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8/12/2008

Transportation Headlines for Tuesday August 12, 2008

2 supervisors want to nix MTA tax increase
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_10171258
Daily News

Altadena man hurt in train collision
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_10172423
Pasadena Star News

As gas prices rise, 10% taxi fare hike OK'd
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_10171541
Daily News

Azusa shelves renewal project
http://www.sgvtribune.com/news/ci_10162039
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

BART has commuters all a-Twitter
http://www.examiner.com/a-1530884~BART_has_commuters_all_a_Twitter.html Examiner

Bicycle Racing Comes To San Vicente Blvd. In Brentwood On August 17 Including a $10,000 Cash Purse Announces Velo Club La Grange
http://tinyurl.com/6hnz7v
Business Wire

BREAKING: Expo Line Must Go Over or Under, But Not Through
http://tinyurl.com/64fb2w
LAist

California High-Speed Rail map
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2008/08/california-hi-1.html
Bottleneck Blog

Caltrain Bicycle Parking and Access Plan
http://www.caltrain.com/pdf/Caltrain_bike_plan_DRAFT_08-08-08_BODY.pdf
Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board

Could Downtown L.A. Transform From Parking Lot to Park?
http://www.planetizen.com/node/34424
Planetizen

Experts: State must plan for demographic shift
http://tinyurl.com/6fwog9
San Francisco Chronicle

Golden Gate Bridge congestion toll plan dies
http://tinyurl.com/5ups68
San Francisco Chronicle

Interstate 215 bridge's opening day could come early
http://tinyurl.com/62vltd
Press Enterprise

Lawmakers apparently miss deadline to change rail bond measure
http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/1149315.html
Sacramento Bee

L.A. asks state for MTA tax
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_10172311
Daily Breeze

Leaders won't give up on sales tax hike
http://tinyurl.com/5brx5m
ABC 7 TV

Long Beach Airport Thriving Despite Airline Troubles
http://www.knx1070.com/Long-Beach-Airport-Thriving-Despite-Airline-Troubl/2763138
KNX 1070 AM

Mayor Urges State To Put Metro Sales Tax On Ballot
http://cbs2.com/local/Metro.sales.tax.2.792806.html
CBS 2 TV

MTA tax-only ballot would be a waste of money
http://www.dailynews.com/opinions/ci_10170087
Daily News

MTA sales tax is on. Off. On. Whatever.
http://opinion.latimes.com/opinionla/2008/08/mta-sales-tax-i.html
Los Angeles Times

ONT's humble beginning
http://www.sbsun.com/sanbernardino/ci_10169487
San Bernardino Sun

Oropeza responds to sales tax press conference
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2008/08/orepeza-respond.html
Bottleneck Blog

Sales tax proponents ask Legislature for their support
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2008/08/sales-tax-propo.html
Bottleneck Blog

sales tax vote up for consideration
http://www.angelenic.com/2604/sales-tax-vote-up-for-consideration-tomorrow/
angelenic

Sales tax: 10.75%?
http://opinion.latimes.com/opinionla/2008/08/sales-tax-1075.html
Los Angeles Times

Taxi Cab Rates Increase About 10% in LA
http://laist.com/2008/08/11/taxi_cab_fares_increase.php
LAist

Transit tax drive picks up speed
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_10171371
Daily News

UCLA’s green efforts include transportation
http://tinyurl.com/6qa4uq
Daily Bruin