January 14, 2008 — January 20, 2008
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Saturday, January 19, 2008
- Buses, trains and the transit-oriented lifestyle
Los Angeles Times - House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee holds hearing on National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission report
Logistics Management
Friday, January 18, 2008
- California Transportation Commission Meets in Sacramento
RailPAC - Presidential Views (or not) on Public Transportation
Mobilizing the Region
Thursday, January 17, 2008
- Antonio Villaraigosa Grade: B-, The mayor does the vision thing, but lacks new material (transit funding conference)
L.A. City Beat - Denny Zane Grade: B+, The transit visionary threw a great party, but needed a better ending (transit funding conference)
L.A. City Beat - Scream if you hate traffic - If elected leaders won't accelerate, let's put our own measure on the ballot (transit funding conference)
L.A. City Beat - Zev Yaroslavsky Grade: C-, The man with the history needs to think and talk big (transit funding conference)
L.A. City Beat
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
- APTA Supports Majority Report of Commission and Rejects Minority View that Fails to Continue Federal Investment in Public Transportation
American Public Transportation Association - New Report Validates Need for Increased Transportation Funding
Yahoo! News - Surface Transportation Commission Releases Report
American Society of Civil Engineers/Our Failing Infrastructure Blog - Top AASHTO Officials Respond to the Release of the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission Report
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials - Transportation infrastructure: National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission releases findings to fix U.S. surface transportation systems
Logistics Management
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
- Congressional commission recommends 25-cent gas tax hike (Report)
San Francisco Chronicle - Effects of Gasoline Prices on Driving Behavior and Vehicle Markets.
Congressional Budget Office - Subway to the Sea: A vote tally and a round of meetings
Los Angeles Times/Emerald City Blog - 'Train wreck'
Los Angeles Times/Bottleneck Blog
Monday, January 14, 2008
- Feuer Seeks To Help LA County Help Itself
StreetHeatLA - Deciding when a politician has an off day (includes transit funding issues)
Los Angeles Times - Getting serious about subway tax
Los Angeles Times/Bottleneck Blog - Professor Donald Shoup: How About Congestion Parking
StreeHeatLA - Transportation Information Research—How Do I Find What I'm Looking for?
U.C. Berkeley Institute of Transportation Studies/Tech Transfer