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2/06/2008

Transportation Headlines for Wednesday February 6, 2008

Abandoned transportation measure fails
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/02/05/politics/p145226S58.DTL
San Francisco Chronicle/Associated Press

AFL-CIO: Bush budget neglects nation's transportation needs
http://www.thetrucker.com/News/Stories/2008/2/6/AFL-CIOBushbudgetneglectsnationstransportationneeds.aspx
Trucker

Bush Administration recommends FY09 funding for New Starts projects
http://www.progressiverailroading.com/news/article.asp?id=14994
Progressive Railroading

California Panel to Weigh New Road Across a Beach
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/06/us/06beach.html
New York Times

Coming Soon: Bike Bill of Rights
http://streetheatla.blogspot.com/2008/02/coming-soon-bike-bill-of-rights.html
StreetHeatLA

Effects of Gasoline Prices on Driving Behavior and Vehicle Markets
http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8626
Transportation Research Board/U.S. Congressional Budget Office

Federal agency includes funding for Perris Valley Metrolink line
http://snipurl.com/1z3qz
Press Enterprise

Freight Facts and Figures 2007
http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8617
Transportation Research Board/Federal Highway Administration

Interim Report to the U.S. Congress on the Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program SAFETEA-LU Section 1807
http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8670
Transportation Research Board/Federal Highway Administration

L.A. Bicycle Master Plan meetings coming up
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/emeraldcity/2008/02/la-bicycle-mast.html
Los Angeles Times/Emerald City

Metro discusses plans to expand in Westside Corridor
http://dailybruin.ucla.edu/news/2008/jan/23/metro-discusses-plans-expand-westside-corridor/
UCLA Daily Bruin
Meeting Schedule: http://www.metro.net/projects_programs/westside/meetings.htm#TopOfPage

Metro Wastes $27m of Taxpayer Dollars
http://metroriderla.com/2008/02/05/metro-wastes-27m-of-taxpayer-dollars/
MetroRiderLA

Next Car Debate: Total Miles Driven
http://www.energyliteracy.org/2008/02/next-car-debate-total-miles-driven.html
Energy Literacy Newsroom/Wall Street Journal

OCTA Wants 1200 More Parking Spaces For Local Metrolink Station
http://missionviejodispatch.com/2008/02/04/octa-wants-1200-more-parking-spaces-for-local-metrolink-station/
Mission Viejo Dispatch

Plan at LAX has backing on NTSB
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_8180855
Daily Breeze

Streetcars are making a comeback in many U.S. cities
http://www.abqtrib.com/news/2008/feb/05/streetcars-are-making-comeback-many-us-cities/
Albuquerque Tribune

Streetcar named Broadway
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2008/02/streetcar-named.html
Los Angeles Times/Bottleneck Blog

Tiny Cars Make It Big
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120223952727344637.html?mod=todays_us_personal_journal
Wall Street Journal

UCLA Extension branches out
http://www.dailybruin.ucla.edu/news/2008/feb/05/extension-branches-out/
UCLA Daily Bruin

Ventura Transit Needs
http://people2peopletv.blogspot.com/2008/02/ventura-transit-needs_05.html
People2PeopleTV

Wilshire bus-lanes plan to get $23.3 million from FTA
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-wilshire6feb06,1,4241540.story?track=rss
Los Angeles Times