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3/04/2008

Transportation Headlines for Tuesday March 4, 2008

2008: Year of the Bicycle?
http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/03/03/2008-year-of-the-bicycle/
StreetsBlog LA

$25 million contract granted for LAX plan
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_8445953
Daily Breeze

$550M to fund new clean-air freight plan - PORT: Money will go toward replacing dirty diesel trucks, other high-polluting equipment
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_8444294
Press Telegram

Airport panel OKs contract for LAX expansion plans - A Florida firm will oversee planning new gates for super-jumbo jets
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-contract4mar04,1,5622403.story
Los Angeles Times

American Gas Guzzling Down, but Price Stays High - Despite Dipping Demand, U.S. Oil Prices Expected to Rise
http://www.abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=4381215&page=1
ABC News

Californians Could Vote on High-Speed Rail
http://uprisingradio.org/home/?p=2407
Uprising Radio

Carpool "snitch line": Is it needed?
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2007/03/carpool_snitch_.html
Los Angeles Times/Bottleneck Blog

Federal Policy Sea Change? Speaker Pelosi, Rep. Blumenauer Call for Green Infrastructure - With the Bush Administration in its final year, Congress has begun to consolidate support for a change in policy shift regarding infrastructure and the environment
http://www.planningreport.com/tpr/?module=displaystory&story_id=1313&format=html
The Planning Report

It's your turn to help shape future (Gold Line Foothill Extension)
http://www.dailybulletin.com/ci_8443389
Daily Bulletin

L.A. Officials Want Expanded Road Capacity to Ease Westside Traffic
http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/article.asp?art=6506&State=5&res=1440
Smart Growth

Matter of degrees - Drivers get less in tank as temperature of fuel rises
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_8443966
Whittier Daily News

Oil prices soar to record high
http://www.dailynews.com/breakingnews/ci_8442526
Daily News

Oil touches an all-time high - Adjusted for inflation, Monday's top price of $103.95 a barrel eclipses the previous record set during the Iranian hostage crisis in 1980, analysts say
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-oil4mar04,1,5849860.story
Los Angeles Times

Parking Rates To Increase At LA/Ontario International Airport
http://www.knbc.com/news/15478275/detail.html
KNBC TV

Secret Bike Parking at Dodger Stadium?
http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/03/03/secret-bike-parking-at-dodger-stadium/
StreetsBlog LA

Streetsblog Makes Home in Los Angeles
http://laist.com/2008/03/03/streetsblog_mak.php
LAist