After the Screams: Metro's Long Range Transpo Plan Passes
LA Curbed
Antonovich rips lawsuit against video cameras on trains
Santa Clarita Signal
Battle Brews Over Subway to the Sea
Calitics
California -- and 23 other states -- battle for high-speed rail funds
McClatchy
Congressional conflict over transit funding
KPCC 89.3
Could MTA barriers have prevented death?
ABC News
Demolition to start at Fullerton rail station - Metrolink begins project to expand rail service from Fullerton to Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo
OC Register
Find the Companies Near You Receiving Highway Stimulus Money
ProPublica
Frequent fliers rank LAX as third-worst airport in the world
Daily Breeze
Gold Line gets a little respect at MTA which finally puts it on its long-term plans
Daily Bulletin
Gold Line gets a little respect at MTA, but some lawmakers still skeptical
Whittier Daily News
Governor Schwarzenegger Views Hydrogen-Powered Semi Truck
NewsBlaze
L.A. Metro launches online news/feature service
Metro Magazine
Legislators attack MTA plans
Glendale News Press
Mayor Villaraigosa says “a lot at stake” in the Los Angeles economic crisis
Examiner
Metro Board Passes Long Range Transportation Plan
LA Streetsblog
More Americans Living Car-Free
Planetizen
MTA authorizes study of light-rail to South El Monte or Whittier
Whittier Daily News
MTA greenlights $298 billion plan - Board's move targets congestion, public transportation
Daily News
NIMBY Can’t Stop California High-Speed Rail
Wired
Ontario airport lost more passenger traffic last month
Press Enterprise
Planner Urges Infrastructure Development
Journal of Commerce
Subway to The Sea, Anyone??
Mayor Sam
Subway to Sea or Gold Line? MTA decides
ABC News
Subways we'll never see
LA Observed
Two for Los Angeles
Transit Wire
Union churlishly rails on Metrolink cameras
Daily Trojan
Westside Railyard Expansion Draws Criticism From Residents
LBPost
Westside subway project is reaffirmed - MTA also lists a downtown Los Angeles rail connector as a top funding priority
LA Times
Westside subway prevails in MTA's long-range plan
LA Times
Wilmington hauls off and hits truck expressway plan with lawsuit - Residents worry that the project will bring more cargo traffic and with it more pollution and illnesses
LA Times
Without a Car in the World
CityWatch
10/22/2009
Transportation Headlines for Thursday October 22, 2009
Advocates for high-speed rail lobby for more after $8 billion in stimulus
The Hill
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy: California Doing the Most
LA Streetsblog
An Open Letter to the Metro Board
LA Subway Blog
City opposes proposed rail tax increase
Beach Reporter
Downtown DASH Testing Website that Offers Live Status, Arrival Times
Blogdowntown
Get federal funding for transit on track - There are several projects that could be left behind because the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is only focusing on two longer-range transit proposals
LA Times
Governor Acts of Assemblyman Eng’s Legislative Package
Mid Valley News
Green Cities California Unveils Best Practices Website
Reuters
Green weekender: Bike plans, subway plans, and Blogger Beach Cleanup!
GreenLAGirl
Guest View: Members agree: Fund local transit projects
Pasadena Star News
Hello, NFL Stadium: Schwarzenegger Expected to Sign Stadium Bill
LAist
It Looks Like A Blog, Reads Like A Blog, Quacks Like A Blog…
MetroRiderLA
Keeping transit on track in L.A. County - Parochialism by members of the area's congressional delegation could derail the Wilshire Boulevard subway
LA Times
L.A. Metro Launches Blog, Local Transit Reporters Contribute
Media Bistro
LAX hikes parking fees at economy lots
LA Times
LAX passenger traffic rises for first time in 18 months
Daily Breeze
Los Angeles Has Big Transit Ambitions, But Which Project Comes First?
Transport Politic
Metro Board Preview: Long Range Transportation Plan, Federal Funding, Measure R and One More Time with AnsaldoBreda
LA Streetsblog
Metropolitan Transportation Authority board asked to narrow alternatives for light-rail line to Whittier
Whittier Daily News
Metro to Update on Eastside Transit Corridor
Mid Valley News
Michael Maltzan's One Santa Fe Is Almost There
CurbedLA
Monterey Park gets bullet train briefing
ABC News
More Journos Hire Out as Bloggers
LA Observed
Now Online: Transit Maps and Plans Dating Back to 1906
LAist
Now's the Time for Our Long Range Transportation Plan
Huffington Post
One Santa Fe Finally Moving
Architects Newspaper
Our View: Metro should heed advice
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Really? It's Happening? Gov to Sign NFL Stadium Bill Tomorrow
CurbedLA
Regional Connector Caught in the Middle of Political Fight Over Metro's Long-Range Plan
Blogdowntown
Rolling toward a resurgence in train travel - Do new services offer a hint of what’s to come?
MSNBC
Spain's High-Speed Trains Outmuscle Airlines
Business Week
State, county officials back regional MTA funding strategy
Santa Clarita Signal
Supervisors urge MTA to address funding concerns raised by members of l.a. county's congressional delegation
Mayor Sam
Temporary PCH lane closure for bluff project
The Argonaut
Time to (finally) de-guzzle our cars?
LA Times
Transportation in 2: Impact of Bus Reductions
Mile By Mile
Updates from Habib Balian CEO, Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority
Duarte Chamber of Commerce
Welcome to the Blogroll: Steve Hymon, Fred “Camino” and The Source
LA Streetsblog
Workshop offers track to port's freight-rail knowledge
Daily Breeze
The Hill
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy: California Doing the Most
LA Streetsblog
An Open Letter to the Metro Board
LA Subway Blog
City opposes proposed rail tax increase
Beach Reporter
Downtown DASH Testing Website that Offers Live Status, Arrival Times
Blogdowntown
Get federal funding for transit on track - There are several projects that could be left behind because the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is only focusing on two longer-range transit proposals
LA Times
Governor Acts of Assemblyman Eng’s Legislative Package
Mid Valley News
Green Cities California Unveils Best Practices Website
Reuters
Green weekender: Bike plans, subway plans, and Blogger Beach Cleanup!
GreenLAGirl
Guest View: Members agree: Fund local transit projects
Pasadena Star News
Hello, NFL Stadium: Schwarzenegger Expected to Sign Stadium Bill
LAist
It Looks Like A Blog, Reads Like A Blog, Quacks Like A Blog…
MetroRiderLA
Keeping transit on track in L.A. County - Parochialism by members of the area's congressional delegation could derail the Wilshire Boulevard subway
LA Times
L.A. Metro Launches Blog, Local Transit Reporters Contribute
Media Bistro
LAX hikes parking fees at economy lots
LA Times
LAX passenger traffic rises for first time in 18 months
Daily Breeze
Los Angeles Has Big Transit Ambitions, But Which Project Comes First?
Transport Politic
Metro Board Preview: Long Range Transportation Plan, Federal Funding, Measure R and One More Time with AnsaldoBreda
LA Streetsblog
Metropolitan Transportation Authority board asked to narrow alternatives for light-rail line to Whittier
Whittier Daily News
Metro to Update on Eastside Transit Corridor
Mid Valley News
Michael Maltzan's One Santa Fe Is Almost There
CurbedLA
Monterey Park gets bullet train briefing
ABC News
More Journos Hire Out as Bloggers
LA Observed
Now Online: Transit Maps and Plans Dating Back to 1906
LAist
Now's the Time for Our Long Range Transportation Plan
Huffington Post
One Santa Fe Finally Moving
Architects Newspaper
Our View: Metro should heed advice
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Really? It's Happening? Gov to Sign NFL Stadium Bill Tomorrow
CurbedLA
Regional Connector Caught in the Middle of Political Fight Over Metro's Long-Range Plan
Blogdowntown
Rolling toward a resurgence in train travel - Do new services offer a hint of what’s to come?
MSNBC
Spain's High-Speed Trains Outmuscle Airlines
Business Week
State, county officials back regional MTA funding strategy
Santa Clarita Signal
Supervisors urge MTA to address funding concerns raised by members of l.a. county's congressional delegation
Mayor Sam
Temporary PCH lane closure for bluff project
The Argonaut
Time to (finally) de-guzzle our cars?
LA Times
Transportation in 2: Impact of Bus Reductions
Mile By Mile
Updates from Habib Balian CEO, Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority
Duarte Chamber of Commerce
Welcome to the Blogroll: Steve Hymon, Fred “Camino” and The Source
LA Streetsblog
Workshop offers track to port's freight-rail knowledge
Daily Breeze
10/21/2009
Transportation Headlines for Wednesday October 21, 2009
As Hybrid Buses Get Cheaper, Cities Fill Their Fleets
New York Times
BUS RIDERS UNION v. LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AGENCY
Leagle
Commuters make it to class without a car - UCLA faculty, students utilize bicycles, bus system to avoid costs of a car, hours of traffic
Daily Bruin
Dan Walters: Take bullet train claims with grain of salt
Sacramento Bee
Eye Opener: What to watch with the stimulus
Washington Post
FHWA’s Transportation and Climate Change Newsletter – September 2009
Transport Gooru
If a Port settles a lawsuit, does it make a sound?
KPCC 89.3
Legislators challenge Villaraigosa on Westside subway funding - House members urge the MTA to include three other transit projects in a bid for federal funding
LA Times
Long Beach Port Caves to Trucking Industry Polluters at Expense of Community, Environment
Reuters
Mayor's effort to fast-track Westside subway faces challenge
LA Times
Members of Congress to L.A.: Do You Really Want the Westside Subway?
LAist
Metrolink engineers sue over train cameras
ABC News
Metro Offering Late-Night Train Service... This Sunday Only
LAist
More Planes, No Trains, Definitely Automobiles
CurbedLA
New Study Shows $56 Billion in Hidden Health Damage from Autos
LA Streetsblog
Plan targets Disneyland visitors to increase LA/ONT air traffic
Redlands Daily Facts
Poverty is up, but how much? Census tells two stories - Almost 16 percent of Americans lived in poverty last year, according to new data released by the Census Bureau. The numbers were sharply higher than official rates, which reflect different measures
CS Monitor
REGION: Public hearing set for those who depend on transit
North County Times
REGION: Long road ahead for new rail technology - Automated braking system must be in place by 2015
North County Times
Report: LAX should share air traffic despite decline in volume
Daily Breeze
Santa Monica's Big Blue Bus Gets More Articulate - Santa Monica's Big Blue Bus will purchase 11 new Articulated in 2011 making them even greener -- and better!
Westside Today
Senator Wants Distracted Driving Laws
WHOTV
SF Muni finds almost 10% of riders are fare cheats
San Francisco Chronicle
SGV congressional leader demand MTA seek federal funding for local transit projects
Pasadena Star News
Streets Notes for the Upcoming Bike Plan Meetings
LA Streetsblog
Train Fight Intensifies
CurbedLA
Tutor Perini Announces World Headquarters Move to Los Angeles
Reuters
Ultracapacitor Buses Work... As Long as You have Lots of Quick-Charge Stations
Treehugger
West Hollywood supports FABULOUS metro line
Examiner
What Could Have Been: The Metro Library's Collection of Proposed Rapid Transit Routes
Franklin Avenue
What is it like working for the MTA in Los Angeles?
Yahoo! Answers
Yet another meeting post: Expo Line, Harbor Subdivision, long-range plan
MetroRiderLA
New York Times
BUS RIDERS UNION v. LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AGENCY
Leagle
Commuters make it to class without a car - UCLA faculty, students utilize bicycles, bus system to avoid costs of a car, hours of traffic
Daily Bruin
Dan Walters: Take bullet train claims with grain of salt
Sacramento Bee
Eye Opener: What to watch with the stimulus
Washington Post
FHWA’s Transportation and Climate Change Newsletter – September 2009
Transport Gooru
If a Port settles a lawsuit, does it make a sound?
KPCC 89.3
Legislators challenge Villaraigosa on Westside subway funding - House members urge the MTA to include three other transit projects in a bid for federal funding
LA Times
Long Beach Port Caves to Trucking Industry Polluters at Expense of Community, Environment
Reuters
Mayor's effort to fast-track Westside subway faces challenge
LA Times
Members of Congress to L.A.: Do You Really Want the Westside Subway?
LAist
Metrolink engineers sue over train cameras
ABC News
Metro Offering Late-Night Train Service... This Sunday Only
LAist
More Planes, No Trains, Definitely Automobiles
CurbedLA
New Study Shows $56 Billion in Hidden Health Damage from Autos
LA Streetsblog
Plan targets Disneyland visitors to increase LA/ONT air traffic
Redlands Daily Facts
Poverty is up, but how much? Census tells two stories - Almost 16 percent of Americans lived in poverty last year, according to new data released by the Census Bureau. The numbers were sharply higher than official rates, which reflect different measures
CS Monitor
REGION: Public hearing set for those who depend on transit
North County Times
REGION: Long road ahead for new rail technology - Automated braking system must be in place by 2015
North County Times
Report: LAX should share air traffic despite decline in volume
Daily Breeze
Santa Monica's Big Blue Bus Gets More Articulate - Santa Monica's Big Blue Bus will purchase 11 new Articulated in 2011 making them even greener -- and better!
Westside Today
Senator Wants Distracted Driving Laws
WHOTV
SF Muni finds almost 10% of riders are fare cheats
San Francisco Chronicle
SGV congressional leader demand MTA seek federal funding for local transit projects
Pasadena Star News
Streets Notes for the Upcoming Bike Plan Meetings
LA Streetsblog
Train Fight Intensifies
CurbedLA
Tutor Perini Announces World Headquarters Move to Los Angeles
Reuters
Ultracapacitor Buses Work... As Long as You have Lots of Quick-Charge Stations
Treehugger
West Hollywood supports FABULOUS metro line
Examiner
What Could Have Been: The Metro Library's Collection of Proposed Rapid Transit Routes
Franklin Avenue
What is it like working for the MTA in Los Angeles?
Yahoo! Answers
Yet another meeting post: Expo Line, Harbor Subdivision, long-range plan
MetroRiderLA
10/20/2009
Transportation Headlines for Tuesday October 20, 2009
Census data show big differences within state
Sacramento Bee
Disneyland via Ontario Airport plan afoot
Press Enterprise
Dubai’s shiny new train set - Dubai's technologically and aesthetically dazzling metro has already upset this rich Emirate’s rigid social hierarchy
Global Post
Expo Light Rail Visualization
Studio Thought/Vimeo
High-speed rail line called boost for Murrieta
Press Enterprise
LA’s Best Bike Plan
SoapBoxLA
LA-LB Port Volumes Contract in September
Journal of Commerce
LAX list: 10 airport improvements I’d like to see
LA Times
LAX-to-Irvine shuttle starts next month - Bus line will include twelve trips a day between LAX and the Irvine train station
OC Register
Little Tokyo Sounds Off About Metro’s Expansion Plans
Azine
Metro's Long Term Plan: What'll Be Built in Your Lifetime?
CurbedLA
Oil soars despite fundamentals; gasoline prices might follow
LA Times
Rep. Earl Blumenauer: Announcing the Livable Communities Task Force
LA Streetsblog
Without a Car in the World: See 100 Car-free Angelenos
GreenLAGirl
Sacramento Bee
Disneyland via Ontario Airport plan afoot
Press Enterprise
Dubai’s shiny new train set - Dubai's technologically and aesthetically dazzling metro has already upset this rich Emirate’s rigid social hierarchy
Global Post
Expo Light Rail Visualization
Studio Thought/Vimeo
High-speed rail line called boost for Murrieta
Press Enterprise
LA’s Best Bike Plan
SoapBoxLA
LA-LB Port Volumes Contract in September
Journal of Commerce
LAX list: 10 airport improvements I’d like to see
LA Times
LAX-to-Irvine shuttle starts next month - Bus line will include twelve trips a day between LAX and the Irvine train station
OC Register
Little Tokyo Sounds Off About Metro’s Expansion Plans
Azine
Metro's Long Term Plan: What'll Be Built in Your Lifetime?
CurbedLA
Oil soars despite fundamentals; gasoline prices might follow
LA Times
Rep. Earl Blumenauer: Announcing the Livable Communities Task Force
LA Streetsblog
Without a Car in the World: See 100 Car-free Angelenos
GreenLAGirl
10/19/2009
Transportation Headlines for Monday October 19, 2009
10 Freeway widening project commences
Daily Bulletin
Buses Get Their Own 'Clunkers' Program
American Planning Association
Calatrava's New Train Station and 8 More High-Speed Rail Hubs on the Horizon
FastCompany
California Advances Public Toll Financing Option for Transportation Projects
InfraSight
California job losses keep climbing - The Bay Area, whose tech industry is gearing up, is projected to lead the state's comeback. Southern California -- hobbled by the collapse in housing and construction -- will lag, economists say
LA Times
City Considering Free Parking for Zero Emission Vehicles
LA Streetsblog
City of Monrovia sets second meeting on proposed rail station
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Councilman Sam – Gold Line
Claremontian
County's jobless rate up to 12.7 percent
Daily News
D.C. expands subway station cell phone service
Metro Magazine
Editorial: Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) Battles IRS Over SILO Deals
American Banking News
Fight looms over Gold Line extension
Mercury News
Forum to highlight three futuristic rail projects to Calif. - DesertXpress, maglev aren’t the only ideas for high-speed trains
Las Vegas Sun
FRA Preliminary Rail Plan: No Plan at All
Transport Politic
High-speed trains may collide with L.A. River plans - Two environmental goals -- mass transit and reclaimed open space -- may be mutually exclusive
LA Times
Huge LAX terminal project moves ahead - Panel to award contracts on adding gates, square footage to Bradley
Daily News
L.A. area's history lives in these unique archives - Pamphlets, maps, photographs -- even a football helmet -- tell their collective story
LA Times
Imports dive at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach - They report their worst combined import statistics in nine years for September, which is often the busiest month at the nation's biggest port complex
LA Times
LA City Council bails out ailing Transportation Department
KPCC 89.3
Light-rail discussions in Whittier on track for Tuesday, Thursday
Whittier Daily News
Metrolink settlement of $30 million is far too high and not at all fair
Examiner
Metro meetings to update public on possible Harbor Subdivision service
Signal Tribune
Riverside, San Bernardino counties to hear high-speed rail pitch
Press Enterprise
Street plan trades speed for safety - Proposal to reduce lanes on Verdugo ruffles feathers, but officials say it would calm traffic
Burbank Leader
Students to get LA Live tram service
Daily Trojan
That's One Hip Secretary
CurbedLA
T4 America touts health, transportation connection
Metro Magazine
Transportation Allowances in the Climate Bill: A Tale of Two Modes
Streetsblog
Transportation Transformation
American Institute of Architects
Unusual rail proposals not likely to challenge existing plans
Las Vegas Sun
Upcoming fall subway extension meetings
MetroRiderLA
Upside of Traffic
Wired
Wilshire bus lanes: the human factor
MetroRiderLA
Daily Bulletin
Buses Get Their Own 'Clunkers' Program
American Planning Association
Calatrava's New Train Station and 8 More High-Speed Rail Hubs on the Horizon
FastCompany
California Advances Public Toll Financing Option for Transportation Projects
InfraSight
California job losses keep climbing - The Bay Area, whose tech industry is gearing up, is projected to lead the state's comeback. Southern California -- hobbled by the collapse in housing and construction -- will lag, economists say
LA Times
City Considering Free Parking for Zero Emission Vehicles
LA Streetsblog
City of Monrovia sets second meeting on proposed rail station
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Councilman Sam – Gold Line
Claremontian
County's jobless rate up to 12.7 percent
Daily News
D.C. expands subway station cell phone service
Metro Magazine
Editorial: Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) Battles IRS Over SILO Deals
American Banking News
Fight looms over Gold Line extension
Mercury News
Forum to highlight three futuristic rail projects to Calif. - DesertXpress, maglev aren’t the only ideas for high-speed trains
Las Vegas Sun
FRA Preliminary Rail Plan: No Plan at All
Transport Politic
High-speed trains may collide with L.A. River plans - Two environmental goals -- mass transit and reclaimed open space -- may be mutually exclusive
LA Times
Huge LAX terminal project moves ahead - Panel to award contracts on adding gates, square footage to Bradley
Daily News
L.A. area's history lives in these unique archives - Pamphlets, maps, photographs -- even a football helmet -- tell their collective story
LA Times
Imports dive at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach - They report their worst combined import statistics in nine years for September, which is often the busiest month at the nation's biggest port complex
LA Times
LA City Council bails out ailing Transportation Department
KPCC 89.3
Light-rail discussions in Whittier on track for Tuesday, Thursday
Whittier Daily News
Metrolink settlement of $30 million is far too high and not at all fair
Examiner
Metro meetings to update public on possible Harbor Subdivision service
Signal Tribune
Riverside, San Bernardino counties to hear high-speed rail pitch
Press Enterprise
Street plan trades speed for safety - Proposal to reduce lanes on Verdugo ruffles feathers, but officials say it would calm traffic
Burbank Leader
Students to get LA Live tram service
Daily Trojan
That's One Hip Secretary
CurbedLA
T4 America touts health, transportation connection
Metro Magazine
Transportation Allowances in the Climate Bill: A Tale of Two Modes
Streetsblog
Transportation Transformation
American Institute of Architects
Unusual rail proposals not likely to challenge existing plans
Las Vegas Sun
Upcoming fall subway extension meetings
MetroRiderLA
Upside of Traffic
Wired
Wilshire bus lanes: the human factor
MetroRiderLA
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