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7/03/2008

Transportation Headlines for Thursday July 3, 2008

America's Most Fuel-Efficient Neighborhoods
http://tinyurl.com/5jvgsv
Forbes

As the Ballot Turns
http://la.curbed.com/archives/2008/07/as_the_ballot_t.php
LAist

Baja region hit by new shortage of diesel fuel
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/mexico/tijuana/20080702-9999-1m2tjfuel.html
San Diego Union Tribune

Bullet train takes Senate's medicine - Senate committee OKs changes to high-speed train bill, which will remain on November ballot
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_9758544?nclick_check=1
Contra Costa Times

California Requires 'Pollution Labels' For Cars
http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/07/california-requ.html
Wired

Council surveys Orange Blossom Trail plan
http://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/news/ci_9764880
Redlands Daily Facts

First time Metro "color line" rider reports in
http://la.metblogs.com/2008/07/02/first-time-metro-color-line-rider-reports-in/
MetBlogsLA

Greenway for the Expo line?
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2008/07/a-greenway-for.html
Los Angeles Times

How's your 'Metroquette' Been?
http://laist.com/2008/07/02/hows_your_metroquette_been.php
LAist

L.A. Drivers To Get Real-Time Info From Traffic Cams - TrafficLand will use up to 190 traffic cameras to show drivers the status of major highways
http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/b2c/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=208802233
Information Week

LA toll roads, light rail eyed in Capitol political dispute
http://tinyurl.com/5wv25n
Capitol Weekly

Laugh at High Gas Prices With a 282-mpg VW
http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/07/laugh-at-high-g.html
Wired

Metro Rider Relief Transportation Program (RRTP) provides fare subsidy coupons to eligible riders who purchase daily, weekly and monthly passes
http://www.metro.net/projects_programs/rider_relief/default.htm
Metro

Oil prices near $146 a barrel for 1st time ever
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i5TtajgUpSm7KY5jf-lCJGHBB-tAD91MC5EG0
Google

OUR VIEW: Our future's at stake (State Budget)
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/opinions/ci_9769489
Whittier Daily News

Paris Prepares for Electric Car-Sharing
http://www.carectomy.com/index.php/Urban-Planning/Paris-Prepares-for-Electric-Car-Sharing
Carectomy

Positioned for savings - Foothill Transit soon will have all natural-gas powered buses
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/ci_9767940
Pasandena Star News

Senator Romero Won’t Support Anything Without Guarantees for SGV
http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/07/02/senator-romero-wont-support-anything-without-guarantees-for-sgv/
StreetsBlogLA

VICA: Build the subway to Burbank airport
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2008/07/vica-build-the.html
Bottleneck Blog

Who’s the Best MPO?
http://thegroundfloor.typepad.com/the_ground_floor/2008/07/whos-the-best-m.html
The Ground Floor – Heard at ULI