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4/26/2008

Transportation Headlines for Saturday April 26, 2008

5th Annual Blessing of the Bicycles at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles
http://www.goodsam.org/news/blessing_bicycles.php
Good Samaritan Hospital

Best And Worst Cities For Commuters
http://www.forbes.com/realestate/2008/04/24/cities-commute-fuel-forbeslife-cx_mw_0424realestate.html
Forbes

Carpool Lanes on the 10 and 210 Becoming Toll Lanes
http://snipurl.com/25v9f
FOX

Charter Service Regulations: FTA Questions & Answers
http://www.apta.com/government_affairs/safetea_lu/fta_q_and_a.cfm
American Public Transportation Association

CTA (Chicago Transit Authority) has eyes; Latest card can help officials see if students are skipping school
http://www.innovations.harvard.edu/news/93261.html
Government Innovators Network - Harvard

Debating clean diesels - Court ruling and LNG issues complicate, but won't stop, ports' clean up
http://origin.presstelegram.com/opinions/ci_9045500
Press Telegram

Feds Give L.A. $213 Million to Cut Traffic Congestion
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/apr2008/2008-04-25-093.asp
Environmental News Service

Greening the Workplace with Telework
http://aeala.blogspot.com/2008/04/greening-workplace-with-telework.html
AeALACouncil_Blog

L.A. commission awards $80.9 million to plan expansion, modernization of LAX
Architectural and engineering firms will join the effort to plan improvements to the airport's runways, taxiways and terminals
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-airport26apr26,1,2813523.story
Los Angeles Times

LA MTA board mulls additional transportation sales tax
http://www.progressiverailroading.com/news/article.asp?id=16338
Progressive Railroading

Los Angeles to Charge Tolls in Carpool Lanes
http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/04/los-angeles-to.html
Wired

Metro Board Takes Step Toward Putting New Transportation Sales Tax on November Ballot
http://imagine-metro.blogspot.com/2008/04/metro-board-takes-step-toward-putting.html
Metro Imagine

Metro will set funding priorities
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_9060128
Daily News

MTA to seek half-cent tax - TRANSIT: Board is asking for suggested uses of the expected $700 million
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_9060797
Press Telegram

MTA board will get long-range mobility plan in June
http://snipurl.com/25x76
Wave Newspapers

Redlands gets look at Metrolink plans
http://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/news/ci_9054235
Redlands Daily Facts

Remarks For The Honorable Mary Peters Secretary Of Transportation
Los Angeles Congestion Reduction Grant Announcement
http://www.dot.gov/affairs/peters042508.htm
U.S. DOT

Subcommittee says funding will help freight movement
http://www.landlinemag.com/todays_news/Daily/2008/Apr08/042108/042508-01.htm
Land Line

Tim Rutten: Diamond lanes for the rich
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-rutten26apr26,0,4968177.column
Los Angeles Times

UCR to Host Conference on Stricter Air Quality Standards for Southern California - Academic, government and economic leaders will explore challenges the region faces in improving its air quality
http://www.newsroom.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=1827
U.C. Riverside

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Announces $213 Million Grant to Cut Traffic, Improve Transit and Clean the Air in Los Angeles - Congestion Reduction Funding to Finance Creation of New HOT Lanes, Better Bus Services
http://www.dot.gov/affairs/dot5708.htm
U.S. DOT

West LA Chamber: Weiss’ Pico-Olympic Traffic Report Full of Half-Truths & Lies
http://www.citywatchla.com/content/view/1185/
CityWatchLA