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10/02/2008

Transportation Headlines for Thursday October 2, 2008

2,000 diesel trucks built before 1989 banned at L.A., Long Beach ports
Daily News

Assemblymember Mike Feuer’s AB 2321 Paves the Way for $40 Billion L.A. Sales Tax—Measure R
The Planning Report

Best Blooming Urban Renewal: Exposition Park Rose Garden
LA Weekly

California bills finalize transit questions on ballots
Land Line

Congestion Pricing Gains Political Traction
Planetizen

Dirty Old Trucks Ousted from Port
LAist

Gridlocked Israel Considers Its Transit Options
Wired

Get On The Bus!
LA City Beat

Gold Line east project is moving along
Bottleneck Blog

Growth, traffic feared as Rosemead commission passes General Plan
Pasadena Star News

How to get L.A. freeways moving again
Daily News

How trains are driven
Bottleneck Blog

Lowenthal Says He Won’t Reintroduce Container Fee Bill
Cunningham Report

Map of the Day: Metro Studies Transit Options to Harbor
LAist

metro gold line eastside extension is 87% complete
angelenic

Metro Gold Line Tracks Completed
LAist

Metrolink engineer sent text message moments before fatal crash
Los Angeles Times

Metrolink Engineer Sent Text 22 Seconds Before Collision
KNBC 4 TV

New York Gets New Transit Tool to Ease Commute Planning
Write on Metro

NTSB: Train crash engineer's cellphone in use while he was on duty
Bottleneck Blog

OCTA CEO Art Leahy Contrasts Orange County, L.A. County Transportation Infrastructure – Measure M and toll roads set Orange County apart; can the OC’s transportation planning models solve the rest of the region’s transportation woes?
The Planning Report

Problems at 6464 Sunset Highlight Need for Bike Parking Law
StreetsBlogLA

Regional Connector Update Meeting
Little Toyko UnBlogged

Sen. Mark Ridley-Thomas OP-Ed Argues for Congestion Pricing Pilot Program for Region’s Congested Freeways
The Planning Report

Senate Approves $13 Billion Amtrak Funding Bill
Wall Street Journal

Senate sends rail safety bill to Bush - The bill, crafted with the Los Angeles Metrolink crash fresh in legislators' minds, caps the number of hours crews can work and gives Amtrak $13 billion over five years for mandated safety technology
Los Angeles Times

Study offers short-term fixes to keep traffic moving in Southern California - The Rand Corp. report suggests a coordinated effort to better manage traffic, with more bus-only and toll lanes, one-way streets and pricier street parking
Los Angeles Times

Thanks, But No Thanks California: You can keep your anti-mobility enviro policies
Out of Control/Reason.org

Waldorf-Astoria proposal divides Beverly Hills - Proponents cite income potential; foes worry about traffic. Voters will decide Nov. 4.
Los Angeles Times

Westwood subway stop would do wonders for UCLA
Daily Bruin