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8/24/2006

Transportation Headlines for Thursday August 24, 2006

A Carless culture: The bike, part 2: Bike lanes
http://greenlagirl.com/category/de-car-ing/
L.A. Green Girl

A Transit Map to Make You Cry
http://hereinvannuys.blogspot.com/2006/08/transit-map-to-make-you-cry_19.html
Here In Van Nuys

California ballot measure that backers tried to kill won't die: Voters will see a tough regulation of gas tax money initiative on '08 ballot. Compromise up for vote in fall
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/regstate/articles/3725096.html
Daily Breeze

Car Sharing: Yes, You Can Live Without Your Own Car
http://www.womanmotorist.com/index.php/news/main/5462/event=view
Woman Motorist

DHS alters plans for transportation worker ID program
http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=34833&dcn=todaysnews
Government Executive

Fourth Semi-Annual LAX Master Plan Stakeholder Forum to Be Held August 29
http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=156485
MarketWire

Google Earth has "injected new life" into the geographic information systems industry
http://www.planetizen.com/node/20966
Planetizen

L.A. mayor pushes plan to recruit MTA drivers
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_4228848
Pasadena Star News

Los Angeles labor action shuts down port for 4 hours
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/articles/3712926.html
Daily Breeze

‘Mash-Ups’ Will Revolutionize How Planners and Citizens View City Planning
http://www.planningreport.com/tpr/?module=displaystory&story_id=1190&format=html
The Planning Report

Metro Proceeds with Plans for Quality Transit-Oriented Developments Along Rail Corridors
http://www.planningreport.com/tpr/?module=displaystory&story_id=1191&format=html
The Planning Report

MTA looks to recruit more drivers
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_4227887
Daily News, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Pasadena Star News

NABI acquires Optima Bus Corp.
http://www.metro-magazine.com/t_newspick.cfm?id=9064059
Metro Magazine

Parks feeling blue over Aqua Line
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_4228426
Daily News

Port of L.A.’s Knatz Leads Basin’s Effort to Implement Clean Air Plan
http://tinyurl.com/qfmc8
Metro Investment Report

Public Hearing to Discuss Options for Reducing LAX Traffic
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=local&id=4489278
ABC 7 TV

RAND Corp. Revives Transportation Research With Appointment of Prof. Martin Wachs
http://tinyurl.com/rqemq
Metro Investment Report

Recruiting Drives MTA to School: The agency is working with Valley College to boost the English skills of immigrants who want to become bus operators
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-mta24aug24,1,7722769.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Sen. Lowenthal Pushes Industry to Help Fund Mitigation of Port Pollution
http://tinyurl.com/p4uyn
Metro Investment Report

Some AC Transit buses to offer Wi-Fi service / Wireless
Internet on crossbay routes to S.F., Peninsula
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/08/24/BAG32KO4E01.DTL
San Francisco Chronicle

State and City Housing Bonds Will Mitigate Workforce Housing Crisis
http://www.planningreport.com/tpr/?module=displaystory&story_id=1187&format=html
The Planning Report

Welcome to Gentrification City: Teardowns. Evictions. Investment. Rebirth. And the significance of that new gelato stand. The perils and pleasures of gentrification
http://www.laweekly.com/general/features/welcome-to-gentrification-city/14285/
L.A. Weekly

Who's Resurrecting the Electric Car? - Forget those poky little golf cars — the battery-powered muscle car is just around the corner
http://www.laweekly.com/general/features/whos-resurrecting-the-electric-car/13975/
L.A. Weekly