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7/19/2008

Transportation Headlines for Saturday July 19, 2008

Another Reason we have Traffic
http://laist.com/2008/07/18/another_reason_we_have_traffic.php
LAist

Are you looking for a free ride? With gas prices on the rise, Chaffey is exploring ways to help students get to class on a budget - including year-round bus service, free of charge
http://tinyurl.com/6688nv
Chaffey Breeze

Bill would ban texting while driving
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_9928426
Pasadena Star News

Board Chair Villaraigosa Responds to Bike/Ped. Funding Requests
http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/07/17/board-chair-villaraigosa-responds-to-bikeped-funding-requests/
StreetsBlogLA

Can plug-in hybrids ride to America’s rescue? The engineer behind many electric-car advances says oil’s days may be numbered
http://tinyurl.com/5cp77q
CS Monitor

City Council Endorses Sales Tax Plan
http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/07/18/city-council-endorses-sales-tax-plan/
StreetsBlogLA

Commute of the Future? The Bus
http://www.nysun.com/opinion/commute-of-the-future-the-bus/82185/
New York Sun

Commuters shift gears - Foothill Transit sees ridership rates rising
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/business/ci_9916733
Pasadena Star News

Council Approves Taxi Plan
http://tinyurl.com/56qrvj
LA Downtown News

Dutch court allows publication of Mifare security hole research (smart card)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-9994120-83.html
Cnet News

Freeway could become toll-way
http://www.examiner.com/a-1494728~Freeway_could_become_toll_way.html
Examiner

Gold Line tax is facing hurdles
http://www.dailybulletin.com/ci_9916940?source=most_emailed
Daily Bulletin

Greuel and Perry Want Late Night DASH on Fridays
http://blogdowntown.com/2008/07/3472-greuel-and-perry-want-late-night-dash-on
BlogDowntown

Let's go to the beach! Bus takes AV residents to Santa Monica
http://www.avpress.com/n/13/0713_s10.hts
Antelope Valley Press

Michael D. Antonovich: Subregions getting short end of the stick
http://www2.sgvtribune.com/opinions/ci_9926621
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Metrolink - 20% discount for residents of Diamond Bar
http://www.ci.diamond-bar.ca.us/Index.aspx?page=496
City of Diamond Bar

Oil Prices Aren't the Only Reason Sprawl is Dying
http://www.planetizen.com/node/34061&rf=rss
Planetizen

REGION: Lawmakers try to spread high-speed rail cash around
Measure on November ballot would target Los Angeles-San Francisco corridor
http://tinyurl.com/5mfcuu
North County Times

REGION: Summer brings lift for the Sprinter, officials say
http://tinyurl.com/57477k
North County Times

Repairs, the hard way (Long Beach infrastructure)
http://www2.presstelegram.com/opinions/ci_9915082
Press Telegram

Senate Panel Clears Transportation Spending Bill, Includes Highway Trust Fund Fix
http://www.asce.org/pressroom/news/grwk/event_release.cfm?uid=5351
American Society of Civil Engineers

Streetfilms: What’s an LPI
http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/07/18/streetfilms-whats-an-lpi/
StreetsBlogLA

Students get welcome aid for railroad careers
http://www.dailybulletin.com/news/ci_9927871
Daily Bulletin

Time to Take Rail Plans National
http://www.planetizen.com/node/34069&rf=rss
Planetizen

UC Davis to Study How New Fuels Will Affect Air Quality
http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/379264
Government Technology