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1/06/2010

Transportation Headlines for Wednesday January 6, 2010

TheSource.metro.net

Are [Transit-Oriented Developments] Over-Parked?
Reconnecting America
University of California Transportation Center Policy Brief (2p. PDF)
Full-text report (54p. PDF)

California Watchdog: Historic Reviews Slow Stimulus
Huffington Post

Cars, Community Gain Equal Footing From Living Streets
Washington Park: The Profile

The Case Against Bike Paths
LA StreetsBlog

Computers Guide Traffic Lights To Reduce Congestion For Commuters, Other Drivers
Washington Post

Crossing The Bay Again - But Not Necessarily With BART
Transport Politic

Environmental Reviews: Helpful (And Hurtful) to Many Ideologies
LA StreetsBlog

Facebook Site Takes A Look At Red-Light Camera Tickets
Public CEO

Federal Agencies May Have To Consider Climate Before They Act
Los Angeles Times

Group Urges Comment On City Bike Plan (Friday is last day to offer recommendations)
Los Angeles Downtown News

L.A. Seeks Federal Loan To Speed Measure R Projects
Los Angeles Daily News

LADOT: We’re Too Poor To Staff Bike Advisory Committee Meetings
LA StreetsBlog

Leadership From Columbus: A Great Transit Advocacy Website
Human Transit

New Contract Keeps Foothill Transit Buses Rolling
Southern California Public Radio

A Real L.A. Gift: Light Holiday Traffic (Sandy Banks speaks with LACMTA's Doug Failing and Transit Coalition's Bart Reed about this seasonal phenomenon)
Los Angeles Times

Stretch Of Grand Avenue May Be Transformed Into A Park: The Street Would Be Narrowed Between 9th And Olympic In Downtown L.A.'s South Park Neighborhood To Create Green Space For Residents
Los Angeles Times

Transit Fare Inflation Hitting Health Insurance-Like Levels?
DC StreetsBlog

Understanding The Rise And Fall Of Urban Economies
Seeking Alpha

U.S. Car Ownership Shifts Into Reverse
Globe and Mail

Ventura Plans To Begin Several Road Projects This Year
Ventura County Star

The Web 2.0 Paper Trail Problem
(As more public agencies use social media tools like Facebook and Twitter, their IT officials are trying to determine whether those communications should be archived — and how to do it)
Governing

West Hollywood Shows Us How To Use Stimulus Funds To Make A Difference
LA StreetsBlog

Westwood One Acquires Sigalert
Los Angeles Business Journal

When The Streetcars Return
LA Metblogs

Whittier Plans To Install New Bus Stops
Whittier Daily News

1/05/2010

Transportation Headlines for Tuesday January 5, 2010

TheSource.metro.net

Airlines Choose Alternative Fuels En Masse
Wired

APTA: Economic Slump Hitting Transit Ridership…But Not In L.A.
LA StreetsBlog

Are High-Speed Trains The Future Of Travel? (video interview: Maglev 2000 inventor Jim Powell)
Fox Business

Bills To Curb Distracted Driving Gain Momentum
CNET

Death To Dead Ends: Will The New Suburbia Omit Cul-De-Sacs?
Fast Company

Gold Line Riders Tour Nacimientos
Los Angeles Times

How About A Rail Line All The Way To LAX In 2010?
CityWatch

Integrating The Transportation Network Through Energy Credits
Transport Politic

LA's Best Bike Plan - "Bringing Home The Bacon!"
CityWatch

More Editorial Page Folly
California High Speed Rail Blog

New Year Begins With Distracted Driving On The Media, Legislative Radar
U.S. DOT Fast Lane Blog

No Streetsie Left Behind: Even More Awards For 2009
LA StreetsBlog

Rebranding TransLink
San Francisco Examiner

Rethinking Public Participation For Smart Growth
The City Fix

San Francisco Ready To Begin Construction On Transbay Terminal
Transport Politic
San Francisco Transbay Transit Center animation (video)

Schwarzenegger’s Folly: Rumored Budget Would Slash Transit Funds And Gas Tax
LA StreetsBlog

Smart Growth America Analysis Reveals Transportation Projects Create The Most Jobs At The Lowest Cost
Transportation For America
Press Release
Full-text report (13p. PDF)

The State Of Transportation (What were the three most important transportation developments of 2009, and what should be the top three transportation policy priorities of 2010, either for government at any level, or for the private sector?)
National Journal Transportation Blog

Three Years Of Bottlenecks On The 405
Los Angeles Daily News

Transit Agencies Upset By Governor Schwarzenegger's Plan To Divert Funds
SF StreetsBlog

Why Doesn’t The U.S. Have Decent Rail Service? Blame Democracy
Infrastructurist

1/04/2010

Transportation Headlines for Monday January 4, 2010

TheSource.metro.net

The 2009 Capitol Hill Streetsies! Meet The Winners
DC StreetsBlog

2010: The Year Ahead In California HSR
California High Speed Rail Blog

2010: The Year In Transit
MetroRider LA

Chokepoints For Effective Transit: The Example Of Seattle
Human Transit

Cities Collaborate For Gold Line Extension Along 60 Freeway
Whittier Daily News

City Of Alhambra's 2010 Rose Parade Float (Pacific Electric Red Car: "On Track In 2010")
Flickr
More information from the float builder

Cuts Proposed For Hollywood Area DASH Buses
Hollywood Unbound

Editorial: Bullet-Train Folly
Riverside Press-Enterprise

Freight Trains Make Big Comeback In Nation's Transportation Network: Warren Buffett's Recent Purchase Of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Shows The Renewed Importance Of Railroads In The Global Supply Chain
Los Angeles Times

LAX Is Permanently Closing Parking Lot B
Los Angeles Times

LED Signals Seen As Potential Hazard
New York Times

Los Angeles’ Red-Light Ticket Ripoff
LA Weekly

Openings And Construction Starts Planned For 2010
Transport Politic

Metro Gold Line May Extend More To East L.A.
ABC-7

More Budget Pain, Cuts Ahead For California In 2010
Huffington Post

Nighttime Freeway Closures On The 10, 605 Freeways This Week
LAist

One Day, I Will Be Able To Tweet Underground: Metro To Write RFP To Install Cell Service In Subway Tunnels
LA Subway Blog

Opinion: A Trainsportter's Guide To The Future Of The World
New York Times

Public-Transit Passengers Face Rough Ride: Agencies Nationwide Raise Fares, Cut Service As Budget Pressures Mount
Wall Street Journal

Sustainability Comes Of Age
New York Times

A Symbol Of Progress: Detroit's Striking New Transit Center Takes On Even Greater Significance As The City Suffers Its Most Serious Economic Blow
Metropolis Magazine

“Tell Your Story” To Members Of Congress
(District Days, Jan. 6-8: opportunity to make sure members of Congress understand the importance of public transportation and the need for increased federal investment)
Passenger Transport

View From Los Angeles City Hall, Then And Now: The Changing Downtown Landscape As Captured By Two Photographers Shooting From The Observation Deck Nearly Six Decades Apart
Los Angeles Times

Year In Review: Year Of The Gold Line
I Will Ride

A Year Without Getting Into A Car
San Francisco Chronicle

The Year’s Top Transit News – State By State
Transport Politic

12/30/2009

Transportation Headlines for Wednesday December 30, 2009

TheSource.metro.net

The 2009 Capitol Hill Streetsies: And The Nominees Are…
DC StreetsBlog

2009: The Year in California HSR
California High Speed Rail Blog

Bart (Hearts) The Shenanigan Shuttle
Sierra Madre Tattler

Bike Talk Moves To Pacifica Radio, 90.7 F.M.
LA StreetsBlog

City Fails To Produce Public Copies Of Bicycle Plan At Libraries
LAist

Commentary: Obama's Next Trillion Spending Might Be Worth It
(highway construction)
Business Week

The Economics Of Bike Boulevards: Debunking The Myth That Bike Infrastructure Will Hurt Business
Austin On Two Wheels

Here For Roses? Enjoy The Gold (Red And Purple)
Experience LA

Long Beach Tests Out Bicycle Boxes At Intersections
LAist

Long Beach Transit Offers Free New Year’s Eve Buses
Long Beach Press-Telegram

Los Angeles Freeway FUBAR: I-405 Closures Hitting Westside And Valley; Expect An Ugly Three Years
LA Weekly

Love A Parade? Here’s Some Tips Before Heading To The Rose Parade And Rose Bowl Game
Pasadena Star-News

Major Work On 405 Widening Project To Start Jan. 12: The $1-Billion Effort, Scheduled To Be Completed in 2013, Will Create Continuous Carpool Lanes Between Orange County And The San Fernando Valley
Los Angeles Times

Making The Golden Gate An Even Bigger Attention Span
Los Angeles Times

Mixed Results For Operation Safe Driver Campaign
Metro Magazine

More New Driving Laws For 2010: Moving Over & Towing
LAist

MTA Offers New Year’s Eve Revelers Free Bus And Train Rides
Los Angeles Times

Oceans Of Asphalt No More! LA’s Streets Shrink
LA Curbed

OCTA Reduces Tolls On 91 Freeway Lanes
KABC-7
New OCTA toll schedules

The Revolution Will Be Mapped: GIS Mapping Technology Is Helping Underprivileged Communities Get Better Services – From Education And Transportation To Health Care And Law Enforcement – By Showing Exactly What Discrimination Looks Like
Miller-McCune

Schwarzenegger To Seek Federal Help For California Budget
Los Angeles Times

A Simple Plan To Make Bikes More Visible And Increase Awareness
BikingInLA

Transforming Transportation 2010 Conference
(Washington, D.C. : January 14-15, 2010)
EMBARQ

What I Want From LA In The Next Decade
Huffington Post

With Competition In High-Speed Operation, Who Wins? (consumer choice in France’s high-speed rail market and how it compares to California’s planned system)
Transport Politic

12/29/2009

Transportation Headlines for Tuesday December 29, 2009

TheSource.metro.net

The 2009 Sammies: Good, Bad And Downright Pathetic (see: “Bad”)
Santa Monica Daily Press

2010 Sustainable Transport Awards: Nominees Announced
The City Fix

405 Freeway: Major Nighttime Closures Scheduled In January For Widening
LAist

Adding A Dose Of Honesty To The Congressional Job-Creation Debate
DC StreetsBlog

Air Quality Guidelines Face Unexpected Critics
New York Times

Are London Heathrow’s ULTra Pods The Future Of Transit?
Transport Politic

Cities Embrace Mobile Apps, “Gov 2.0” (examples include cellphone photos of overcrowded railcars with GPS coordinates sent to City Hall yielding results)
CNN

Effect Of Suburban Transit Oriented Developments On Residential Property Values
(102p. PDF)
Mineta Transportation Institute

Fast Trains Lead Amtrak's List Of Needs
New York Times

FHWA Approves 10,000 Recovery Act Projects; 2010 To Bring More Projects, More Jobs
Department of Transportation Fast Lane Blog

For Airline Passengers, Pat-Downs, Searches, And Restroom Monitors
New York Times

Fullerton To Anaheim ARTIC (Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center)
California High Speed Rail Blog

The Future Started in Copenhagen…And Now World Streets Gears Up For 2010
World Streets

Hollywood Freeway Park Update
LA Curbed

Judge Allows Public Access To Transit-Related Hearings
New York Times

Metro In 2009
(A look back at the past year for LA Metro)
Plus Metro

A Stated Preference Analysis Of Real-Time Public Transit Stop Information
(20p. PDF)
University of South Florida National Center For Transit Research

The Thin Red Line: A Review Of Taylor, Kim, & Gahbauer (examines the decision-making process behind the decades of planning of the “Wilshire Red Line subway”)
LA Subway Blog
Article abstract

Tolltrans 2010: A Traffic Technology International Supplement
(76p. annual online publication featuring numerous articles on toll pricing, HOT lanes, electronic collection, etc.)
2009 ed.

The Top 10 Infrastructure Stories Of The Decade (Part 1)
Infrastructurist

Transportation Officials Use Rose Bowl To Promote Metro Gold Line
Southern California Public Radio

Transportation Workforce Development Regional Summit (Long Beach : February 1-2, 2010)
Metrans Transportation Center, Mineta Transportation Institute, Long Beach City College

Urban Planner: As One Of The 50 Best Careers Of 2010, This Should Have Strong Growth In The Next Decade
US News & World Report

Virgin Atlantic Helps Passengers Pay Their Fare Share: New Initiative Connects Passengers To Share Airport Taxi Journeys
PR Newswire

Vote For The 2009 Livable Streets Person Of The Year!
LA StreetsBlog

12/28/2009

Transportation Headlines for Monday December 28, 2009

TheSource.metro.net

2009 In Review: Have You Read These Posts?
Human Transit

Americans Outraged At Sudden Realization Interstate Highways Are Government Run
The Beast

Best And Worst Of 2009: The Year In Bikes, Planes, Trains, And Boats
Treehugger

The Car Park As A Way Of Life
(Miami's shocking new parking structure)
Financial Times

Is China's Economy Speeding Off The Rails?
(Is a $300 billion investment in high-speed rail too much train, too fast?)
New York Times

Consolidated Appropriations Act Should Do Wonders For Metro Numbers
(legislation would enhance census with annual American Community Survey and Local Employment Dynamics Program to better understand underlying data of metropolitan area residents)
New Republic

A Decade Of Predictions For Green Transit By 2010
Business Week

Despite Expansion, It Has Been Turbulent Ride For Airport
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

Economic Reality Drives Agenda (higher gas taxes coming?)
Wall Street Journal

Los Angeles Sees Sharp Rise In Red-Light Camera Revenue
Los Angeles Times

Metrolink Looks To Track Down Federal Money For New Rail Safety System
Southern California Public Radio

Official: Las Vegas Can Be Transport Hub Of The West
Las Vegas Sun

Opinion: Bullet Train To Fantasyland
Orange County Register

Predictions For 2010: Round One
Next American City

Predictions For 2010: Round Two
Next American City

Region Poised To Be Crossroads For Bullet Trains
Riverside Press-Enterprise

Santa Monica: Residents Get First Look At Multi-Story Transit Project
Argonaut

Siemens Prepped For More US Light Rail, High Speed
Reuters

Simi Valley To Replace Bus Shelters Using Federal Stimulus Funds
Ventura County Star

Sunset Strip's Facelift Just Around The Corner
Curbed LA

Taking Away When Needs Are Greatest: California Governor Proposes Cutting State Support For Transit To Balance The Budget
Transport Politic

Transit Archeology: Tour Of Abandoned Subway Network Offers A Glimpse Of How The T Was Built
Boston Globe

The Transportation Decade: Gas Prices Drive Changes
Los Angeles Daily News

Villaraigosa Adviser's New Job: Help Bring Light Rail To LAX
Daily Breeze