Transportation Headlines for Tuesday February 5, 2008

Amtrak to restart Coast Starlight train service
http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/?p=1293
Los Angeles Times/Travel Blog

Case for HOT lanes in L.A.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/emeraldcity/2008/01/a-case-for-hot.html
Los Angeles Times/Emerald City

Friends 4 Expo statement on Farmdale crossing
http://metroriderla.com/2008/02/04/friends-4-expo-statement-on-farmdale-crossing/
MetroRiderLA

FTA New Starts: Annual Report on Funding Recommendations - Proposed Allocations of Funds for Fiscal Year 2009
http://www.fta.dot.gov/regional_offices_7753.html
Federal Transit Administration

Nation's Long-Term Economic Health Depends on Success of America's Metro Regions, Say Brookings Experts
http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/article.asp?art=6463&state=52&res=1440
Smart Growth Online

Pedestrian killed by bus in downtown L.A.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-bus6feb06,1,6485714.story
Los Angeles Times

Planner Says California Should Consider Land Use Policy Changes to Help Meet Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goals
http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/article.asp?art=6465&state=5
Smart Growth Online

Riders' input is sought for Metro changes - About 20 routes could be eliminated under plan
http://www.dailynews.com/breakingnews/ci_8169728
Daily News

San Bernardino-Loma Linda express bus plans moving forward
http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_B_bomni05.4051409.html
Press Enterprise

San Diego Board of Supervisors Lowers Traffic Impact Fees
http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/article.asp?art=6464&state=5
Smart Growth Online

San Fernando Valley Critical Mass
http://bikeboom.com/webcalendar/view_entry.php?id=1500&friendly=1&rssuser=__public__&date=20080205
BikeBoom

Showdown over O.C. tollway is set - The Coastal Commission is to decide Wednesday whether to approve a route through San Onofre State Beach
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-tollway5feb05,1,5830471.story
Los Angeles Times

Toll lanes next to freeways: Separate transportation for the rich?
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/emeraldcity/2008/02/toll-lanes-next.html
Los Angeles Times/Emerald City

Transit panel hears concerns by public - Commission evaluates funding for such needs as extra buses
http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2008/feb/05/transit-panel-hears-concerns-by-public/
Ventura County Star

U.S. Department of Transportation Fiscal Year 2009 Budget in Brief
http://www.autospectator.com/cars/car-consumer-info/0037673-us-department-transportation-fiscal-year-2009-budget-brief
Auto Spectator

'Vote No On Proposition 91' Is Not A Typo
http://cbs2.com/local/proposition.91.typo.2.646040.html
CBS 2 TV

Virgin jet to use biofuel blend in test flight
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2008/02/05/MN6VUQIL9.DTL
San Francisco Chronicle

Transportation Headlines for Friday January 25, 2008

Boxer challenges EPA over emissions
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_8070656?source=email
Daily News

Censored: Pro-Transit Section From Commission Study
http://www.planetizen.com/node/29416
Planetizen

Cheaper to fly or drive? What about the bus?
http://metroriderla.com/2008/01/24/cheaper-to-fly-or-drive-what-about-the-bus/
MetroRiderLA

EPA chief grilled over California rejection - Stephen L. Johnson tells an angry congressional panel that he wasn't pressured into denying the state's bid to curb emissions
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/environment/la-na-epawaiver25jan25,1,3511705.story
Los Angeles Times

It's Time to Move LA! PowerPoint presentations and press are now available.
http://www.subwaytothesea.org/home.php
Subway to the Sea

LaBonge: Raise Parking Fees to Pay for Dash
http://streetheatla.blogspot.com/2008/01/labonge-raise-parking-fees-to-pay-for.html
StreetHeatLA

Lazy Option is Best When Waiting for the Bus - People frustrated by the delayed arrival of a bus should wait for it to show up rather than walk to their destination, mathematicians say
http://www.newscientist.com/channel/being-human/mg19726404.600-lazy-option-is-best-when-waiting-for-the-bus.html
New Scientist
Link to paper: http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/arxiv/pdf/0801/0801.0297v2.pdf

Metro Board Changes Course on Senior Fares
http://streetheatla.blogspot.com/2008/01/metro-board-changes-course-on-senior.html
StreetHeatLA

Metro Chief Talks HOT Lanes and Alternative Transportation
http://streetheatla.blogspot.com/2008/01/metro-chief-talks-hot-lanes-and.html
StreetHeatLA

Mexico City rolls out women-only buses
http://snipurl.com/1y86t
Yahoo!/Reuters

Montclair makeover - City leaders aim high with big plans for a downtown
http://www.dailybulletin.com/ci_8059724
Daily Bulletin

Mudslides disrupt Amtrak service
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_8071017
Daily News

No on Proposition 91
http://www.presstelegram.com/opinions/ci_8070701
Press Telegram

Politics & the O.C. tollway
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2008/01/politics-the-oc.html
Los Angeles Times/Bottleneck Blog

Resurrecting L.A.'s Subway to the Sea
http://www.metro-magazine.com/t_featpick.cfm?id=90511156
Metro Magazine

Setback for Gold Line extension - MTA board leaves project off funding list
http://www.sgvtribune.com/ci_8071622?source=rss
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

This Post Brought to You By the Number 33 (Long Range Plan, Fare Recovery)
http://streetheatla.blogspot.com/2008/01/this-post-brought-to-you-by-number-33.html
StreetHeatLA

Toll lanes a HOT idea whose time has come
http://www.dailynews.com/editorial/ci_8068819
Daily News

Turnstile Plan Delayed
http://streetheatla.blogspot.com/2008/01/turnstile-plan-delayed.html
StreetHeatLA

Zero, Zilch, Zip: Number of Zipcars in Los Angeles.
http://metroriderla.com/2008/01/24/zero-zilch-zip-number-of-zipcars-in-los-angeles/
MetroRiderLA