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1/14/2008

Transportation Headlines for Monday January 14, 2008

5 Myths About Breaking Our Foreign Oil Habit
http://snipurl.com/1xbtt
Washington Post

Bay Area anchors megaregion: Sprawl, industry help unite Northern California
http://www.contracostatimes.com/ci_7960564
Contra Costa Times

Conflict Continues Over Future Of L.A.'s Industrial Properties
http://www.cp-dr.com/node/1899
California Planning & Development Report

Container cascade will swamp US ports
http://www.cargonewsasia.com/secured/article.aspx?id=3&article=15277
Cargo News Asia

Deciding when a politician has an off day (includes transit funding issues)
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-localgovtqa14jan14,1,7229854.story
Los Angeles Times

Feuer Seeks To Help LA County Help Itself
http://streetheatla.blogspot.com/2008/01/feuer-seeks-to-help-la-county-help.html
StreetHeatLA

From Waving Arms to LED's: A Brief History of Traffic Signals
http://www.techtransfer.berkeley.edu/newsletter/07-4/traffic_signals.php
U.C. Berkeley Institute of Transportation Studies/Tech Transfer

Georgia May Walk Away From Toll Roads
http://www.planetizen.com/node/29258
Planetizen

Getting serious about subway tax
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2008/01/getting-serious.html
Los Angeles Times/Bottleneck Blog

Ports Passed $35/TEU Fee Last Month, Now Want $15 More
http://www.cunninghamreport.com/news_item.php?id=155
Cunningham Report

Professor Donald Shoup: How About Congestion Parking
http://snipurl.com/1xbu0
StreeHeatLA

Taxpayers foot $1M bill for airport suit - Public pays legal fees for both sides in dispute between city, school district over noise, planned expansion
http://www2.presstelegram.com/news/ci_7957046
Press Telegram

THE PEOPLE'S CAR - It Costs Just $2,500. It's Cute as a Bug. And It Could Mean Global Disaster
http://snipurl.com/1xbtr
Washington Post

Transportation Information Research—How Do I Find What I'm Looking for?
http://www.techtransfer.berkeley.edu/newsletter/07-4/research.php
U.C. Berkeley Institute of Transportation Studies/Tech Transfer