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400 trees to be removed for space shuttle Endeavour's L.A. arrival

Los Angeles Times

710 Extension Denied...Again 

Canyon News

Agencies act to improve railroad employees' safety - More than 900 whistleblower complaints have been filed in the railroad industry over the past five years, most involving workplace injuries. Federal agencies are asking several railroad and transportation associations to take action to improve workplace safety

Risk & Insurance Online

All structural work complete for the I-210 Gold Line bridge

Railway Track and Structures

America’s Coming Infrastructure Disaster

The Daily Beast
Are Freeways Safer?

Pedestrian Observations

Audience Measurement for Transit Advertising (.pdf)

Transportation Research Board

CarmenitaGeddon: Cal Trans readies for ‘brief closures’ on 5 Freeway at Carmenita, Valley View

Los Cerritos News
CalPERS Supports Goals of Legislature's Pension Reform

CalPERS.ca.gov

Charlotte transit CEO Carolyn Flowers recommended for Jacksonville post

Charlotte Business Journal

Community Wants Say In Use of Metro Owned Land

Eastside Sun

Connections to Expo Line, new routes at Big Blue Bus announced

The Argonaut

Cracks Appear in L.A.’s Grand Transportation Plan

Planetizen

Democratic Platform’s Scarce Words on Transportation Fail to Inspire

DC Streetsblog

Democrats Push Infrastructure Spending at Convention

Journal of Commerce

‘Give me 3’ bike safety bill heads to governor for final decision

BlogDowntown
Groups Challenge New LA Stadium

Courthouse News Service

Highlighted Shared Lane Marking Experiment Approved by CTCDC

LADOT Bike Blog

HIGH-SPEED RAIL: Backers make their case for Victorville-Vegas line

Press Enterprise

Los Angeles Asks Its Voters to Extend Transit Tax Far Into the Future

Transport Politic

L.A. County hoping to speed up transit infrastructure construction

Better Institutions

LAX Flyaway ® Bus at Irivine Station to Discontinue Service

LAWA

Major Changes at Long Beach Transit

LA Streetsblog

Metro Calls Expo Trips to USC Game a Success - While official numbers are not yet in, Metro says the new Expo Line, including the station at Culver City, may well have boosted attendees at Saturday's first USC home football game since 1953

Santa Monica Patch

Metro’s David Yale on MAP-21: It’s Shock Therapy for a Flatlining Gas Tax

The Planning Report

Metrolink to Add Special Stop for Easy Trip to Los Angeles County Fair

Inland Valley News

Omnitrans Field Supervisor Roberta Robertson

OmniNews

'Red Cars' brought mobility and prosperity to Inland Valley

Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

Santa Monica City Hall Doles Out Nearly $1M For Big Blue Bus

Santa Monica Mirror

SoCal gas prices set Labor Day record

Daily News

Uncertain Progress on the Expo Line Bikeway

Better Bike

Using BRT as a Transit Band-Aid
The Atlantic - Cities

VISTA bus riders can again use Go Ventura Smartcards to pay their fares, the Ventura County Transportation Commission said Tuesday.
Ventura County Star

Why America Needs More Robotic Parking

The Atlantic - Cities

XpressWest Has $1.5 Billion In Private Investors – And A Strong Argument for Victorville

California High Speed Rail Blog

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