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10/30/2007

Transportation Headlines for Tuesday October 30, 2007

2007 Growth and Transportation Survey
http://www.smartgrowth.org/library/articles.asp?art=3089
Smart Growth Online

De-car-ing week: roundup
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/emeraldcity/2007/10/de-car-ing-we-5.html
Los Angeles Times/Emerald City Blog

Feds oppose new truck plan
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_7316900
Press Telegram

Gasoline prices follow oil upward - Crude futures hit new highs. The weak dollar, stormy weather in the Gulf of Mexico and other factors are cited
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-gas30oct30,1,5608407.story?coll=la-headlines-business
Los Angeles Times

L.B., economist Kyser honored
http://www.presstelegram.com/business/ci_7306970
Press Telegram

LB port's plan for clean trucks stalls - Commissioners hold off on approval of the proposal as reports arise about disagreements between Long Beach and L.A. officials
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/articles/10884271.html
Daily Breeze

Metro Silently Introduces NexTrip Beta
http://metrorider.elhay.net/2007/10/29/metro-silently-introduces-nextrip-beta/
MetroRiderLA
Link to beta test site: http://socaltransport.org/NexTrip.php

Nike, Converse Green Truck Fleet at LA, Long Beach Ports
http://www.enn.com/energy/article/24145
Environmental News Network

Orange County Transportation Authority Enhances Efficiency of Complex Highway Network
http://tinyurl.com/ysfvjb
Business Wire

Re-imagining the Automobile Industry by Selling the Electricity
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/29/technology/29agassi.html?ref=business
New York Times

Video Update on the Westside Extension
http://metrorider.elhay.net/2007/10/29/video-update-on-the-westside-extension/
MetroRiderLA