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4/04/2008

Transportation Headlines for Friday April 4, 2008

Busy crossing reopens to traffic - Intersection had been closed due to work on Greenway Trail
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_8790815
Whittier Daily News

CALPIRG Reports California Public Transit Removes 800,000 Cars Off State Roads
http://imagine-metro.blogspot.com/2008/04/calpirg-reports-california-public.html
Metro Imagine

Climate-transit tax
http://www.presstelegram.com/opinions/ci_8802762
Press Telegram

Chicago To Provide GPS Tracking Data For All Bus Lines
http://metroriderla.com/2008/04/03/chicago-to-provide-gps-tracking-data-for-all-bus-lines/
MetroRiderLA

Congestion Pricing Faces Albany Gridlock
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2008/04/clearing_up_the.php
New York Village Voice

Congestion Pricing Critics See A $1 Billion Accounting Trick
http://www2.nysun.com/article/74218
New York Sun

Customer concerns cause MTA to cancel plans to eliminate the only bus line serving Marina del Rey
http://www.argonautnewspaper.com/articles/2008/04/03/news_-_features/marina_del_rey/m1.txt
The Argonaut

Dan Walters Needs Our Help on High Speed Rail in California
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/2008/04/dan_walters_nee.html
California Progress Report

DASH to Offer Monthly Passes for Commuters
http://snipurl.com/23fp8
FOX 11 News

Dodger Stadium's Bike Facility Gets a "C"
http://la.curbed.com/archives/2008/04/dodger_stadiums.php
Curbed L.A.

Exposing Socialist Libertarians
http://metroriderla.com/2008/04/03/exposing-socialist-libertarians/
MetroRiderLA

Freight-rail delays cost Amtrak $137 million in FY06, Inspector General report says
http://www.progressiverailroading.com/news/article.asp?id=16006
Progressive Railroading

Idled freight cars reflect derailed U.S. economy
http://www.presstelegram.com/business/ci_8750943
Press Telegram

LAX 80th anniversary celebration starts at the Flight Path museum
http://www.argonautnewspaper.com/articles/2008/04/03/news_-_features/lax/l1.txt
The Argonaut

Metrolink Train-wreck charges to remain
http://www.burbankleader.com/articles/2008/04/03/publicsafety/blr-alvarez05.txt
Burbank Leader

Metro Releases Draft Long-Range Transportation Plan: $125 Billion Not Enough To Reduce Congestion
http://www.planningreport.com/tpr/?module=displaystory&story_id=1319&format=html
The Planning Report

Michael Dukakis: Toll road bad news is high-speed rail good news
http://www.sacbee.com/110/story/835703.html
Sacramento Bee

Policy change could put brakes on I-215 improvements
http://snipurl.com/23fqn
Press Enterprise

Private Sector Critique of Recently Adopted Port Clean Truck Plans: IWLA’s Patty Senecal
http://www.planningreport.com/tpr/?module=displaystory&story_id=1320&format=html
The Planning Report

Redlands Bicycle Classic - Wheels in motion: Competition has races for recreational riders
http://www.sbsun.com/ci_8804073
San Bernardino Sun

SCV to Palmdale airport link up and running - Public transit stops at Canyon Country station
http://www.the-signal.com/news/article/1184/
Santa Clarita Signal

Ventura not quite all aboard - Public transportation on the table
http://www.vcreporter.com/cms/story/detail/ventura_not_quite_all_aboard/5861/
Ventura County Reporter

Walkable towns curb obesity, pollution, expert says
http://snipurl.com/23fpq
Yahoo! News