Today’s Headlines

9:07 AM PDT on October 20, 2011

Featured Headline: At Rail~Volution yesterday, Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) — also known as the godfather of the “rail~volution” — said even he wouldn’t raise the gas tax right now. “We should make some adjustments to a gas tax that hasn’t increased since 1993,” Blumenauer said. “Half the people think the gas tax goes up every year.” Read the rest of the story at Capitol Hill Streetsblog.

This Is What Metro Means When It Says "Seismologic Experts" (The Source)
More on the Westside Subway Routing Discussion (Curbed)
City Considers Making Homeowners Pay for Sidewalk Repair, Make Them Liable for Injuries (Daily News)
It's Been Two Months Since Red Light Cameras Were Cut. Feel Safer Yet? (KCET)
Clock Ticking Again on Sixth Street Viaduct in Downtown LA/Boyle Heights (Blog Downtown)
LAX Officials Surveying Passengers on Westwood Flyaway (Daily Breeze)
Glendale Readying for Electric Cars (LA_Now)
CA High-Speed Rail “Just Inching Along” (WSJ)
Occupiers Planning to Occupy More Unoccupied Land in DTLA (LAT)
Economists Name Road Pricing as Best, If Not Only, Cure for Congestion (Atlantic)

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