Month: July 2008

Panel members include Port of Los Angeles (POLA) Chief Harbor Engineer, Construction Division, Shaun Shahrestani, P.E. and Port of Tacoma Director of Engineering/Chief Engineer Michael Adams, P.E.   The panel will be moderated by Stacey Jones, West Coast Regional Director-North America for Halcrow, and former Director of Engineering Development at the POLA.

 

The $1.7 billion in public transportation funding promised by the Saving Energy Through Public Transportation Act would be a step in the right direction, but it pales in comparison to what might have been. The Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act -- the cap-and-trade bill that died in the Senate last month -- would have brought 100 times that much in federal transit investment, thanks in large part to Senator Ben Cardin. In a recent interview with Grist, the Maryland Democrat offers a refreshing perspective on the future of US transportation policy.

Metro's Plans Are Big on Expansion, Not So Big on Increasing Bike/Ped. Access to Their Stations

Garcetti’s Sharrows Legislation Gaining Support (Times)  Will Old Spaghetti Factory Be Replaced by Public Park? (LAist)  Ticketing Hands Free Scofflaws on a “Case by Case” Basis (Times)  McCain’s Anti-Amtrak Stance May Come Back to Bite Him (Boston Globe) Police File Murder Charges Against Drunk Who Slaughtered Biking Family (Daily Bulletin)  Four Car Carnage on 405 … Continued