Today's Headlines - more at Metro

2/03/2010

Transportation Headlines for Wednesday February 3, 2010

TheSource.metro.net

Bay Area's TransLink Sees Its 16-Year One Card Goal Within Reach
Contactless News

Big Blue Bus Cash Fare Could Go Up To $1.25
Green LA Girl

Businesses Take Responsibility For Advancing Sustainable Transportation
The City Fix

City Panel Recommends Moving Forward With Privatization Of City Parking Garages
LAist

Comparing The Country's Largest Public Transit Systems (interactive infographic)
GOOD

Federal Transit Administration Unveils Capital Projects Recommended For Major Financing
Transport Politic

For 2011, FTA Shifts Focus Away From Project Cost-Effectiveness Index And Towards Local Financing Commitment
Transport Politic

How Much Security Do We Need On U.S. High Speed Rail?
Infrastructurist

L.A. Activists Float Idea Of "Freeway" System For Bikes
Los Angeles Times

Mall Says No More Free Parking For Foothill Transit Riders
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Metro Gold Line
(budget cuts compel students on a field trip to learn about transportation options in their neighborhood)
Roosevelt High School Rough Rider Blog

Mobile Augmented Reality: Apps That Will Change The Way We See The World
GigaOm

A Modest Proposal: Ask Developers To Help Pay For Better Transport
DC StreetsBlog

MTA Legal Dealings Called "Shocking:" Ridley-Thomas Cites "Extraordinary" $30M In Fees Over Red Line Case
Los Angeles Daily News

Obama Introduces Proposed FY 2011 Budget; Transportation Appropriations Stay Largely Intact
Transport Politic

Parking Operators Owe The City Nearly $100 Million
LAist

Public Art Needed For MTA's Orange Line Extension
Southern California Public Radio

Pursuing The Next Big Thing: Many Agencies And Towns Are On Facebook And Twitter - BART Jumped Ahead By Integrating A Growing Social Game To Promote Transit
Governing

Putting Our Money Where Our Mouth Is: Helps Get Federal Bucks
CityWatch

Technology Obsessions In The U.S. National Transit Database
Human Transit

Underground Connector Up For Metro OK
Blog Downtown