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7/25/2007

Transportation Headlines for Wednesday July 25, 2007

Alameda, Gold Line plans both lose in House action - $104.4 billion allotted for transportation elsewhere in U.S.
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_6456424
Daily News

America's Unhealthy Commutes
http://tinyurl.com/2t7e6w
Forbes

Californians Burn Rubber on New Freeway
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/24/AR2007072401716.html
Washington Post

CalPERS may finance infrastructure as a way to boost profits
http://www.sacbee.com/103/story/290190.html
Sacramento Bee

Chertoff: All Containers Entering U.S. Ports To Be Screened - Homeland Security Chief Visits Port of Long Beach, USC
http://www.knbc.com/news/13728774/detail.html
KNBC 4 TV

Daily Passes Offer Unlimited Rides
http://tinyurl.com/35lbtl
Santa Monica Surf/Lookout News

Diesel Pollution from Construction Equipment: An Opportunity for the Air Board to Build a Cleaner California by Rulemaking This Week
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/2007/07/diesel_pollutio.html
California Progress Report

Go Metro To A Dodgers Game
http://laist.com/2007/07/24/go_metro_to_a_d.php
LAist

Go Metro To The Arclight Theater
http://laist.com/2007/07/24/go_metro_to_the.php
LAist

Los Angeles Public Transit Lifestyle™: 10 Ways To Embrace It
http://laist.com/2007/07/24/the_los_angeles_1.php
LAist

Now it's a road to somewhere - The final section of the 210 Freeway is now open, easing travel from the Inland Empire to the Los Angeles area
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-210fwy25jul25,1,1400298.story?coll=la-headlines-california&ctrack=1&cset=true
Los Angeles Times

Orange Line Extension Meetings in Valley
http://tinyurl.com/2szzyn
San Fernando Valley Business Journal

Planners know better - Portland shows other cities (like Long Beach and Irvine) what not to do with transit
http://www.presstelegram.com/opinions/ci_6455652
Press Telegram

Planners urge high-density living, tiny downtown apartments
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_6456090
Daily News

Rail car rolls in to Riverside as training tool for Fire Department
http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_H_rail24.3d7464d.html
Press Enterprise

San Diego Buses with new comforts unveiled
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20070724-9999-1m24buses.html
San Diego Union Tribune

Spread the state budget pain equally - An across-the-board cut makes more sense than raiding funds for transportation and the homeless
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-burns25jul25,0,2432920.story?coll=la-opinion-center
Los Angeles Times

Truck-only lanes have cons, OOIDA official says
http://www.landlinemag.com/todays_news/Daily/2007/Jul07/072307/072307-01.htm
Land Line Magazine

Wilshire Subway Watch: Wilshire or WeHo? Vote on our new LAist Poll!
http://laist.com/2007/07/24/wilshire_subway_8.php
LAist

Vision for the Future of Transportation: 'New Dynamics Require New Strategies'
http://tinyurl.com/2ohdu4
PR Newswire