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2/10/2008

Transportation Headlines for Sunday February 10, 2008

Bicycle ride around Ventura set
http://snipurl.com/1ze2h
Ventura County Star

Biofuel crops increase carbon emissions - The conversion of forests and grasslands into fields for the plants offsets the benefit of using the fuel, researchers find. Greenhouse-gas output overall would rise instead of fall.
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/environment/la-sci-biofuel8feb08,1,4375177.story
Los Angeles Times

Bogota Part 2: Transmilenio Bus Rapid Transit
http://theoildrum.com/node/3580
The Oil Drum

CRA Moves Streetcar Campaign Forward
http://blogdowntown.com/blog/3112
BlogDowntown

Decrease your mass by taking mass transit
http://snipurl.com/1ze3n
CalorieLab

Jean Nouvel designs a green machine for Century City - The architect's condo plan calls for gardens and energy conservation in a slim, livable package. Can his self-named 'green blade' thrive?
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-nouvel9feb09,0,1697178.story
Los Angeles Times

Palmdale to receive funds to build railroad underpass
http://www.avpress.com/n/08/0208_s14.hts
Antelope Valley Press

San Fernando Rd. May Get Railroaded Out of Town
http://snipurl.com/1ze25
Santa Clarita Signal

Santa Monica Officials Meet with FAA
http://www.smmirror.com/MainPages/DisplayArticleDetails.asp?eid=7191
Santa Monica Mirror

Streetcars and LRT: the North American context
http://spacing.ca/wire/?p=2767
SpacingToronto