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3/05/2008

Transportation Headlines for Wednesday March 5, 2008

64 Greatest Things About LA - Voting for round two begins March 10 (list includes the metro subway and Union Station, voting will narrow list to the 32 greatest things about L.A.)
http://snipurl.com/210fg

10 Ways to Reduce VMT and Save Money at the Pump
http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/03/04/10-ways-to-reduce-vmt-and-save-gas/
StreetsBlogLA

Diesel forum questions focus on LNG trucks
http://www.energycurrent.com/index.php?id=3&storyid=9210
Energy Current

For wheelchair users, the unkindest cut is the one that's not made - An advocate for the disabled takes on cities and transit agencies, pushing to ease access
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-curbcut5mar05,1,2623807.story
Los Angeles Times

Gas Guzzlers Choking at the Pump - Finally, Americans Show Sustained Drop in Fuel Consumption After Record Highs
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=4385555&page=1
ABC News

Green Highways and Green Infrastructure
http://www.smartgrowth.org/library/articles.asp?art=3300&res=1440
SmartGrowth Online

LA truck crisis looming
http://www.joc.com/articles/news.asp?section=spec1&sid=44553
Journal of Commerce

Ocean cargo: Shippers brace for new “sin” tax
http://www.logisticsmgmt.com/article/CA6537634.html
Logistics Management

Parking ‘Rock Star’ Advocates Radical Change in Parking Pricing
http://snipurl.com/210dx
Fordham University

Reauthorization Update: On the Road to Funding Transportation's Future
http://www.metro-magazine.com/t_featpick.cfm?id=90511356
Metro Magazine

San Bernardino depot is open for rail travelers, thanks to historical society volunteers
http://snipurl.com/2118i
Press Enterprise

San Diego County agency set to open SPRINTER line
http://www.progressiverailroading.com/news/article.asp?id=15266
Progressive Railroading

Spencer to California officials: ‘you’re not listening to truckers’
http://snipurl.com/210ey
Land Line Magazine

Synchronization of Mid-Wilshire Traffic Lights Completed
http://snipurl.com/210ew
L.A. Independent

Train Accidents Decline for Third Consecutive Year, Other Rail Safety Data Improves
http://www.dot.gov/affairs/dot2908.htm
U.S. DOT/FRA

Transportation Planning Warms Up to Climate Change - Strategies Sweeping and Small Being Formed to Face Global Emergency
http://www.intransitionmag.org/Winter_2008/climatechangemain.html
InTransition Magazine
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Valley may lose a dozen bus lines - Agency's local sector to vote tonight on proposed service reductions
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_8456482
Daily News

West Coast ports have sinking feeling
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ports5mar05,1,5119895.story?track=rss
Los Angeles Times

Will U.S. Policy Drive Green-Car Tech Away?
http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/will-us-policy-drive-green-car-tech-away-654.html
Green Tech Media