11 miles of carpool lanes on the 60 Freeway formally open Thursday
Los Angeles Times
AB 2098 Approved: Construction to Proceed on 91, 15 Freeways
Total Traffic
Behind the scenes: The fight over freeway advertising
Capitol Weekly
Behind the Scenes at the MTA: With the Metro Board’s subway route decision coming soon, who are the 13 people who will decide Beverly Hills fate? (.pdf) (that and more, see pages 5 through 9)
BHweekly
Beverly Hills Mayor Makes Feelings on Subway Clear
CurbedLA
Big Blue Bus Now on Google Transit
LAist
Big Blue Bus on Google Transit!
NRDC Swithboard
City of Lights Success: New LADOT Bike Parking at Day Labor Center in Pico-Union
StreetsblogLA
Congressman Garamendi to Transportation Agencies: "You Need to Make it in America to Save the America We Love"
Congressman Garamendi
Demolition of Skirball Center Drive overpass to finish two days early
Los Angeles Times
Gas-Tax Revamp Pushed to Fund Transportation Projects
Wall Street Journal
High-speed rail backers urged ‘to get everybody on board’
Las Vegas Sun
It’s Official, Beverly Hills Takes Position Against Subway Alignment Under Their City
StreetsblogLA
Kern begins building public support for rail facility
Bakersfield.com
Map: Bike Racks to Bloom in Pico-Union and Westlake Neighborhoods
LAist
Mayor Supports Subway in Letter to County Supervisor - Beverly Hills reiterates its support for the Westside extension and the route along Wilshire Boulevard to Century City
Beverly Hills Patch
Most Americans say transit often the better choice
HNTB
New Carpool Lanes on the 60 Now Open
TotalTraffic
NO WeHo subway, recommends Metro staff
WeHo News
Obama Concedes Problems With "Shovel-Ready" Requirement
Planetizen
OCTA unveils new railroad crossings
Metro Magazine
Port Traffic Gains Continue
LA Business Journal
Smart Parking Meters Bring in Big Bucks - New meters earn LA almost quarter of a million dollars in one month
NBC News
Summit looks to future of I-215 corridor
Press Enterprise
Sunstroke? Politicians Want $4 Billion for High Speed DesertXpress Train Between Las Vegas and Nowhere, CA
AltTransport
Urban Gondola Set to Open in Rio
Planetizen
What does TOD Stand for: transit-oriented development — or just the same Tired Old Development?
Planetizen
Why now is a good time for government to borrow and invest
Washington Post
10/15/2010
10/14/2010
Future of LA, Subway, High Speed Rail, Smart Cards, changes at Long Beach Transit, and more
20-20 Vision: What the Future L.A. Will Look Like
Globe St.
Beverly Hills Releases Comment Letter To Metro
Beverly Hills Courier
Bus driver vindicated, embezzlement charges dropped
Culver City News
California High Speed Rail Authority (CHRSA) will make its First Presentation to the San Gabriel City Council
Crown City News
Credo E-Bone concept bus utilizes fuel cell technology, li-ion batteries and lightweight composites
AutoblogGreen
Don't Let America Be Late for the Economic Engine of High Speed Rail
NRDC Switchboard
Five Reasons Reformers Are Rallying Behind Obama’s Transpo Push
Streetsblog
Harry Reid hopeful DesertXpress gets support from next governor - Officials outline federal loan guarantees company will pursue
Las Vegas Sun
Heston’s Retirement From Transit Marks End Of Era (Long Beach Transit)
Grunion Gazette
Long Beach Transit Sees New Leadership
Everything Long Beach
Metro Delays Route Recommendations For Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills Courier
Metro Deletes West Hollywood from Westside Subway
WeHo Daily
Defense seeks to expand ID cards for use at transit systems, ATMs
NextGov
On the fast track: The time is right for Los Angeles to get transportation projects rolling
Daily News
Options weighed for old PE right of way
Garden Grove Journal
Rediscovering Our City and Ourselves: Why CicLAvia Matters
StreetsblogLA
Select Smart Cards from around the world
metrobabel
Sign the Bruins for Transit Petition to Support the Subway to UCLA
LA Subway Blog
Thank You Mayor Villaraigosa and City of Los Angeles
CicLAvia
Transit Education Programs & Safety
Metro.net
Two-Hour Free Parking Makes March Ballot
Beverly Hills Patch
Was Public Comment Period for Subway to Sea a Sham? MTA Staff Suggests Route Before Citizens Fully Weigh In
LA Weekly
Globe St.
Beverly Hills Releases Comment Letter To Metro
Beverly Hills Courier
Bus driver vindicated, embezzlement charges dropped
Culver City News
California High Speed Rail Authority (CHRSA) will make its First Presentation to the San Gabriel City Council
Crown City News
Credo E-Bone concept bus utilizes fuel cell technology, li-ion batteries and lightweight composites
AutoblogGreen
Don't Let America Be Late for the Economic Engine of High Speed Rail
NRDC Switchboard
Five Reasons Reformers Are Rallying Behind Obama’s Transpo Push
Streetsblog
Harry Reid hopeful DesertXpress gets support from next governor - Officials outline federal loan guarantees company will pursue
Las Vegas Sun
Heston’s Retirement From Transit Marks End Of Era (Long Beach Transit)
Grunion Gazette
Long Beach Transit Sees New Leadership
Everything Long Beach
Metro Delays Route Recommendations For Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills Courier
Metro Deletes West Hollywood from Westside Subway
WeHo Daily
Defense seeks to expand ID cards for use at transit systems, ATMs
NextGov
On the fast track: The time is right for Los Angeles to get transportation projects rolling
Daily News
Options weighed for old PE right of way
Garden Grove Journal
Rediscovering Our City and Ourselves: Why CicLAvia Matters
StreetsblogLA
Select Smart Cards from around the world
metrobabel
Sign the Bruins for Transit Petition to Support the Subway to UCLA
LA Subway Blog
Thank You Mayor Villaraigosa and City of Los Angeles
CicLAvia
Transit Education Programs & Safety
Metro.net
Two-Hour Free Parking Makes March Ballot
Beverly Hills Patch
Was Public Comment Period for Subway to Sea a Sham? MTA Staff Suggests Route Before Citizens Fully Weigh In
LA Weekly
10/13/2010
High Speed Rail, Subway, Regional Connector, bikes, the price of oil, Federal funding, and more
APTA Adopts High-Speed Rail Legislative Principles
Passenger Transport
California High Speed Rail Doesn’t Need to Make a Dime to Make a Difference
AltTransport
Coolest Subway Stations Around The World (PHOTOS)
Huffington Post
Fixing transportation infrastructure: which road is the right one?
UCLA School of Public Affairs
Help Shape The Future Of The South Bay Metro Green Line Extension
Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas
Innovative Retailer, Famima!! Opens Store in Historic Union Station
Business Wire
LADOT Bike Blog interviews the SCAG Bike/Ped Wiki Team: “This plan belongs to everyone”
LADOT Bike Blog
Metro Staff Recommends Westside Subway to Go West of 405 Fwy, West Hollywood Spur Left Out
LAist
Metro Staff Selects Preferred Routes for Regional Connector, Westside Subway
StreetsblogLA
Metro's Subway Recommendations Out: Hello VA, See Ya Crenshaw
CurbedLA
Mineta/Skinner Public Transportation Report Urges Substantial Federal Funding, Recommends 10 Key Reforms
Passenger Transport
Musical stunt shuts southbound lanes of 101 Freeway south of Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles Times
OCTA pushes for changes to Transportation Improvement Program
Metro Magazine
Oil rises above $82 amid weaker US dollar
Daily News
President’s New Gamble
Progressive Fix
Railroad crossings enhanced for safety
OC Register
Rail~Volution 2010 - Reconnecting America and Center for Transit-Oriented Development participating in annual gathering
Reconnecting America
Regional Connector May Lose Fifth and Flower Station
LA Downtown News
Rogoff Keynotes APTA Annual Meeting in San Antonio
Passenger Transport
Special Amtrak train to run from Los Angeles to Mojave National Preserve
Los Angeles Times
State Officials Cheer Obama Transport Funding Plan
Journal of Commerce
Talkin' About A Rail-Volution?
National Journal
Vancouver Creates Continuous Network of Protected Bike Lanes
GOOD
What next for Santa Monica Blvd. and West Hollywood after the LPA recommendations for the Westside Subway Extension?
RideThePinkLine
Wilbur Ave Bike Lane Brouhaha an LADOT Conspiracy?
SoapBoxLA
Passenger Transport
California High Speed Rail Doesn’t Need to Make a Dime to Make a Difference
AltTransport
Coolest Subway Stations Around The World (PHOTOS)
Huffington Post
Fixing transportation infrastructure: which road is the right one?
UCLA School of Public Affairs
Help Shape The Future Of The South Bay Metro Green Line Extension
Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas
Innovative Retailer, Famima!! Opens Store in Historic Union Station
Business Wire
LADOT Bike Blog interviews the SCAG Bike/Ped Wiki Team: “This plan belongs to everyone”
LADOT Bike Blog
Metro Staff Recommends Westside Subway to Go West of 405 Fwy, West Hollywood Spur Left Out
LAist
Metro Staff Selects Preferred Routes for Regional Connector, Westside Subway
StreetsblogLA
Metro's Subway Recommendations Out: Hello VA, See Ya Crenshaw
CurbedLA
Mineta/Skinner Public Transportation Report Urges Substantial Federal Funding, Recommends 10 Key Reforms
Passenger Transport
Musical stunt shuts southbound lanes of 101 Freeway south of Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles Times
OCTA pushes for changes to Transportation Improvement Program
Metro Magazine
Oil rises above $82 amid weaker US dollar
Daily News
President’s New Gamble
Progressive Fix
Railroad crossings enhanced for safety
OC Register
Rail~Volution 2010 - Reconnecting America and Center for Transit-Oriented Development participating in annual gathering
Reconnecting America
Regional Connector May Lose Fifth and Flower Station
LA Downtown News
Rogoff Keynotes APTA Annual Meeting in San Antonio
Passenger Transport
Special Amtrak train to run from Los Angeles to Mojave National Preserve
Los Angeles Times
State Officials Cheer Obama Transport Funding Plan
Journal of Commerce
Talkin' About A Rail-Volution?
National Journal
Vancouver Creates Continuous Network of Protected Bike Lanes
GOOD
What next for Santa Monica Blvd. and West Hollywood after the LPA recommendations for the Westside Subway Extension?
RideThePinkLine
Wilbur Ave Bike Lane Brouhaha an LADOT Conspiracy?
SoapBoxLA
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
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
10/11/2010
Mayor to meet with Obama on 30/10 today, Ciclavia’s success, New Jersey tunnel project cancelation frees up new starts money, and more
Art for the Expo Line: Neighborhood Reconstructed by Jessica Polzin McCoy
TheSource.metro.net
Battling over bike lanes
Los Angeles Times
Bike Lanes and Paths on the Increase
HealthNewsDigest
DesertXpress: A key to bringing better jobs to the Victor Valley
High Desert Daily
Design-Build- Finance Teams Hard At Work On Foothill Extension Proposal
Mid Valley News
Estimated 100,000 turn out for L.A.'s inaugural CicLAvia event - A 7 1/2-mile stretch of streets from East Hollywood to Boyle Heights that's usually traffic-clogged becomes a peaceful thoroughfare for bikes, skateboards and pedestrians Sunday
Los Angeles Times
Hey LA, Let’s Sue for Transportation Malpractice!
CityWatch
House bill would replace excise tax with fuel tax
LandLine
How Los Angeles May Look in the Future
CNN
How New York City Became Walk, Bike and Transit Friendly (Video)
TreeHugger
Killing tunnel would free up $3B outside N.J.
NorthJersey
LAWA hit with suit
Mercury News
LAX adds moving north runway closer to terminals to list of options
Daily Breeze
Mayor Villaraigosa Pitches the President on Monday
NBC News
Metro Gets Federal Funds for Union Station-Adjacent Bus Yard
BlogDowntown
National Infrastructure Bank: Can the U.S. Learn From Europe?
Streetsblog
New Jersey's Gift to Metro Riders in LA
Huffington Post
N.J. governor kills Hudson River tunnel project
CNN
No-Build Favored by Japanese Business Owners
Rafu Shimpo
Not A Car In Sight For LA Bike Event
CBS News
Oberstar Seeks White House Support for 15-Cent Gas-Tax Hike
AASHTO Journal
OCTA seeks to speed up transit projects, create jobs - The agency has launched its Breaking Down Barriers program to accelerate the environmental process
OC Metro
Overestimate fueled state's landmark diesel law
San Francisco Chronicle
“Pay As You Go” Or The Gas Tax? We Need Both
Alt Transport
Planning Gets Detailed on LUCE (Exposition Light Rail)
Santa Monica Mirror
Post-Sprawl Los Angeles
Planetizen
Rail regulation: 'Balanced competition' bill back on the front burner
Progressive Railroading
Rep. Loretta Sanchez Leads Southern California Lawmakers Urging TSA to Not Ignore Transit Security Needs in California
Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez
SCAG Opens “Bike-Ped Wiki”
StreetsblogLA
Stimulus-funded transportation projects are leading to new hires
American City and County
Van Nuys Airport seeking more attention
Daily News
Villaraigosa-Obama meeting scheduled Monday
Daily News
Wilshire Subway: Keeping It Simple
CityWatch
TheSource.metro.net
Battling over bike lanes
Los Angeles Times
Bike Lanes and Paths on the Increase
HealthNewsDigest
DesertXpress: A key to bringing better jobs to the Victor Valley
High Desert Daily
Design-Build- Finance Teams Hard At Work On Foothill Extension Proposal
Mid Valley News
Estimated 100,000 turn out for L.A.'s inaugural CicLAvia event - A 7 1/2-mile stretch of streets from East Hollywood to Boyle Heights that's usually traffic-clogged becomes a peaceful thoroughfare for bikes, skateboards and pedestrians Sunday
Los Angeles Times
Hey LA, Let’s Sue for Transportation Malpractice!
CityWatch
House bill would replace excise tax with fuel tax
LandLine
How Los Angeles May Look in the Future
CNN
How New York City Became Walk, Bike and Transit Friendly (Video)
TreeHugger
Killing tunnel would free up $3B outside N.J.
NorthJersey
LAWA hit with suit
Mercury News
LAX adds moving north runway closer to terminals to list of options
Daily Breeze
Mayor Villaraigosa Pitches the President on Monday
NBC News
Metro Gets Federal Funds for Union Station-Adjacent Bus Yard
BlogDowntown
National Infrastructure Bank: Can the U.S. Learn From Europe?
Streetsblog
New Jersey's Gift to Metro Riders in LA
Huffington Post
N.J. governor kills Hudson River tunnel project
CNN
No-Build Favored by Japanese Business Owners
Rafu Shimpo
Not A Car In Sight For LA Bike Event
CBS News
Oberstar Seeks White House Support for 15-Cent Gas-Tax Hike
AASHTO Journal
OCTA seeks to speed up transit projects, create jobs - The agency has launched its Breaking Down Barriers program to accelerate the environmental process
OC Metro
Overestimate fueled state's landmark diesel law
San Francisco Chronicle
“Pay As You Go” Or The Gas Tax? We Need Both
Alt Transport
Planning Gets Detailed on LUCE (Exposition Light Rail)
Santa Monica Mirror
Post-Sprawl Los Angeles
Planetizen
Rail regulation: 'Balanced competition' bill back on the front burner
Progressive Railroading
Rep. Loretta Sanchez Leads Southern California Lawmakers Urging TSA to Not Ignore Transit Security Needs in California
Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez
SCAG Opens “Bike-Ped Wiki”
StreetsblogLA
Stimulus-funded transportation projects are leading to new hires
American City and County
Van Nuys Airport seeking more attention
Daily News
Villaraigosa-Obama meeting scheduled Monday
Daily News
Wilshire Subway: Keeping It Simple
CityWatch
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