Today's Headlines - more at Metro

9/23/2011

Metro Jobs Program, LA Commuting, CAHSR, Beverly Hills Subway, Rail Crossings, World Carfree Day & More

BART's Surprise Announcement: Easier-To-Clean Seats Coming Soon
Bay Citizen

Beverly Hills School District Angry Over MTA Subway Process
Beverly Hills Courier

Bike Infrastructure Hits Congressional Speed Bumps
NPR

Celebrate World Carfree Day!
The City Fix

Census Figures: Carpooling Down, Solo Drivers Up
Daily Breeze

Danger In The Air: Unhealthy Air Days In 2010 And 2011 (61p. PDF)
Environment California Research & Policy Center

Despite Fatal Stabbing, Crime Low On Metro Transit, Agency Says
La Canada Valley Sun

Dianne Feinstein Helps Restore $100 Million In Federal HSR Funding
California High Speed Rail Blog

Editorial: L.A.'s Commuter Dream: Commute Times Are Slightly Worse In New York Than Here, But Most Workers There Don't Have To Fight Traffic The Way We Do. More Mass Transit Options Are On The Way For L.A.
Los Angeles Times

High-Speed Rail Funds Approved By Senate Appropriations Committee
Huffington Post

L.A. Famous Four-Level Freeway Interchange, "The Stack," Turns 58 (Explore historic images of Los Angeles' iconic freeway interchange from archival collections around the region)
LA as Subject via KCET

LA's Transportation Agency Adopts Another Great Environmental Policy, Implementing Energy Efficiency And Renewable Energy
Natural Resources Defense Council Switchboard Blog

Los Angeles OKs Transportation Jobs Program: Officials Say The Plan Will Create Thousands Of Jobs For Those Who Need Them Most On Upcoming Projects
Los Angeles Times

Metro: All Century City Subway Stops Still On The Table: A Beverly Hills Unified School District Website Says Metro Is No Longer Considering A Subway Stop At Santa Monica Boulevard And Avenue Of The Stars, But Metro Officials Say The Posting Is Incorrect
Westwood-Century City Patch

Metro Crime Stats: Gold Line Is Among System's Safest Trains
Eagle Rock Patch

Metro Finalizes Call For Projects List
StreetsBlog LA

[New York] MTA Launches Wireless Service In Six Stations In NYC Subway System
New York Daily News

New Report Finds LA Traffic Moving Faster. Do You?
Southern California Public Radio

New York MTA Completes Two-Mile Tunnel For Second Avenue Subway
Business Week

Policies For A Shareable City #2: Ridesharing
Shareable

Producing Transportation Data Products From The American Community Survey That Comply With Disclosure Rules (380p. PDF web-only document)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program

Rail Crossing Upgrades On The Way: Changes Could Help Lead To The Reduced Use Of Locomotive Horns
Glendale News-Press

Report: L.A. Ranks As 3rd Smoggiest City
Contra Costa Times

Top 10 Metro Highway Removal Projects
Urban Land

Why It Doesn't Matter That President Picked Wrong Bridge For Jobs Bill Poster Child
Transportation Issues Daily

Will Seattle's "Carmageddon" Be As Anti-Climactic As LA's?
StreetsBlog Network

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