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4/10/2008

Transportation Headlines for Thursday April 10, 2008

$19M to help port clear up the air
Officials say new program will help ships meet cleaner fuel costs
http://www2.presstelegram.com/news/ci_8871423
Press Telegram

Army Tackles Toll Road – (241 Toll Road)
http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/241-toll-road/army-tackles-toll-road/
Orange County Weekly

Buy Gas Masks, Antonio - The mayor prefers the governor’s mansion over saving your lungs
http://www.lacitybeat.com/cms/story/detail/buy_gas_masks_antonio/6909/
L.A. City Beat

California High-Speed Rail Authority to Study Zero Greenhouse Gas Emission
http://www.cahighspeedrail.ca.gov/news/pdf/2008/02-07-08.pdf
California High Speed Rail Authority

California Legislators to Consider Global Warming Tax - Global warming fees to be used to tax motorists to pay for buses
http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/23/2315.asp
Newspaper.com

Committee seeks topic abstracts for next year's light-rail conference
http://www.progressiverailroading.com/news/article.asp?id=16161
Progressive Railroading

Commuting could be killing you
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/health&id=6071674
KABC 7 TV

CTA to provide transit information on Google site
http://www.progressiverailroading.com/news/article.asp?id=16160
Progressive Railroading

Cyclists Pedal Forward City’s Bicycle Master Plan Effort
http://www.gazettes.com/bikemasterplan04102008.html
Grunion Gazette

Diary: Glorious transit
http://www.presstelegram.com/opinions/ci_8824463
Press Telegram

Inland Empire's growth to continue - Relative affordability will draw 1 million new residents by 2015, but education will be a problem, a study says
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-growth10apr10,1,1584383.story
Los Angeles Times

Municipal Wireless Success Demands Public Involvement, Experts Say
http://www.govtech.com/dc/articles/271842
Government Technology

Omnitrans names TV commercial winner
http://www.sbsun.com/living/ci_8869578
San Bernardino Sun

Over $600,000 in Free Gas and Bus Passes to be Awarded by WSS Retail Chain, as Part of Consumer and Green Awareness Effort
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080409/20080409006151.html?.v=1
Yahoo! Finance

Palo Verde Valley Transit Agency: Riding for 30 years
http://www.blythecanews.com/main.asp?SectionID=24&SubSectionID=36&ArticleID=9313&TM=60094.63
Palo Verde Valley & Quartzite Times

Record gas prices force change in driving habits across Southland - Costs are expected to continue climbing through the summer driving season
http://www2.presstelegram.com/news/ci_8871956
Press Telegram

Shifting the Costs of Public Transit
http://www.planetizen.com/node/30712
Planetizen

Southern Californians feeling the gas crunch
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_8870794
Daily News

South L.A. deal creates park, billboards
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local&id=6071011
KABC 7 TV

Support for Electric Rail Should Be "Strong Focus" of US Federal Policy, Says Commission Report ... Oops, Snipped by Bush Administration Censors
http://www.lightrailnow.org/features/f_lrt_2008-04b.htm
Light Rail Now

Take a class at SMC, ride the Big Blue Bus for free
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/emeraldcity/2008/04/take-a-class-at.html
Los Angeles Times/Emerald City Blog

Three Candidates. Three Positions on Amtrak
http://takeatrainride.blogspot.com/2008/04/astute-fellow-blogger-went-to-campaign.html
Take a Train

What are the Greenest Cities When it Comes to Cars? West Coast Markets Dominate the Cars.com Green Index
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080409/20080409005817.html?.v=1
Yahoo! Finance

Zev Yaroslavsky, Supervisor Sprawl
http://boifromtroy.com/?p=7161
Boi from Troy