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6/28/2008

Transportation Headlines for Saturday June 28, 2008

210 Freeway sound wall project stalls - Inaccurate design plans cause delay; work to resume soon
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_9723233
Pasadena Star News

American Public Transportation Association Applauds Passage of H.R. 6052
http://www.apta.com/media/releases/080626_applauds.cfm
American Public Transportation Association

Bay Area Selected for one of the World's Largest Intelligent Transportation Systems Tests
http://www.govtech.com/gt/374488?topic=117673
Government Technology

Bikes on trains during rush hour?
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2008/06/bikes-on-trains.html
Bottleneck Blog

California to drivers: Drop the cell phone, dude
http://uk.reuters.com/article/technologyNewsMolt/idUKN2547321720080626
Reuters

Commuting Bicyclists: A Growing Transportation Trend
http://agus-howto.blogspot.com/2008/06/commuting-bicyclists-growing.html
Argus Solutions

Council approves bus service to Dodger Stadium
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2008/06/council-approve.html
Bottleneck Blog

Envisioning a world of $200-a-barrel oil - As forecasters take that possibility more seriously, they describe fundamental shifts in the way we work, where we live and how we spend our free time
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-oil28-2008jun28,0,5485259.story
Los Angeles Times

Free Trolley Service Hits the Road
http://www.lagunabeachindependent.com/news/2008/0627/front_page/002.html
Laguna Beach Independent

Get LA Moving!
http://livinginlawithoutacar.blogspot.com/2008/06/get-la-moving.html
LivingInLAWithoutACar

Introducing Bike-Friendly Initiatives
http://lacityorgcd13.blogspot.com/2008/06/introducing-bike-friendly-initiatives.html
LA CD 13 Garcetti

Is mass transit ready for a commute surge?
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/business&id=6230998
ABC 7 TV

Larry Wilson: MTA board on the wrong track
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/ci_9715311
Pasadena Star News

Los Angeles Transportation Board Drafts Tax Hike Proposal
http://www.publicworksolutions.com/2008/06/los-angeles-transportation-board-drafts.html
Public Works Solutions

Mayor, San Gabriel Valley officials meet over sales tax
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2008/06/mayor-san-gabri.html
Bottleneck Blog

Meet the New Metro Board Chair…Same as the Old Metro Board Chair
http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/06/27/meet-the-new-metro-board-chairsame-as-the-old-metro-board-chair/
StreetsBlogLA

Metro is Ready to Roll!
http://laist.com/2008/06/27/the_metro_is_ready_to_roll.php
LAist

Metro Meeting Politics Derail L.A.’s Future
http://la.metblogs.com/2008/06/27/metro-meeting-politics-derail-las-future/
MetBlogsLA

OCTA’s Long-Range Traffic Study
http://tinyurl.com/6r4atg
San Clemente Times

Oh, That Chicken**** MTA
http://blogs.laweekly.com/ladaily/city-news/oh-that-chickenshit-mta/
L.A. Weekly

Proposed Assembly bill to provide funds for roadwork
http://tinyurl.com/5q8psx
Desert Sun

Schwarzenegger Administration Endorses High Speed Rail to Meet Global Warming Targets
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/2008/06/schwarzenegger_74.html
California Progress Report

Transportation: Builders' lobby urges candidates, policymakers to make infrastructure top-tier issue
http://www.eenews.net/tv/rss/2008/06/27/
E&E News

Uncle Sam Rolls In a 100-MPG Solar Plug-In Hybrid
http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/06/uncle-sam-rolls.html
Wired

Westside residents relieved at Metro's decision to postpone funding for Gold Line
http://westlaonline.com/wcnp_article.php?articleid=19
West LA Online