
Metro Magazine
California Supreme Court: "Spillover" Transportation Funds Can't Be Diverted!"
Labor Community Strategy Center
Census profiles for Purple Line MOS-5 stations
MetroRiderLA
Country’s Busiest Air Routes and a Call for High-Speed Rail
Wall Street Journal
Delegation Part 3: Lucille Roybal-Allard
Labor Community Strategy Center
Expo Light Rail project coming down to the wire
Santa Monica Daily Press
Five Fair Things Politicians Can Do for Transportation
CityWatch
Fun With Data: How Workers Commute
Streetsblog
Governor vetoes freeway tunneling bill
LA Times
Have You Noticed LA Traffic Lights Are Synced? $150 Million spent yet we're still stuck in traffic
NBC News
Hearings Held For LA-To-Pomona High-Speed Trains
CBS News
How Traffic Jams Help the Environment - Efforts to lighten a city's car load can reduce subway ridership; the eco-upside of stalled traffic
Wall Street Journal
Just Give Us a Place to Park Our Bikes
LA Streetsblog
L.A.’s Draft Bikeway Plan: Non-Committal, Sloppy and Perhaps Illegal
LA Streetsblog
L.A. MTA to present transit corridor study findings to the public
Progressive Railroading
Long Beach Bridge Project Named Top Priority for County
Custom House Guide
Metrolink mulling fare hike because of falling ridership
Press Enterprise
Metrolink saves Santa but may raise fares
Ventura County Star
Ontario Airport in Death Spiral
Press Enterprise
Planners see a revitalized Ontario plaza for 250-acre parcel
Daily Bulletin
Schwarzenegger could end part of 710 Freeway debate - A bill on his desk would bar aboveground construction to extend the route through South Pasadena, but that would still leave a massive tunnel as an option
LA Times
Sec. LaHood Tells APTA Annual Meeting: Transit Has a ‘Partner at DOT’
Passenger Transport
Transfer Policies
Riding in Riverside
Whittier-area cities reach tentative agreement with California High-Speed Rail Authority
Whittier Daily News
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