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11/29/2007

Transportation Headlines for Thursday November 29, 2007

$1.7 billion allotted to five-county region for highway, rail projects
http://snipurl.com/1ucy9
Press Enterprise

$52-a-parcel tax proposed for transportation
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_7585072
Daily News

Amtrak Strike Averted; Bush Panel to Hear Dispute
http://snipurl.com/1ucy8
Bloomberg

BART perks up by adding coffee at some stations
http://www.examiner.com/a-1072777~BART_perks_up_by_adding_coffee_at_some_stations.html
S.F. Examiner

Bill Rosendahl - The councilman’s life lessons make him a fighter for the underdog and, sometimes, the lone voice of reason
http://www.lacitybeat.com/article.php?id=6565&IssueNum=234
L.A. City Beat

City Council: Its Time To Think About Our Future Together
http://streetheatla.blogspot.com/2007/11/city-council-its-time-to-think-about.html
StreetHeatLA

Claremonters experience Spark of Love (Metrolink)
http://www.claremont-courier.com/pages/Topstory112807.1.html
Claremont Courier

Cost of ocean shipping - Poisonous by-products of bunker are too damaging to be ignored any longer
http://www2.presstelegram.com/opinions/ci_7584608
Press Telegram

Enjoy an opera liner or see Santa arrive by train
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_7575444
Daily News

Federal Maritime Commission eyes LA, Long Beach port truck proposal
http://www.landlinemag.com/todays_news/Daily/2007/Nov07/112607/112807-09.htm
Land Line

Grand Opening Celebration for Eco-Friendly Big Blue Bus Transit Store Set for December 5
http://snipurl.com/1ucpe
Business Wire

L.A. County awaits fiscal wallop
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_7584881
Daily News

Officials Call For Transit Plan To Ease Congestion
http://cbs2.com/local/Traffic.Transit.Congestion.2.598058.html
CBS 2 TV

Public is Asked to Weigh-in on Transportation Plan
http://www.knx1070.com/City-Officials-Seek-Public-Input--on-Tranportation/1261610
KNX 1070 AM

Rosendahl Reiterates Slow Growth for District
http://www.palisadespost.com/content/index.cfm?Story_ID=3415
Palisadian Post

Santa Ana wins $1 million for bike trail - The state grant will help pay for a link between the city's existing loop of trails and Costa Mesa
http://www.ocregister.com/news/trail-city-million-1931254-santa-along
Orange County Register

SD Gains Healthy Share Of State Funding Program - State Grants Large Funding For Transportation Upgrades
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/14721989/detail.html
NBC San Diego

Share the Gold Line dream (Foothill extension)
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/opinions/ci_7582612
Pasadena Star News

Shuttle plan OK'd for OC airport area - Buses are to start rolling in the spring
http://www.ocregister.com/news/shuttle-plan-service-1930832-octa-city
Orange County Register

Southland agencies decry allocation of transit funds
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_7585425
Whittier Daily News

Transit plan aims to ease traffic on Pico, Olympic
http://snipurl.com/1ucpz
Daily Bruin

Way to relieve traffic congestion - Re "A plan to speed up Westside commute," Nov. 26
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/letters/la-le-thursday29nov29,0,2363153.story?coll=la-news-comment-letters
Los Angeles Times

World's biggest passenger plane draws crowd at LAX
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_7585070
Daily News