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10/12/2010

Mayor Villaraigosa and President Obama and more Mayor Villaraigosa and President Obama, plus Amtrak, LA Port, High Speed Rail in Kern County, subway a

25 Years of ITDP - The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) was founded in 1985 to promote environmentally sustainable and socially equitable transportation worldwide
ITDP

405 Freeway construction will close Skirball Center Drive Bridge for five nights starting Tuesday
Los Angeles Times

Americans Are Spending a Lot Less on Transportation These Days
GOOD

Amtrak sets ridership mark in FY2010
Metro Magazine

Beverly Hills Residents Rally to Keep Fear Alive (subway)
SoCalGreen

Building a Head of Steam for Transportation Investment: Today's Meeting at the White House
NRDC Switchboard

Don't let state grab local money
San Bernardino Sun

Fare Fight? Taxi firms say labor sitting in drivers’ seat
LA Business Journal

Infrastructure: The right jobs for the right people doing the right things at the right time
Washington Post

L.A. Mayor Says He’d Spend New Jersey’s Tunnel Money
Bloomberg

L.A. Port Gives a Breather on Clean Air Program
LA Business Journal

L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa meets with President Obama to discuss spending - The mayor has been seeking congressional support for a plan to accelerate the construction of 12 major transit projects in Los Angeles County
Southwest Riverside News Network

Mayor champions L.A. transit projects in D.C.
ABC News

National Infrastructure Bank: Can the U.S. Learn From Europe?
StreetsblogLA

Obama Again Calls for Infrastructure Spending
FDL

Obama Calls For “Fundamental Overhaul” to Infrastructure
TIME

Obama Highway Plan Fuels Talk of Gas Tax Hike
Fox News

Obama, with support from Villaraigosa, pushes for more transit funding
Los Angeles Times

Obama Says `Crumbling' Infrastructure Hinders Growth
Bloomberg

Obama's $50 Billion Spending Plan to Boost Economy, Report Says
Bloomberg

Obituary: Donald Norman Duke
Los Angeles Times

Paramount Farms offers land for high-speed rail maintenance facility
Bakersfield.com

Santa Monica Planners Plotting Arrival of Expo Line
CurbedLA

Statement On Kern County High-Speed Train Issued
ABC News

Taking the Bus and Rail Lines in LA - Why Public Transportation in Los Angeles is faster, cheaper and easier than you expect
Hubpages

Transportation for America joins bipartisan meeting on President Obama’s infrastructure proposal
Transportation for America

Video/Audio Remarks on Infrastructure from Obama, LaHood, Minetta, Skinner, Rendell, Villaraigosa
Transportation Nation

Villaraigosa Meets With Obama To Discuss 30/10 Transportation Plan
Neon Tommy

Villaraigosa met with Obama today at White House
Daily News/Contra Costa Times

Villaraigosa pitches transit needs at White House meeting
KPCC

Where the L.A. jobs are (or should be) The private sector has failed to create jobs. So L.A. County's transit projects must be accelerated and include a commitment that the work be done by local residents
Los Angeles Times

Will President Barack Obama Be Duped Into Backing Subway To Sea? Antonio Villaraigosa's in D.C., Again, Seeking Money
LA Weekly

Winners of Los Angeles Cleantech Corridor and Green District Competition
Dexigner