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version="0.92"> <channel><title>The Source</title><link>http://thesource.metro.net</link> <description>Transportation News &#38; Views.</description> <lastBuildDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 01:08:55 +0000</lastBuildDate> <docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss092</docs> <language>en</language><item><title>Associated Press looks under the hood of Metro&#8217;s 30/10 Initiative to build transit quicker</title> <description><![CDATA[The 30/10 Initiative got some nice coverage this weekend from local AP scribe Daisy Nguyen. Her story hit the wires today and I see it&#8217;s already been picked up by the Washington Post. Attentive readers already know that the 30/10 plan proposes to use federal loans, grants and other financing to build a dozen Measure [...]]]></description><link>http://thesource.metro.net/2010/07/31/associated-press-looks-under-hood-of-3010-initiative/</link> </item> <item><title>We&#8217;re still looking for votes in poll on Westwood/UCLA subway station location</title> <description><![CDATA[If you haven&#8217;t yet voted, please do so. The Westwood station, by most accounts, promises to be one of the most heavily used in the Metro system and I&#8217;m very curious about the issue of location. If you want some more background on the issue, here&#8217;s a post from earlier this week that explains it [...]]]></description><link>http://thesource.metro.net/2010/07/30/were-still-looking-for-votes-in-poll-on-westwooducla-subway-station-location/</link> </item> <item><title>Transportation headlines, Friday, July 30</title> <description><![CDATA[Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the librarys blog. Balloons and an office chair (The Story) This may not be the type of transportation you&#8217;re looking for &#8212; but it&#8217;s a great story about getting right, albeit in [...]]]></description><link>http://thesource.metro.net/2010/07/30/transportation-headlines-friday-july-30/</link> </item> <item><title>Why I Ride: Paula Faust, TAP Administrator</title> <description><![CDATA[‘Why I Ride‘ is a series where Metro employees share their transit routines – read more about the concept here. Name: Paula Faust Position: TAP Adminstrator How often do you take transit? Five days a week. On rare occasions I do have to drive my car. Not very happy about that. If so, what lines/routes? [...]]]></description><link>http://thesource.metro.net/2010/07/30/why-i-ride-paula-faust-tap-administrator/</link> </item> <item><title>Go Metro Weekends, July 30-August 1</title> <description><![CDATA[Welcome to the weekend – the perfect opportunity to Go Metro. Why? Because of all the Metro accessible events, like the X-Games, free concerts just off the Gold Line, a neighborhood fair in Los Feliz and a collective jam (the kind you put on toast) making session at LACMA. Have an event you’d like us [...]]]></description><link>http://thesource.metro.net/2010/07/30/go-metro-weekends-july-30-august-6/</link> </item> <item><title>Today in the art of transit</title> <description><![CDATA[Photo by ipsofatso, via Flickr I had to look close at this shot before I realized it&#8217;s actually four different images that were taken with a multi-lens camera. The technique is often referred to as super-sampling and this photographer did a nice job of framing a Gold Line train at its platform at Union Station. [...]]]></description><link>http://thesource.metro.net/2010/07/30/today-in-the-art-of-transit-14/</link> </item> <item><title>Nine local members of House of Representatives sign letter supporting 30/10 Initiative</title> <description><![CDATA[Nine members of the House of Representatives with districts in Los Angeles County have signed a letter supporting the 30/10 Initiative to build a dozen transit projects in the next 10 years instead of the next 30. The letter is to Sen. Barbara Boxer, who chairs a key Senate committee and has already said she [...]]]></description><link>http://thesource.metro.net/2010/07/29/nine-local-members-of-house-of-representatives-sign-letter-supporting-3010-initiative/</link> </item> <item><title>Farmdale station for Expo Line approved by state today</title> <description><![CDATA[A new Expo Line station for Farmdale Avenue that is adjacent to Dorsey High School was unanimously approved by the California Public Utilties Commission on Thursday, paving the way for completion of the first phase of the project between downtown Los Angeles and Culver City. It is expected that the line will first partially open [...]]]></description><link>http://thesource.metro.net/2010/07/29/farmdale-station-for-expo-line-approved-by-state-today/</link> </item> <item><title>Work on demolition of Sunset Boulevard bridge extended by one night</title> <description><![CDATA[Following six nights of Sunset Bridge demolition work that began Friday, July 23, the contractor for the northbound I-405 Sepulveda Pass carpool lane project will continue the demolition of the bridge for one additional night to remove center columns. The work is anticipated to start tonight, July 29, for one night only between the hours [...]]]></description><link>http://thesource.metro.net/2010/07/29/work-on-demolition-of-sunset-boulevard-bridge-extended-by-one-night/</link> </item> <item><title>Metro replacing subway equipment cited by NTSB as cause of Washington Metro crash</title> <description><![CDATA[Eight passengers and a train operator were killed last summer when a Washington Metro train ran into a stopped train that was ahead of it on the tracks. The National Transportation Safety Board released its findings this week, saying that the crash was caused by &#8220;a failure of the track circuit modules that caused the [...]]]></description><link>http://thesource.metro.net/2010/07/29/metro-replacing-subway-equipment-cited-by-ntsb-as-cause-of-washington-metro-crash/</link> </item> </channel> </rss>
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