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8 hrs ago | Patch.com

BHUSD Files Suit to Block Westside Subway Route

The Beverly Hills Unified School District filed a lawsuit WednesdayA in Los Angeles Superior CourtA asking a judge to set aside the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's approval of the final environmental studies of the Westside Subway Extension .A The lawsuit argues that the MTA should not be allowed to move forward with plans for the ... (more)

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Related Topix: Transportation, Railroads, Beverly Hills, CA

10 hrs ago | NY1

MTA Eases Turban Rules Under Revised Employee Dress Code

Sikh and Muslim workers employed by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority will once again be allowed to wear religious headdress freely on the job.

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13 hrs ago | Patch.com

Carmageddon II Put Off Until Late Summer

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority now says that Carmageddon II will not happen until closer to the end of this summer.

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15 hrs ago | Contactless News

LA Metro cracks the whip on free riders

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Yesterday | KABC LA

I-405 Sepulveda Pass lane closures scheduled for Tues., Wed. nights

Sections of the Interstate 405 Freeway will be closed to motorists Tuesday and Wednesday nights, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority said Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Railroads

Tue May 29, 2012

SILive.com

Editorial: The MTA's dilemma

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority doesn't get much sympathy from New Yorkers - perhaps deservedly so.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Railroads, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Staten-Island, NY, New York, NY, Opinion

Patch.com

710 Freeway Extension Meeting Will be at Rose Bowl

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority will hold a meeting in Pasadena to discuss alternatives to the proposed 710 Freeway tunnel extension on May 30.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Railroads, Pasadena, CA

Mon May 28, 2012

The Jersey Journal

No commuter tax needed: N.J. riders already pay fair share

The same pleadings heard from children begging parents for a new toy or a pair of overpriced sneakers are, perhaps not surprisingly, the very same pleadings used by politicians while trying to justify reaching once again into taxpayers' wallets.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Railroads, New York, Rutgers University

Sun May 27, 2012

New Jersey Herald

Nyc Mta police help save choking baby on train

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority says MTA police officers helped save the life of a 1-month-old infant who was choking at a Metro North train station.

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Patch.com

Carmageddon II Put Off Until Late Summer

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority now says that Carmageddon II will not happen until closer to the end of this summer.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Railroads

Patch.com

Metro Board OKs BHHS Route, BH Lawsuit Likely

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board of Directors is going ahead with plans to tunnel under Beverly Hills High School to reach a subway station in Century City.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Railroads, Beverly Hills, CA, Drug Testing

Sat May 26, 2012

Patch.com

710 Freeway Extension Meeting Will be at Rose Bowl

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority will hold a meeting in Pasadena to discuss alternatives to the proposed 710 Freeway tunnel extension on May 30.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Railroads, Pasadena, CA

Fri May 25, 2012

Patch.com

Westside Residents Worried About 'Ramp Jam'

Westside residents gathered Thursday night to hear details of the upcoming closure of the 405 Freeway on- and off-ramps at Wilshire for construction and voice concerns to Metropolitan Transportation Authority representatives.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Railroads, Los Angeles, CA, Brentwood (Los Angeles, CA), Sepulveda, CA

Bellingham Herald

Cheaters, pony up; LA subway's honor system ending

This July 7, 2005 file photo shows Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy Shawn Moreno patroling a Los Angeles subway.

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Related Topix: Los Angeles County, CA, Los Angeles, CA, Transportation, Railroads

Thu May 24, 2012

My Mother Lode

LA County subway to lock gates for first time

The board of directors of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority voted Thursday to begin locking gates at Red Line and Purple Line subway stations this summer, bringing an end to the ticketing system that's been in place for more than two decades.

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Patch.com

BH Officials Ready for Court Fight Against Subway Route

Officials for the Beverly Hills Unified School District and the city of Beverly Hills affirmed Thursday that they will pursue legal action to prevent the Metropolitan Transportation Authority from tunneling under the city's high school to reach a subway station on Constellation Boulevard in Century City.

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Related Topix: Beverly Hills, CA, Los Angeles, CA, Transportation, Railroads, Century City (Los Angeles, CA), Westwood (Los Angeles, CA), Environmental Law, Law

Patch.com

MTA Plans to Lock Gates on Red, Purple Lines

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board of Directors today approved locking the gates at all Red and Purple line subway stops by Dec.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Railroads, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, North-Hollywood, CA, Los Angeles County, CA

Freshnews

SAI Global Chairs Panel on Simplifying the Role of the Chief...

PLAINSBORO, N.J., May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SAI Global Compliance, a worldwide leader in providing expertise, perspective, technology and tools in compliance, ethics and risk management solutions , will chair a high-profile panel at the seventh annual Compliance Week Conference for Financial, Legal, Risk, Audit & Compliance Officers which will ... (more)

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FiveThirtyEight

City Room: When a New Transit Project Is Announced, Expect Delays

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority let it be known the other day that its plan to have the Long Island Rail Road run into Grand Central Terminal was way over budget and behind schedule .

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Related Topix: Transportation, Railroads, New York, New York Government

The Kansas City Star

Battle over Beverly Hills subway goes Hollywood

In Los Angeles, even a typical local dispute over public transportation comes back to the movies.The long fight over sending a subway 70 feet under Beverly Hills High School has spawned a pair of warring videos that in some ways are overshadowing the policy and geology of the dispute.One is a virtual disaster movie, produced by Beverly Hills ... (more)

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