TransportGooru Headline News Aggregator Dispatch – April 2, 2009

April 2, 2009 at 5:29 pm

LA Taansportation Blog – Transportation Headlines for Thursday April 2, 2009

91 Expressway toll drops due to lack of demand – Press Telegram
All Thai-ed Up: Celebrate Songkran in Thai Town This Sunday – LAist
Amazing (Subway) Race – New York Times/Freakonomics
ARB’s fuel-nozzle regulation gets under way as scheduled Capitol Weekly
As Pedestrian Crashes and Fatalities Mount, What is L.A.’s Plan? StreetsBlogLA
Askmen.com Ranks Los Angeles 19th Best City out of 29 MetBlogsLA
Buses Of The Future The Infrastructurist
CATS launches Google Transit Metro
Chicago Has Its Eye On The Summer Olympic Prize NPR
City Council votes to support Anaheim to Las Vegas train Desert Dispatch
Critical Mass Riverside Riding in Riverside
Could JetBlue depart LB? AIRLINE: Officials say the carrier is weary of airport improvements’ slow pace Press Telegram
DOT Working Quickly to Distribute Economic Recovery Funds National League of Cities
Expo Construction Authority Expected to Pick Final Route StreetsBlogLA
Google Introduces New Bike-sharing Service CommuterPageBlog
Government may reward car buyers – Measures offer motorists as much as $5,000 to scrap gas-guzzlers and buy new vehicles Los Angeles Times
JetBlue says it may stop Long Beach operations Los Angeles Times
Kurt Andersen On Loving LA, Transportation CurbedLA
LAX Warns of Worker Furloughs, BUR Adds Premium Valet, JetBlue Considering Leaving Long Beach LAist
Let Every One Be Counted: Mayor Launches 2010 Census Initiative LAist
Long Beach port expansion moves closer to passage – The final environmental impact report for the $750-million project is set for release today. Port officials expect it to be approved despite opposition rom environmentalists Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Air Freight Dives Journal of Commerce
Natural gas legislation announced by Boren and Sullivan Tulsa World
New Wireless System Reduces Paperwork, Maintains High Levels of Service for Freeway Service Patrol FSP Bay Area
No More Free Transfers on Downtown DASH Routes NBC
Officials need transportation data to cut CO2 UPI
Oregon’s Successful Mileage Tax Experiment WorldChanging
Oregon’s successful mileage tax experiment worked smoothly—and helped curb congestion Grist
Pershing Parking Rate Change Passes Committee BlogDowntown
Powerful group comes out against Expo Line yard plan Los Angeles Times/LA Now
‘Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009’ Reduces Congestion, Emissions and Increases Efficiency PRNewswire
Sharrows and Bike Lanes: Long Beach Bicyclists Want More CurbedLA
This Ride Makes Bullet Trains Look Slow Wired
Toll Discounts for In-State Residents Draw Constitutional Challenge New York Times
Turning a new wheel on the streets of LB – TRANSIT: Bike lanes, new plans, festival could encourage more to ride Press Telegram
UITP: Integrate urban mobility into recovery plans Metro
Vietnamese Cable Car Climbs to the Record Book Wired
Yes, That’s Billion With a B CurbedLA
Westside Subway Extension Westside Today

StreetsBlog – Headline News for April 2, 2009

MTA Rescue at a Standstill; Paterson Exasperated With State Senate (News, City Room, Politicker)
News Pens Another Editorial Hammering Senate Dems
Nicole Gelinas: Albany Should Help MTA Cut Pension Costs (Post)
First Manhattan Costco Coming to East River Plaza (TRE)
LaHood: It’s Not Up to Feds to Fund Transit Service (East Valley Trib)
Brookings: Stimulus Bill Doesn’t Support Metro Areas (Ryan Avent)
More on Queens Plaza Ped-Bike Improvements (News)
MTA Tests 11-Car Train on F Line (News)
Are Toll Discounts for In-State Drivers Even Constitutional? (NYT)
Georgia Sheriff: Down With Tougher Speeding Penalties (Sustainable Savannah via Streetsblog.net)

AASHTO Daily Update – April 2, 2009

Note: TransportGooru thanks all the authors for contributing to this headline news summary. This dispatch is made possible by integrating the headline news feeds from the above mentioned sources. At times, you may encounter a repeat of the same headline news since they are captured by various individuals working at different organizations. Please visit the respective source websites if you have any trouble viewing the articles behind the URLs.

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