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8/16/2006

Transportation Headlines for Wednesday August 16, 2006

Effect of Nuclear Blast at Port Would Be National: Besides devastating the Southland, an attack at the Long Beach facility would disrupt the U.S. economy, a report says
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-nuclear16aug16,1,7213606.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times
Also covered in the Daily Breeze: http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/articles/3580156.html

Dreier `optimistic' about Gold Line's arrival
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_4187929
Whittier Daily News – story also appeared in the Pasadena Star News, San Gabriel Valley Tribune and the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

FAA Defends Landing System Maintenance, Vows to Find Cause of Glitch at LAX: Agency officials vow to diagnose and fix a glitch that has caused recent delays at LAX
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lax16aug16,1,247069.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Over L.A. Port Construction: An activist had alleged that the agency had misappropriated millions by building a terminal instead of a so-called energy island
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-port16aug16,1,5478518.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times
Also covered in the Daily Breeze: http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/articles/3580131.html

Letters to the Editor: Widening Interstate 5 is a dead-end
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/letters/la-le-tuesday15.1aug15,0,5169588.story?coll=la-news-comment-letters
Los Angeles Times

Linking Transportation and Land Use
http://www.smartgrowth.org/library/articles.asp?art=2310
Smart Growth Online

Refiners Not Faulted for Gas Prices
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-gas16aug16,1,4756438.story?coll=la-headlines-business
Los Angeles Times

Santa Monica College looks to ease traffic delays, parking woes
http://www.smdp.com/article/articles/2350/1/SMC-looks-to-ease-traffic-delays,-parking-woes
Santa Monica Daily Press

Smart Growth Illustrated Web Site Uses Photos to Show Growth Solutions
http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/article.asp?art=5582&state=52&res=1024
Smart Growth Online

Where the fastest commuters are ... 'slugs' (Carpooling)
http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0815/p20s01-lign.html
Christian Science Monitor