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5/10/2008

Transportation Headlines for Saturday May 10, 2008

Activist turns L.A.'s traffic islands into national parks
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/arts/la-ca-islands11-2008may11,0,840613.story
Los Angeles Times

Economy's ills zap toll-road use - Columnist Jon Lansner ponders why many drivers are avoiding O.C.'s 3 toll roads
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/toll-traffic-lanes-2038801-year-local
Orange County Register

Evade Train Fare & the Police Might Shoot
http://laist.com/2008/05/09/evade_train_far.php
LAist

Found in LA: The Future of Parking
http://laist.com/2008/05/08/found_in_la_the_5.php
LAist

Free Train Ride on Metrolink from Riverside to San Juan Capistrano/Oceanside
http://www.metrolinktrains.com/documents/Special_Events/Riverside_flyer_final.pdf
Metrolink

Gas Prices Send Surge of Riders to Mass Transit
http://snipurl.com/288af
New York Times

Man Shot At When He Doesn't Pay For Train Ride
http://cbs2.com/local/Norwalk.Metrolink.Train.2.720195.html
CBS 2 TV

Metro Goes Facebook with 'Subway to the Sea'
http://laist.com/2008/05/09/metro_goes_face.php
LAist

Metro’s Narrowed Options (Westside Corridor Study)
http://boifromtroy.com/?p=7226
BoiFromTroy

Nevada law would raise state gas tax if federal tax is cut
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/state/20080506-1232-nv-gastaxholiday-nevada.html
San Diego Union Tribune

North County Light Rail System Drawing Rave Reviews - Transit System Praised For Cleanliness, Safety
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/16208332/detail.html
NBC TV

O.C. Metrolink ridership up with gas prices
http://ocbiz.freedomblogging.com/2008/05/08/oc-metrolink-ridership-up-with-gas-prices/
Orange County Register

Oil prices breach $125 a barrel to new record high
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-markets10-2008may10,0,557563.story
Los Angeles Times

Orange County toll road agency hails wildlife deal - Backers say it gives new life to the proposed Foothill South extension. But fish and game officials say further permits are needed, and environmentalists call the accord insignificant
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-tollroad10-2008may10,0,4001143.story
Los Angeles Times

Portrait of an oil-addicted former superpower - How rising oil prices are obliterating America's superpower status
http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2008/5/8/153211/0730
Grist

Rand Answer: ‘Toll Booths on All LA Freeways’
http://www.citywatchla.com/content/view/1225/75/
CityWatchLA

Regional transit projects could cost $531 billion
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_9213952
Press Telegram

Riding a bike to work is more than a healthy commute: It's a sign of adulthood
http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-myturnbike12-2008may12,0,6959657.story
Los Angeles Times

SCAG OKs regional transportation plan
http://www.pe.com/localnews/sbcounty/stories/PE_News_Local_B_rtp10.447068b.html
Press Enterprise

Thousands of rail passengers are delayed by ruptured gas main in Orange County
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-metrolink10-2008may10,0,1204981.story
Los Angeles Times

Toll lanes roadblock - Rep. Gary Miller authors bill to stop conversion
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_9215527
Pasadena Star News

Traffic crunch takes a toll - Fees, taxes may be needed to move transportation projects
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_9212207
Daily News

Train that would connect SLO and San Francisco on the forward track
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/breakingnews/story/355832.html
SanLuisOpispo.com

US Senators Step up for High Speed Rail
http://cahsr.blogspot.com/2008/05/us-senators-step-up-for-high-speed-rail.html
California High Speed Rail Blog