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9/07/2006

Transportation Headlines for Thursday Sept. 7, 2006

Clean Up the Killer Ports: Governor should embrace environmentalism over placating businesses by approving a new fee on shipping containers
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-ed-ports07sep07,0,1187736.story?coll=la-opinion-leftrail
Los Angeles Times

Hybrid cargo handling plan announced: Test to determine engine's economic viability
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_4299013
Press Telegram

Hybrids to cruise in carpool lanes until 2011
http://www.capitolweekly.net/news/article.html?article_id=969
Capitol Weekly

It takes a village: Value of mayor's rezoning vision depends on the details
http://www.dailynews.com/opinions/ci_4297354
Daily News

Letters: Color the transit riders red - Re "Which Direction for Light-Rail Growth?" Sept. 3:
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/letters/la-le-thursday7.4sep07,0,4617779.story?coll=la-news-comment-letters
Los Angeles Times

Letters: Measure M will keep traffic flowing
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/opinion/homepage/article_1265605.php
Orange County Register

Little Gain Seen in Affordable Housing in L.A.: The razing, converting of rent-controlled units almost equals the building of new ones, study says.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-housing7sep07,1,4912983.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Long Beach, LA Ports Get $300K Grant From EPA for low emission cargo tractors
http://cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_249192242.html
CBS 2 TV

Mobility 21 Coalition to Meet Sept. 12 in Culver City
http://www.mobility21coalition.com/pressmedia/m21_21.html
Mobility 21

North American Public Transportation Leaders To Convene At 2006 APTA Annual Meeting
http://www.apta.com/media/releases/060831_annual_meeting.cfm
American Public Transportation Association

Public Transit Boom In The U.S.: Light rail and buses beckon. But will Americans really abandon their cars?
http://economist.com/world/na/displaystory.cfm?story_id=7855218
The Economist

Seattle transit agencies to test "smart cards"
http://snipurl.com/w18v
Seattle Times

Simitian LNG bill dies in Assembly
http://www.capitolweekly.net/news/article.html?article_id=968
Capitol Weekly

Town Hall Los Angeles Focuses on the Future of LA Infrastructure
http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=160633
Marketwire

Transit to L.A. County Fair Sept. 8-Oct. 1
http://socata.net/newspro2/viewnews.cgi?newsid1157564491,98182,
Southern California Transit Advocates