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2/27/2008

Transportation Headlines for Wednesday February 27, 2008

Caltrans Alerts Sherman Oaks Residents of 405 Widening Project
http://snipurl.com/20iqv
FOX LA

City must develop vision for Ventura Boulevard
http://www.dailynews.com/columnists/ci_8361102
Daily News

Cities try to improve crosswalk safety
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-02-24-crosswalk_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip
USA Today

Comments Clear on Connector Route Alternatives: Go Underground
http://blogdowntown.com/blog/3147
BlogDowntown

Compilation of Pedestrian Safety Devices in Use at Grade Crossings
http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8750
Transportation Research Board

DASH Changes, Cancellations Announced For LA Marathon
http://www.knbc.com/sports/15418959/detail.html?rss=la&psp=news
KNBC 4 TV

Disneyland, Vegas rail idea picks up speed
http://snipurl.com/20is3
Desert Sun

FAA sets safety upgrades for LAX
http://www.dailybreeze.com/ci_8374568
Daily Breeze

Local meetings set Wednesday, Thursday on proposed Gold Line (Foothill) extension
http://www.sbsun.com/breakingnews/ci_8365342
San Bernardino Sun

NY Congestion Pricing Supporters Launch Ad Campaign
http://www.ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?stid=1&aid=78776
NY1

Ocean cargo: Many issues cloud economic forecast for SoCal ports
http://www.logisticsmgmt.com/article/CA6535231.html
Logistics Management

Public Transit Needed in California and Across Nation to Fight Global Warming, Provide Transportation Equity, and for Workforce Development
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/2008/02/public_transit.html
California Progress Report

Problems at the Boyle Hotel
http://viewfromaloft.typepad.com/viewfromaloft/2008/02/problems-at-the.html
View From a Loft

Quick Response Freight Manual Second Edition
http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8754
Transportation Research Board

Re-defining a 180
http://streetheatla.blogspot.com/2008/02/re-defining-180.html
StreetHeatLA

Report: Congestion Pricing For LAX When Hell Freezes Over
http://la.curbed.com/archives/2008/02/report_congesti.php
L.A. Curbed

Six Steps to Speeding up Trains in the U.S.
http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/02/five-steps-to-h.html
Wired

Solo SUV & Hummer Drivers Could Get Car Pool Lane Access
http://laist.com/2008/02/26/car_pool_lane_solo_drivers.php
LAist

Studio poses obstacle to riverfront bike path - NBC Universal says it wants the route through its property to loop uphill and back down
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-bikelane27feb27,1,1183431.story
Los Angeles Times

TrafficGauge(R) Launches First Traffic Map Application for Facebook - An Easy and Free Traffic Application That Provides Commuters in Major U.S. Cities With Traffic Escape Routes
http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/080226/0367147.html
Yahoo! Finance

Use of Biodiesel in a Transit Fleet
http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8697
Transportation Research Board

VTA: Zero-emissions bus runs super clean, but super pricey
http://origin.mercurynews.com/peninsula/ci_8360418?nclick_check=1
Mercury News