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5/27/2008

Transportation Headlines for Tuesday May 27, 2008

America's Oil Addiction Is Like A Drinking Problem
http://www.planetizen.com/node/31371
Planetizen

Americans Driving At Historic Lows
http://prwallstreet.com/article.cfm?articleID=19157
PR Wallstreet

As gas goes up, driving goes down
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/26/gas.driving/
CNN

Damien Goodmon In His Own Words (Expo Line)
http://ubrayj02.blogspot.com/2008/05/damien-goodmon-in-his-own-words.html
Ubraj Against the Machine

Found in LA: Street Hypocrisy
http://laist.com/2008/05/26/found_in_la_str.php
LAist

How to Make LA Bike Friendly
http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/05/26/how-to-make-la-bike-friendly/
StreetsBlogLA

Inland freeway projects costing millions more than expected
http://snipurl.com/2av97
Press Enterprise

Long Beach port's Middle Harbor plan aimed at clearing region's air - The facility would be allowed to emit no more than half the pollution currently generated
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-terminal27-2008may27,1,5492395.story
Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles County Contributes to High Desert Corridor JPA
http://www.bestsyndication.com/?q=20080526_high_desert_corridor.htm
BestSyndication

Obama on Transit and Bikes
http://carfreeusa.blogspot.com/2008/05/obama-on-transit-and-bikes.html
CarefreeUSA

Oil prices will torpedo highway programs
http://snipurl.com/2arbf
Jamestown Sun
Link to Caltrans’ paving asphalt price index: http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/esc/oe/asphalt_index/astable.html

Powerful Electric Trucks to be Manufactured in Los Angeles
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/may2008/2008-05-21-092.asp
Environment News Service

Riverside Co. Cities Challenging SCAG, State Housing Requirements
http://californiacitynews.typepad.com/californiacitynewsorg/2008/05/riverside-co-ci.html
California City News

SF's BART in talks for full Wi-Fi rollout - Startup Wi-Fi Rail to build $20 million network, which would be paid for by rider subscriptions and advertising, at no cost to the rail system
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/05/23/SF-BART-in-talks-for-full-Wi-Fi-rollout_1.html
InfoWorld

Smart California Port Policy for the Green-Growth Future, Spearheaded by Progressives
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/2008/05/a_smart_califor.html
California Progress Report

Torrance bottlenecks get green light for improvements
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_9374190
Daily Breeze

We've hit the limit on fuel prices
http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_9388300?source=rss
Press Telegram