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8/27/2008

Transportation Headlines for Wednesday August 27, 2008

1,500 parking spaces in new train station garage
Orange County Register

$800 Million Universal City Development Proposal Scrutinized
KNBC 4 TV

As Americans fill trains, frustration grows
Reuters

Assembly panel OKs toll lane plan
Whittier Daily News

Breaking News: Governor Agrees to Sign High-Speed Rail Bill
StreetsBlogLA

California bills would add transit questions to ballots
Land Line

Could lower train fares bring more aboard? O.C., regional transit bodies want to test cutting Metrolink rates for shorter trips
Orange County Register

CSULB connection spells free bus ride
Press Telegram

Deadline nears on proposed L.A. County toll lanes
Los Angeles Times

Economic Effects of High-Speed Rail Investment
Transportation Research Board

Foothill-South Toll Road Appeal Set Sept. 22
Capistrano Dispatch

Gold Line Foothill Extension video
Bottleneck Blog

Governor Schwarzenegger Adds Taxpayer Protections to High-Speed Train Bond Act
Business Wire

Governor signs rail bill to get it on ballot
San Francisco Chronicle

Is traffic really this good?
Bottleneck Blog

Judge Rules Against BRU and NRDC. Fare Hikes Don’t Require EIS
StreetsBlogLA

Los Angeles County poverty rate fell in 2007, census data show
Los Angeles Times

Metro Westside Extension on Facebook - reaches over 1,000 members
Facebook

More Mobile Transit Sites
WAP Review

OCTA gets federal grant to put cameras on buses - By next year, the agency hopes to have devices installed in 40% of its fleet to monitor for threats and crime
Los Angeles Times

Proposed toll-lane plan has driving opposition
Daily Bulletin

Rail advocates urge closer look at train travel
USA Today

State of U.S. Railroads: A Review of Capacity and Performance Data
Transportation Research Board

Train to SF: Would You Rather Have 13 Hours or 3 Hours?
LAist