Transportation Headlines for Wednesday February 6, 2008

Abandoned transportation measure fails
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/02/05/politics/p145226S58.DTL
San Francisco Chronicle/Associated Press

AFL-CIO: Bush budget neglects nation's transportation needs
http://www.thetrucker.com/News/Stories/2008/2/6/AFL-CIOBushbudgetneglectsnationstransportationneeds.aspx
Trucker

Bush Administration recommends FY09 funding for New Starts projects
http://www.progressiverailroading.com/news/article.asp?id=14994
Progressive Railroading

California Panel to Weigh New Road Across a Beach
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/06/us/06beach.html
New York Times

Coming Soon: Bike Bill of Rights
http://streetheatla.blogspot.com/2008/02/coming-soon-bike-bill-of-rights.html
StreetHeatLA

Effects of Gasoline Prices on Driving Behavior and Vehicle Markets
http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8626
Transportation Research Board/U.S. Congressional Budget Office

Federal agency includes funding for Perris Valley Metrolink line
http://snipurl.com/1z3qz
Press Enterprise

Freight Facts and Figures 2007
http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8617
Transportation Research Board/Federal Highway Administration

Interim Report to the U.S. Congress on the Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program SAFETEA-LU Section 1807
http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8670
Transportation Research Board/Federal Highway Administration

L.A. Bicycle Master Plan meetings coming up
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/emeraldcity/2008/02/la-bicycle-mast.html
Los Angeles Times/Emerald City

Metro discusses plans to expand in Westside Corridor
http://dailybruin.ucla.edu/news/2008/jan/23/metro-discusses-plans-expand-westside-corridor/
UCLA Daily Bruin
Meeting Schedule: http://www.metro.net/projects_programs/westside/meetings.htm#TopOfPage

Metro Wastes $27m of Taxpayer Dollars
http://metroriderla.com/2008/02/05/metro-wastes-27m-of-taxpayer-dollars/
MetroRiderLA

Next Car Debate: Total Miles Driven
http://www.energyliteracy.org/2008/02/next-car-debate-total-miles-driven.html
Energy Literacy Newsroom/Wall Street Journal

OCTA Wants 1200 More Parking Spaces For Local Metrolink Station
http://missionviejodispatch.com/2008/02/04/octa-wants-1200-more-parking-spaces-for-local-metrolink-station/
Mission Viejo Dispatch

Plan at LAX has backing on NTSB
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_8180855
Daily Breeze

Streetcars are making a comeback in many U.S. cities
http://www.abqtrib.com/news/2008/feb/05/streetcars-are-making-comeback-many-us-cities/
Albuquerque Tribune

Streetcar named Broadway
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2008/02/streetcar-named.html
Los Angeles Times/Bottleneck Blog

Tiny Cars Make It Big
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120223952727344637.html?mod=todays_us_personal_journal
Wall Street Journal

UCLA Extension branches out
http://www.dailybruin.ucla.edu/news/2008/feb/05/extension-branches-out/
UCLA Daily Bruin

Ventura Transit Needs
http://people2peopletv.blogspot.com/2008/02/ventura-transit-needs_05.html
People2PeopleTV

Wilshire bus-lanes plan to get $23.3 million from FTA
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-wilshire6feb06,1,4241540.story?track=rss
Los Angeles Times

Transportation Headlines for Thursday January 24, 2008

Coalition rises to protect San Onofre State Beach (SR-241 Toll Road)
http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?xid=wuo1d5zlmtct2j
Capitol Weekly

Emotional custody dispute over history - Advisory panel wants to rebury bones found in L.A. Chinese Americans want to study them
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-chinese24jan24,1,2761742.story?track=rss
Los Angeles Times

EPA staff finds emissions threat - The White House is reviewing the 'endangerment' conclusion, which would require regulations. The agency, contradicting its chief, has also concluded that a California tailpipe was justified
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-na-endanger24jan24,1,3009040.story
Los Angeles Times

first look: belmont station apartments
http://www.angelenic.com/first-look-belmont-station-apartments/
Angelenic

Flexcar is curbing a majority of its fleet
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20080124/news_1m24flex.html
San Diego Union Tribune

In California, is it cheaper to fly or drive?
http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/?p=1251
Los Angeles Times/Travel Blog

Lawmakers push light-rail project - Metro Gold Line plan gets strong backing
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_8060696
Pasadena Star News

Monorail woes continue
http://www.lvrj.com/opinion/14177622.html
Las Vegas Review Journal

Oregon's Mileage Fee Concept and Road User Fee Pilot Program: Final Report
http://trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8592
Transportation Research Board/Oregon DOT

Ports hope to sink rule change - Long foreign stops proposed by Customs would harm jobs and revenue, officials say
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ports24jan24,1,2616784.story
Los Angeles Times

Prop. 91 fuel tax ballot measure runs out of gas
http://snipurl.com/1y5fb
Ventura County Star

Report on South American Bus Rapid Transit Field Visits: Tracking the Evolution of the TransMilenio Model
http://trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8623
Transportation Research Board/Federal Transit Administration

Report: Work at LAX, ports vital to area
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_8061000
Daily Breeze

Review of National Policy and Strategies to Improve Freight Mobility
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08287.pdf
Government Accountability Office

Transportation for Tomorrow: Report of the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission
http://www.transportationfortomorrow.org/final_report/
National Surface Transportation Policy Commission

Trapped in the Valley, Where's the Train?
http://laist.com/2008/01/22/trapped_in_the.php
LAist

USC unveils plans for renovation, expansion - Administrators welcome comments and suggestions from community members
http://tinyurl.com/2gldxv
USC Daily Trojan

Using Highways For No-Notice Evacuations - Routes to Effective Evacuation Planning Primer Series
http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/evac_primer_nn/index.htm
Federal Highway Administration

Transportation Headlines for Thursday January 17, 2008

Amtrak back on the rails
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/01/16/amtrak_back_on_the_rails
Marketplace

Antonio Villaraigosa Grade: B-, The mayor does the vision thing, but lacks new material (transit funding conference)
http://www.lacitybeat.com/cms/story/detail/antonio_villaraigosa_grade_b_/6596/
L.A. City Beat

California's high-speed rail plan could be delayed indefinitely
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_7991861
Daily News

Case For Rail: Guest Posting at L.A. Times Emerald City
http://metrorider.elhay.net/2008/01/16/the-case-for-rail-guest-posting-at-la-times-emerald-city/
MetroRiderLA

Coalition: Bikes Are a Rail Good Choice
http://www.the-signal.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=52776&format=html
Santa Clarita Signal

Death of Intermodalism is Greatly Exaggerated
http://www.metro-magazine.com/t_featpick.cfm?id=90511148
Metro Magazine

Denny Zane Grade: B+, The transit visionary threw a great party, but needed a better ending (transit funding conference)
http://www.lacitybeat.com/cms/story/detail/denny_zane_grade_b/6595/
L.A. City Beat

EPA's global failure on greenhouse gas emissions means dirtier cars - for now
http://www.lacitybeat.com/cms/story/detail/ballyhoo_in_bali/6587/
L.A. City Beat

Export surge helps keep L.A.-Long Beach on top - Overall traffic in '07 is down at the nation's busiest port complex
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ports17jan17,1,3403220.story?coll=la-headlines-business
Los Angeles Times

Frank Gruber: What I say- Move it, LA!
http://snipurl.com/1xm3q
Santa Monica Surf/Lookout News

Gasoline tax hike urged to bolster tapped Highway Trust Fund
http://snipurl.com/1xm31
Press Enterprise

Little train that can't? (Gold Line)
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2008/01/little-train--1.html
Los Angeles Times/Bottleneck Blog

Mary Peters Says….(electric transit)
http://theoverheadwire.blogspot.com/2008/01/mary-peters-says.html
The Overhead Wire

Mega-fun on the Megabus
http://www2.dailybulletin.com/ci_7989906
Daily Bulletin

New Container Fee Helps Infrastructure
http://www.gazettes.com/containerfee1172008.html
Grunion Gazette

Officials warn of freight traffic crush on freeways - OCTA holds meetings on freight traffic
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_1960631.php
Orange County Register

One way: No way!
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2008/01/one-way-no-way.html
Los Angeles Times/Bottleneck Blog

RAND Study Provides Framework to Protect Rail Riders from Terrorist Attacks
http://www.rand.org/news/press/2007/12/11/index.html
RAND
Link to “Securing America’s Passenger Rail Systems” report:
http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG705/

Residents rail over train yard
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_7992433
Whittier Daily News

Schwarzenegger wants guarantees of support for high-speed rail
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/01/16/state/n182024S60.DTL&type=politics
San Francisco Chronicle

Scream if you hate traffic - If elected leaders won't accelerate, let's put our own measure on the ballot (transit funding conference)
http://www.lacitybeat.com/cms/story/detail/scream_if_you_hate_traffic/6591/
L.A. City Beat

Shipping slows on the ports - Slow down expected to last through '08 fiscal year
http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_7992958
Press Telegram

Study bolsters Inland lawmaker's proposed fee on port traffic
http://snipurl.com/1xmyx
Press Enterprise

Subdivision in Watts attracts attention (near Metro Blue Line)
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-watts17jan17,1,6319035.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Yucaipa Transit Center getting close to construction
http://www.newsmirror.net/articles/2008/01/17/news/09news.txt
Yucaipa News Mirror

Zev Yaroslavsky Grade: C-, The man with the history needs to think and talk big (transit funding conference)
http://www.lacitybeat.com/cms/story/detail/zev_yaroslavsky_grade_c_/6594/
L.A. City Beat