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10/23/2007

Transportation Headlines for Tuesday October 23, 2007

Californians hit hardest by gasoline price surge - Pain at the state's pumps is the worst since August, with a 9-cent jump in one week
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-gas23oct23,1,6394843.story?coll=la-headlines-business
Los Angeles Times

California needs infrastructure `Plan B'
http://www.dailybulletin.com/opinions/ci_7250431
Daily Bulletin

California plans global warming suit against EPA
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_7253226
Daily News

Clean energy bets on natural gas - Seal Beach-based company lays the groundwork for an environmentally friendly harbor
http://www.presstelegram.com/business/ci_7243434
Press Telegram

De-car-ing
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/emeraldcity/2007/10/weekly-green-to.html
Los Angeles Times Emerald City Blog

Electrical Outage Interrupts Metrolink Service
http://cbs2.com/local/local_story_295124806.html
CBS 2 TV

For subway fans: World's transit maps
http://www.mercurynews.com/travel/ci_7249570
Mercury News

I Am Taking the Subway for the First Time
http://laist.com/2007/10/18/i_just_took_the.php
LAist

L.A. awards fired transit chief $95,000 - After contending that she was wrongfully fired by the mayor, Gloria Jeff receives an irrevocable settlement that has some in City Hall fuming
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-me-jeff23oct23,1,6880456.story?track=rss
Los Angeles Times

New airport overseer has high hopes - Gina Marie Lindsey was appointed executive director of Los Angeles World Airports in June
http://www.dailybulletin.com/news/ci_7250451
Daily Bulletin

Ousted city manager to get payout - Deal, just under $100,000 limit, doesn't need council or mayor OK
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_7250608
Daily News

Panel to consider new truck routes - Group hopes to ease congestion on freeways as trucking volume increases
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_7252925
Press Telegram

San Francisco to Test Demand-Based Parking Meter Program
http://tinyurl.com/2buscu
Smart Growth Online

Smarter Evacuations
http://www.govtech.com/tt/articles/150701
Government Technology

Traffic plan for freeway stretch - OCTA and Brea look ahead to 57 widening project
http://www.ocregister.com/news/project-freeway-city-1902110-brea-olmos
Orange County Register