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5/08/2008

Transportation Headlines for Thursday May 8, 2008

101-405 improvement project may slice into wildlife refuge
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_9188193
Daily News

A freeway decongestant - L.A.-area commuters should give toll lane proposal a chance
http://www.dailybreeze.com/editorial/ci_9187155
Daily Breeze

All aboard! A SLO-SF train is on the way
http://www.newtimesslo.com/news/137/all-aboarda-slo-sf-train-is-on-the-way/
NewTimes SLO

APTA Transit Vision 2050 Blog
http://blog.apta.com/
American Public Transportation Association

Bike to work next week and win a folding bike
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/emeraldcity/2008/05/bike-to-work-ne.html
Los Angeles Times/Emerald City

Bring California a Gas-Free Option: High Speed Rail
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/2008/05/bring_californi.html
California Progress Report

Commissioners face deadline on regional transportation plan
http://snipurl.com/27vws
Press Enterprise

Daily News Repeats Others’ Arguments Against HOT Lanes
http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/05/07/daily-news-repeats-others-arguments-against-hot-lanes/
StreetsBlogLA

Gas Prices Skyrocket, Students Ditch Cars
http://snipurl.com/27vxu
LA Valley Star

`GotARide'? Web links commuters
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_9188454
Press Telegram

In Contempt of Traffic (scroll down page)
http://www.lacitybeat.com/cms/story/detail/steve_cooley_is_not_a_taco_truck/7001/
L.A. City Beat

Innovative Flipbook Style Ads on L.A. Subway System
http://www.vuthy.com/2008/05/07/innovative-flipbook-style-ads-on-la-subway-system/
Vuthy Blog

Introducing the Rail Riders Union
http://metroriderla.com/2008/05/07/introducing-the-rail-riders-union/
MetroRiderLA

Jackson Browne to perform at Lummis Day festival
http://snipurl.com/27twj
Wave Newspapers

L.A. Port's record $1.06B budget under review
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_9176327
Press Telegram

Laura Richardson - The new member of Congress wants to be a champion for L.A. transit projects and the Subway to the Sea
http://www.lacitybeat.com/cms/story/detail/laura_richardson/7010/
LA City Beat

Mid-City Crenshaw Vision & Implementation Study
http://www.urbanstudio-la.com/crenshawvision/
Crenshaw Vision

No on 98 and on 99
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/opinions/ci_9174694
Whittier Daily News

Oil Hits Record $120.93 on Fear of Tight Supply
http://snipurl.com/27tyu
Mass Transit Magazine

Pelosi is supporting L.A. port truck plan
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_9188927
Daily Breeze

ReaderPoll: It's the Free Lunch Express - What should Eli Broad fund next?
http://la.curbed.com/archives/2008/05/readerpoll_its.php#poll_=UzM2ITM
LA Curbed

Some Thoughts on Your Gas Tax Comments
http://fastlane.dot.gov/secretarysblog/2008/05/some-thoughts-o.html#more
USDOT FastLane Blog

The right price to pollute - Should governments be taking any action to encourage or discourage use of sensitive commodities? Is a federal gas-tax holiday like the one proposed by John McCain and Hillary Rodham Clinton the right way to handle a finite resource? Gary Gardner and Gregory Clark debate
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-op-gardner-clark7may07,0,3374813.story
Los Angeles Times

Think Southern California's freeways are jammed? You should see the calendars of upcoming road work
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-freeways8-2008may08,0,1714312.story?track=rss
Los Angeles Times

Think Pink, Says Metro
http://la.curbed.com/archives/2008/05/think_pink_says.php#reader_comments
LA Curbed

Transit Talk: Think Pink! - Santa Monica Blvd. Line
http://metroriderla.com/forum/comments.php?DiscussionID=48&page=1#Item_0
MetroRiderLA Forum

Transportation and the Economy – The Brookings Institution’s Opportunity 08 project examined the issue of transportation in America in a forum featuring U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters and a panel of Brookings experts
http://www.brookings.edu/multimedia/video/2008/0428_transportation.aspx
Brookings Institute

Urban Motorboarder's backup: Bus + fare card
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/emeraldcity/2008/05/the-urban-motor.html
Los Angeles Times/Emerald City

Westside Extension Meetings
http://snipurl.com/27txt
and
http://snipurl.com/27txz
The Transit Coalition/Discussion Board

Westsiders Slam Villaraigosa's Push for Apartments Citywide - Is slow growth back, or is this the eve of construction?
http://www.laweekly.com/news/news/westsiders-slam-villaraigosas-push-for-apartments-citywide/18845/
LA Weekly