Los Angeles Transportation Headlines : 710, Union Station As Destination, Our Past Revealed, Sustainability In Transportation, DesertXpress, Buses vs. Rail, Gas Prices, Canadian Oil & More

$5-A-Gallon Gasoline May Be On The Horizon

Los Angeles Daily News

Area Transit Agencies Are Going The Wrong Way On A One-Way Track

San Francisco Examiner

As Canadian Oil Moves South, Americans Push Back (Proposed trucking corridors and pipelines)

NPR

BMW Launches "DriveNow" Car-Sharing System In Munich ("The fact that every account is linked to a driver's license will presumably deter theft and vandalism.")
GOOD

Building Big Goes Hand-In-Hand With Building Safely

U.S. DOT Fast Lane Blog

Buses vs. Rail, And Other Pointless Arguments
CityWatch

CBO: Mileage Fee Would Cover The Full Costs Of Driving Better Than Gas Tax
StreetsBlog DC

CBO: Taxing Mileage A "Practical Option" For Revenue Enhancement

The Hill

Countdown To DesertXpress Begins

U.S. DOT Fast Lane Blog

Covina Wants To Get Handle On Bike Lanes

San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Creative Ways To Cut Back On Gas

NBC Los Angeles

Downtown Intersection To Be Named For Former L.A. Philharmonic Director

Los Angeles Daily News

Expo Line On Track To Santa Monica

Culver City News

High Speed Rail, LA Light Rail Headline Topics At USC Symposium, Metro CEO Art Leahy Honored: USC Transportation Symposium Will Promote A New Era Of Environmentally-Friendly Transportation Projects In California. Nearly 1,000 Corporate, Transportation Progressionals Are Expected, Including Gov. Jerry Brown And LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa

PR Log

USC Construction Management Symposium 17th Annual Sustainability In Transportation (April 21 : JW Marriott at LA Live : "As head of one of the largest transportation systems in the world, CEO Art Leahy of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority...is being honored for his dedication to the development of public transportation, as well as his commitment to the exploration of new and innovative transportation solutions.")

Ideas For Downtown L.A.: Make Union Station A Destination (Not Just A Transfer Point)
Brigham Yen

LACMTA Rail Maintenance Facility Earns Environmental Recognition

Progressive Railroading

Mapping Bicycle Mode Share Where You Live
StreetsBlog DC

Metrolink Service To Angels Games ("The train takes you to the stadium's parking lot so you're just a short walk away.")
Metrolink

Michigan's Research Universities Start Transportation Consortium

Michigan State University News

New Report Assessing The Condition Of Our Nation's Bridges Coming Wednesday

Transportation For America

New Viaduct For Red Car Line (image and story of Pacific Electric Red Car crossing Pico Boulevard viaduct in 1927)
Los Angeles Times

Our Past Revealed: Southern California Transportation History Comes Alive Through Images And Stories Found In Local Archives, Libraries & Museums
Metro Transportation Library Primary Resources Blog

Possible Loss Of Federal Funding Puts [D.C.] Metro Overhaul At Risk

Washington Post

President Obama Sees Amtrak As Key To America's Transportation

Wall Street Journal

A Push To Put Poetry Back In Motion

New York Times

Shine Comes Off Clean Tech Hub: City Sells Parcel Slated For Green Corridor