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1/19/2007

Transportation Headlines for Friday Jan. 19, 2007

Amtrak exec says it can keep long-distance trains
http://tinyurl.com/2vbrer
Reuters

Authorities Looking For Man Behind Mercury Spill
http://cbs2.com/local/local_story_018173328.html
CBS 2 TV

California's Greenhouse Gas Initiative: Experts on Transportation, Energy, Air Quality
http://tinyurl.com/2yuok3
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A contentious cargo plan: As a huge L.A. rail yard nears capacity, a proposal to build a second one generates concern about the effect on air quality
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-rail19jan19,1,5802768.story?coll=la-headlines-business
Los Angeles Times

Council Members Visit Sacramento (Gold Line Foothill extension)
http://www.lacanadaonline.com/articles/2007/01/18/news/lnws-sacramento118.txt
La Cañada Valley Sun

Group of elected officials and activists asks MTA to extend Green Line to LAX
http://tinyurl.com/34r6go
The Argonaut

House and Senate Appropriators Plan Joint Resolution - FY 2007 Transit Funding Level Threatened
http://www.apta.com/government_affairs/washrep/2007january18.cfm
American Public Transportation Association

How to untangle gridlock Tunnels, double-decked roads, tollways and private financing are part of the cure for a disease everyone knows will get worse (Reason Foundation)
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-balaker19jan19,0,3271128.story?coll=la-opinion-center
Los Angeles Times

LA's Most Walkable Streets
http://lacitynerd.blogspot.com/2007/01/las-most-walkable-streets.html
L.A. City Nerd

Luxury wrapped in gridlock: A Waldorf-Astoria hotel at a congested Beverly Hills intersection? Residents are polarized
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-fi-hilton19jan19,0,5434850.story?coll=la-home-headlines
Los Angeles Times

Many tools available to sidestep L.A. gridlock
http://tinyurl.com/2cjnbd
Pepperdine University Graphic

Mercury spill focus placed on response
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_5042444
Daily News

Mercury spill in L.A. subway probed
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-mercury19jan19,0,7581502.story
Los Angeles Times

MTA admits subway spill errors: Agency waited eight hours to act after being told that mercury was on a Red Line platform. 'Basic protocols weren't followed,' Molina says
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-mercury19jan19,1,6614611.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Napolitano Begins Work on Three New Subcommittees
http://tinyurl.com/28psuj
California Chronicle

Ports expect boom in construction: Multiple proposals are discussed at a meeting of industry leaders in San Pedro. Solid growth is expected in exports and rail usage
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/articles/5262161.html
Daily Breeze

Railroad Industry’s First Exhaust Catalyst Being Tested in Los Angeles
http://tinyurl.com/26xmuk
Business Wire

Rosendahl named chairman of regional airport authority
http://tinyurl.com/3bfy3f
The Argonaut

SCAG Studies Housing Needs
http://tinyurl.com/34wmyz
Arcadia Weekly

State agency to look at Hwy. 101 widening
http://tinyurl.com/2bg7ok
Ventura County Star

Turning to greener wheels: With Nuñez at the forefront, more state legislators choose hybrids as official vehicles. They're statement cars now, an image consultant says
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-cars19jan19,1,2866254.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Union Pacific going greener: New engine uses 15% less fuel, releases 80% fewer particulates
http://www.presstelegram.com/business/ci_5034637
Press Telegram