Transportation Headlines for Friday July 31, 2009

710 Freeway tunnel takes another hit as Glendale opposes plan
Los Angeles Times

Bike Storage Added to Gold Line Memorial Park Station
Pasadena Real Estate

Cities approve 'Stadium to the Sea' route for L.A. Marathon - Santa Monica joins L.A., Beverly Hills and West Hollywood in signing off on the new route, which will begin at Dodger Stadium and end at the ocean
Los Angeles Times

Community Begins Blueprint for Life in East Los Angeles - Residents have been meetings to shape new East Los Angeles Community Plan. More meetings coming in August
Eastside Sun

Government report slams transportation security
Examiner

House approves $7 billion to shore up highway fund
Washington Post

L.A. freeways set to get futuristic 'smart studs' to help guide traffic - They are expected to be installed by November at the single-lane connector from the 110 Freeway to the northbound 5 Freeway to help reduce the long lines
Los Angeles Times

MTS Receives Prestigious Award
10 News

Nevada can build fastest train in the world
Review Journal

New Bus Line will Take Passengers from SCV to NoHo
LAist

On track: LA Metro supports high-speed trains
Santa Clarita Signal

Paradise on Pavement - Plans for Park[ing] Day L.A. Underway
LA Downtown News

Poll: Californians Don’t Like Gas Prices, Want Better Transit
LA Streetsblog

Progressive Railroading to boot up HSRupdates.com on Sept. 8
Progressive Railroading

Ride NoHo bus free for first two weeks - Riders who fill out online survey ride free till Aug. 31
Santa Clarita Signal

Streetcar Project Holds Open House, Still Accepting Comments Online
BlogDowntown

Talking Trains With IBM’s Head Of Rail Innovation
Infrastructurist

ULI Study Says U.S. Can Cut Vehicle Carbon Emissions in Half by 2050; Raising Price of Driving Is Key To Reducing GHG Emissions
Transport Gooru

UPDATED: California High-Speed Trains: Anaheim, CA ARTIC
Trains for America

U.S. DOT Releases Primer on Congestion Pricing
Reason Foundation

West Hollywood puts teeth in bike law
Los Angeles Times

Transportation Headlines for Thursday July 30, 2009

American Transport Policy, Stuck in Highway Mode
Transport Politic

Archeologists uncover two-century old artifacts near San Gabriel mission (ACE)
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Bay Area website among 10 best (511)
The Transit Wire

Bill Seeks to Ban Texting By Drivers
Washington Post

Bus Riders Union pressures Congress for Transit Funds
San Fernando Sun

Caltrans withholds contact data from city
La Cañada Valley Sun

Concern about air pollution declines in California, poll finds - The percentage who think smog is a 'big problem' in their region drops sharply. Support for the state's greenhouse gas law also falls
Los Angeles Times

Cutting Transportation Emissions is "Critical" to Achieving Goals of House-passed Climate Bill, New Study Shows - Study is first-ever comprehensive analysis of transportation efficiency and its relationship to greenhouse gas reductions and consumer savings
Environmental Defense Fund

Environmental study reveals mission artifacts - Survey near San Gabriel Mission conducted for the Alameda Corridor project unearths pottery, brick and remains of livestock
Los Angeles Times

Envisioning the Inland Empire
Daily Transcript

Motorists prefer continuous-access carpool lanes
Inland News Today

Now That’s a Done Deal: Burbank Removes Street Parking for Road Expansion
LA Streetsblog

Scenes from the Los Angeles Streetcar meeting
MetroRiderLA

Senate Panel Backs $1.2B for High Speed Rail, $1.4B Extra For Highways
DC Streetsblog

Transit Coalition Backs Cyclists Right to Rail Cars
LA Streetblog

Trip planning for travel by bicycle
Trillium

US House could act on $5 bln highway extension
Reuters

Transportation Headlines for Wednesday July 29, 2009

AASHTO launches new website on reducing greenhouse gas emissions
The Transit Wire

California's Public Infrastructure Advisory Commission Members Announced
Public Infrastructure

“Can’t Get There From Here” - Dueling Over Density Continues; No End in Sight
Santa Barbara Independent

City Gas Tax Revenue Saved in State Budget Deal: What Does That Mean?
LA Streetsblog

Compliant Trucks on the Rise at Port of Long Beach
TruckingInfo

Dan Walters: California state budget deficit still looms for next year
Sacramento Bee

Design announced for Anaheim’s new transportation hub
Trains for America

Downtown streetcar meeting today
MetroRiderLA

Federal Role in Rail Transit Safety
Transportation Research Board

FHWA May Slow Funding Flow to States
Journal of Commerce

Google Transit!
Mikhail Silin

Major expansion of north Pomona Metrolink station planned
Daily Bulletin

MBTA struggles to deal with massive debt
Daily News Tribune

New York City Transit Cutting 360 Jobs
Employment Spectator

New commuter bus routes win praise from riders
Press Enterprise

Oberstar to White House: On Emissions, Back Up Your Words With Action
NY Streetsblog

Practical Measures to Increase Transit Advertising Revenues
Transportation Research Board

Public Transit Combined with other Strategies Can Reduce Greenhouse Gases by 24 Percent and Save Consumers $112 Billion Annually, According to New Environmental Study
American Public Transportation Association

San Diego to reduce number of pedicabs - The City Council votes 8 to 0 to limit the number of annual permits. Officials fear an overabundance of pedicabs is creating safety problems
Los Angeles Times

See LA on the MTA
Examiner

Should Thursday Be the New Friday? The Environmental and Economic Pluses of the 4-Day Workweek
Scientific American

Surface Transportation: The Need is Now
AFL-CIO

Traffic Control on Olympic Games in Los Angeles
City of Angeles

Troubled Times for Transit Agencies
Columbia Journalism Review

Transportation Headlines for Tuesday July 28, 2009

Anaheim considering monorail to get people to Disney Resort - Meetings planned on ARTIC and guideway system connecting to resort
Press Enterprise

Balancing the budget by generating more riders through word-of-mouth
Trillium Solutions

DOT kicks-off CARS, a win-win-win opportunity
USDOT Fastlane

Federal Transportation Funding Dilemma Raises State Equity Questions
Transport Politic

Frank Gruber: What I say – Complexity is Reality (Expo maintenance yard)
Santa Monica Surf/Lookout News

Greyhound Trumps Advanced Technology
Ecogeek

Human Transit: Should L.A. Develop Like Paris or N.Y.?
LA Streetsblog

Inland experts joining transit panel
Press Enterprise

It actually happened - LA (Metro) is now on Google Transit!
LA Subway Blog

LAX less busy these days
Press Telegram

Make-or-Break Week for Transportation Begins on the Hill
NY Streetsblog

Pasadena Thinking of Taking a Car-Lane for Bikes and Peds. at Rose Bowl
LA Streetsblog

Shanghai subway to be world's longest by 2010
China Daily

Should California bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics?
California High Speed Rail Blog

Subway To Sea Drilling/Meetings In WeHo
Pedestrian View of Los Angeles

Trains of Thought - Rail Fanatics From Across the Country Try Out Los Angeles’ System
LA Downtown News

Transformative Potential of Bike Sharing
LA Streetsblog

Watch for Subway Crews
LA Observed

Welcome to the Metro Gold Line Car Wash
Travelin’ Local

Transportation Headlines for Monday July 27, 2009

Agreement allows Vons to sell transit passes
San Diego Union Tribune

Amtrak to Report Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Independent Review to Assess Carbon Footprint
WebWire

Bicycle Boulevard for 4th Street?
LAist

Carpool lanes opening for solo drivers
ABC News

Fun and Games With Transportation
LA Streetblog

High-Speed Rail and CO2
Freakonomics

HR 3338: To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to establish national safety standards for transit agencies operating heavy rail on fixed guideway
GovTrack

Hydrogen-Powered Buses Hit Brazilian Streets
Reuters

Is The Stimulus Working For Transportation?
National Journal - Transportation

L.A. County, city to keep their share of gas taxes - FINANCES: Decision means nearly $240 million of local money will stay in region
Daily News

No plans to open car pool lanes
Press Enterprise

Pothole repair funds spared in budget deal, according to mayor
Los Angeles Times

Stimulus Funds New Transit Projects, Doesn't Sustain Old Ones
Planetizen

Stimulus programs from DOT and other agencies support jobs in nation's counties
USDOT Fastlane

Transportation Bill Could Face Months-Long Delay
Planetizen

Travel 101: How best to navigate L.A.'s freeways?
Examiner

Westside subway extension community updates
MetroRiderLA

Transportation Headlines for Friday July 24, 2009

10 & 110 Freeways to get Express Toll Lanes in 2010
LAist

ARTIC designs unveiled
California High Speed Rail Blog

ATA to Congress: Fuel Tax is Most Effective Way to Fund Infrastructure
PR Newswire

Big Blue busing it
Santa Monica Daily Press

Board Wrap: LRTP and AnsaldoBreda Votes and Fare Gate Installation Delayed
LA Streetsblog

City Council’s approval of feasibility study could give green light to Green Line station near LAX
The Argonaut

Cleaner Amtrak locomotives on track for California
Central Valley Business Times

County Supervisors Rip Light Rail Company a New One
NBC News

Cuts to Dial-A-Ride service for seniors, disabled proposed
Press Enterprise

Dems. in Senate Pushing Transit Into Climate Change
LA Streetsblog

DOT chief 'deeply concerned' about dangers of cell-phone use while driving - Statement comes in response to release of previously withheld documents on cell phone use and highway deaths
Computer World

Green Line - LAX extension: City Council pays Park N' Ride; puts down a parking lot
Examiner

House Okays Additional $4 Billion for High-Speed Rail - Budget provision, if approved by Senate, will increase federal allocations for rail to $12 billion in this year alone
Transport Politic

Hundreds of California Cities Plan to Sue State Over Budget Solution
LAist

In Which The TAP Card Saga I Previously Ranted About Comes To A Successful (If Ultimately Doomed) Conclusion
MetblogsLA

Late night for lawmakers over state budget - Legislators approve several bills aimed at closing California's budget deficit but much work remains
Los Angeles Times

LAX passenger traffic drops for 15th straight month
Daily Breeze

Metro Approves High Speed Rail to Anaheim, Could Open in 2018
LAist

MTA Board approves toll rates for 10, 110 freeways
Pasadena Star News

MTA board delays decision on Gold Line extension
Pasadena Star News

MTA changes course, opening carpool lanes to solo drivers -- for a fee. Tolls will range from 25 cents to $1.40 a mile -- depending on traffic -- on the 10 and 110 freeways. The change is due in late 2010 or early 2011
Los Angeles Times

MTA Communication Off the Tracks
City Watch

MTA delays decision on Italian rail-car maker; 'despicable' lobbying alleged
Los Angeles Times

MTA's rail-car dilemma - Given the current contractor's past performance, the MTA should open bidding for its new light-rail cars
Los Angeles Times

Obama Admin Declines to Consider New Funding for Transportation
DC Streetsblog

On track: LA Metro Supports High-Speed Trains
Business Wire

Rep. Oberstar on the transportation bill and reform
PBS/Blueprint America

SB 375: Good Models or Good Planners?
Moving Slower

Submit Your Photo of Public Transit
Planet Save

TAP Up and Be Counted
The Bus Bench

Transportation: 10 Staffers to Know - Driving Transportation Policy Into the Future
Roll Call

Transportation Bill Not Likely to Pass Soon
Wall Street Journal

Transportation Headlines for Thursday July 23, 2009

Between Cell Phones And Higher Speed Limits, 25,000 Deaths And $1 Trillion Lost On US Roads?
Infrastructurist

BRU Joins National Effort To Raise Federal Funds For Transit Operations
LA StreetsBlog

Could $20-Per-Gallon Gasoline Make Us Happier?
National Public Radio

Denied Tax Revenues, Local Officials In California Are Fuming
New York Times

Designing The Future: High-Speed Rail And Federal Aid To Mass Transit
Daily Kos

Don’t Be So Square: Why American Drivers Should Learn To Love the Roundabout
Slate

Drivers Face Delays From 2,000 Stimulus-Funded Projects: US Motorists Are Likely To See More Construction Zones This Summer
Christian Science Monitor

Firm’s Track Record May Decide Fate Of Its MTA Contract
Los Angeles Times

How The Subway To The Sea Could Change Los Angeles’ Culture
Huffington Post

Local Road Work At Risk In New Budget Agreement
Capitol Weekly

(D.C.) Metro Discovers Problems In Additional Track Circuits
Washington Post

Opinion: High-Tech Highway Funding
Boston Globe

Opinion: The MTA And AnsaldoBreda: Economic Pressures Have Hitched Themselves To A Pending Board Vote On Switching Car Manufacturers
Los Angeles Times

Practical Measures To Increase Transit Advertising Revenues
U.S. Transportation Research Board (Executive Summary here)

Rethinking The Street Space: Why Street Design Matters
Planetizen

A Seat On The Bus?
The Nation

State Budget Plan Might Shut Down Some City Redevelopment Agencies
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

Transforming Transportation (interview with Congressman James Oberstar)
Living On Earth