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9/03/2008

Transportation Headlines for Wednesday September 3, 2008

2 L.A. `subway to sea' routes unveiled
Daily News

AEG Proposes Nighttime DASH Route
BlogDowntown

California bills finalize transit questions on ballots
Land Line

California's highway system ranks low nationally
Contra Costa Times

California Legislature Pushes Toll Roads - California legislature creates new bureaucracy to expand the use of tolling on state freeways
The Newspaper Journal of Politics of Driving

Creative Ways to Manage Paratransit Costs
Transportation Research Board

Dodgers Trolley proving popular - Former players jumping in on fun of new way to get to park
Los Angeles Dodgers

Editorial: High-speed rail snafu – Avoidable
Sacramento Bee

EPA criticizes Transportation Department on fuel economy standards
Los Angeles Times

First Street Bridge Prepares for Widening
BlogDowntown

Future of the Metro Gold Line and the San Gabriel Valley
StreetsBlogLA

Has the electric bike’s future finally arrived?
EarthNews

Hot Lane Concept and Rationale
Intelligent Transportation Systems – Federal Highway Administration

How America Fails Its Infrastructure and How Things Can Change
Planetizen

Locals get by with a little help from the San Diego MTS
Daily Aztec

Metro Chooses Subway (to Sea) Route Possibilities
LAist

Metro Launches Transit Sales Tax Website
LAist

MTA picks subway route(s!) for further study
Bottleneck Blog

Over Our Orange Crush
CurbedLA

Should City Embrace Better Way of Car Sharing?
StreetsBlogLA

SO.CA.TA Meeting w/ Guest Speaker Doran Barnes
StreetsBlogLA

Subway to the Sea meetings start tomorrow!
Green LA Girl

Train-pass trial set to begin today
Daily News

Traveling by train gathering steam
Bakersfield Californian

Westside subway plans move forward - MTA officials say they will continue planning for two lines, along Wilshire and Santa Monica boulevards
Los Angeles Times