Today's Headlines - more at Metro

8/27/2010

Metro TAP, Beverly Hills Tunneling, SoCal HSR Impact, Smart Phone Bike Share, Bus Strike Authorization & More

Bus Drivers Authorize Strike Against L.A. MTA
LA Weekly

Bus Rider's Union Launches Attack On 30/10 In Effort To Fight Fare Hikes
StreetsBlog LA

Californians Dreaming About The Next Metropolis
New Republic

California Legislature Passes Toll Road Privacy Bill: California State Senate And Assembly Pass Legislation Restricting Use Of Motorist Travel Histories Created By Toll Road Agencies
The Newspaper: A Journal Of The Politics Of Driving
Full-Text: Senate Bill 1268 (6p. PDF)

Caltrans Announces Planned 110 Freeway Closures
Pasadena Star-News

Catching The Bus Just Got Harder For Us
Long Beach Press-Telegram

City Agency To Study East Valley Transportation Woes (Pacoima, Panorama City)
San Fernando Valley Business Journal

"Don't Tunnel Under BHHS" Said BHUSD Board Of Ed.
(p. 1, 20 of 48p. PDF)
Beverly Hills Courier

Editorial: MTA And Its Beleaguered Transit Access Pass System: Someday Los Angeles May Have An Efficient Electronic Pass System For Bus And Train Travel. But For Now, The Switch Is Proving To Be A Poorly Planned, Confusing Mess
Los Angeles Times

Grand Avenue Project Faces 2-Year Delay Over Funding: The Developer Of The $3-Billion Hotel, Condo And Retail Development Plans To Request An Extension On Its February 2011 Deadline And May Seek Another If The Economy Doesn't Improve
Los Angeles Times

How The Stimulus Is Changing America
Time

Judge Upholds L.A.'s "Clean Truck" Initiative
Los Angeles Times

Metro Explains How To Open A Door
Blogging LA

NYC Subway Goes Wireless ("In addition to consumer services, the Transit Wireless solution will serve public safety organizations by providing the source of a cell phone’s signal within a station, improving incident response times.")
Mass Transit

Planning For Billion Dollar Project: LA City, County MIA (I-405)
CityWatch

Proposed South Bay Transit Center Near LAX Gets $1.45M Grant ("The transit center will be the connecting hub for two light rail lines - the Green Line and the Crenshaw/LAX Line - buses and a "people mover" to take people into the airport.")
Daily Breeze

Report: SoCal Gets $700 Million Boost From State's High-Speed Rail: The Study Highlights The Positive Impact The Project Will Have On The Region
OC Metro
Full-Text Report: Thinking Ahead: High-Speed Rail In Southern California (31p. PDF)
UC Irvine Institute Of Transportation Studies

[Beverly Hills] Residents Speak About Westside Subway Extension At Board Of Education Meeting (p. 3 of 20p. PDF)
Beverly Hills Weekly

Running Bike-Sharing Networks Through Smart Phones
Grist
Sobi: The Social Bicycle System (video)

Strike May Halt Project (215 widening in San Bernardino County)
San Bernardino Sun

The True Cost Of A Gallon Of Gas
Natural Resources Defense Council On Earth Blog
The Price Of A Gallon Of Gas (video : thought-provoking public service announcement for clean energy and climate legislation)