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6/14/2008

Transportation Headlines for Saturday June 14, 2008

Algae Diesel Meets US Standards
http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/1755/
EcoGeek

Ask Transportation Commission
http://www.sgvtribune.com/opinions/ci_9580539
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Bad traffic, 1938
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/thedailymirror/2008/06/bad-traffic-193.html
Los Angeles Times

Congestion pricing get together on Saturday
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2008/06/congestion-pric.html
Bottleneck Blog

Doran Barnes oversees Foothill Transit's extensive operations in Valley
http://www2.pasadenastarnews.com/ci_9579901
Pasadena Star News

Drive here, fly there? To alleviate passenger overload, county officials consider taking travelers from a packed JWA to other regional airports
http://www.dailypilot.com/articles/2008/06/12/politics/dpt-rail061308.txt
Daily Pilot

Free Inland bus passes available
http://tinyurl.com/57ayuv
Press Enterprise

Garbage train rail yard gets green light
http://www.dailybulletin.com/ci_9570183
Daily Bulletin

Gas prices bring ‘sticker shock and awe’
http://www.inlandnewstoday.com/story.php?s=1846
Inland News Today

High gas prices give Metro 400,000 more riders
http://www.dailybreeze.com/ci_9574653
Daily Breeze

Hollywood stars hyping hydrogen cars
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-greencar15-2008jun15,1,3540097.story
Los Angele Times

Infrastructure Deficit Called a 'Quiet Collapse of Prosperity'
http://www.planetizen.com/node/33481
Planetizen

Managing the roads
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/ci_9579901
Pasadena Star New

Marina del Rey Urges Visitors To Enjoy a Car-Free Getaway While Staying At Their Hotels Near Los Angeles Airport
http://www.free-press-release-center.info/pr00000000000000016367_marina-del-rey-urges-visitors-to-enjoy-a-car-free-getaway-while-staying-at-their-hotels-near-los-angeles-airport.html
Free Press

Metro Makes the Case for Half-Cent Sales Tax Increase
http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/06/13/metro-makes-the-case-for-half-cent-sales-tax-increase/
StreetsBlogLA

Metrolink sets one-day ridership record
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2008/06/metrolink-rider.html
Bottleneck Blog

Movement To Build High-Speed Train Network Continues
Ma Says Network 'Will Ease Congestion, Improve Air Quality, Create Jobs'
http://www.nbc11.com/news/16594291/detail.html
NBC TV

MTA Sales Tax Proposal Met With Lukewarm Response - Yaroslavsky Says Getting Tax Passed Will Be 'Exceedingly Difficult'
http://www.knbc.com/news/16605514/detail.html
KNBC 4 TV

OCTA Offers Free Ride for Dump the Pump - Residents may avoid the high price of gas and try public transit June 16 to 20
http://www.socaltrailriders.org/forum/pub/20387-free-oc-bus-passes-june-16-20-a.html
SoCalTrailRiders

Remembering the best bike and walking event ever
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2008/06/remembering-the.html
Bottleneck Blog

Sales Tax Increase for Public Transit to Cost $25 Annually
http://laist.com/2008/06/13/ab2321_sales_tax_for_public_transit.php
LAist

Third Annual Event Pushes Cost - Benefits of Public Transportation
http://www.stnonline.com/artman/publish/article_8133.shtml
School Transportation News

Tribal bloc about-faces on proposed O.C. toll road - One faction of Juaneño band OKs deal with transportation agency for $350,000
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-payoff14-2008jun14,0,4070065.story
Los Angeles Times

Try Omnitrans and dump the pump
http://www.dailybulletin.com/ci_9569158
Daily Bulletin

Using The Los Angeles MTA Trip Planner
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVcSlZC7quQ
YouTube

Washington Post Should Know Better
http://fastlane.dot.gov/secretarysblog/2008/06/the-washington.html
USDOT Fastlane

wrong-way in the industrial district
http://www.angelenic.com/wrong-way-in-the-industrial-district/
Angelenic

Your View - Ask Transportation Commission (Gold Line Foothill Extension)
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/opinions/ci_9580538
Pasadena Star News