Transportation Headlines for Friday February 8, 2008

23 Freeway widening project ahead of schedule
http://www.toacorn.com/news/2008/0207/Community/029.html
Thousand Oaks Acorn

Amtrak Blues: No Way to Run a Railroad
http://snipurl.com/1z9k5
New York Times

An open letter to San Fernando Valley transit users
http://www.transit-insider.org/
TransitInsider.org

Are we hurting carpoolers?
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2008/02/are-we-hurting.html
Los Angeles Times

Environment, 1; Toll Road, 0
http://laist.com/2008/02/07/environment_1_t.php
LAist

Expo's Bumpy Ride Continues
http://streetheatla.blogspot.com/2008/02/expos-bumpy-ride-continues.html
StreetHeatLA

Fix Expo Statement on Today's Expo Line Farmdale Vote
http://www.fixexpo.org/
FixExpo

FOUL-MOUTHED - City officials say they’re ready to change the course of the dirty, dirty LA River
http://thedistrictweekly.com/print/news/2008/02/06/foul-mouthed/
District Weekly

Bridging the gap - Greenway Trail bridge put in place
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/ci_8201420
Whittier Daily News

Is San Onofre toll road at dead end or detour? Transit officials, environmental groups assess the Coastal Commission's decision, and plot their next moves
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-tollroad8feb08,1,3192962.story
Los Angeles Times

Lungren touts high mileage - offer of a multimillion-dollar prize to the developer of the first production-model 100 mpg car
http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/697523.html
Sacramento Bee

Measure M public hearing set Feb. 12 - Annual meeting to be held at OCTA headquarters
http://snipurl.com/1z9ir
Orange County Register

Mercedes-Benz Hybrid Bus is Awarded the 2008 DEKRA Environmental Prize
http://snipurl.com/1z8i8
eBroadcast

New Rule Could Halt Many U.S. Cruise Ship Stops - Avalon Harbor, ports of Los Angeles and San Diego would be affected by proposed Passenger Vessel Services Act changes
http://www.thelog.com/news/logNewsArticle.aspx?x=5240
The Log

O.C. tollway officials will appeal decision to scrap road - They will also consider moving the route after the state Coastal Commission said it can't go through San Onofre State Beach
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-tollroad8feb08,1,3192962.story?track=rss
Los Angeles Times

Parts of Highway 91 to close Friday, Saturday in Corona
http://snipurl.com/1z8i9
Press Enterprise

Southern California Regional Airport Authority to disband
http://snipurl.com/1z9ic
The Argonaut

Synchronized signals in Westchester are part of Villaraigosa traffic plan
http://snipurl.com/1z9io
The Argonaut

Tale of Two Cities: Bicycling in Chicago and Los Angeles
http://snipurl.com/1z9ju
StreetsBlog

Teamsters' ads call for firing of U.S. transportation chief
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20080207/news_1b7trucks.html
San Diego Union Tribune

Toll road project's backers to appeal - Agency will fight commission ruling
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20080208/news_1m8toll.html
San Diego Union Tribune

Valley Transit Insider Offers Alternative To Service Cuts
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/elhay/ahQX/~3/231369021/
MetroRiderLA

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

Transportation Headlines for Monday January 28, 2008

Bike the Vote!
http://laist.com/2008/01/28/bike_the_vote.php
LAist

Bill offers rebates, exacts fees based on car emissions - Buyers would get money back on autos with lower emissions and be charged extra on higher polluters.
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/environment/la-me-feebate27jan27,1,3091990.story
Los Angeles Times

Clean Truck Plan Not Going Away, Says Long Beach Port Boss
http://www.cunninghamreport.com/news_item.php?id=170
Cunningham Report

L.A. to announce Broadway makeover
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-broadway28jan28,1,1421189.story
Los Angeles Times

L.A.'s Great White Way? Broadway to get face-lift
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_8096474
Daily Breeze

Looking For Jobs? Grow The L.A. Port, Panel Tells Mayor
http://www.cunninghamreport.com/news_item.php?id=168
Cunningham Report

Looking out for L.A. River's bridges - An effort to bestow monument status on 11 historical spans comes as six are slated for upgrades
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-bridges28jan28,1,5383191.story
Los Angeles Times

Officials: Six Hospitalized After Bus Careens Into Donut Shop
MTA Says Automobile 'T-boned' Bus
http://www.knbc.com/news/15149601/detail.html?rss=la&psp=news
KNBC 4 TV

Should airports board disband?
http://www.dailybreeze.com/ci_8096606
Daily Breeze

Skepticism Trumps Optimism for Grand Avenue Plan
http://www.ladowntownnews.com/articles/2008/01/28/news/opinion/edit01.txt
L.A. Downtown News

Space pioneer - JPL will celebrate 50 years of exploration
http://www.sgvtribune.com/news/ci_8096587
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Transportation Headlines for Wednesday January 23, 2008

6 Hurt In Big Blue Bus Crash
http://cbs2.com/local/Big.Blue.Bus.2.635011.html
CBS 2 TV

Board acts to limit new schools near freeways - L.A. Unified officials will have to do more to reduce students' exposure to airborne pollution
http://www.latimes.com/features/health/medicine/la-me-freeways23jan23,1,3043712.story?coll=la-health-medicine
Los Angeles Times

Bridging the rails - Officials plan to have nearly 40 new bridges or underpasses built at San Bernardino County railroad crossings
http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_8049413
San Bernardino Sun

Governors, Mayor Form Coalition to Rebuild Ailing U.S. Infrastructure
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/jan2008/2008-01-22-02.asp
Environment News Service

Hiding the 101 Freeway Beneath a Park (Part I)
http://laist.com/2008/01/22/_from_the_outsi.php
LAist

LADWP CEO & General Manager - David Nahai Keynote Speaker for Opening Reception of Green West Expo & Conference, May 20-22, 2008, Los Angeles Convention Center
http://www.centredaily.com/business/story/350679.html
Centre Daily
More info on Green West: http://www.greenwestexpo.com/

Light-rail excerpt cut from surface transportation commission’s report, National Corridors Initiative says
http://www.progressiverailroading.com/transitnews/article.asp?id=14833
Progressive Railroading

Long Beach Council kills controversial proposals - plans would have taken more funds from port
http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_8049744
Press Telegram

Pasadena to test 'walkability' for first time
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_8035663
Pasadena Star News

Proposition 91 giving voters déjà vu
http://snipurl.com/1y1q2
Stockton Record

State to widen Seal Beach bridge in $4.2 million project
Widening at I-405 freeway and Seal Beach Boulevard could begin in 2010.
http://www.ocregister.com/news/project-city-transportation-1963856-report-widening
Orange County Register