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6/20/2008

Transportation Headlines for Friday June 20, 2008

210 Freeway traffic rises after final segment completed
http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_9640923
San Bernardino Sun

3rd Annual Dump the Pump Day
http://www.myfoxla.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=6803736&version=3&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1
FOX LA

Amid rising gas prices, more in L.A. turning to commuter rail. Caltrans officials said that traffic on California freeways dropped 1.5% today compared with last year -- or the equivalent of a billion fewer miles traveled. Metrolink recorded its highest number of riders for a single day. More than 50,000 people boarded its trains Tuesday
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-commuters20-2008jun20,0,2576654.story?track=rss
Los Angeles Times

city west speaks: “light our historic street lamps!”
http://www.angelenic.com/750/city-west-speaks-light-our-historic-street-lamps/
angelenic

Day-trippin’ for $3
http://www.lacanadaonline.com/articles/2008/06/19/news/lnws-beachbus0619.txt
La Cañada Online

Disneyland's new monorail remains sidetracked
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2008/06/disneylands-new.html
LA Now

Dump the Pump: the view from Orange County
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2008/06/dump-the-pump-t.html
Bottleneck Blog

Drivers encouraged to take mass transit
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local&id=6215213
KABC 7 TV

El Monte Transit Village gets $25.5 million grant
http://www.sgvtribune.com/news/ci_9643600
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Getting density right
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/kbenfield/getting_density_right.html
NRDC

High Gasoline Prices and High Speed Rail
http://www.kcrw.com/news/programs/ww/ww080618high_gasoline_prices
KCRW

LA transit ridership at an all-time high
http://calitics.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=6237
Calitics

Local agencies get look at new emissions rules
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/06/20/BA7Q11C771.DTL
San Francisco Chronicle

Less freeway traffic, more rail riders
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2008/06/less-freeway-tr.html
Los Angeles Times

Metro officials address potential light-rail routes - Impact on Pico Rivera part of presentation
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_9629848
Whittier Daily News

MTA to ask county for vote on half-cent sales tax hike
http://tinyurl.com/6rssh2
Los Angeles Wave

New $5 Bus Service from LA to SF
http://laist.com/2008/06/19/new_5_bus_service_from_la_to_sf.php
LAist

New project to improve 105 Fwy. access to Los Angeles International Airport
http://www.argonautnewspaper.com/articles/2008/06/19/news_-_features/lax/l1.txt
The Argonaut

North County Transit district cuts routes, OKs rate hikes
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20080620-9999-1mc20nctd.html
San Diego Union Tribune

Ocean cargo: Port of LA’s “Clean Trucks Program” gains support
http://tinyurl.com/69z3au
Logistics Management

One rider's view from the Blue Line
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2008/06/morning-on-the.html
Bottleneck Blog

People First or Cars First?
http://laist.com/2008/06/19/oconnor_gets_transit_planning_can_s.php
LAist

Ride the Rails Urban Expedition
http://allshadesofgreenblog.blogspot.com/2008/06/ride-rails-urban-expedition.html
All Shades of Green

Run on diesel fuel creating public transit crisis in Tijuana
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/mexico/tijuana/20080618-1350-bn18tjgasoline.html
San Diego Union Tribune

SoCal Commuters Encouraged To 'Dump The Pump'
http://cbs2.com/local/dump.the.pump.2.751917.html
CBS 2 TV

Steve Scauzillo: Dumping the pump and losing control
http://www2.sgvtribune.com/news/ci_9642916
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Traffic ticket waits set to shrink
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_9643096
Daily Breeze

Whose Job Is It To Fight For Bike Paths?
http://la.curbed.com/archives/2008/06/whos_job_is_it.php#reader_comments
Curbed LA

With gas prices soaring, driving drops
Gasoline demand expected to fall for first time in 17 years
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/06/20/BUO611BUVV.DTL
San Francisco Chronicle

Where's our Central Park? - Putting a 'lid' over the 101 Freeway could give L.A. the gathering place it needs
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-davies20-2008jun20,0,5743031.story
Los Angeles Times