TheSource.metro.net
As Bicycle Sharing Plans Develop, LaBonge Would Rather See Bike Stations
LAist
Bicycle Sharrows Could Be On L.A. Streets By May
LAist
Change In Policy Shift By DOT For New Public Transit Projects Is A Big Victory For the Environment And Economic Development
APTA
EPA Chief: We Need To Do More To Reduce VMT
DC StreetsBlog
Flying Bicycle Lane Lets You Soar Above Traffic
Inhabitat
Forums To Focus On 710 Tunnel
La Canada Valley Sun
Gold Line Fillmore Station Getting Makeover
Brigham Yen
Harnessing The Web: SAN's eMedia Initiatives Inform Travelers, Connect With The Community (San Diego International Airport's social media and cross-marketing)
Airport Business
High Speed Rail To Cross Taylor Yard
EGP News
LaHood Wants More TIGER Aid In The Congressional Jobs Bill
DC StreetsBlog
Las Vegas Monorail Bankrupt; Ambac Faces Exposure
Reuters
Less Cars, More Public Spaces
City Parks Blog
Mark Your Calendars: LADOT To Hold Meetings About Bus Service Cuts
LAist
Mayor’s “Online Budget Challenge” Forces Players To Pick Privatized Parking
LA StreetsBlog
[New York] MTA Unveils Open Data Policy, Clearing A Path For NYC Transit Apps
StreetsBlog
New Transit-Funding Rules Make Streetcars More Desirable
Wall Street Journal
Night-Owl Bus Riders Face The End Of The Line
OC Weekly
NTSB To Consider Final Report On Chatsworth Rail Crash
Los Angeles Times
The Rise Of the Megaregion: The Idea Of “Megaregions” Is Getting A Bit Too Much Mega-Hype (although transportation is “one area of public policy where a megaregional approach really does make sense”)
Governing
[Washington, D.C.] Metro General Manager John Catoe Jr. To Resign
Washington Post
Way2Go's To Do List: 10 Transportation Wishes For 2010
EDF Way2Go Blog
The Wilshire Subway: Oh, Say, Can You Sea?
CityWatch
Would You Mind Turning That Down? I’m Trying To Ride Public Transit
NextStop
1/14/2010
Transportation Headlines for Thursday January 14, 2010
TheSource.metro.net
28% Of Accidents Involve Talking, Texting On Cellphones
Washington Post
Amtrak To Add WiFi, Upgrade Fleet
Wired
Awaiting Crosswalk, Venice Residents Put Up Their Own Signs
LA Curbed
Big Transit News: Bush-Era Rule Tossed, Enviro Benefits On The Table
DC StreetsBlog
Blogging From TRB: Performance-Based Funding Systems In The United States
The City Fix
County Development Group Sees $1 Billion Economic Boast [sic] By Extending Gold Line
Pasadena Star-News
DOT Stimulus Payouts Approach $8 Billion
Journal Of Commerce
Extra Lane Added To 110 / 5 Freeway Connector: New Lane Will Alternate Using Electronic Signs And Lighted Pavement Markers
KNBC
Extra Stop At Dorsey High Added To Expo Line?
LA Curbed
Feds Announce Change To Consider Livability In Funding Transit Projects
Transportation For America
Freight Rail Traffic Hit 20-Year Lows In 2009
LA StreetsBlog
Gold Line Crossings Exhibit Dangerous Diversity
The Bus Bench
International Transit Experts Share Advice For U.S. Subways
Washington Examiner
It's Not An M.T.A. App, But It's Close (New York MTA mobile web access)
New York Times
Legislative Analyst’s First Look At 2009 Business Plan
California High Speed Rail Blog
Report: Dozens Of Bridges Use Fault-Prone Eyebars: Caltrans Closed Bay Bridge Over Cracked Eyebar
KCRA
Schwarzenegger Plan For Gasoline Taxes Slammed As "Bait And Switch"
Sacramento Bee
Spain: The Next American System? (high-speed rail)
PBS Blueprint America
State Adopts Greenest Building Codes In U.S.
San Francisco Chronicle
State DOTs: We Back National Transport Goals – If We Get To Write Them
DC StreetsBlog
Success In Pico-Union Highlighted In New Bike Parking Resource Guide
LA StreetsBlog
Getting More Bike Parking Racks In Your Neighborhood: A Community Resource Guide (16p. PDF)
Transportation Research Board 2009 Annual Report (76p. PDF)
Transportation Research Board
US Government Plans Overhaul Of New Start Funding Guidelines, Reducing Importance Of Cost-Effectiveness
Transport Politic
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces Historic New Safety Standards For Freight And Passenger Trains
U.S. DOT Federal Railroad Administration Press Release
What's The Status Of The Transportation Bill?
California High Speed Rail Blog
28% Of Accidents Involve Talking, Texting On Cellphones
Washington Post
Amtrak To Add WiFi, Upgrade Fleet
Wired
Awaiting Crosswalk, Venice Residents Put Up Their Own Signs
LA Curbed
Big Transit News: Bush-Era Rule Tossed, Enviro Benefits On The Table
DC StreetsBlog
Blogging From TRB: Performance-Based Funding Systems In The United States
The City Fix
County Development Group Sees $1 Billion Economic Boast [sic] By Extending Gold Line
Pasadena Star-News
DOT Stimulus Payouts Approach $8 Billion
Journal Of Commerce
Extra Lane Added To 110 / 5 Freeway Connector: New Lane Will Alternate Using Electronic Signs And Lighted Pavement Markers
KNBC
Extra Stop At Dorsey High Added To Expo Line?
LA Curbed
Feds Announce Change To Consider Livability In Funding Transit Projects
Transportation For America
Freight Rail Traffic Hit 20-Year Lows In 2009
LA StreetsBlog
Gold Line Crossings Exhibit Dangerous Diversity
The Bus Bench
International Transit Experts Share Advice For U.S. Subways
Washington Examiner
It's Not An M.T.A. App, But It's Close (New York MTA mobile web access)
New York Times
Legislative Analyst’s First Look At 2009 Business Plan
California High Speed Rail Blog
Report: Dozens Of Bridges Use Fault-Prone Eyebars: Caltrans Closed Bay Bridge Over Cracked Eyebar
KCRA
Schwarzenegger Plan For Gasoline Taxes Slammed As "Bait And Switch"
Sacramento Bee
Spain: The Next American System? (high-speed rail)
PBS Blueprint America
State Adopts Greenest Building Codes In U.S.
San Francisco Chronicle
State DOTs: We Back National Transport Goals – If We Get To Write Them
DC StreetsBlog
Success In Pico-Union Highlighted In New Bike Parking Resource Guide
LA StreetsBlog
Getting More Bike Parking Racks In Your Neighborhood: A Community Resource Guide (16p. PDF)
Transportation Research Board 2009 Annual Report (76p. PDF)
Transportation Research Board
US Government Plans Overhaul Of New Start Funding Guidelines, Reducing Importance Of Cost-Effectiveness
Transport Politic
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces Historic New Safety Standards For Freight And Passenger Trains
U.S. DOT Federal Railroad Administration Press Release
What's The Status Of The Transportation Bill?
California High Speed Rail Blog
1/13/2010
Transportation Headlines for Wednesday January 13, 2010
TheSource.metro.net
AP: Road Projects Haven’t Helped Employment
National Public Radio
Bailout Beneficiary Wells Fargo Loses Transit Tax-Shelter Lawsuit
DC StreetsBlog
Blogging From TRB: Carshare, Bikeshare, We All Care For Vehicle Share!
The City Fix
Construction At Compton’s MLK Transit Center
The Bus Bench
Councilman Dennis Zine: Southern California Car Culture Here To Stay
LA StreetsBlog
Distraction.gov: Official U.S. Government Website For Distracted Driving
Distraction.gov
Federal Regulations Released For New Train Safety Technology: The Automated Braking Systems Mandated By Congress Must Be Installed On All Passenger And Freight Trains By 2015
Los Angeles Times
If L.A. Is Going To Invest In Bike Lanes, Then Do It Right!
LA StreetsBlog
L.A. County Holds First Bike Advisory Committee…But It’s Hidden From The Public
LA StreetsBlog
New Parking Meters Today
Little Tokyo Unplugged
OCTA Puts Tustin Mayor Jerry Amante In Driver's Seat: He Will Take Over As Chairman For The Agency; Pat Bates Will Replace Him As Vice Chair
OC Metro
Opinion: A National Of Hunkered-Down Homebodies (America’s declining mobility rate)
New York Times
Pelosi: Gas Tax Hike Doesn’t Have Majority Support In Congress
LA StreetsBlog
Safety, Traffic Concerns Raised When 3.5-Mile-Long Freight Train Rolls Through L.A. Basin
Los Angeles Times
See The New Design For Big Blue Bus Shelters At The Community Meetings
Green LA Girl
Spurred By Metrolink Crash, Rails Move Closer To Installing Automatic Brakes
Los Angeles Times
South Bay Bicycle Coalition’s Regional Plan Gaining Momentum
Daily Breeze
Street Corners Vs. Cul De Sacs (walkability’s influence on crime, housing costs)
New York Times
The Transportation Stimulus Has Not Created Jobs - But Was It A Bust?
Infrastructurist
1/12/2010
Transportation Headlines for Tuesday January 12, 2010
TheSource.metro.net
2010 High-Speed Rail In The United States: An International Practicum On System Implementation (Millennium Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles : February 11-13, 2010)
APTA
Ballot Initiative Barring State From Taking Local Funds Gains Steam
Daily Breeze
Beyond Neo-Victorianism: A Call For Design Diversity (advocating a return to the post-war mixed-use districts that provided pedestrian scale but encouraged automobiles and parking)
New Geography
Buses, Trains Are Plugging In To The Times With Wi-Fi
Chicago Sun-Times
City Attorney To Weigh Options On Bicyclist Anti-Harassment Ordinance
LAist
City Council Public Safety Committee Blows Easy Chance To Support Cyclists
LA StreetsBlog
Commuters Are Leaving Mass Transit For Their Cars, And They Have Their Reasons
San Jose Mercury News
Concerns Raised As Expo Rail Construction Continues
USC Daily Trojan
Editorial: L.A. Needs A Long-Term Plan - The Poorly Managed City Needs A Road Map For The Future For Land Use, For Its Government Workforce And For Finances
Los Angeles Times
Final Draft Of APTA 2010-2014 Strategic Plan Available For Member Comment
APTA
Full-text report of The First Steps To Transitvision 2050 (31p. PDF)
Full 405 Freeway Closures Begin Early Wednesday Morning
LAist
High-Speed Rail Plan Flawed, Says Legislature’s Financial Analyst
Los Angeles Times
LADOT Outlines Massive Cuts, Fare Hikes, For DASH
LA StreetsBlog
LADOT Recommends Cutting 11 Bus Lines, Doubling Cash Fares
LAist
More Cuts To O.C. Bus Service Might Be In Store
Orange County Register
MTA Bus Drivers Indicted
Culver City News
Obama Administration Working On Its Own Six-Year Transportation Bill
LA StreetsBlog
On The Subway In Their Skivvies: No Pants Day 2010
LAist
A Picture Is Worth: Advertising By Amtrak In TSA Security Line
Treehugger
Schwarzenegger Budget Tallies $397 Million From Traffic Camera Tickets
Sacramento Bee
Stop Yawning And Start Building Trains And Other Infrastructure
Huffington Post
Time Warner Cable Offers Customers A Solution To Southern California’s Traffic Woes
Triangle Software
Wave Of Imports Lifts Ports: Cargo Volume In December, Including At L.A. And Long Beach Facilities, Suggests A Recovery Is Underway
Los Angeles Times
White House And Congress Take Issue With AP’s Transport Stimulus Claims
DC StreetsBlog
World Warming To Greener Train Travel
CNN
2010 High-Speed Rail In The United States: An International Practicum On System Implementation (Millennium Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles : February 11-13, 2010)
APTA
Ballot Initiative Barring State From Taking Local Funds Gains Steam
Daily Breeze
Beyond Neo-Victorianism: A Call For Design Diversity (advocating a return to the post-war mixed-use districts that provided pedestrian scale but encouraged automobiles and parking)
New Geography
Buses, Trains Are Plugging In To The Times With Wi-Fi
Chicago Sun-Times
City Attorney To Weigh Options On Bicyclist Anti-Harassment Ordinance
LAist
City Council Public Safety Committee Blows Easy Chance To Support Cyclists
LA StreetsBlog
Commuters Are Leaving Mass Transit For Their Cars, And They Have Their Reasons
San Jose Mercury News
Concerns Raised As Expo Rail Construction Continues
USC Daily Trojan
Editorial: L.A. Needs A Long-Term Plan - The Poorly Managed City Needs A Road Map For The Future For Land Use, For Its Government Workforce And For Finances
Los Angeles Times
Final Draft Of APTA 2010-2014 Strategic Plan Available For Member Comment
APTA
Full-text report of The First Steps To Transitvision 2050 (31p. PDF)
Full 405 Freeway Closures Begin Early Wednesday Morning
LAist
High-Speed Rail Plan Flawed, Says Legislature’s Financial Analyst
Los Angeles Times
LADOT Outlines Massive Cuts, Fare Hikes, For DASH
LA StreetsBlog
LADOT Recommends Cutting 11 Bus Lines, Doubling Cash Fares
LAist
More Cuts To O.C. Bus Service Might Be In Store
Orange County Register
MTA Bus Drivers Indicted
Culver City News
Obama Administration Working On Its Own Six-Year Transportation Bill
LA StreetsBlog
On The Subway In Their Skivvies: No Pants Day 2010
LAist
A Picture Is Worth: Advertising By Amtrak In TSA Security Line
Treehugger
Schwarzenegger Budget Tallies $397 Million From Traffic Camera Tickets
Sacramento Bee
Stop Yawning And Start Building Trains And Other Infrastructure
Huffington Post
Time Warner Cable Offers Customers A Solution To Southern California’s Traffic Woes
Triangle Software
Wave Of Imports Lifts Ports: Cargo Volume In December, Including At L.A. And Long Beach Facilities, Suggests A Recovery Is Underway
Los Angeles Times
White House And Congress Take Issue With AP’s Transport Stimulus Claims
DC StreetsBlog
World Warming To Greener Train Travel
CNN
1/11/2010
Transportation Headlines for Monday January 11, 2010
TheSource.metro.net
Bring Income Based Traffic Fines To LA
MetroRider LA
The CityFix Guide To Communication And Mobility At TRB's Annual Meeting
The CityFix
Coming Soon: A Senate Jobs Bill...With A New Approach To Transport?
DC StreetsBlog
A Cyclist By Any Other Name
DC StreetsBlog
Despite Risks, Internet Creeps Onto Car Dashboards
New York Times
Does Transit-Oriented Development Work Even Without Transit?
LA StreetsBlog
Facebook Refuses To Remove Group Promoting Anti-Cyclist Violence
LA StreetsBlog
The Fake Freeway Sign That Became A Real Public Service
GOOD
Follow TRB On Twitter
The Transit Wire
Freeway Will Be Closed For Construction (I-5 in Buena Park)
Orange County Register
Governor Wants To Catch Speeders With Red-Light Cameras To Help Balance Budget
Los Angeles Times
Governor's Proposed Budget Summary: 2010-11
California Department of Finance
(Proposed Budget Detail)
(State Transit Assistance)
(California Transportation Commission)
(Transportation Financing Authority)
(Department of Transportation)
Green Box Biking And Safety: It's All In Our Heads
Treehugger
Metrolink Cuts 10 Trains But Fares Stay Put: Eight Weekend And Two Weekday Routes On The Commuter Rail System's Inland Empire / Orange County Line Will Be Eliminated Starting In February
Los Angeles Times
[New York] M.T.A. To Unveil A Makeover Of Its Web Home
New York Times
Oakland Proposes Bus And Bike Lane Across City (plan proposes creating what may be California's longest "complete street," with bike lanes, bus lanes, and pedestrian improvements)
San Francisco Chronicle
National Complete Streets Coalition
The Parlor: Santa Monica's Permit Woes
LA Subway Blog
San Francisco Sees A Transit Center Revitalizing Downtown
Wired
Trains Restored On Line, For Now: Airport Officials Had Especially Opposed Plan To Cut Ventura County Routes
Glendale News Press
Ventura County's New Parking Standards: A Guide For Los Angeles?
LA StreetsBlog
Whittier Officials To Lobby For Gold Line Extension
Southern California Public Radio
Bring Income Based Traffic Fines To LA
MetroRider LA
The CityFix Guide To Communication And Mobility At TRB's Annual Meeting
The CityFix
Coming Soon: A Senate Jobs Bill...With A New Approach To Transport?
DC StreetsBlog
A Cyclist By Any Other Name
DC StreetsBlog
Despite Risks, Internet Creeps Onto Car Dashboards
New York Times
Does Transit-Oriented Development Work Even Without Transit?
LA StreetsBlog
Facebook Refuses To Remove Group Promoting Anti-Cyclist Violence
LA StreetsBlog
The Fake Freeway Sign That Became A Real Public Service
GOOD
Follow TRB On Twitter
The Transit Wire
Freeway Will Be Closed For Construction (I-5 in Buena Park)
Orange County Register
Governor Wants To Catch Speeders With Red-Light Cameras To Help Balance Budget
Los Angeles Times
Governor's Proposed Budget Summary: 2010-11
California Department of Finance
(Proposed Budget Detail)
(State Transit Assistance)
(California Transportation Commission)
(Transportation Financing Authority)
(Department of Transportation)
Green Box Biking And Safety: It's All In Our Heads
Treehugger
Metrolink Cuts 10 Trains But Fares Stay Put: Eight Weekend And Two Weekday Routes On The Commuter Rail System's Inland Empire / Orange County Line Will Be Eliminated Starting In February
Los Angeles Times
[New York] M.T.A. To Unveil A Makeover Of Its Web Home
New York Times
Oakland Proposes Bus And Bike Lane Across City (plan proposes creating what may be California's longest "complete street," with bike lanes, bus lanes, and pedestrian improvements)
San Francisco Chronicle
National Complete Streets Coalition
The Parlor: Santa Monica's Permit Woes
LA Subway Blog
San Francisco Sees A Transit Center Revitalizing Downtown
Wired
Trains Restored On Line, For Now: Airport Officials Had Especially Opposed Plan To Cut Ventura County Routes
Glendale News Press
Ventura County's New Parking Standards: A Guide For Los Angeles?
LA StreetsBlog
Whittier Officials To Lobby For Gold Line Extension
Southern California Public Radio
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