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10/22/2010

Obama In L.A. Today, Federal Funds For Highway Removal?, Streetcar Entrepreneur, Megacity Sustainable Mobility, "L.A. Live Way" & More

ALL CAPS? Not OK On Road Signs, Federal Government Says
USA Today

All Carrot, No Stick: A Proposed Senate Bill Containing Some Of The Most Progressive Ideas In Urban Planning Today
Metropolis

Climate Regulations Coming For Trucks, Buses ("The Obama administration will propose the first-ever greenhouse gas emission limits for heavy trucks and buses next week.")
Politico
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1010/43964.html

Customs To Test Ocean, Rail Manifest Systems
Journal Of Commerce

Democratic Sen. Jenny Oropeza, 53, Dies (The CSU Long Beach graduate served on the...Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board before she was first elected to the Assembly in 2000.")
Sacramento Bee

Downtown Loses Its Cherry Street, Becomes "L.A. Live Way"
Blog Downtown

EZ-Pass Saves Lifes
Think Progress

High-Speed Rail Sought For B.C. To U.S. Run
(Proposal for Vancouver to California bullet train)
CBC News

If You Come, They Will Build It: Notes On Livability From Rail-Volution
StreetsBlog DC

The Importance Of Sustainable Mobility In Megacities
The City Fix

The Man Who Wanted To Ban Cars From Manhattan (In 1961)
GOOD

More Evidence For A Shift Away From Driving
California High Speed Rail Blog

Older Commercial Drivers: Do They Pose A Safety Risk?
(40p. PDF)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Rail & The Media
Progressive Railroading

Real-Time Bike-Share Maps Show America's Got Some Catching Up To Do
StreetsBlog NY

A Smarter Model For Bicycle Sharing
Next American City

The Story Of A Streetcar Entrepreneur
(video : looks at an American company which is building streetcars for some U.S. cities)
MSNBC via Infrastructurist

StreetVids: Politicians Laud The Crenshaw Line
StreetsBlog LA

We're Tearing This Highway Down, Transportation Sec. Ray LaHood Says
Grist

William Lind Makes A Conservative Case For Public Transit (Not Just Buses)
Grist

What To Know Before Obama Takes Over Los Angeles
Curbed LA

Why Transit Agencies Expand Capacity While They Cut Service
StreetsBlog DC