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6/30/2008

Transportation Headlines for Monday June 30, 2008

"Car-less" in Orange County-Tips
http://oc.metblogs.com/2008/06/29/car-less-in-orange-county-tips/
MetBlogsOC

Document for June 29th: National Interstate and Defense Highways Act
http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/todays-doc/?dod-date=629#2008
National Archives

George Will: Build more roads!
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2007/03/george_will_bui.html
Bottleneck Blog

Gold Line Extension Needed
http://www.blackenterprise.com/yb/ybopen.asp?section=ybaa&story_id=118702377&ID=blackenterprise
Black Enterprise

How Will California Respond to $200 a Barrel Oil?
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/2008/06/how_will_califo.html
California Progress Report

Los Angeles Eastside construction
http://light-rail.blogspot.com/2008/06/los-angeles-eastside-construction.html
Light Rail

Mayor's Sales Tax Increase For Transportation: Racism & The Reverse Robin Hood
http://mayorsam2.blogspot.com/2008/06/mayors-sales-tax-increase-for.html
Mayor Sam 2

Oil price surges above $143 a barrel for first time
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/06/30/oil.peak.ap/
CNN

‘park 101′ vision downtown’s next big thing
http://www.angelenic.com/780/park-101-vision-downtowns-next-big-thing/
angelenic

Rated Expo - Gettin' Laid (Tracks, That Is)!
http://militantangeleno.blogspot.com/2008/06/rated-expo-gettin-laid-tracks-that-is.html
Militant Angeleno

Stepping up against odds (Foothill Extension)
http://www.sgvtribune.com/opinions/ci_9731233
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Subway to the sea, or the airport? Readers offer their ideal L.A. transportation plans
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-lew-monday30-2008jun30,0,6144344.htmlstory
Los Angeles Times

Urban centers on the rise again - Subprime-mortgage crisis and $4-a-gallon gasoline are causing many to think twice about remote subdivisions, rendering long commutes untenable
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-re-urban-living-0629jun29,0,147337.story
Chicago Tribune

What Environmentalism Could Learn from L.A.
http://www.greenbiz.com/column/2008/06/30/environmentalism-learn-from-la
GreenBiz

Workshop for the OCTA Commuter Bikeways Strategic Plan
http://nocbac.blogspot.com/2008/06/workshop-for-octa-commuter-bikeway.html
North O.C. Bicycle Advocacy Coalition