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5/16/2008

Transportation Headlines for Friday May 16, 2008

Aerospace industry workers answer 2-wheel challenge
http://www.dailybreeze.com/ci_9251720
Daily Breeze

APTA Business Plan 2008-2009
http://www.apta.com/about/business_plan/documents/business_plan_09.pdf
American Public Transportation Association

As America's Aging Adult Population Continues to Grow, Transportation Becomes Key Issue for Senior Drivers and Their Families
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/080515/neth059.html?.v=51
Yahoo! Business

Best Photo to be Featured on 2009 Amtrak Calendar http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=65461
Webwire

California Public Transit Advocates Urge No Funding Cuts
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/may2008/2008-05-13-092.asp
Environmental News Service

Donald Shoup: Planners Are Versed in Parking Politics, Not Policy
http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/05/16/donald-shoup-planners-are-versed-in-parking-politics-not-policy/
StreetsBlogLA

hail-a-taxi gets a go, downtown to be test subject
http://www.angelenic.com/hail-a-taxi-gets-a-go-downtown-to-be-test-subject/
angelenic

Industry Fuels Up for Environmental, Economic Benefits of Natural Gas
http://www.metro-magazine.com/t_featpick.cfm?id=90511548
Metro Magazine

L.A. agency plans low-income homes, new offices for HollywoodCommunity Redevelopment Agency - REVAMP: Vine Street Tower, an eight-story office building, is planned for Vine Street and Selma Avenue. CRA commissioners approve a five-year revitalization plan for the area
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-hollywood16-2008may16,0,2637595.story
Los Angeles Times

L.A. streetcar workshop May 22 at the Orpheum
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/emeraldcity/2008/05/la-streetcar-wo.html
Los Angeles Times/Emerald City

Mainstream Media Covers Gas Crisis, Mass Transit Spike, and Changing World
http://www.carectomy.com/index.php/Mass-Transit/Mainstream-Media-Covers-Gas-Crisis-Mass-Transit-Spike-and-Changing-World
Carectomy

Maya Emsden - Public artisan
http://www.laweekly.com/special/la-people-2008/maya-emsden/18882/
LA Weekly

May Or May Not- A Month Of Militancy, Part 2: Buck The Stereotypes - 1. "Nobody takes transit in L.A./This is L.A., everybody drives a car."
http://militantangeleno.blogspot.com/2008/05/may-or-may-not-month-of-militancy-part_07.html
Militant Angeleno

More "Great Big Freeway" L.A. commuters bike, ride
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080515/us_nm/usa_gasoline_losangeles_dc_1
Yahoo! News

Planning Board Reviews Transportation Strategies
http://www.smmirror.com/MainPages/DisplayArticleDetails.asp?eid=7809
Santa Monica Mirror

Ports Move Ahead On Nuts and Bolts Of Clean Truck Plans
http://www.cunninghamreport.com/news_item.php?id=292
Cunningham Report

Regional Connector Down to Two Alternatives
http://blogdowntown.com/story/3297
Blogdowntown

Six LAX modernization options presented for public comment
http://www.argonautnewspaper.com/articles/2008/05/15/news_-_features/westchester/w1.txt
The Argonaut

Soaring gas prices are putting many Southland residents on bicycles
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_9275966
Daily News

Taxi Cab Commisson Approves Hail-A-Taxi
Initiative
http://la.curbed.com/archives/2008/05/city_approves_h.php
Curbed LA

USDOT: Train accident decline can be traced to national rail safety plan
http://www.progressiverailroading.com/news/article.asp?id=16581
Progressive Railroading

UPS Adds 500 Alternative Fuel Vehicles to "Green Fleet"
http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/news-detail.asp?news_id=60515
Trucking Info

Yes, You Can Take Photos on the Metro Red Line
http://laist.com/2008/05/14/yes_you_can_tak.php
LAist

WeHo’s Subway Inches Toward Reality
http://wehonews.com/z/wehonews/archive/page.php?articleID=2298
WeHo News

Will funds find the way? (Gold Line Foothill Extension)
http://www.sgvtribune.com/opinions/ci_9275587
San Gabriel Valley Tribune