February 18, 2008 — February 24, 2008
Sunday, February 24, 2008
- Gas at highest cost since June, but supplies up
San Francisco Chronicle - My new favorite thing (past transportation plans)
Los Angeles Times/Daily Mirror Blog - Speak Out on the Regional Connector
L.A. Downtown News
Saturday, February 23, 2008
- Bummer of a Route Selected for Crenshaw Line
LAist - Extended Gold Line discussed at conference
San Gabriel Valley Tribune - Metro Busy with Expansion Plans
StreetHeatLA - New rail line will tie into where?
Critics question route through Southwest L.A. to the South Bay
Los Angeles Times
Friday, February 22, 2008
- Crenshaw light-rail route picked
Daily Breeze - No West Hollywood Subway
WeHo News - Regional Connector Debate Ready for Round 2
BlogDowntown - Regional Connector Meetings: Come View Potential Alternatives
Metro - Some answers about the state's spending plan and fiscal mess - Budget deficit Q&A
Sacramento Bee - Subway to the Sea Is Discussed at Forum
Santa Monica Mirror
Thursday, February 21, 2008
- LA’s Future: Gotta have Heart (and Mass Transit)
CityWatchLA - Oil gushes past $100 – The price of crude rises $4.51 to a closing record of $100.01 as commodities rally
Los Angeles Times - Public to weigh in on plans for Crenshaw-Prairie Corridor - With an environmental report on transit priorities due in spring, MTA officials conduct a new round of dialogue with nearby residents
Wave Newspapers - Regional Connector Meetings for Downtown Next Week
GinnyHereAndThere - State analyst offers own formula to target budget shortfall - Elizabeth Hill says the governor's plan to close the $16 billion gap is inadequate
Los Angeles Times - Subways for breakfast [Scroll down page to second article]
L.A. City Beat
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
- Briskman Expects Beverly Hills To Play A Key Role In Region’s Transportation Future
Beverly Hills Courier (page 1 and page 26) - Brown Challenges Local Governments To Plan For A Low-Carbon Future
California Chronicle - Mass transit - Metropolitan Transit Authority, and our 1958 rapid transit plan
Los Angeles Times/Daily Mirror Blog - New Grant Program Provides First-Ever Federal-State Funding Partnership to Improve and Expand Intercity Passenger Rail Service
U.S. DOT - Rail food fight at MTA
Los Angeles Times/Bottleneck Blog
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
- Gas prices edge back up
North County Times/Californian
Monday, February 18, 2008
- Fewer drivers over a barrel - In carpools, on bikes or at home, people are breaking gasoline's grip
Los Angeles Times - Lloyd Levine, who represents the western San Fernando Valley, says he intends to write a bill that would allow public agencies to team with the private sector to build transportation projects
Los Angeles Times