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Metro Approves South L.A. Rail Line, Still Directs Disproportionate Funds to Highways

8 hours ago ago from Switchboard, from NRDC

Last Thursday, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) approved a new light rail line in a move that could strengthen the transit network of a region that has historically under-invested in public transportation. The Crenshaw/LAX Line would start at the Crenshaw Station on the Exposition Line and then head south on Crenshaw Boulevard -- past the predominantly African American neighborhoods of Baldwin Hills, ...

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California Transit Agencies Receive $29 Million in Homeland Security Grants

18 hours ago ago from Cal EMA News

*The following news release was issued by Cal EMA on Monday, December 14, 2009.  The official release may be found here .* SACRAMENTO The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced allocations for the FY 2010 Transit Security Grant Program (TSGP).  The FY 2010 TSGP provides $253 million to the Nation’s high-threat urban areas for enhancement of security measures at critical transit infrastructure including bus, ferry, and rail ...

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Orange Line gets New Year's Eve deal too

14 hours ago ago from LA Observed

Yeah, Metro CEO Art Leahy changed course and approved running free all-night service on the Metro Orange Line this New Year’s Eve after the Daily News reported that the cross-Valley busway was left out for a second year. Metro earlier said there would be 24-hiour service for New Year's on the Red, Purple, Blue, Green and Gold lines.

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Behind your Shanghai kuaidi (messenger) service

9 hours ago ago from CNNGo

Ever wondered how your package gets across town? You’re about to find out You’ve walked by men handling piles of boxes in the subways, but have you stopped to consider whether one of those boxes might be the package you just sent out? In other cities, a squadron of men loitering in a subway station might be more likely viewed as a pickpocketing hazard. But in Shanghai, if those men are hanging around with stacks of packages, chances ...

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Participate in the Metro transit conversation

18 hours ago ago from NextStop STL

UPDATE: St. Louis County Council will vote on Monday, December 21st at 3p.m., not Dec. 22. There are several ways you can find out more about Metro transit, the Moving Transit Forward long-range plan, and what the future could hold for public transit in St. Louis: Submit questions and follow the conversation on STLtoday.com's online chat at noon with Metro's Chief Operating Officer of Transit Services Ray Friem and Jessica ...

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AP Entertainment NewsBrief at 1:28 p.m. EST

17 hours ago ago from PopEater

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