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8/16/2008

Transportation Headlines for Saturday August 16, 2008

Book Review – Cities of our Dreams: Concrete Revery
Wall Street Journal

Broadway Trustees Approve Streetcar Non-Profit
BlogDowntown

California toll lane bill dies; other tolling efforts advance
Land Line

Car Sharing Service Returns
LA Downtown News

Court Dismisses 22-Year Sentence For Accused LAX Terrorist
KNBC 4 TV

Editorial - Taxi Effort Needs Refinement
LA Downtown News

Greenway Trail Five Points bridges open
Whittier Daily News

High Gas Prices Fuel California Quality of Life Improvement. Come Again?
California Progress Report

Lawmakers pass changes to high-speed rail measure
San Diego Union Tribune

Major Victory at PUC Hearing – Expo Light Rail
CityWatchLA

New Carpool Lane Connector for 5/14 Freeways
LAist

North County, MTS to operate express buses for Chargers' games
Del Mar Times

Peak Oil Reader: Where To Start Learning About Peak Oil
Huffington Post

Rail Ridership in LA Up Again
The Overhead Wire

Red light cameras give $381 tickets for rolling right turns in Los Angeles
L.A. more than doubles the fine for failing to stop at intersections with cameras
Los Angeles Times

Return of the Streetcar
Undernews

Schwarzenegger hopes to speed border crossings - Governors at an annual conference explore public-private toll lanes to cut wait times between the U.S. and Mexico
Los Angeles Times

Stage Set for Santa Monica Battle - DEVELOPMENT: Opposition mounts to growth-control measure
Los Angeles Business Journal

State orders talks on South L.A. rail
Los Angeles Wave

Steep gas prices boost bus system - OCTA saw a record-breaking 6.2 million boardings last month
Orange County Register

Streetcar Talk Grows Louder: Pasadena Now Wants In
CurbedLA

Supervisor: Tax hike for MTA a dumb idea now
West Ranch Beacon

Train Stops Here - Former Rail Site Reborn as $78 Million Belmont Station Apartments
LA Downtown News

Transit Stimulus Bill Needs Co-Sponsors in Senate
StreetsBlog

From the Library Archive:
1991 Interview with Neil Peterson
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