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1/28/2011

Measure R Cost Controls, Figueroa Corridor, Light Rail For 710?, High Speed Rail Board, Recent Research & More

Bike-Friendly Road Plan Progressing
Glendale News-Press

Bill Would Cut All Funding To HUD
Housing Wire

CA Rep. Hunter: Roads Constitutionally Mandated, Transit Must Pay For Itself
StreetsBlog LA

Enviro Law Experts: Review For Bike Lanes A Waste Of Taxpayer Money
("We asked some top legal and planning experts for their opinion, and they agreed: Bike lanes generally don’t and shouldn’t need to go through environmental review.")
StreetsBlog

Gehl Architect's Amazing Bird's Eye View Of Parking On The Figueroa Corridor
StreetsBlogLA

High-Speed Rail Should Focus On Northeast, Say Politicians -- And Involve Private Sector
Transportation Nation

Jerry Snyder Unveils Plans For Wilshire District Site
(Wilshire & Vermont)
Los Angeles Times

Long And Triumphant History Of Women In Cycling
StreetsBlog Network

Measuring The Global Health Impact Of Transportation Reform
StreetsBlog Network

Metro Board Adopts Cost Control Plan For Measure R Bus, Road And Rail Projects
Los Angeles Times

NYC MTA: Our Website Maxed Out At 500,000 Users In This Blizzard
Transportation Nation

Panel Clears Members Of High-Speed Rail Board After Investigations Into Overseas Trips
Los Angeles Times

Recent Research: High-Speed Rail And California's Economic Growth, Reducing Transportation's GHG Emissions & Do Roads Pay For Themselves?
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog

Soot Crackdown Lags As EPA Wrestles Other Deadlines
New York Times

State Of Port Address On Friday To Look To Future
Long Beach Post

A Sustainable Ending For The 710 Debate: Let's Build Light Rail For Everyone
StreetsBlog LA

Transport And Health: Measuring The Link
The City Fix

Transportation Committee Shrinks, EPW Announces New Members
StreetsBlog DC

What Now For The West Hollwood Transit Corridor?
WeHo News

Why Cutting Rail Funding Would Hurt America's Transportation Future
Infrastructurist