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4/08/2008

Transportation Headlines for Tuesday April 8, 2008

$10 billion state bond for high-speed trains — good for Silicon Valley, good for California?
http://venturebeat.com/2008/04/07/the-10-billion-state-bond-for-high-speed-trains-good-for-silicon-valley-good-for-california/
Venture Beat

710 tunnel worth studying
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/ci_8844248
Pasadena Star News

California Company Develops Plug-In Hybrid
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89424919
NPR

City transit buses not required to provide seat belts
http://snipurl.com/23rn3
Press Enterprise

Construction Ventura explores 101 cap
http://www.pacbiztimes.com/index.cfm?go2=articles/wk_040708c
Pacific Coach Business Times

Daily Breeze Joins the Anti-Feuer Editorial Movement
http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/04/07/505/
StreetsBlogLA

Expo Phase II Meeting & the 5-phase Westside System Construction Strategy
http://takethemetro.blogspot.com/2008/04/expo-phase-ii-meeting-5-phase-westside.html
Ditch the Car, Take the Metro

L.A. billboard district proposal to go to a vote - City Council may decide the fate of a huge, digital sign near a freeway. Opponents say approval could lead to a blight of animated signs near roads
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/los_angeles_metro/la-me-billboard8apr08,1,2006735.story?track=rss
Los Angeles Times

L.A. Port Bails Out TraPac EIR, But Deal Raises Questions
http://www.cunninghamreport.com/news_item.php?id=250
Cunningham Report

L.A.'s personal pod dreams
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2007/03/monorail.html
Los Angeles Times/Bottleneck Blog

LAX officials call for more cab proposals
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-taxi8apr08,1,818562.story
Los Angeles Times

NYC Congestion Pricing Plan Dies in Albany
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04/07/congestion-pricing-plan-is-dead-assembly-speaker-says/
New York Times

Papers Ganging Up on Feuer Legislation
http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/04/07/papers-ganging-up-on-feuer-legislation/
StreetsBlogLA

Poetry in motion: Putting in a good word on the road
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/arts/la-ca-publicpoetry6apr06,1,7683103.story
Los Angeles Times

Pump prices set records again - Supply and demand have no bearing, analysts say
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-gas8apr08,1,1983238.story
Los Angeles Times

Red Cars quaint, but they got us there
http://www.dailynews.com/editorial/ci_8844370
Daily News

Two for the Metro Blue Line: Crashes in Downtown and Long Beach
http://laist.com/2008/04/07/two_for_the_blu.php
LAist

U.S. Transportation Secretary wants to drop gas taxes in favor of tolls
http://autonewsblend.com/2008/04/07/us-transportation-secretary-wants-to-drop-gas-taxes-in-favor-of-tolls/
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