Today's Headlines - more at Metro

11/17/2010

Expo Won't Be Aqua, Alameda Corridor East , No Rail On Wilshire, GPS Risks, New Transpo Safety Campaign, Pedestrian Advocacy & More

Announcing The Subway Announcement Lady
New York Times

Bachmann: Transportation Projects Shouldn't Be Earmarks
Minneapolis Star-Tribune

Beijing-LA Alliance To Fight Traffic ("In an unusual alliance, the transportation agencies of Los Angeles and Beijing have come together to swap ideas on how best to get people walking, biking and riding public transit." MTA Deputy CEO Paul Taylor discusses)
KCRW

China Leads World In High-Speed Rail Tracks
(and is on the verge of having more HSR tracks than the rest of the world put together)
NPR

Development's Traffic Impact Questioned: NBC Universal's Expansion Plan Assumes Public Transportation Use, Officials Said
Burbank Leader

Don't Call It The Aqua Line: It's The Aqua-Colored Expo Line
Curbed LA

Downtown Parking May Change: City Officials Are Looking Into Plan To Ease Requirements To Attract Businesses
Glendale News-Press

Editorial: MTA's Legal Trouble
Daily Breeze

Editorial: Paying To Use Those Carpool Lanes
Long Beach Press-Telegram

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Joins Call For Redirecting HSR Money
California High Speed Rail Blog

GPS Addict? It May Be Eroding Your Brain
MSNBC

The Horrors Of "Transferring," Circa 1974
Human Transit

How Pedestrian! The Walking Movement Flexes Its Muscle
StreetsBlog DC

LA Transportation Officials Unveil New Airport, Train Station Safety Campaign
Southern California Public Radio

Lawmakers Seek More Rail Money For California: Senators Say California Would Gladly Take Funds For High-Speed Rail Passed On By Other States
ABC News

Light Rail On Wilshire? Why, That Would Be Illegal!
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog

London Unveils New High-Tech Double-Decker Bus
USA Today

McConnell Earmark Ban Support Could Mean Even Less For Transpo
Transportation Nation

More Security Sought At Perris, Corona Transit Centers
Riverside Press-Enterprise

Oberstar Says Farewell, Talks About Future Of Infrastructure Debate
Trucking Info

Oberstar's Final Words Of Wisdom
StreetsBlog DC

Our View: Help ACE Finish What It Started (Alameda Corridor East Construction Authority)
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Pending Expiration Of The Federal Commuter Tax Benefit Presents Mass Transit Riders With Financial Challenges In 2011, Finds New TransitCenter Economic Report
Business Wire

Rail System Still Needs Identification Requirements
Government Security News

Taxis: The New Frontier Of Sustainable Transportation
The City Fix

TCRP Study Of Social Media: Want To Take Part?
Transit Wire

Tools To Help Companies Manage Their Social Media ("A small suite of emerging technologies is offering solutions to help companies manage their social media presence, by archiving business communications or managing individual employees posts on sites like Twitter and Facebook.")
New York Times

Transportation Official To Step Down From High-Speed Rail Panel: Richard Katz, Who Also Serves On The Boards Of The L.A. County MTA And The Metrolink Commuter System, Will Leave His Post Dec. 1
Los Angeles Times

U.S. Falls Behind Other Nations In Reducing Traffic Fatalities And Injuries; Report Identifies Safety Strategies That Could Succeed In U.S.
News From The National Academies

Waze Combines Crowdsourced GPS And Pac-Man
Wired