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2/29/2008

Transportation Headlines for Friday February 29, 2008

$4 gasoline? It's news to Bush
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-gas29feb29,1,5496121.story
Los Angeles Times

210 Freeway's 'Miracle Mile'
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2007/04/210_freeways_mi.html
Los Angeles Times/Bottleneck Blog

405 widening plan set (for now)
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2008/02/405-widening-pl.html
Los Angeles Times/Bottleneck Blog

Alarcon to Metro: I Don’t Trust You Guys
http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/02/28/alarcon-to-metro-i-don%e2%80%99t-trust-you-guys/
StreetsBlogLA

Antonio Villaraigosa: The Gridlock Kid
http://www.latimes.com/features/magazine/la-tm-space.03march2,1,5512189.story
Los Angeles Times

Arrest made in L.A. bus stop shootings
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2008/02/arrest-made-in.html
Los Angeles Times/L.A. Now Blog

Assembly bill would require that passengers on delayed planes be adequately cared for by airlines
http://snipurl.com/20nyr
The Argonaut

Beware Of The Blogger: A Guide To Dealing With Unofficial Transit Blogs
http://www.permanentcampaigns.com/?p=95
Permanent Campaigns

Buses, Baseball and Parks: Discussing Transit for Dodger Stadium and Elysian Park
http://blogdowntown.com/blog/3152
BlogDowntown

Cameras to catch red light runners in Glendale
http://www.dailynews.com/breakingnews/ci_8405975
Daily News

Diesel Forum Questions Port of Long Beach Decision, Focus on LNG Trucks
http://snipurl.com/20na5
PR Newswire

Downtown transit center moving along - $3.9M project to include computer displays, bathrooms
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_8400729
Press Telegram

The gates are coming! The gates are coming!
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2008/02/the-gates-are-c.html
Los Angeles Times/Bottleneck Blog

Long Beach unveils new transit center
http://www.metro-magazine.com/t_newspick.cfm?id=9068843
Metro Magazine

Mass Transit Plans Expansion into Claremont on Gold Line from L.A. - MTA’s Gold Line from Pasadena to Los Angeles could be expanded through Claremont and eventually terminate at Montclair or Ontario Airport
http://www.tsl.pomona.edu/?page=news&article=3009&issue=112
Pomona College Student Life News

Metro Approves Gates, Integrates with TAP
http://laist.com/2008/02/28/metro_approves.php
LAist

Metro Approves Red Line Gates
http://snipurl.com/20nw3
San Fernando Valley Business Journal

MTA barrier gates: freedom!
http://opinion.latimes.com/opinionla/2008/02/mta-barrier-gat.html
Los Angeles Times/Opinion L.A.

New Bus To Shuttle SCV To Palmdale Airport
http://snipurl.com/20na2
KHTS 1220 AM

Metro Interactive Video Wall Launches at metro.net
http://www.metro.net/news_info/press/metro_029.htm
Metro.net

New gates will end free rides on L.A.'s Metro
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_8400622
Daily News

Pacific Electric station
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/thedailymirror/2008/02/pacific-electri.html
Los Angeles Times/Daily Mirror Blog

Painfully Slow Growth for California and Southern Calif - Painfully Slow Growth for California and Southern California in 2008-2009, with “Spot” Recessions Says LAEDC Forecast
http://snipurl.com/20na8
dBusiness News

Pico/Olympic: Lawsuits begin
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2008/02/picoolympic-law.html
Los Angeles Times/Bottleneck Blog

Regional transit projects detailed
http://www.dailybulletin.com/ci_8401395
Daily Bulletin

Rialto looks at two sites for proposed Metrolink parking lot
http://snipurl.com/20nab
Press Enterprise

Senate committee lambastes Transportation chief
http://snipurl.com/20nxp
Government Executive

Senators, DOT differ on ways to close highway funding gap
http://snipurl.com/20nxt
Land Line Magazine

Ships keep polluting, for now - The EPA wouldn't grant a waiver for the state to demand cleaner fuel. But ports and lawmakers have other plans
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-ed-ships29feb29,0,1327974.story
Los Angeles Times

Subways: Going Cellular to Boost Service
http://www.metro-magazine.com/t_featpick.cfm?id=90511228
Metro Magazine

Turnstiles Needed to Protect Us From Terrorists
http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/02/28/turnstiles-needed-to-protect-us-from-terrorists/
StreetsBlogLA