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7/08/2008

Transportation Headlines for Tuesday July 8, 2008

Bikes help commuters get around gas prices
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-pennywise8-2008jul08,0,6515708.story
Los Angeles Times

Business Community Pushes For L.A. Port Tech Center
http://www.cunninghamreport.com/news_item.php?id=362
Cunningham Report

California Emissions Control Plan Would Link Land-Use With Transportation Planning
http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/newsmail.asp?art=6701&state=5
SmartGrowth

Cellphone service advisories
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2008/07/maybe-metro-cou.html
Bottleneck Blog

Congestion pricing to 110 freeway?
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2008/07/congestion-pric.html
Bottleneck Blog

Current status of passenger rail in Southern California: Commentary by Paul Dyson, RailPAC President - Overcrowded Trains? No New Cars Available? Time to Use our Brains!
http://www.railpac.org/2008/07/07/the-current-status-of-passenger-rail-in-southern-california/
RailPAC

Expansion and Gate Closures on Bike Themed City Council Agenda
http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/07/07/expansion-and-gate-closures-on-bike-themed-city-council-agenda/
StreetsblogLA

Gas Prices force change in travel, Commuting
http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/ViewPost/67261
Tehachapi News

Gas prices nudge Southern California drivers onto mass transit – slowly - The car habit dies hard, but observers notice train parking lots filling faster and more professionals packing seats for the ride to and from work
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-transit8-2008jul08,0,7375677.story
Los Angeles Times

Living Car free in the SCV : Adventure #1
http://scvtalk.com/2008/07/07/living-car-free-in-the-scv-adventure-1/
Santa Clarita Valley Talk Blog

More on bike parking at Metro Rail stations
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2008/07/more-on-bike-pa.html
Bottleneck Blog

Prosecutor wants death for man in LA train wreck
http://www.pe.com/ap_news/California/CA_Train_Derail_348794C.shtml
Press Enterprise

Seizing a golden opportunity for Valley by Adam B. Schiff, D-Pasadena (HR 1195, Foothill Extension)
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/ci_9811668
Pasadena Star News

Special Report: Energy Efficiency - Japan's Green Gold Mine
http://www.forbes.com/business/energy/2008/07/03/energy-japan-fukuda-biz-energy_cz_crs_0707efficiency_japan.html
Forbes

ULI Announces New Report of First Sustainable Development Advisory Panel
http://thegroundfloor.typepad.com/the_ground_floor/2008/07/uli-announces-n.html
The Ground Floor

West Hollywood wants cyclists, pedestrians to share the sidewalk - Backpedaling on a ban, the walking-friendly city is preparing to legalize sidewalk bicycling riding along streets that lack marked bike lanes. A survey shows a split on the issue
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-wehobikes8-2008jul08,0,1488026.story
Los Angeles Times

Will Voters Approve More Money For Rail In Los Angeles?
http://www.newamerica.net/blog/blockbuster-democracy/2008/more-money-rail-boondoggles-los-angeles-4970
Blockbuster Democracy Blog