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2/14/2008

Transportation Headlines for Thursday February 14, 2008

Bond funds not for railroads - State should spend money to benefit taxpayers before helping private businesses
http://www2.dailybulletin.com/opinions/ci_8244066
Daily Bulletin

Clean-air plan gains favor – San Diego Port panel onboard, but questions remain
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20080214/news_1m14port.html
San Diego Union Tribune

Derailing L.A.
Damien Goodmon and his plan to halt the Expo Line
http://www.lacitybeat.com/cms/story/detail/derailing_l_a/6704/
L.A. CityBeat

DOT officials hint at rulemaking on public-private partnerships
http://tinyurl.com/2kt63v
Land Line

Firms boost desert expressway plan
http://snipurl.com/1zo25
Press Enterprise

Free Money For Not Using Your Car
http://laist.com/2008/02/12/free_money_not.php
LAist

High Desert Corridor garners international interest
http://www.vvdailypress.com/news/high_4978___article.html/desert_corridor.html
Victorville Daily Press

International Interest For High Desert Corridor: Proposed corridor aims to ease truck congestion through LA County
http://www.hometownstation.com/high-dersert-corridor-2008-12-12-02-31.html
KHTS 1220 AM

Is your traffic tie-up on the $2.8 billion fix list? The OCTA plans to at least begin designing projects this year for some of the most crowded freeways
http://www.ocregister.com/news/orange-freeways-projects-1979340-freeway-year
Orange County Register

L.A. committee OKs port cargo fee
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_8257643
Daily Breeze

L.B., LBUSD face off in airport lawsuit
http://www.presstelegram.com/breakingnews/ci_8251520
Press Telegram

Master Plan looks at transportation issues - The School of Public Policy, Planning and Development examines pedestrian safety
http://snipurl.com/1zo2a
USC Daily Trojan

Mayor's bus trip is good politics on top of bad policy
http://www.dailynews.com/opinions/ci_8252934
Daily News

Mayors' Subway Report Card
http://laist.com/2008/02/13/mayors_subway_r.php
LAist

National Geographic Docks With America’s Port (an eight part series on the Port of Los Angeles)
http://dtv.broadcastnewsroom.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=306369
Broadcast Newsroom

New Bike Path Opens in Redondo Beach
http://tinyurl.com/2b22hp
StreetHeatLA
More Info: http://www.redondo.org/news/displaynews.asp?NewsID=1034

New railroad safety rules announced
http://tinyurl.com/2jm259
UPI

Port complex to get $18 million from state
http://www.dailybreeze.com/ci_8256735
Daily Breeze

Riding the Rails with the Mayor - Come on Henry (Waxman), join Antonio on his weekly subway ride to City Hall
http://www.lacitybeat.com/cms/story/detail/riding_the_rails_with_the_mayor/6702/
L.A. CityBeat

Speeding won't solve L.A.'s traffic woes - In Southern California, drivers think the fast lane means they can speed
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/highway1/la-hy-wheels13feb13,0,4861457.story
Los Angeles Times

Sound Transit vows to meet strict environmental standards
http://www.progressiverailroading.com/news/article.asp?id=15086
Progressive Railroading

Valentine’s Day And The Transit Oriented Lifestyle
http://metroriderla.com/2008/02/14/valentines-day-and-the-transit-oriented-lifestyle/
MetroRiderLA