June 7, 2007 — July 1, 2007
Sunday, July 1, 2007
- Complaints, resignation greet MTA fare increases
Los Angeles Times - Congestion hike
Los Angeles Daily News - New Blue Bus Routes, Fares
Santa Monica Mirror - New MTA chair's priorities
Los Angeles Times Bottleneck Blog
Saturday, June 30, 2007
- Californians cut gasoline usage - Slight reduction a rare occurrence; high prices blamed
San Francisco Chronicle - Commuting: Relying on rails for part of route
Press Enterprise - Near the rails but still on the road - Research casts doubt on the region's strategy of pushing transit-oriented residential projects to get people out of cars
Los Angeles Times - No, Really? Study says Californians endure the worst traffic
Motor Trend - SF Sees New Luxury Train Service This Fall
NBC 11 TV
Friday, June 29, 2007
- Caltrans Wraps up 29 Immediate Congestion Relief Projects; Gears up for $19.9 Billion in Longer-Term Assistance
Business Wire - FTA New Starts Program Assessment
Federal Transit Administration/Deloitte - ‘Green L.A.’ Plan Announced by L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa; Endorsed by City Council and Environmental Leaders
Metro Investment Report - Metro Board Member Yaroslavsky Proposes East-West Congestion Relief
Metro Investment Report - Metro's $3.1 billion budget OK'd - Despite approval, critics still seek repeal of Sunday's transit-fare hikes
Daily News - MTA OKs study of Wilshire subway extension
Los Angeles Times - New Blue Bus Routes, Fares
Santa Monica Mirror - Residents flock to park-and-ride, shun the bus
Victorville Daily Press - Will gridlocked L.A. heed this toll call? County transit leaders agree to develop plans for toll roads within the next three years
Los Angeles Times
Thursday, June 28, 2007
- Budget politics could slow high-speed rail
San Francisco Chronicle - California has worst U.S. traffic: study
Monsters & Critics - Cut down HOV lane hassle
Whittier Daily News - Four Southland cities are among the fastest-growing in the nation - Lancaster , at No. 10, is the highest California city on the list of the top 25. Others are Irvine , Fontana and Palmdale
Los Angeles Times - Freeways are full of problems - State's highways ranked seventh-worst in nation
Daily News - Judge backs MTA
Los Angeles Times Bottleneck Blog - Judge denies Injunction on Metro Fare Increases
Daily News – Along for the Ride Blog - Judge won't stop MTA bus and rail fare hikes
Los Angeles Times - Judge refuses to block Metro fare increases - Hikes set to begin Sunday; critics say ridership will fall
Daily News - LA judge won't block bus and rail fare hikes
Press Enterprise
Wednesday June 27, 2007
- 2007 State of the Region -- Ventura County
Smart Growth Resource Library - Bus Riders, Advocacy Groups Challenge Bus Fare Hikes
KNBC 4 TV - Coalition sues in bid to block MTA fare hikes - Plaintiffs say higher fees could push more transit users into cars, adding to pollution. They want the agency to produce an environmental report
Los Angeles Times - Elements Needed to Create High-Ridership Transit Systems
Transportation Research Board - Metropolitan Travel Forecasting: Current Practice and Future Direction
Transportation Research Board - Protecting the Public Interest: The Role of Long-Term Concession Agreements for Providing Transportation Infrastructure
Transportation Research Board - Two or more drivers Re "Room to drive" (Our Opinions, June 25)
Daily News
June 7, 2007 — June 14, 2007
- Which way for the MTA? Even with upcoming fare hikes, the agency needs more funding to build and maintain a better transit system
Los Angeles Times - Green Line extension to LAX derailed as committee tables joint powers bill
The Argonaut - L.A. misses out on federal transit funds - MTA submits a proposal to study rather than implement tolls on freeways, as required by U.S. agency
Los Angeles Times - Lawmakers Concerned with Transit Funding
Arcadia Weekly - Investing in our transit needs
The Argus - L.A. subway? Seriously - Don't laugh, Easterner. The 171/2-mile subterranean beauty, part of a fledgling high-speed-rail network, can deposit you in the starry heart of Hollywood
Philadelphia Inquirer - Transit has edge in (state) budget negotiations
Tri Valley Herald - Metro Adding Valley Bus Service
San Fernando Business Journal - Paving the Way - Effort to Make Downtown More Walkable Takes Big Step This Week
L.A. Downtown News - Washington Crossing the Overpass - The Community Redevelopment Agency imagines a pedestrian-friendly South Los Angeles
New Angeles Monthly - BART takes Wi-Fi ride through cyberspace - Many riders unaware of system's free debut wireless Internet service
Oakland Tribune - Transit answer: up - Re "Which way for the MTA?" editorial, June 7
Los Angeles Times - Richardson says light rail could transform LA, other cities
Fresno Bee - Richardson touts light-rail network in L.A.
Daily News - Warming, demand give edge to transit funding - In tight year, backers hoping 'perfect storm' will reverse state cuts
Daily Review - Governor wants to shift $1.3 billion from transit in budget
San Diego Union Tribune - LA Wins 4 of 12 Worst Bottlenecks in the US
L.A.ist - Leadership on traffic
Daily News - Traffic costs - Reducing congestion key to strong economy
Daily News