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10/28/2008

Transportation Headlines for Tuesday October 28, 2008

1,000,000th pothole succumbs to rake-wielding pols!
Bottleneck Blog

Americans Ready to Shift Public Funds to Support Transit
Smart Growth

California voters to decide on transit questions
Land Line

Does closing roads cut delays?
CS Monitor

DWP to refund $160 million in overcharges to other agencies
Los Angeles Times

Experts Outline Changing Landscape, Emerging Trends for U.S. Housing
Smart Growth

Expo E Newsletter, Volume 2 Issue 1
BuildExpo

Financial Times does Los Angeles
LA Observed

Gasoline prices continue to plunge - The national average falls to $2.65 a gallon. Rumors of a further OPEC production cut fail to halt the slide in oil futures, now edging toward $60 a barrel
Los Angeles Times

Hey Westsiders: Is traffic really that bad?
Bottleneck Blog

Los Angeles 2008: Transport - City faces fork in road on tackling congestion
Financial Times

(National) AASHTO approves $544.5 billion Transportation Reauthorization Proposal
Transportation Funding

Obama backs funding for transportation infrastructure
Journal of Commerce

OCTA listens to public about plan to increase bus fares - The Santa Ana Terminal will close; riders will use nearby bus stops
Orange County Register

O.C. transit officials consider fare hike
ABC 7 TV

Orange County Dealing with Its Own Transit Funding Crisis
StreetsBlogLA

Plan for 210/215 freeway connectors could face more delays
Press Enterprise

San Gabriel Valley Tribune opposes Measure R
Bottleneck Blog

Save transit, save the world - Public spending on transit is an easy call
Grist

State Transportation Officials Set Course for Federal Program Reform
Docuticker

Stop Development, Stop Traffic?
Planetizen

Tired of Airplanes? How About a Zeppelin?
PeterGreenberg

Transit Advocates weigh in on Measure R - Why we need Measure R, the transportation sales tax. By Kymberleigh Richards and Dana Gabbard
Daily News

Yes on Measure R!
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