TransportGooru Headline News Aggregator Dispatch – April 25, 2009
LA Transportation Blog – Transportation Headlines for Friday April 24, 2009 by
- 405 carpool lane gets green lightDaily News
- Antonovich Takes Up Local “Road Warrior” CauseKHTS 1220 AM
- Antonovich testifies before Assembly Committee on need for North County MTA Board RepresentativeWest Ranch Beacon
- Bay Area Begins Building “HOT” LanesKCBS 740Am
- Biden announces Clean Cities grants for green fleetsThe Transit Wire
- Bill offers no light at end of tunnel (710 gap closure)Pasadena Star News
- Boyle Heights 4th Street Bridge Construction Leads to Six-Month Detour – The detour will begin on the first Monday in MayEastside Sun
- California Energy Commission to Put $176M Into Green Transportation ProjectsPureGreenCars
- California to limit greenhouse gas emissions of vehicle fuelsLos Angeles Times
- CalPIRG Sponsors Smart Transportation Conference Next FridayLA StreetsBlog
- CARB adopts low-carbon fuel standardCapitol Weekly
- Chairman James Oberstar Gets Bottom Line From Transportation Officials — Price Tag to Relieve Congestion, `Go Green` and Improve Highway SafetyAmerican Public Transportation Association
- Commuter bus catches fire on Highway 101Ventura County Star
- Congressional Leaders Welcome Report Highlighting Model Transit Projects for Transportation BillPR Newswire
- DOT’s LaHood says gov’t secrecy is for the birdsAssociated Press
- DOT Secy Wants “Sustained Engagement” from Bike AdvocatesLA StreetsBlog
- Editorial: Clean trucks for L.A.’s ports – Reducing pollution at the L.A. and Long Beach ports should be the goal, not unionizing driversLos Angeles Times
- Expo Line will be Safe: It’s a FactCityWatch
- Foothill Transit joins The Climate RegistryPasadena Star News
- Friday: Labor March Could Bring Afternoon DisruptionsBlogDowntown
- LADOT Hopes to Widen Sunset BlvdPalisadian Post
- LA People 2009: No More Mr. Nice Guy — Damien GoodmonLA Weekly
- Long Beach Transit hybrid buses have a new lookPress Telegram
- Metro Board Approves Purchase of 150 New Buses to Be Funded With Stimulus Monies From the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009MarketWatch
- Metro Says Si to Linea de OroCurbedLA
- Metrolink commuter fares could go up – Action by SoCal MTA system helps drive the request for higher fares, according to MetrolinkSanta Clarita Signal
- MTA approves Spanish translation of Gold LineLos Angeles Times/LA Now
- MTA approves Spanish name for Gold Line light rail Eastside extensionLos Angeles Times
- TA builds 405 carpool lane this summer; they’ll get the money later
- Metro officials must raise $614 million toward $1 billion ventureDaily News
- Oberstar stuck in traffic, misses transportation meetingStar Tribune
- Passenger flow drops at Ontario airportPress Enterprise
- Polemic in the PagesCurbedLA
- Public Transit Investment In Climate Change Legislation Will Reduce Emissions — Statement from APTA President William W. MillarAmerican Public Transportation Assocation
- Three Big Blue Bus employees arrested for theft after city audit of Rideshare programThe Argonaut
- Transportation Secretary Is the Stimulus Package’s Biggest Republican FanWashington Post
- Upcoming Public Rail MeetingsCalifornia High Speed Rail Blog
- News Comes Out Strong Against Malcolm Smith’s Latest MTA Plan
- So Does Bloomberg (Post, NY1)
- Smith Retorts, Prepares for Puerto Rico Junket (Daily Politics)
- Joe Biden Spent Earth Day Talking Transit at a Bus Depot (Takeaway)
- Future Looks Lively for Allen and Pike Street Malls (Villager)
- Hoarding Metrocards Won’t Spare You From Higher Fare (News)
- Port Authority Boots WTC Transit Hub Contractor (News, City Room)
- 2nd Ave Sagas Has Pics of 96th St Subway Station, in Progress
- White House Security Won’t Let Energy Sec Bike to Work (Grist)
- Stuck in DC Gridlock, Rep. Oberstar Can’t Get to Transit Presser (T4America via Streetsblog.net)
- An ironic beginning to legislative efforts to tackle the nation’s transportation woes. (Associated Press)
- LaHood is the stimulus package’s biggest Republican fan. (Washington Post)
- DOT has the highest profile in decades — is this more to do with the times than with the new administration? (Politico)
- NY Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith has proposed a $1 surcharge on NYC taxi fares to help close the MTA’s budget gap, as well as to pay for highway and bridge improvements upstate. (Crain’s New York Business)
The Infrastructrist -The Daily Dig – High Speed Rail Edition
Posted on Friday April 24th by Jebediah Reed
- Proposed Texas HSR network would cost $10-$20 billion, help with Houston’s Olympic bid, and facilitate hurricane evacs. (Houston Chronicle)
- Obama touts a “high speed” rail connection between Des Moines and Chicago. Up to 79 mph! (KCCI)
- US is a half century behind Europe and Japan rail-wise, says head of Washington state rail program. (BBC)
- Travel writer: Would I use high speed trains? “I’m thinking the answer would be no.”Not unless they were cheap and “seriously fast.” (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
- “Kansas City should be a key national hub” for a national high speed rail network, says KC rail booster. (KC Tribune)
- High speed rail is on the horizon for Minnesota: A discussion of the opportunities and challenges on MN Public Radio.
- Editorial: Nevada’s congressional delegation should fight hard to make fancy gambling train–as Sen Jim DeMint calls the LV – LA rail proposal–a reality. (Las Vegas Sun)
- If you live in LA, you’ll have a couple of opportunities to show public support for the state HSR project next week. (CAHSR Blog)
- And, finally: The world’s most futuristic school busses. Gee whiz! School’s cool again! (Wheels Blog)
