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10/24/2008

Transportation Headlines for Friday October 24, 2008

2 L.A. County supervisors in public spat over ballot measure, rail safety
Los Angeles Times

Be a Green Commuter
Official UCLA Transportation Commuter Blog

Bike Day Saturday: C.I.C.L.E.’s Intro to City Riding
StreetsBlogLA

Bike-Share Hero: Montreal’s Solar-Powered “Bixi” System
StreetsBlogLA

Credit Crisis May Force Metro to Pay Millions
Washington Post

Daily Breeze says “‘YES’ on MEASURE R: A lifeline for commuters”
YesOnR

Dereliction of Duty (Measure R)
CityWatchLA

Editorial: Improve public transportation (Measure R)
La Opinion

Expo Delay? CPUC Judge’s Ruling Could Push Opening to 2013
StreetsBlogLA

For California, high-speed rail is right on track
Capitol Weekly

Good Vibrations? A California Road Plays 'The William Tell Overture' - Drivers Heard the Music and Approved; Neighbors Grumbled About the Rumble
Wall Street Journal

Hemet making headway in clean-fuel drive
Press Enterprise

How Well Do you Know LAX? 23 Facts to Impress your Friends
MovingToAnApartment.com

Judge Rules Expo Line Must Be Grade Separated in Two Spots
CurbedLA

LADOT Watch: Transportation Talks One Game, Plays Another
City Watch

Metro Customer Relations
Transit LA

Metrolink safety measures under consideration
Bottleneck Blog

Metrolink sues engineer's employer - The commuter rail line takes legal action against the company that provides the crews that work on its trains in the wake of the deadly Chatsworth crash
Los Angeles Times

MTA approves safety cash - Metrolink’s largest stakeholder agrees to expedite move to more advanced braking system
Burbank Leader

MTA board asks agency to review ways to prevent thefts by drivers
Daily News

Proposition 1A: The real cost of high-speed rail
Capitol Weekly

A rail commuter concern - Shortage of parking for Metrolink users
Santa Clarita Signal

That's Not Fare - Some mass-transit agencies hit hard by financial crisis
Grist

Weary of listening to Molina, Yaroslavsky walks out of MTA meeting
Bottleneck Blog

When "Lexus Lanes" Aren't
Cascadia Prospectus

Who is funding the Measure R campaign?
Bottleneck Blog