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3/18/2008

Transportation Headlines for Tuesday March 18, 2008

Blame the dollar for high gas prices
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/03/18/BUQ3VLER8.DTL
San Francisco Chronicle

City seeks public input on vision plan
http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2008/mar/17/city-seeks-public-input-vision-plan/
Ventura County Star

Curfew moves ahead for Bob Hope Airport
http://www.dailynews.com/breakingnews/ci_8605801
Daily News

Electric-car start-up gets rolling with Roadster - vehicles for firm in San Carlos begin production
http://origin.mercurynews.com/businessheadlines/ci_8609980?nclick_check=1
Mercury News

Expo: Key to the Westside System
http://takethemetro.blogspot.com/2008/03/expo-key-to-westside-system.html
Ditch the Car, Take the Metro

L.A. Planning Commission President Criticizes New Residential Bonus Ordinance
http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/article.asp?art=6526&state=5&res=1440
Smart Growth Online

Mayor Fills Milestone Pothole
http://ktla.trb.com/news/local/ktla-pothole,0,6254501.story
KTLA 5 TV

Metro Looks to the Future and Says, “Si Se Puede”
http://metroriderla.com/2008/03/17/metro-looks-to-the-future-and-says-si-se-puede/
MetroRiderLA

Metro Buses Harass Two Bike Advocates
http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/03/17/metro-buses-harass-two-bike-advocates/#more-432
StreetsBlogLA

Metro Launches Campaign to Help Public Focus on Ways of Achieving Free-Flowing Traffic Future
http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=833244
MarketWire

Metrolink Next Up for Fare Hikes
http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/03/17/metrolink-next-up-for-fare-hikes/
StreetsBlogLA

Union Pacific Right-0f-Way - SLO may fund extension of trail along railroad - An addition from Hwy. 101 to Foothill would be pricey — $740,000 — because it would need a freeway overpass
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/story/307501.html
San Luis Obispo.com

Victorville vs. SANBAG: Round two
http://www.vvdailypress.com/news/victorville_5464___article.html/round_sanbag.html
Victorville Daily Press

Wednesday Live Chat Will Focus on Strategies for Funding Traffic Relief - Share your thoughts on the 2008 Draft Long Range Transportation Plan
http://metro.net/news_info/livechat.htm
Metro

When Alternative Transportation Competes: the Tension Between Buses vs Bikes
http://blogdowntown.com/blog/3179
Blogdowntown

Workers to put pedals to metal (bike program)
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_8608351
Press Telegram