TransportGooru Headline News Agrregator Dispatch – March 27, 2009
LA Transportation Blog: Headlines for Friday March 27, 2009
by Metro Librarian
- American Maglev AcademicVC
- Amtrak Celebrates the Past, Present, and Future of Rail Travel with Nationwide Festivities in MayWebwire
- Anatomy of a Scene: ‘Knowing’ Alex Proyas, the director of “Knowing,” discusses the subway disaster scene from the filmNew York Times
- AnsaldoBreda Problems Aren’t in Los Angeles AloneTransport Politic
- As Transit Is Gutted in Orange County, Freeways Set to ExpandStreetsBlogLA
- Back to the Grid: John Norquist on How to Fix National Transpo PolicyStreetsBlogLA
- Car Free Fridays! Calling All Cyclists!Bike More LA!
- City approves longer green lights for MTA’s Rapid busesPasadena Star News
- Councilman Jose Huizar Appointed to Metro Board of DirectorsEastside Sun
- Expo Line could derail Bergamot StationLos Angeles Times/LA Now
- Follow-up: Metro Board MeetingI Will Ride
- Gold Line Extension Gets Push ForwardAmerican Chronicle
- Good News for Subway to the Sea & Downtown Streetcars? Villaraigosa Makes Major Changes on Metro BoardLAist
- LaHood wants all funding options on the table except fuel taxLand Line
- LA transit board unsure of Italian rail contractInternational Herald Tribune
- LB Transit implementing new fare pass technologySignal Tribune
- Local pol looking to solidify county commitment to Gold LinePasadena Star News
- Mayor appoints 2 to MTA board, considers rail contractLos Angeles Times/LA Now
- Mayor Appoints Downtown Councilman to Metro BoardBlogDowntown
- Metro board says hello to 2, goodbye to SnobleDaily News
- Metro Board Wrap: New Members, Delayed Rail Car Decision and 2001 LRTPStreetsBlogLA
- Metro Crenshaw Transit Corridor Meeting Held in InglewoodInglewood Today
- Metro Magazine: Travel Software to Aid Disabled Riders (Google Transit) Trillium
- MTA Approves Purchase Of 41 New Natural Gas Buses CBS
- MTA board wants to keep talking with Italian rail car firmLos Angeles Times/LA Now
- MTA’s chief Snoble attends his last board meeting Contra Costa Times
- Next authorization of surface transportation funds one of highest priorities, LaHood tells Congress The Trucker
- O.C. toll road price drops to attract commuters – The cost of a 10-mile trip on the 91 Freeway Express Lanes will drop 50 cents during seven time slots through the day starting Wednesday. Officials hope to encourage drivers to use the lanes Los Angeles Times
- Paris Metro entrance auctioned for $27,500 AP
- Portland gets its reward: Most sustainable city Oregon Live
- Ports’ growth cooling – TRADE: When shipping recovers, Long Beach and L.A. expect smaller cargo-volume increases Press Telegram
- Rail car firm gets extension in MTA contract – Italy’s AnsaldoBreda is granted a two-month reprieve in a deal to build 100 light-rail cars for the L.A. County transit agency Los Angeles Times
- Santa Monica to expand Big Blue Bus line KABC
- Sound Transit tunnel bids are cheaper than predicted – Two bidders on a Sound Transit tunneling contract are offering to do the job much cheaper than predicted by the agency’s engineers Seattle Times
- Thanks Gov., Even with Prop A City Facing Long-Term Transit Cuts StreetsBlogLA
- Transportation officials hear homeowners complaints about nearby freeway construction The Argonaut
- Use Google Maps to Find Your Way on Public Transit Commuter Dude
- US Infrastructure at Risk Irvine Center for Public Policy Research
