Today’s Headlines
NYT: Obama Must Make Transit a Priority No Mention of Transit in Obama Address on Economic Recovery (CAHSR Blog via Streetsblog.net) “TOD” at Hollywood and Western Mocked (Curbed, SoapBox) OC Fares Go Up Today (LA Now) 3 New Year Wishes for Transit in LA (Examiner, City Watch) Billboard Inspector’s Office Fabulously Inept (LA Weekly) Raise … Continued
8:05 AM PST on January 5, 2009
- NYT: Obama Must Make Transit a Priority
- No Mention of Transit in Obama Address on Economic Recovery (CAHSR Blog via Streetsblog.net)
- “TOD” at Hollywood and Western Mocked (Curbed, SoapBox)
- OC Fares Go Up Today (LA Now)
- 3 New Year Wishes for Transit in LA (Examiner, City Watch)
- Billboard Inspector’s Office Fabulously Inept (LA Weekly)
- Raise Gas Tax, Says Federal Commission (NY1)
- SF Begins to Study Congestion Pricing Options (NYT , Times)
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