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2/22/2011

BHUSD Ramps Up Tunnel Fight, Bergamot Village, DesertXpress, LA-Indio Rail Plan, ONT Airport Control & More

Amtrak Made Significant Improvements In Its Long-Term Capital Planning Process (25p. PDF)
Federal Railroad Administration

APTA Business Member Survey: Economic Outlook For 2011
(4p. PDF : Survey results of private‐sector APTA business members on how public investments in transportation infrastructure through a long‐term federal surface transportation authorization bill, as well as funding from all levels of government, will affect business)
APTA

BHUSD Allocates More Funds To Fight MTA: Also, Metro Is Reportedly Considering A Third Location For Its Century City Station That Would Avoid Tunneling Under BHHS
Beverly Hills Patch

Bill To Create Light-Rail System In Las Vegas Valley Resurfaces
Mass Transit

Bill Would Transfer Control Of Ontario Airport To Regional Authority
Redlands Daily Facts

Bullet Train Backers Ask Supporters To Attend Fresno Hearing: Backers Of The High-Speed Rail System Have Asked Labor, Contractors And Builders To Counter Critics Of The Project At Hearings Headed By Rep. John Mica Of Florida. Mica, Who Controls Transportation Funds, Has Been Critical Of The Rail Plan
Los Angeles Times

Cities In Focus: Los Angeles (video : "For Los Angeles Metro, marketing isn't just about increasing the bottom line. It's about reducing traffic, cleaning the air and making people's commutes in this auto-clogged city a bit less stressful.")
EMBARQ via YouTube

City Prevails In Lawsuit Alleging Open Meeting Law Violations In Gold Line Dealings: The City Was Sued Last Year And Accused Of Violating The Brown Act When Approving Changes For Its Station Square Development Project
Monrovia Patch

Community Discusses Bergamot Village (Expo Line)
Santa Monica Mirror

DesertXpress Rail Project Going After Tax Dollars, After All: High-Speed Rail Company After Nearly $5 Billion Loan
Las Vegas Sun

Details Released Regarding Joint House And Senate Transportation Field Hearing In Los Angeles County
The Source

Governor's Budget Contains "Ugly And Painful" Cuts for Angelenos
LAist

Gutting America's Future: Proposed Transportation Cuts Will Destroy Jobs And Do Long-Term Harm To The Economy, Safety, And The Environment
Environmental Defense Fund Way2Go Blog

House Republicans Threaten Critical Transit Expansions Across The Nation
StreetsBlog Network

How Can We Increase Pedestrian Activity On South Lake Avenue In Pasadena?
StreetsBlog LA

How Republican Budget Cuts Would Affect California ("Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials were already working to enlist the help of Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) in fighting a spending cut that would set back efforts to speed construction of a rail line from the Crenshaw district to a station near Los Angeles International Airport. At risk is a $20-million grant, but the money is being used to leverage a $546-million loan to advance the project. Boxer, saying the transportation project would generate thousands of jobs, called the cuts "ideology trumping common sense.")
Los Angeles Times

L.A.-Indio Rail Expansion Plan Gaining Steam
Palm Springs Desert Sun

Lid Blown Off Simmering Rift Between ACE And San Gabriel Valley Council Of Governments
(Alameda Corridor East Construction Authority)
Pasadena Star-News

Los Angeles Dedicates Its First Bike Corral
StreetsBlog LA
What A Corral Celebration In Highland Park Looks Like
Curbed LA

New BART Station Brings Infill Thinking To The Bay Area
Transport Politic

Opinion: L.A. Needs More Than Paving ("A reformed transportation bill will help lift L.A. out of the slump today, while laying the groundwork for the Southland's economic growth tomorrow.")
Los Angeles Daily News

Oscars Watch 2011: Street Closures Have Already Begun
(Complete day-by-day list of Hollywood street closures this week, including Metro bus and Metro Red Line impacts)
LAist

Paying For Obama Transport Plan A Roadblock For Now
Reuters

Residents, Environmentalists Worried About 405 Freeway Bridge Plan
Los Angeles Daily News

Rosemead Candidates Vow To Increase Public Safety And Fight High Speed Rail
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

State Senator Proposes Restructuring Leadership Of California's High-Speed Rail System: State Sen. Alan Lowenthal's Legislation Would Place The California High Speed Rail Authority Under The Executive Branch Of State Government And Recast The Make-Up Of The Board
Los Angeles Times

Techniques For Effective Highway Construction Projects In Congested Urban Areas
(87p. PDF)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program

Temecula: New Routes Changing City's Public Transit Map
The Californian

Time To Commit Or Quit On High-Speed Rail
Wired

Transit Coalition Monthly Meeting With Art Leahy
(Tonight, February 22)
StreetsBlog LA

Transit Group Has Some Issues With NBC Universal Evolution Project
Curbed LA

Using Algae To Clean Wastewater, Make Fuel
Wired

What Is LAMC 80.27 And Why Is It Called "The Anti-Cargo Bike Law"
StreetsBlog LA