November 5, 2007 — November 11, 2007
Sunday, November 11, 2007
- Metro Gold Line:Which Way East?
Eastside Sun - USC Keston Institute Panelists Agree That 2008 Should Be the Year the $42 Billion 2006 State of California Infrastructure Bonds Will Start to Get Issued
Yahoo! Finance - Westside Transit Corridor Study Looks at Extending Subway Lines to Santa Monica
Canyon News
Saturday, November 10, 2007
- Californians support tax on carbon output
Sacramento Bee
Full report - Seeking input on Metro project (Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension Phase 2)
Whittier Daily News - TransitPeople and a trip to the aquarium via Metro - I'm convinced many Angelenos who've never taken public transit would totally become regular Metro riders if they just tried it once
Los Angeles Times/Emerald City Blog - Voters sign off on several transit ballot measures
Progressive Railroading
Friday, November 9, 2007
- Blueprint for American Prosperity: Unleashing the Potential of a Metropolitan Nation (urban planning, infrastructure)
Brookings - Expo Line Authority studying alternatives; Santa Monica Council to study changes
The Argonaut - The L.A. Times’ FALSE subway story (scroll down page to second story)
L.A. City Beat
Thursday, November 8, 2007
- Dorsey gets another look at Expo Line crossing
L.A. City Beat - Rita Robinson - L.A.’s new transportation czar speaks her mind about traffic
L.A. City Beat
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
- Downtown Connector picture report
MetroRiderLA - Expo Line safety fears are aired - Hundreds of South L.A. residents turn out to urge the PUC not to allow light-rail trains to run at street level near Dorsey High School
Los Angeles Times - Has oil hit a record high? Depends on whom you ask - Tuesday's closing figure is in the ballpark, but inflation and other factors cloud the math
Los Angeles Times - Progress in California on curbing emissions - Its landmark plan to battle global warming, approved with fanfare a year ago, is moving forward.
CS Monitor
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
- LAist Poll: 'Subway to Sea,' Wilshire or through WeHo?
LAist
- New Subway to the Sea route?
Los Angeles Times/Bottleneck Blog - Price tag for Expo blows up - Project experiences a setback as leaders scramble for funds (front page and page 10)
Santa Monica Daily Press
Monday, November 5, 2007
- 2007 Transit Ballot Measures
Center for Transportation Excellence - Metro line on track - Plans told for new leg of light-rail extension (Metro Gold Line)
San Gabriel Valley Tribune - Same Number of Commuters, Different Methods
LAist - Transportation Finance at the Ballot Box: Voters Support Increased Investment & Choice
Center for Transportation Excellence
Full report