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2/01/2008

Transportation Headlines for Friday February 1, 2008

10 Ways to Relieve Traffic, The Mayor's Way
http://laist.com/2008/01/31/10_traffic_relief.php
LAist

14 Minutes from NoHo to Century City via Subway
http://laist.com/2008/02/01/14_minutes_from.php
LAist

Accessible Sidewalk Videos Now Available Online
http://www.access-board.gov/news/sidewalk-videos.htm
Access Board

AC Transit History: From Streetcars to BRT
http://novometro.com/news_details.php?news_id=2557&is_break=Y
NovoMetro

Amtrak extends Coast Starlight shutdown
http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/?p=1276
Los Angeles Times

Another Packed House at Metro Westside Transit Meeting
http://streetheatla.blogspot.com/2008/02/another-packed-house-at-metro-westside.html
StreetHeatLA

Coaster parking goes high-tech
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2008/02/01/opinion/riehl/20_51_261_31_08.txt
North County Times/Californian

Healthy alternative: Take mass transit
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-01-31-masstransit_N.htm
USA Today

LA Approves $26B High-Speed Train System Plan
http://www.knbc.com/news/15186544/detail.html?rss=la&psp=news
KNBC 4 TV

L.A. River Dedging Underway
http://www.gazettes.com/dredging1312007.html
Grunion Gazette

Los Angeles Mayor Unveils Latest Plan to Move Traffic
http://snipurl.com/1yr7e
Mass Transit Magazine

Maglev vs. subway
http://www.dailybreeze.com/ci_8134597
Daily Breeze

Makes Everyone Mad! Few Know What it Is! Las Lomas
http://www.citywatchla.com/content/view/987/75/
CityWatchLA

Metro Westside meetings: Yes, the Westside wants the subway
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/emeraldcity/2007/10/metro-westside-.html
Los Angeles Times

Moody's downgrades Vegas monorail
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/newstex/AFX-0013-22642598.htm
CNN Money

Moorpark may add paratransit bus stops - City officials looking for additional improvements to increase ridership
http://snipurl.com/1yr3x
Ventura County Star

Neighborhood Council Weighs Crenshaw Rail Plan
http://www.larchmontchronicle.com/ArchiveDetail.asp?ArchiveID=810
Larchmont Chronicle

NEW METERS on Larchmont allow drivers to pay with their cell phones
http://www.larchmontchronicle.com/ArchiveDetail.asp?ArchiveID=811
Larchmont Chronicle

Presentations from Policy Forum: Greenhouse Gas Reduction And Energy Conservation: Public Transportation’s Strategic Role
http://www.apta.com/government_affairs/policy/greenhouse.cfm
American Public Transportation Association

Prop. 91 still needed to shield transit funds
http://www.dailynews.com/search/ci_8122510
Daily News

Regional airport panel disbands
http://www.dailybreeze.com/ci_8135763
Daily Breeze

Senate Hearing On National Surface Transportation Report
http://enewsusa.blogspot.com/2008/01/senate-hearing-on-national-surface.html
EnewsUSA

State transit fund shift illegal, judge rules
http://www.sacbee.com/749/story/678379.html
Sacramento Bee

Steinke Says Port Going Green
http://www.gazettes.com/port1312008.html
Grunion Gazette

'Subway To The Sea' Meetings Open To Public - Metro Invites Public To Attend Meetings
http://www.knbc.com/news/15191778/detail.html
KNBC 4 TV

Transport idea developing - Ontario, L.A. reach joint agreement on magnetic train
http://www.dailybulletin.com/ci_8135692?source=rss
Daily Bulletin

Transportation Solutions: Boxer Looks to Munis, Private Money
http://snipurl.com/1yr64
Bond Buyer