Los Angeles Transportation Headlines : Expo Line "Drive-Thru," Metro Subway Meetings, CSUN Transit Center, Nextrip For Business, National Bike Summit, "Slugging" & More

Bus Route Granted Reprieve: Line That Connects Burbank To Glendale Given Six-Month Extension
Glendale News-Press

Chino Valley Public Transit Service Officials Strive To Improve Ridership

Daily Courier

CSUN To Build Transit Center On Campus To Provide Access To Public Transportation

CSUN Daily Sundial

Driving's Back Up...Or Is It?
The New Republic

Editorial: Hands Off The Oil Reserve: Just Because Gasoline Prices Are Up Doesn't Justify Dipping Into The Strategic Petroleum Reserve

Los Angeles Times

Eminent Domain But Not For Trains
Economist

Future Transport Fuels (81p. PDF)
European Expert Group On Future Transport Fuels

George Will (And Others) Playing Politics With Transportation

Infrastructurist

High-Speed Update: Wooing Asia, NorCal Resistance

Curbed LA

How Businesses Can Use Nextrip ("With real time arrival information for Metro Los Angeles buses now available for the public via Nextrip (NextBus), there's now a great opportunity for local businesses located near bus stops to take advantage of.")
Plus Metro

How Does Your City Compare To Others In Cycling, Walking And Transit?

Reuters

If Transportation Agency Chief Leaves, New Hire Under The Gun
San Francisco Chronicle

The Intersection Of Urban Form And Mileage Fees: Findings From The Oregon Road User Fee Pilot Program (68p. PDF)

Mineta Transportation Institute

Lane Closure Policies And Management Systems (2p. PDF)
Federal Highway Administration

Metro Areas' Traffic Congestion Up 11% In 2010

USA Today

Metro Slates More Community Subway Meetings: The Westwood Gathering Is Set For Wednesday, March 23

Westwood-Century City Patch

Metropolitan Transit Authority Proves The Courier Right

Beverly Hills Courier

More High-Speed Fun: How It Could Go Through The Valley
Curbed LA

More People Are Driving, But People Aren't Driving More

Natural Resources Defense Council Switchboard Blog

Nevada Jumps Through More Federal Hoops For Rail Plan

Las Vegas Sun

On Eve Of National Bike Summit, A Renewed Push For Separated Bike Lanes
StreetsBlog DC
National Bike Summit (March 8-10 : Washington, D.C.)

Port Of Long Beach, Caltrans Select Bidders For Bridge Project

Long Beach Post

Project Renew (Public meetings regarding transit-oriented development. "As part of the Community Plan update, City Planning is taking a careful look at the neighborhoods around Metro Blue and Green Line Stations.")
Community Health Councils

Public Comments Sought On Colton Crossing
Inland News Today

Rapidly Rising Gas Prices Give Public Transit Riders Highest Savings In Two Years (Los Angeles ranks #8 in transit savings)

APTA Press Release

Redevelopment Agencies Shortchanged California Schools $40 Million, Controller's Review Finds
Los Angeles Times

Sharon D. Banks Award For Humanitarian Leadership In Transportation (2p. PDF : call for nominations)
U.S. Transportation Research Board

Single Women Spend Most Of Their Money On Shelter And Transportation

AltTransport

Women At Work (16p. PDF)

BLS Spotlight On Statistics

Slugging -- The People's Transit: In Washington, D.C., Commuters Have Taken Thousands Of Cars Off Highways Via A Homegrown Rideshare System Known As "Slugging." Can The Government Create More Slugs -- Without Stepping On Any?

Miller-McCune

So...When Do We Climb Aboard The Expo Line?

CityWatch