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5/07/2008

Transportation for Wednesday May 7, 2008

5 Lessons Every Transportation Engineer Should Learn
http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/05/06/5-lessons-every-transportation-engineer-should-learn/#more-630
StreetsBlogLA

and now: Lexus lane transit offsets
http://www.ibabuzz.com/transportation/2008/05/05/and-now-lexus-lane-transit-offsets/
Capricious Commuter

Amtrak touts specials for National Train Day
http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/?p=1828
Los Angeles Times

Aviation bill amendment proposes to replenish Highway Trust Fund, finance high-speed rail projects
http://www.progressiverailroading.com/news/article.asp?id=16425
Progressive Railroading

Concert at Union Station on National Train Day, Saturday
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/emeraldcity/2008/05/concert-at-unio.html
Los Angeles Times/Emerald City

HOV lane conversion plan is a taxpayer rip-off
http://www.dailynews.com/opinions/ci_9175155
Daily News

Judge: Pico-Olympic Plan Requires More Analysis
http://www.knbc.com/news/16168235/detail.html
KNBC 4 TV

L.A. bus shelters often last resort for homeless
http://origin.dailynews.com/news/ci_9175914
Daily News

Los Angeles Congestion Capital of the US
http://www.tollroadsnews.com/node/2995
Toll Road News

Los Angeles Streetcar Workshop
http://www.experiencela.com/calendar/eventmore.asp?key=17559
ExperienceLA

Man who caused L.A. Metrolink crash had long had mental problems, his wife says
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-metrolink7-2008may07,0,3248120.story
Los Angeles Times

Money talks, this city listens - Who gets heard by local leaders? A traffic project stalled by wealthy westsiders and poor oversight of a South L.A. hospital gives us a clue
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-rutten7-2008may07,0,4219650.column
Los Angeles Times

National Train Day… in L.A.?
http://la.metblogs.com/2008/05/06/national-train-day-in-la/
MetBlogsLA

Ports plan shift to LNG trucks to reap savings
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_9164767
Press Telegram

Private Capital Eyed For Transit, Roads
http://www.cascadiaprospectus.org/2008/05/private_capital_eyed_for_west.php
Cascadia Prospectus

Revisiting the Los Angeles Congestion Pricing Plan: Good Idea After All?
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/05/revisiting_congestion.php
TreeHugger

San Onofre tollway would not jeopardize animals, U.S. wildlife service says
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-tollway7-2008may07,0,3897669.story
Los Angeles Times

Silver Lake's golden opportunity
The draining of the reservoir has revealed its potential as a new kind of urban park
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/sunday/commentary/la-oe-catania6-2008may06,0,4408377.story
Los Angeles Times

Status of Implementation of GAO Recommendations on Evacuation of Transportation-Disadvantaged Populations and Patients and Residents of Health Care Facilities
http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=9011
Transportation Research Board

Subway Is Public’s Top Priority
http://railriders.la/2008/05/06/subway-is-publics-top-priority/
Rail Riders Union LA

Suspend the federal gas tax? Pander politics redux
http://www.sacbee.com/110/story/918203.html
Sacramento Bee