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11/27/2007

Transportation Headlines for Tuesday November 27, 2007

Charlotte NC Light Rail Debuts to Over-Capacity Crowd
http://www.planetizen.com/node/28656
Planetizen

Charging up GM? At L.A. auto show, company exec says plug-in Chevrolet Volt may be on road by 2010 – but battery challenges still remain
http://www.sacbee.com/103/story/519903.html
Sacramento Bee

Diesel jumps to a record high at the pump - The average rises 3.4 cents to $3.444 a gallon in the last week. Gasoline is little changed
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-gas27nov27,1,3441143.story?coll=la-headlines-business
Los Angeles Times

Driver Hits Bus Four Times
http://www.knbc.com/news/14700444/detail.html
KNBC 4 TV

Former UC Davis professor explains history of bike paths
Lecture traces paths back to 1894
http://snipurl.com/1u90k
California Aggie

L.A. offers free tours of transit art
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20071126/ap_tr_ge/travel_brief_la_transit_1
Associated Press

Man, 27, Killed By Metro Blue Line Train
http://cbs2.com/local/train.kills.man.2.596413.html
CBS 2 TV

Mayor Pulls the Curtain on Pico/Olympic Plan
http://www.citywatchla.com/content/view/850/
CityWatchLA

New face for Pasadena's transportation future
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/ci_7563926
Whittier Daily News

New Plan to Help Alleviate Traffic Congestion on Westside - Will Eliminate All Parking on Olympic and Pico During Rush Hour
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local&id=5784818
ABC 7 TV

O.C. transit chief gets 9% pay raise - Some on OCTA board object to a bonus, that makes Art Leahy's salary higher than that of the county CEO
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-octa27nov27,1,2796139.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Phase 1 Of 'Olympic-West Pico-East' Plan To Begin In January
http://www.knbc.com/news/14696545/detail.html
KNBC 4 TV

Riverside County creating own system to predict traffic
http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_D_model27.32ecff8.html
Press Enterprise

South Bay Expressway New Tool in Toolbox - $803M Project to Take 20% of Traffic Off I-805, Nearby Roads
http://snipurl.com/1u90y
San Diego Business Journal

Toll road extension battled in south state - Agency offers $100 million to California to bring route to the coast; foes see major damage
http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/523043.html
Sacramento Bee

TransLink backers consider letting people pay for parking with card
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/11/26/BA74TJGGE.DTL
San Francisco Chronicle

Transportation needs require a real solution
http://www.dailynews.com/opinions/ci_7565888
Daily News

Villaraigosa unveils traffic plan for Pico and Olympic
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-ex-traffic27nov27,1,3468878.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times