Amtrak unions say hopeful dispute can be settled
http://www.reuters.com/article/bondsNews/idUSN0433258920080104
Reuters
Bus Route Plan Irks Residents
http://snipurl.com/1wnsv
Santa Monica Surf/Lookout News
Cellphone use may prolong commute
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-sci-traffic5jan05,1,3688759.story?coll=la-headlines-nation
Los Angeles Times
Diesel Industry Applauds California’s Funding of Truck Replacement/Retrofit by Air Resources Board
http://snipurl.com/1wmka
Business Wire
Diesel pollution is seen as a continuing threat
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_7886593
Daily News
Downtown Gets Ready for a Grand Slam, But Stakeholders Still Worry About the Industrial District and Skid Row
http://www.ladowntownnews.com/articles/2008/01/07/news/news02.txt
L.A. Downtown News
Ending L.A.'s gridlock - There are ways to build a mass transit system that works, but finding the money is the hard part
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-ed-transit05jan05,1,6743663.story?coll=la-news-comment
Los Angeles Times
Fontana site tops list of SoCal bad air
http://www2.sbsun.com/news/ci_7887244
San Bernardino Sun
Gas up 8 cents in L.A. County
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_7882154
Daily Breeze
How to buy a bus - The MTA puts vintage models on the auction block
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-ed-buses05jan05,0,5002586.story?coll=la-opinion-center
Los Angeles Times
Inhabitants and Their Issues - The Five Topics Downtown Dwellers Will Be Talking About in 2008
http://www.ladowntownnews.com/articles/2008/01/07/news/news07.txt
L.A. Downtown News
It's Not Getting Safer Out There (Bike/Ped safety)
http://streetheatla.blogspot.com/2008/01/its-not-getting-safer-out-there.html
StreetHeatLA
It's Time to Move LA! - A business, labor, health, environmental, and community conference to discuss strategies to finance a modern transportation system in LA County
http://launionaflcio.org/news/07_12_21-Transportation.php
L.A. Union
http://www.wtcinfo.org/news.php?display=1&oid=1000000082
L.A. Women’s Transportation Coalition
http://www.tluc.net/calendar/item.php?id=478
Transportation and Land Use Collective
New rule of the road - Devices soon mandatory for drivers using cell phones
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/business/ci_7884415
Pasadena Star News
Port proximity raises health risks - Carcinogens linger around transit corridors; diesel blamed
http://www2.presstelegram.com/news/ci_7886689
Press Telegram
SCAG chooses new executive -
The Southern California Assn. of Governments on Thursday named its former planning director, Hasan Ikhrata, as its new executive director. The organization conducted a nationwide search before deciding on Ikhrata, who succeeds Mark Pisano. The association is a regional planning organization for six Southern California counties: Los Angeles, Imperial, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura.
(no link)
Los Angeles Times
SCAG Receives Largest State Blueprint Grant To Continue Regional Transit-Oriented Development Planning
http://www.scag.ca.gov/media/pdf/pressReleases/2007/pr001_BlueprintYear2.pdf (pdf)
Southern California Association of Governments
Street Smart - Expect to See Big Things From Five Key Corridors in '08
http://www.ladowntownnews.com/articles/2008/01/07/news/news05.txt
L.A. Downtown News
Storms knock out power at LA-area rail stations
http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_7888555?nclick_check=1
Mercury News
Taxing Egalitarianism? The Congestion Pricing Debate
http://fora.tv/2007/12/10/Taxing_Egalitarianism_Congestion_Pricing_Debate
New School New York/FORA tv
Transportation Luminaries to Speak on Funding Crunch
http://streetheatla.blogspot.com/2008/01/transportation-luminaries-to-speak-on.html
StreetHeatLA
Trial Date To Be Set In January 2005 Train Derailment
http://www.knbc.com/news/14979990/detail.html
KNBC 4 TV
Write Stuff - Five Blogs Downtowners Will Visit Frequently in 2008
http://www.ladowntownnews.com/articles/2008/01/07/news/news09.txt
L.A. Downtown News
