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12/07/2007

Transportation Headlines for Friday December 7, 2007

$2-billion face-lift for LAX set to begin - Improvements are necessary but passengers should know that they won't always be happy with the experience during construction, airport chief says
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lindsey7dec07,1,6691624.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

$300 million in road funds ready
http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071206/NEWS05/712060356/-1/newsfront
Desert Sun

Airbus A380 returns to LAX for demo; scheduled passenger service at LAX set to start in fall 2008
http://snipurl.com/1uwtg
The Argonaut

Commission Calls for $357 Billion in Passenger Rail Investment
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/071206/passenger_rail_expansion.html?.v=2
Yahoo! Finance

Commission OKs L.A. port expansion - Backers cite 'green' elements, but homeowners and environmentalists raise various concerns
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-port7dec07,1,3046776.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Critical Mass bike ride may be at braking point - Cyclists in the monthly event in Santa Monica say they may pedal elsewhere because of citations from police
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-bikers7dec07,1,7367625.story?track=rss
Los Angeles Times

Five transit agencies to share $19 million in state bond funds
http://snipurl.com/1uw1f
Press Enterprise

Holiday Toy Express Rolls into Burbank and Glendale
http://californianewswire.com/2007/12/06/CNW770_210604.php
California News Wire

Metro Passes No Longer Useable On LADOT Buses
http://cbs2.com/local/LADOT.Transit.Bus.2.604541.html
CBS 2 TV

New Big Blue Bus transit store opens near Promenade
http://snipurl.com/1uwte
The Argonaut

Regional report: Mom wouldn't tack these grades on the fridge - Regional panel unveils report card that grades the region's economy and quality of life
http://www.ocregister.com/news/region-percent-county-1936637-report-year
Orange County Register

Regional transportation agency says $132 billion needed before 2035
http://snipurl.com/1uwpq
Press Enteprise

Roads facing funding gridlock - Problems plague transit system
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_7656787
Whittier Daily News

SCAG: Transportation funding falls $132 million short (headline should read $132 Billion)
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_7655701
Daily News
Link to SCAG’s 2007 State of the Region Report: http://snipurl.com/1uwom
Link to SCAG’s 2007 Report Card: http://snipurl.com/1uwop

Screw you Cincinnati, LA is more Walkable than you!
http://laist.com/2007/12/06/screw_you_cinci.php
LAist

SoCal 'report card' has B, C and (gulp) D marks
http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2007/dec/07/socal-report-card-has-b-c-and-gulp-d-marks/
Ventura County Star

Subways: The New Urban Status Symbol
http://snipurl.com/1uw1g
Business Week

U.S. Passenger Rail Needs $353 Billion, Panel Says
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=ayOo6ds2QhCk
Bloomberg