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4/11/2008

Transportation Headlines for Friday April 11, 2008

23 Freeway officially opens
http://www.moorparkacorn.com/news/2008/0411/Community/019.html
Moorpark Acorn

$239M steered to roads - State panel OKs funds for 3 county projects
http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_8885415
San Bernardino Sun

$500 million approved for Inland road relief
http://snipurl.com/244hm
Press Enterprise

Advocates of light rail extension to LAX push to get Green Line back on track
http://www.argonautnewspaper.com/articles/2008/04/10/news_-_features/lax/l1.txt
The Argonaut

A look at South L.A.'s Wetlands (Former MTA South Park Shops)
http://viewfromaloft.typepad.com/viewfromaloft/2008/04/a-look-at-wetla.html
ViewFromALoft

Big Blue Bus celebrates 80 years of service
http://www.argonautnewspaper.com/articles/2008/04/10/news_-_features/area/a2.txt
The Argonaut

High Desert Corridor Highway Fact Sheet
http://www.ci.victorville.ca.us/services/street-projects/HighDesertCorridorFact%20Sheet.pdf
Victorville

Key air board member linked to car, oil firms - Daniel Sperling is an arbiter of auto emissions, and his institute got millions from such companies
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-airboard11apr11,1,7909197.story
Los Angeles Times

LA’s First Street Film: Looking at BRT
http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/04/10/las-first-street-film-looking-at-brt/
StreetsBlogLA

L.A.'s historic bridges gaining new appreciation as they face possible upgrades
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_8883518
Daily News

L.A.’s Main Jewish Thoroughfare Threatened by Looming Traffic Plan
http://www.forward.com/articles/13140/
Forward

Light-rail plans scaled back - Three routes would come to Whittier
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/ci_8885478?source=rss
Whittier Daily News

Metro Gold Line workshop scheduled
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_8878103
Pasadena Star News

New funds to relieve congestion for commuters
http://www.vvdailypress.com/news/commuters_5818___article.html/congestion_funds.html
Victorville Daily Press

New tracks easing rail congestion - Some worry new tracks in Indio will bring more pollution, accidents
http://snipurl.com/244h0
Desert Sun

Nunez calls for MTA's Snoble to resign
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-transportation11apr11,1,2025045.story
Los Angeles Times

Oil firm, foes strike major deal - Texas-based company would halt production off Santa Barbara decades early so it can drill this year while prices are high. Pristine land would be protected
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-oil11apr11,1,7198481.story
Los Angeles Times

Reaching Long Beach Airport via private & public transport
http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/?p=1666
Los Angeles Times

Reasons I love the Eastside- #1 The Montebello 40 Bus Line
http://laeastside.com/2008/04/reasons-i-like-the-eastside-1-the-montebello-40-bus-line/
LA Eastside

REGION: County gets $400 million for roads, tracks
http://snipurl.com/244hs
North County Times/Californian

Rosendahl discusses LAX, traffic, LNG at neighborhood meeting
http://www.argonautnewspaper.com/articles/2008/04/10/news_-_features/playa_del_rey/p1.txt
The Argonaut

San Clemente railroad tracks to be shut down over weekend
There'll be no train service this weekend as crews take out the tracks to install a pedestrian underpass at Mariposa Beach
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_2013463.php
Orange County Register

this is how we roll? wired on la’s transit problem
http://www.angelenic.com/this-is-how-we-roll-wired-on-las-transportation-problem/
angelenic

Trade corridors get $1.65B - State funds will pay for projects to reduce traffic, improve air quality
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_8885509?source=rss
Daily Breeze

Transit officials vow to close tollway license plate loophole - Secret plates have allowed almost 4,000 91 Express Toll Lanes users a free ride, the Register found
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/register-orange-dmv-2015247-addresses-octa
Orange County Register