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3/21/2008

Transportation Headlines for Friday March 21, 2008

Big-Rig Hybrids
http://www.forbes.com/opinions/2008/03/15/solutions-green-car-oped-cx_do_0319orr.html
Forbes

Blogs start a dialog between travelers, those serving them
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2008-03-20-travel-blogs_N.htm?csp=34
USA Today

Bob Hope Airport a mover and shaker in region
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_8645264
Daily News

Boyle Heights Street Closures Start For Metro Gold Line Work
http://www.knbc.com/traffic/15651663/detail.html?rss=la&psp=news
KNBC 4 TV

Break Up the LADOT
http://ubrayj02.blogspot.com/2008/03/break-up-ladot.html
Brayj Against the Machine

Building A Better Bike Rack
http://metroriderla.com/2008/03/19/building-a-better-bike-rack/
MetroRiderLA

City bus line may expand (Beach Cities Transit)
http://www.easyreadernews.com/story.php?StoryID=20033220
South Bay Easy Reader

City Hall doesn't suddenly care about planning
http://www.dailynews.com/opinions/ci_8642880
Daily News

County transportation head says sales tax may help relieve traffic
http://www.thecamarilloacorn.com/news/2008/0321/Front_page/004.html
Camarillo Acorn

Drivers stay in, gas prices drop _ when?
http://www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2008/03/19/afx4795330.html
Forbes

East Hollywood NC Adopts Cyclists’ Bill of Rights
http://la.metblogs.com/2008/03/19/east-hollywood-nc-adopts-cyclists-bill-of-rights/
MetBlogs

Going for the Gold Line - Ontario airport is in line for a rail link with downtown Los Angeles but lacks $800 million
http://snipurl.com/229su
Business Press

Goldenvoice, Amtrak Link For Coachella Train Stop
http://snipurl.com/229i0
Billboard

How Biodiesel Fuel-Cells Could Power The Future (And Your Car)
http://gas2.org/2008/03/19/how-biodiesel-fuel-cells-could-power-the-future-and-your-car/
Gas 2.0

Montclair might buy lot for parking (Gold Line Foothill Extension)
http://www.dailybulletin.com/ci_8645205?source=rss
Daily Bulletin

New Flyer Receives 1,253 Bus Orders Valued at Over US $603 Million
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/March2008/18/c5423.html
NewsWire

Port of Los Angeles plan weighs on shippers - The Harbor Commission will require trucking companies to shoulder costs of the clean air program, a move rejected by Long Beach
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-port21mar21,1,4626545.story
Los Angeles Times

Preserving Wildlife Routes - Protecting corridors is key to species' survival, group says
http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_D_corridors20.3cf0a08.html
Press Enterprise

Public hearings set on Orange Line busway extension
http://www.dailynews.com/ci_8624268?source=rss
Daily News

Residents Blame Crime on Bike Path
http://laist.com/2008/03/19/bike_path_blame.php
LAist

Rising Gas Prices Place Students Under the Pump
http://snipurl.com/229hi
Valley Star

Students give Gold Line a boost (Foothill Extension)
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_8645845
Pasadena Star News

Support dips for half-cent sales tax to improve transit
http://www.dailynews.com/ci_8643381?source=rss
Daily News

Titan Grabs BART Contract
http://snipurl.com/229ht
MediaWeek

Victorville to Vegas in a flash - HIGH-SPEED TRAINS: Two proposals, one for rails and the other magnetic levitation, are undergoing study
http://snipurl.com/22ahy
Press Enterprise

When parking gets personal - Garages are used for clutter or conversion, sending cars out on the street -- and tempers to the limit
http://www.latimes.com/features/home/la-hm-parking20mar20,1,2457176.story
Los Angeles Times

Wilshire bus lane update. Plus Metro gets a blog
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/emeraldcity/2008/03/wilshire-bus-la.html
Los Angeles Times