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10/11/2007

Transportation Headlines for Thursday October 11, 2007

10,000 Metrolink passengers delayed - Rush hour breakdown halts trains in Union Station
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-train11oct11,1,3243424.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Air Wars - Victories and defeats in L.A.’s battle against pollution
http://www.lacitybeat.com/article.php?id=6294&IssueNum=227
L.A. City Beat

Bike trail to link Pio Pico State Park with river
http://tinyurl.com/355ocw
Wave Newspapers

Error Causes Delays For Metrolink, Amtrak Trains
http://www.knbc.com/news/14314534/detail.html
KNC 4 TV

Examples of Best Practices for Communicating the Economic Benefits of Transportation
http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8240
Transportation Research Board

Focusing on freight - Sen. Boxer convenes hearing on pollution in the Inland Empire
http://www.dailybulletin.com/news/ci_7143155
Daily Bulletin

Freight Management in Manhattan: Tax Incentives and High-Tech Tools for Night Owls - Researchers win $1.2M DOT grant to develop methods for shifting truck deliveries to off-hours
http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2323
RPI

Land Value Impacts of Rail Transit Services
http://www.realtor.org/smart_growth.nsf/Pages/valueimpacts?OpenDocument
National Association of Realtors

Locals give city leaders tips on keeping traffic moving smoothly
http://www.smdp.com/article/articles/4232/1/Staying-with-the-flow/Page1.html/print/4232
Santa Monica Daily Press

Metro In Possession Of Angels Flight
http://www.angelenic.com/downtown-general/metro-in-possession-of-angels-flight/
Angelic Blog

MTA's $1 Billion Development Scheme - Eleven transit honchos were barred from voting due to money conflicts. So they drew straws
Page 1 http://www.laweekly.com/news/news/mtas-1-billion-development-scheme/17462/
Page 2 http://www.laweekly.com/news/news/mtas-1-billion-development-scheme/17462/?page=2
L.A. Weekly

Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) Web Site Redesign Coming Soon
http://www.rita.dot.gov/redesign_notification.html
U.S. DOT

Restoring Regional Equity to the Federal Highway Trust Fund
http://www.heritage.org/Research/SmartGrowth/bg2074.cfm
Heritage Foundation

Shippers and carriers alike oppose port’s pending clean truck program
http://www.logisticsmgmt.com/article/CA6488614.html?industry=Ocean&industryid=2032
Logistics Management

Top Public Transportation Leaders Are Honored By The American Public Transportation Association (APTA)
http://www.apta.com/media/releases/071009_apta_awards.cfm
American Public Transportation Association

Traffic funds may pay for intersection work
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_7142568
Daily News