Today's Headlines - more at Metro

2/23/2011

Expo Line & Gold Line Foothill Lawsuits, Union Station Purchase, April CicLAvia, Van Nuys Turns 100 & More


Alps Railway Tunnel ("Two kilometers under the Alps, workers are finishing the longest, deepest railway tunnel in the world.")
National Geographic

Announcing The April 10, 2011 Route -- Same As The Wonderful October Route!
CicLAvia

San Diego Tribune

StreetsBlog LA

The South Los Angeles Report

Santa Monica Daily Press

California High Speed Rail Blog
Transportation For America

StreetsBlog DC

A Hundred Years Ago, Van Nuys Was Founded In A Strategic Land Rush (The San Fernando Valley suburb turns 100 this week, its birth fueled by rail access. Beautiful photograph of Pacific Electric railcars included)
Los Angeles Daily News
Happy Birthday Van Nuys, You're 100! (Includes historic photos. "A Van Nuys centennial celebration will take place Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Orange Line station (Van Nuys Boulevard and Aetna Street).")
LAist

Monrovia Patch

StreetsBlog LA


EGP News


Natural Resources Defense Council Switchboard Blog

Transforming The Highway Trust Fund ("Does it make sense to think of the various components of transportation as a whole entity rather than parcel them into distinct areas? Are there dangers to what the administration is proposing? Would a streamlined government make it easier or harder for states and cities to navigate the funding process?")
National Journal Transportation


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