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12/05/2008

Transportation Headlines for Friday, December 5, 2008

Allure of fast lanes leads to easy money
Miami Herald

BART Customers Set SFO Ridership Record
KTVU.com

CIRT Meets with Obama Transportation Transition Team
Market Watch

Congestion pricing coming to Atlanta
Traffic Management Centers Blog

Editorial: Funding in L.A. - Officials need to get cracking on transit, a project in Beverly Hills and better ideas for gang programs
Los Angeles Times

Is the Bloom Off California’s Rose? Some Say Yes: US Gulf, East Coast ports vie to attract container cargo and business from the once-Golden State
CalTrade Report

Leaders review plan for roads
Coast News

Makers of electric cars want federal money, too
San Francisco Chronicle

Measure R declared a winner; construction may start on Gold Line in 2010
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

New rail line to Ontario airport proposed
Inland News Today

Obama's Transportation Secretary Must Be a Visionary
Wired Blog Network

Opinion: Obama needs Transportation secretary who embraces regionalism
San Jose Mercury News

More problems for major post-9/11 security program (Transportation Worker Identification Credential)
Associated Press

Surviving Metrolink crewman says track-side warning light was green
Los Angeles Times

This year's 'Holiday Bus' has jazz musician theme
Argonaut

“Traffic!” the New Panic Word in LA
City Watch

Uncertainty About Federal and State Funds Tempers Measure R Enthusiasm
Streetsblog Los Angeles

Will State’s New Sprawl Law Actually Contain Development?
Streetsblog Los Angeles