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1/24/2009

Transportation Headlines for Saturday January 24, 2009

Bombardier Presents New Catenary-Free Streetcar
TransportPolitic

Comptroller Chick Slams City’s Take-Home Car Program
StreetsBlogLA

Discussion over Metrolink memorial continues - City schedules second workshop
Simi Valley Acorn

Dodger Trolley Drops Into Money Pit - Estimates reveal return of popular shuttle could cost city more than $600,000
KNCB 4 TV

Gas Prices Still Going Back Up
LAist Blog

Infrastructure: It's Job 1 to Americans - A poll finds near unanimous support for rebuilding
Los Angeles Times

LA continues to lead the way
PortWorld

LADOT - a Friend to Pedestrians?
BrayjAgainstTheMachineBlog

Librarians Become Unofficial Job Counselors
NPR

Metro’s proposed June 2009 service changes
MetroRiderLA

New CEQA Guidelines Expected to Shift Transportation Priorities
Fog City Journal

New Infrastructure: Innovative Transit Solutions for Los Angeles
Dexigner

New weapon to fight traffic: higher parking rates
Mercury News

New York congressman calls for L.A.-style port restructure
Land Line Magazine

Only in LA: DOT Wants to Remove Crosswalks to Protect Pedestrians
StreetsBlogLA

Parking meters tell you where to go
Daily News

Plans for light-rail project to Whittier moves ahead, but could face future funding problems
Whittier Daily News

Port To Collect $35 Fee In Clean Truck Program
Grunion Gazette

Prudent Privatization
Governing

Quinn Gillespie Doing PR For Rail Coalition
National Journal/Under the Influence

Ray LaHood sworn in as secretary of transportation
The Trucker

Streetcar Effort Names Dennis Allen Project Manager
BlogDowntown

Tragic piece of railroad history rides back to Los Angeles
The EastsiderLA

Tug tows Port of Long Beach greenward
Press Telegram