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12/03/2008

Transportation Headlines for Wednesday December 3, 2008

Bicycles with Belt Drives Excite Commuters
BikeCommuteTips

Bottleneck Blog being folded into L.A. Now blog
Bottleneck Blog/Los Angeles Times

Brightness of red light a focus on Metrolink crash probe
Los Angeles Times

California Transportation Leaders Join Governor Schwarzenegger in Calling for New Federal Economic Stimulus Package That Includes Billions for State Infrastructure Improvements
MarketWatch

Final vote tally shows Measure R approved
Inside SoCal

First CNG Alternative-Fuel Trucks Arrive at Southern California Ports to Combat Air Pollution
MarketWatch

First two Measure R rail projects
LA Visions

HAAS-TA LA VISTA: Dear MTA, Your Drivers Suck
WeHo News

His commute's a wild ride
UCLA Today

How To Write The Next Transportation Bill?
National Journal

Intelligent Transportation Society of America Announces "Best of ITS" Award Winners
PRWeb

Let’s go, public transport!
LA Eastside

Measure R Win: Done and Done
CurbedLA

Metro Board Getting Ready to Spend Measure R Money
StreetsBlogLA

Orange Line to be repaved between Winnetka and Balboa
Daily News

Passage of Two Key Transportation Measures in California is Expected to Provide Significant Funds to Reduce Congestion
MarketWatch

Red light Metrolink train ran before Chatsworth crash may not have been clearly visible
Los Angeles Times

SAN FRANCISCO - Central Subway given feds' green light
San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco to Lead U.S. in Congestion Charging?
The City Fix

Tell the Highway Lobby About ‘09 Transpo Spending
StreetsBlogLA

Test of CNG trucks gets rolling at ports
Press Telegram

Two routes identified for rail line extension to Ontario airport
Daily Bulletin

Traffic gripe? New Web site is spot to air it
Daily News
Link to FAST (Fixing Angelenos Stuck in Traffic): http://www.fastla.org/

Transit Sales Tax Goes in Effect July 1st
LAist

Update: Voters Approve Measures H and R
LA Business Journal

Web site allows commuters to sound off on L.A. traffic
Press Telegram

Will L.A. have the gumption to require businesses to provide transit passes?
LA Now

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