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5/06/2008

Transportation Headlines for Tuesday May 6, 2008

Amtrak plans multi-city celebration of 'National Train Day'
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hsShUQpwa-HkfvftCdJGpF3os8iAD90EKNR00
Associated Press

Building boom gives Hollywood pause
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hollyangst6-2008may06,0,6818117.story?track=rss
Los Angeles Times

California may run out of cash by August
http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/915400.html
Sacramento Bee

Can the CRA Save the LA River? Can a Pig Fly?
http://www.citywatchla.com/content/view/1218/
CityWatchLA

Chatsworth Station keeps historic feel
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_9164034
Daily News

Is There Enough Clean Fuel For Clean-Air Ships? Not Yet
http://www.cunninghamreport.com/news_item.php?id=277
Cunningham Report

Judge puts hold on L.A.'s Olympic-Pico traffic plan
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-oneway6-2008may06,0,982990.story
Los Angeles Times

L.A. motorists downsizing to ease high cost of gas
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_9164539
Daily News

McCain-Clinton Gas Tax Plan to Cost California 23,107 Jobs?
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/2008/05/mccain-clinton.html
California Progress Report

Most Secure Bicycle Protection to Date Installed at California's Riverside County Transit Stations
http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2008/5/prweb913574.htm
eMediaWire

National Train Day May 10 Complete California locations - Join Amtrak, the CCJPA, NARP,and RailPAC in celebrating National Train Day May 10th
http://www.railpac.org/2008/05/05/national-train-day-may-10-2/
Rail Passenger Association of California and Nevada

NRDC: No Unholy Alliance, No Suit Against Long Beach
http://www.cunninghamreport.com/news_item.php?id=279
Cunningham Report

NY’s Anti-Pricing Lawmakers Dismayed by Potential Backlash
http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/05/anti-pricing-lawmakers-dismayed-by-potential-backlash/
StreetsBlog

Oil Breaks Records... Again
http://laist.com/2008/05/05/oil_breaks_reco.php
LAist

Pico-Olympic Traffic Plan Hits Roadblock
http://ktla.trb.com/news/local/ktla-traffic-one-way,0,7147025.story
KTLA 5 TV

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

Quick Path to Transit? Transit Building on Freeways
http://imagine-metro.blogspot.com/2008/05/quick-path-to-transit-transit-building.html
Metro Imagine

Race and Rail Infrastructure
http://takethemetro.blogspot.com/2008/05/last-week-fix-expo-filed-their-lawsuit.html
Ditch the Car, Take the Metro

RIGONOMICS: Toll road to cost millions more for us
http://www.dailypilot.com/articles/2008/05/03/blogs_and_columns/rigonomics/dpt-rigonomics05032008.txt
Daily Pilot

Sky may be limit for gas prices
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_9164909
Whittier Daily News

Sneak Peak at Subway to the Sea Alternatives
http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/05/05/sneak-peak-at-subway-to-the-sea-alternatives/
StreetsBlogLA

State invests $1 billion to rebuild path over Sierra
http://www.sacbee.com/110/story/915092.html
Sacramento Bee

Students Push for Bullet Train (California High Speed Rail)
http://www.newuniversity.org/main/article?slug=students_push_for_bullet152
New University

Using Twitter in Car Culture
http://laist.com/2008/05/05/twitter_for_a_c.php
LAist

Vegetable oil fuels cars -- and tax bills - Drivers who use cooking grease to run their diesel vehicles often don't realize they're supposed to obtain permits and pay a state tax on each gallon. Even the governor has to comply
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-vegoil6-2008may06,0,6562739.story
Los Angeles Times