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7/17/2008

Transportation Headlines for Thursday July 17, 2008

All aboard for a rational national rail plan
http://tinyurl.com/6hoj3d
San Francisco Chronicle

Bicycles are Banned on Hollywood Blvd. Sidewalks & Other Locations
http://laist.com/2008/07/16/bicycles_banned_on_hollywood_blvd_s.php
LAist

BikeBlogs.org: The Bicycle Blog Network
http://googlemapsbikethere.org/2008/07/16/bikeblogsorg-the-bicycle-blog-network/
GoogleMapsBikeThere

COTA riders get help from Google in planning trips
http://tinyurl.com/6agrup
Columbus Dispatch

Council Unanimously Approves Hail-a-Taxi
http://www.blogdowntown.com/2008/07/3468-council-unanimously-approves-hailataxi
Blogdowntown

downtowners rejoice, hail-a-taxi pilot wins approval!
http://www.angelenic.com/1007/downtowners-rejoice-hail-a-taxi-pilot-wins-approval/
angelenic

Google Maps Public Transit in College Town of Davis
http://www.news.ucdavis.edu/search/news_detail.lasso?id=8656
UC Davis News

Guidelines for a graceful garage
http://tinyurl.com/6ax38n
San Francisco Chronicle

Highway fund is latest victim of high gas prices
http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/highway-fund-is-latest-victim-of-high-gas-prices-2008-07-16.html
The Hill

Miami-Dade Transit unveils new transit tool (Google Transit)
http://tinyurl.com/58a69c
NBC

Metro Rail Sets New Ridership Records As Commuters Balk At High Gas Prices
http://beaconmedianews.com/?p=898
Foothill Weeklies

Molina e-mail details her sales tax concerns
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2008/07/molina-email-de.html
Bottleneck Blog

Parks and Wreck: L.A.'s Fight for Public Green Space - In search of the Emerald City
http://www.laweekly.com/news/news/parks-and-wreck-las-fight-for-public-green-space/19271/
Los Angeles Weekly

Petition: Add ‘Bike There’ to Google Maps
http://tinyurl.com/6kvqeh
CS Monitor

Poll finds gas prices alter habits
http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/1089019.html
Sacramento Bee

Pricey gas is good for earth and waistlines
http://tinyurl.com/6dlkpt
Ventura County Star

PUBLIC TRANSIT $17.5 million to improve security
http://www.presstelegram.com/business/ci_9892717
Press Telegram

Rider boom strains U.S. mass transit
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/07/16/Rider_boom_strains_US_mass_transit/UPI-34131216230824/
UPI

Streetcar Added to Council's Transportation Sales Tax Motion
http://blogdowntown.com/2008/07/3467-streetcar-added-to-councils-transportation
Blogdowntown

Trial program will let L.A.'s taxis operate more like N.Y.'s - Six-month trial will allow cabbies to pick up and drop off fares in certain areas that have been off limits to them
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-roadsage17-2008jul17,0,4342617.column
Los Angeles Times

Tunnel funds on tax proposal
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_9903649
Whittier Daily News

Where does all that state money go? - California is spending 40% more than four years ago, but on what, exactly?
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-matsusaka17-2008jul17,0,7285053.story
Los Angeles Times

Youth Take Surf Bus From Streets To Sand
http://www.gazettes.com/surfbus07172008.html
Grunion Gazette