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10/19/2007

Transportation Headlines for Friday October 19, 2007

Alternative Car Expo brings future of transportation to Santa Monica
http://tinyurl.com/2h79ew

California ready to sue EPA to enact greenhouse-gas rules
http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_7222028?nclick_check=1
Mercury News

City Has Yet To Give Funds for Expo Line
http://www.socal.com/articles/3839-99.html
Culver City News

Clean Air Truck Plan In Battle
http://www.gazettes.com/trucks10182007.html
Grunion Gazette

Crenshaw alignment that’s just peachy
http://metrorider.elhay.net/2007/10/19/crenshaw-alignment-thats-just-peachy/
MetroRiderLA

Downtown Connector alternatives analysis meetings
http://metrorider.elhay.net/2007/10/17/downtown-connector-alternatives-analysis-meetings/
Metro Rider LA

Drivers Finally Going to Get Relief Through Sepulveda Pass Will Create Reversible Lane Through Mulholland Tunnel on Sepulveda Blvd
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=local&id=5713783
ABC 7 TV

Expo Line Phase 2 initial screening meetings
http://metrorider.elhay.net/2007/10/18/expo-line-phase-2-initial-screening-meetings/
Metro Rider LA

Gas prices jump 9 cents
http://www.dailynews.com/breakingnews/ci_7223896
Daily News

Governor removes term limits from SoCal air-board chairman
http://www.capitolweekly.net/news/article.html?article_id=1769
Capitol Weekly

Historic bill in Senate to fight warming - California law a model for new measure
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/10/19/MNKCSSD3I.DTL
San Francisco Chronicle

House Passes Rail Safety Bill by Wide Margin - Measure would foster the implementation of positive train control by 2014
http://www.progressiverailroading.com/freightnews/article.asp?id=11570
Progressive Railroading

MTS Approves Broad Transit-Fare Hikes
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/14373416/detail.html
NBC San Diego

New regs for Ports of L.A., Long Beach may come from CARB
http://tinyurl.com/ynqbtn
Land Line Magazine

Not Just Thingamabobs: Present, Future of "Movement" Actualized at Alternative Energy and Transportation Expo
http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2007/10/19/067874.html
The Auto Channel

Rock Hurled Thru Bus Window In South L.A.
http://cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_291033128.html
CBS 2 TV

Trains, cars, Arnold and the growth of I-5
http://tinyurl.com/33xpms
North County Times/Californian

Weiner calls for hearings, IG probe on traffic program
http://thehill.com/the-executive/weiner-calls-for-hearings-ig-probe-on-traffic-program-2007-10-19.html
The Hill