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2/02/2008

Transportation Headlines for Saturday February 2, 2008

Air quality at 10 major U.S. ports is harmful
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_8147115
Daily Breeze

BART debuts “e-lockers”
http://www.metro-magazine.com/t_newspick.cfm?id=9068435
Metro Magazine

Crenshaw/Prairie Transit Study Public Meetings
http://www.urbanstudio-la.com/crenshawvision/?p=85
Mid City Crenshaw Vision

Dinner to feature transit plan presentation (SCAG’s Maglev)
http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2008/feb/02/dinner-feature-transit-plan-presentation/
Ventura County Star

Exposing Expo - Series Introduction
http://metroriderla.com/2008/01/31/exposing-expo-series-introduction-2/
MetroRiderLA

Firm tests Wi-Fi on moving San Francisco trains
http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/02/01/wi.fi.rail.on.bart.trains/
Electronista

FRA announces new passenger-car safety requirements
http://www.progressiverailroading.com/prdailynews/news.asp?id=14962
Progressive Railroading

Gas prices to soar in the spring - Motorists cut back on travel, curb spending to counter rising costs at pump
http://www.sacbee.com/103/story/678556.html
Sacramento Bee

L.A. River Bridges Get Historic Designation
http://www.ladowntownnews.com/articles/2008/02/04/news/news_briefs/at01.txt
L.A. Downtown News

Latest Broadway Revival Gets Underway - City, Property Owners Tout Joint Effort for Bringing Back Historic Theater District
http://www.ladowntownnews.com/articles/2008/02/04/news/news01.txt
L.A. Downtown News

Missing the transit mark
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/opinions/ci_8143592
Pasadena Star News

New City Transportation Plan Could Cut Traffic, Gruel Says
http://nazinla.blogspot.com/2008/02/new-city-transportation-plan-could-cut.html
NazInLA

Our Choices: Subway to the Sea in 30 Years or a Monorail in Merely 8
http://snipurl.com/1yslx
Culver City Front Page

Passenger train stuck in Calif. mountains resumes journey
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-train3feb03,1,1471637.story
Los Angeles Times

Regional airport network couldn't get off the ground - Group dissolves after failing to draw members and interest from Orange and Riverside counties
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-airport2feb02,1,395567.story
Los Angeles Times

SF-area subway gets fast Wi-Fi in test - Startup Wi-Fi Rail has been testing a wireless network for the Bay Area's BART subway system
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/02/01/SF-area-subway-gets-fast-Wi-Fi-in-test_1.html
InfoWorld

Still Searching for Perfect Parks - Downtown Stakeholders Weigh in on the Area's Lack of Green
http://www.ladowntownnews.com/articles/2008/02/04/news/news03.txt
L.A. Downtown News

Study: Uptown traffic to jam - Planners will review EIR for revamp plan
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_8144692
Whittier Daily News

Subways: Going Cellular to Boost Service
http://www.metro-magazine.com/t_featpick.cfm?id=90511228
Metro Magazine

Success on Broadway Requires Money and Muscle
http://www.ladowntownnews.com/articles/2008/02/04/news/opinion/edit01.txt
L.A. Downtown News

Westside businesses fear traffic plan will put brakes on sales
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-pico2feb02,1,3514695.story
Los Angeles Times

Why Congestion Is Good
http://streetheatla.blogspot.com/2008/02/why-congestion-is-good.html
StreetHeatLA

1/15/2008

Transportation Headlines for Tuesday January 15, 2008

BART to Test Using Cell Phones as Tickets
http://sanfrancisco.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2008/01/14/story10.htmlSan Francisco Business Times

CARB Gathering Opinions On How To Spend Bond Money
http://www.cunninghamreport.com/news_item.php?id=153
Cunningham Report

Commission debated fuel tax increase vs. highway privatization
http://www.landlinemag.com/todays_news/Daily/2008/Jan08/011408/011408-01.htm
Land Line

Congressional commission recommends 25-cent gas tax hike
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/01/15/MNFVUF6J7.DTL
San Francisco Chronicle
Link to Report: (available after 8am Pacific Time)
http://www.transportationfortomorrow.org/news_room/

Drive. Talk. Brake. Drive. Talk. Brake.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2008/01/do-cellphones-s.html
Los Angeles Times/Bottleneck Blog

Effects of Gasoline Prices on Driving Behavior and Vehicle Markets.
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/88xx/doc8893/01-14-GasolinePrices.pdf (.pdf)
Congressional Budget Office

Electric-Car Firms Get Star Investors
http://snipurl.com/1xeo0
Wall Street Journal

Environmental groups sue EPA over air quality deadlines
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/01/15/BADSUF6JV.DTL
San Francisco Chronicle

Environmental study OKd for LAX - Airport panel's action comes after a federal report last month raised concerns about runway safety
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lax15jan15,1,6870800.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Fee approved for containers at LA and Long Beach ports
http://www.dailybreeze.com/ci_7969757
Daily Breeze

High Gas Prices Could Make Density More Attractive and Slow Sprawl, Says Land-Use Expert
http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/article.asp?art=6433&state=52&res=1440
Smart Growth Online

Metrolink Survey
http://www.the-signal.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=52727&format=html
Santa Clarita Signal

More solutions needed Re "Freeway toll roads in view":
http://www2.sgvtribune.com/opinions/ci_7971365
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Oberstar reflects on session and prepares for the next,
http://snipurl.com/1xh9x
Daily Journal

OCTA joins forces to keep freight traffic rolling - SoCal coalition lobbies alongside powerful business and government interests in struggle to fund improvements.
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_1959612.php
Orange County Register

Road ahead on federal transportation funding
http://snipurl.com/1xh9z
Crosscut

Shortest rail, longest wait
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2008/01/shortest-railro.html
Los Angeles Times/Bottleneck Blog

Smiles and thumbs up as Smart car arrives in US
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/jan/14/automotive
The Guardian

Subway to the Sea: A vote tally and a round of meetings
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/emeraldcity/2008/01/subway-to-the-1.html
Los Angeles Times/Emerald City Blog

Toyota aims to roll out plug-in hybrids in 2010
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-gm15jan15,1,6982309.story?coll=la-headlines-business
Los Angeles Times

'Train wreck'
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2008/01/train-wreck.html
Los Angeles Times/Bottleneck Blog

TransLink launch delayed from on-time arrival
http://www.examiner.com/a-1158365~TransLink_launch_delayed_from_on_time_arrival.html
S.F. Examiner