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10/10/2008

Transportation Headlines for Friday October 10, 2008

2008 Retail Container Traffic Expected to be Lowest Since 2005
U.S. Custom House Guide

Airport agency has new guidelines workbook for sustainable planning
The Argonaut

Alternative to Freeway Jams: What’s Not to Like?
CityWatch

BART Staff Shoots Down Coffee Proposal
KTVU.COM

BNSF Ready to Implement Positive Train Control
MarketWatch

Caltrans Awards $46 Million in Safe Routes to School Funding
CentreDaily

City leaders weighing options for Metrolink memorial - 10 Simi Valley residents died in collision
Simi Valley Acorn

CTA plans to boost fares
Chicago Breaking News

Effects of TOD on Housing, Parking, and Travel
Transportation Research Board

Four Class Is to establish PTC interoperability standards; two to implement PTC in L.A. area by 2012
Progressive Railroading

International Rail Safety Expert Russ Quimby on Farmdale and Western
Citizens Campaign to Fix Expo

L.A. tax measures could be a tough sell on Nov. 4 - With so much economic uncertainty, voters are telling politicians they're unsure they can handle an additional financial burden
Los Angeles Times

LA Times For Measure R
CurbedLA

Measure "R" and the Whiners
ExurbanNation

NBC Needs Ventura Boulevard Subway
MetBlogsLA

New-car sales hit brakes in U.S.
Daily News

OCTA to Consider South County Transportation Plan
Capistrano Dispatch

Opinion - Weakest Metrolink: Commuter trains in Southern California have proved neither safe nor cost-effective
Los Angeles Times

pedestrian violation enforcement on the rise in downtown
angelenic

Rails Agree on Positive Train Control
TrafficWorld

Raising the Bar in South LA
LAist

School Buses: Still Vehicles for Change - High Transportation Costs Are Forcing Kids Back To Neighborhood Schools, Limiting Diversity
Wall Street Journal

Some California toll bills hit; others miss
Land Line

Sound of Death on LA’s Streets … and No One is Listening
CityWatch

Times endorses Measure R
Bottleneck Blog

Torrance traffic signals synchronized
Daily Breeze

Two Orange County toll roads will gain additional lanes
KPCC

U.S. Rep. Jim Oberstar and future transit funding
PrimeBuzz