Transportation Headlines for Monday February 4, 2008

Anaheim seeks Disneyland monorail extension
http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/?p=1270
Los Angeles Times/TravelBlog

Candidates overlook traffic issue - As the presidential hopefuls jet in and out of California, one of its top concerns lies beneath their radar
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-traffic4feb04,1,3943683.story
Los Angeles Times

Clean-air vehicle bill stalls at Capitol - Assemblyman, citing lack of support, quits efforts at passage
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_8160492
Whittier Daily News

Hawthorne Takes on DOT's Resistance to Change
http://blogdowntown.com/blog/3102
Blogdowntown

Inland Ports Gear Up for Even More Business
http://www.worldtrademag.com/Articles/Feature_Article/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000249315
WorldTrade

It’s Give-Me, Give-Me Time As Agencies Vie For Funding (prop. 1B infrastructure bonds)
http://www.cunninghamreport.com/news_item.php?id=175
Cunningham Report

Lack of street smarts near LACMA
http://www.calendarlive.com/galleriesandmuseums/cl-et-lacma4feb04,0,4174994.story
Los Angeles Times

Plans to decorate L.B. airport stall - LOCAL: After apparent initial support, FAA says airport can't use Portraits of Hope art
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_8160297
Press Telegram

Subway maps for iPhones
http://med44.com/blog/?p=24
CityInterface

Transit district lays out plan for Oceanside center
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2008/02/03/news/coastal/21_00_182_2_08.txt
NorthCountyTimes/Californian

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 Friday February 1, 2008

10 Ways to Relieve Traffic, The Mayor's Way
http://laist.com/2008/01/31/10_traffic_relief.php
LAist

14 Minutes from NoHo to Century City via Subway
http://laist.com/2008/02/01/14_minutes_from.php
LAist

Accessible Sidewalk Videos Now Available Online
http://www.access-board.gov/news/sidewalk-videos.htm
Access Board

AC Transit History: From Streetcars to BRT
http://novometro.com/news_details.php?news_id=2557&is_break=Y
NovoMetro

Amtrak extends Coast Starlight shutdown
http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/?p=1276
Los Angeles Times

Another Packed House at Metro Westside Transit Meeting
http://streetheatla.blogspot.com/2008/02/another-packed-house-at-metro-westside.html
StreetHeatLA

Coaster parking goes high-tech
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2008/02/01/opinion/riehl/20_51_261_31_08.txt
North County Times/Californian

Healthy alternative: Take mass transit
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-01-31-masstransit_N.htm
USA Today

LA Approves $26B High-Speed Train System Plan
http://www.knbc.com/news/15186544/detail.html?rss=la&psp=news
KNBC 4 TV

L.A. River Dedging Underway
http://www.gazettes.com/dredging1312007.html
Grunion Gazette

Los Angeles Mayor Unveils Latest Plan to Move Traffic
http://snipurl.com/1yr7e
Mass Transit Magazine

Maglev vs. subway
http://www.dailybreeze.com/ci_8134597
Daily Breeze

Makes Everyone Mad! Few Know What it Is! Las Lomas
http://www.citywatchla.com/content/view/987/75/
CityWatchLA

Metro Westside meetings: Yes, the Westside wants the subway
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/emeraldcity/2007/10/metro-westside-.html
Los Angeles Times

Moody's downgrades Vegas monorail
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/newstex/AFX-0013-22642598.htm
CNN Money

Moorpark may add paratransit bus stops - City officials looking for additional improvements to increase ridership
http://snipurl.com/1yr3x
Ventura County Star

Neighborhood Council Weighs Crenshaw Rail Plan
http://www.larchmontchronicle.com/ArchiveDetail.asp?ArchiveID=810
Larchmont Chronicle

NEW METERS on Larchmont allow drivers to pay with their cell phones
http://www.larchmontchronicle.com/ArchiveDetail.asp?ArchiveID=811
Larchmont Chronicle

Presentations from Policy Forum: Greenhouse Gas Reduction And Energy Conservation: Public Transportation’s Strategic Role
http://www.apta.com/government_affairs/policy/greenhouse.cfm
American Public Transportation Association

Prop. 91 still needed to shield transit funds
http://www.dailynews.com/search/ci_8122510
Daily News

Regional airport panel disbands
http://www.dailybreeze.com/ci_8135763
Daily Breeze

Senate Hearing On National Surface Transportation Report
http://enewsusa.blogspot.com/2008/01/senate-hearing-on-national-surface.html
EnewsUSA

State transit fund shift illegal, judge rules
http://www.sacbee.com/749/story/678379.html
Sacramento Bee

Steinke Says Port Going Green
http://www.gazettes.com/port1312008.html
Grunion Gazette

'Subway To The Sea' Meetings Open To Public - Metro Invites Public To Attend Meetings
http://www.knbc.com/news/15191778/detail.html
KNBC 4 TV

Transport idea developing - Ontario, L.A. reach joint agreement on magnetic train
http://www.dailybulletin.com/ci_8135692?source=rss
Daily Bulletin

Transportation Solutions: Boxer Looks to Munis, Private Money
http://snipurl.com/1yr64
Bond Buyer

Transportation Headlines for Thursday January 31, 2008

Back to Basics in Transportation Planning: Rediscovering our roots can solve 21st Century traffic woes
http://www.commissionersam.com/node/2947
CommissionerSam

Bank of America: Now Serving Pedestrians in Los Feliz! (pedestrians, walkability)
http://laist.com/2008/01/30/_the_bank_of_am.php
LAist

Bart Reed - The Transit Coalition founder on his fight to save 25 bus routes
http://www.lacitybeat.com/cms/story/detail/bart_reed/6654/
L.A. City Beat

Bond rating lowered for Las Vegas Monorail
http://www.lvrj.com/news/14900876.html
Las Vegas Review Journal

Construction on new bridge moves forward
http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_8124074
San Bernardino Sun

Five Major CALSTART Fuel Cell Bus Projects Now Underway, Part of Focused Technology Development Effort - Program with Federal Transit Administration Pushes Fuel Cell Technology Toward Faster Commercialization in Transit Applications
http://snipurl.com/1yndo
Business Wire

Instead of rebates, let’s fix our infrastructure and put people to work
http://uncapitalist.com/blog/?itemid=1638
uncapitalist journal

it’s a miracle! angels flight sees the light
http://www.angelenic.com/its-a-miracle-angels-flight-sees-the-light/
angelenic

It's time to stop dodging questions about paying for roads
http://www.dailybulletin.com/ci_8111146?source=most_emailed
Daily Bulletin

Maglev rail plan for L.A. gets initial OK
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_8124008
Daily News

Metro's Hold-up - Commonsense forces L.A.'s transit gods to rethink boneheaded gating plan
http://www.lacitybeat.com/cms/story/detail/metro_s_hold_up/6645/
L.A. City Beat

New Train Billboards For Your Consumption
http://highlandpark.wordpress.com/2007/10/03/new-train-billboards-for-your-consumption/
90042 Highland Park

No Clear Transpo Agenda From GOP Presidential Candidates
http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/01/29/no-clear-transpo-agenda-from-gop-presidential-candidates/
StreetsBlog

Public to weigh in on Westside subway routes
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-subway31jan31,0,1427956.story?track=mostviewed-storylevel
Los Angeles Times

Quotes That Matter from Folks That Matter
http://streetheatla.blogspot.com/2008/01/quotes-that-matter-from-folks-that.html
StreetHeatLA

San Francisco NFC Pilot Tests Rewards As Well As Payments (transit smart cards)
http://www.digitaltransactions.net/newsstory.cfm?newsid=1660
DigitalTransactions

Sticking point over the carpool lane - It's a curious situation when SUVs with a lone occupant can take priority over truly fuel-efficient vehicles.
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/highway1/la-hy-wheels30jan30,1,1673197.story
Los Angeles Times

Toll road's damage estimate downsized
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2008/01/29/news/sandiego/22_00_201_28_08.txt
North County Times/Californian

Westside mass transit study public meetings
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-subwaybox31jan31,1,5904135.story
Los Angeles Times

Which route do you like? Tell us which of these Subway to the Sea route makes the best sense
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2008/01/which-route-do.html
Los Angeles Times/Bottleneck Blog

Which Way, LA? Metro Has Some Plans for the Westside
http://laist.com/2008/01/30/metro_questions.php
LAist

Wilshire subway gets most support
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_8123590
Daily News

Would Dems’ Pledge for “Change” Bring Transportation Reform?
http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/01/30/would-dems-pledge-for-change-bring-transportation-reform/
StreetsBlog

Transportation Headlines for Sunday January 27, 2008

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/local/la-me-feebate27jan27,1,6506483.story
Los Angeles Times

Councilmember LaBonge proposes greening LA's alleyways
http://www.tomlabonge.com/news/story/98
Council District 4

'Feebates' for new cars - California should enact legislation that would cut emissions without hurting taxpayers
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-ed-feebate24jan24,0,3149233.story
Los Angeles Times

Flood channel monorails?
http://lavisions.blogspot.com/2008/01/flood-channel-monorails.html
LAVisions

Gold Line Work Upsets Merchants
http://snipurl.com/1ydin
Los Angeles Business Journal

LACMTA committee votes for subway barrier gates
http://www.subchat.com/read.asp?Id=559335
SubChat

Making skies friendlier - Congestion-pricing idea should reduce airport conges
http://www.dailybreeze.com/editorial/ci_8090493
Daily Breeze

Metro's Gold Line Expansion Will Shut Down First Street Bridge
http://laist.com/2008/01/26/metros_gold_lin.php
LAist

No Stopping (Olympic Blvd)
http://www.canyon-news.com/artman2/publish/Local_News_10/No_Stopping.php
Canyon News

Sprinter's start date postponed to March
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20080126-9999-1mc26sprint.html
San Diego Union Tribune

Three objectives for regional progress (Gold Line Foothill Extension, Alameda Corridor East)
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/opinions/ci_8088144
Pasadena Star News

Wrong way for teen drivers - California's strict law on licenses may not be making the roads safer for young people
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-op-males27jan27,0,1585526.story
Los Angeles Times

Transportation Headlines for Friday January 25, 2008

Boxer challenges EPA over emissions
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_8070656?source=email
Daily News

Censored: Pro-Transit Section From Commission Study
http://www.planetizen.com/node/29416
Planetizen

Cheaper to fly or drive? What about the bus?
http://metroriderla.com/2008/01/24/cheaper-to-fly-or-drive-what-about-the-bus/
MetroRiderLA

EPA chief grilled over California rejection - Stephen L. Johnson tells an angry congressional panel that he wasn't pressured into denying the state's bid to curb emissions
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/environment/la-na-epawaiver25jan25,1,3511705.story
Los Angeles Times

It's Time to Move LA! PowerPoint presentations and press are now available.
http://www.subwaytothesea.org/home.php
Subway to the Sea

LaBonge: Raise Parking Fees to Pay for Dash
http://streetheatla.blogspot.com/2008/01/labonge-raise-parking-fees-to-pay-for.html
StreetHeatLA

Lazy Option is Best When Waiting for the Bus - People frustrated by the delayed arrival of a bus should wait for it to show up rather than walk to their destination, mathematicians say
http://www.newscientist.com/channel/being-human/mg19726404.600-lazy-option-is-best-when-waiting-for-the-bus.html
New Scientist
Link to paper: http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/arxiv/pdf/0801/0801.0297v2.pdf

Metro Board Changes Course on Senior Fares
http://streetheatla.blogspot.com/2008/01/metro-board-changes-course-on-senior.html
StreetHeatLA

Metro Chief Talks HOT Lanes and Alternative Transportation
http://streetheatla.blogspot.com/2008/01/metro-chief-talks-hot-lanes-and.html
StreetHeatLA

Mexico City rolls out women-only buses
http://snipurl.com/1y86t
Yahoo!/Reuters

Montclair makeover - City leaders aim high with big plans for a downtown
http://www.dailybulletin.com/ci_8059724
Daily Bulletin

Mudslides disrupt Amtrak service
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_8071017
Daily News

No on Proposition 91
http://www.presstelegram.com/opinions/ci_8070701
Press Telegram

Politics & the O.C. tollway
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2008/01/politics-the-oc.html
Los Angeles Times/Bottleneck Blog

Resurrecting L.A.'s Subway to the Sea
http://www.metro-magazine.com/t_featpick.cfm?id=90511156
Metro Magazine

Setback for Gold Line extension - MTA board leaves project off funding list
http://www.sgvtribune.com/ci_8071622?source=rss
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

This Post Brought to You By the Number 33 (Long Range Plan, Fare Recovery)
http://streetheatla.blogspot.com/2008/01/this-post-brought-to-you-by-number-33.html
StreetHeatLA

Toll lanes a HOT idea whose time has come
http://www.dailynews.com/editorial/ci_8068819
Daily News

Turnstile Plan Delayed
http://streetheatla.blogspot.com/2008/01/turnstile-plan-delayed.html
StreetHeatLA

Zero, Zilch, Zip: Number of Zipcars in Los Angeles.
http://metroriderla.com/2008/01/24/zero-zilch-zip-number-of-zipcars-in-los-angeles/
MetroRiderLA

Transportation Headlines for Tuesday January 22, 2008

BLOWBACK: L.A. deserves rail - Why not give commuters the pleasure of an easier trip?
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oew-hetz22jan22,0,6889352.story?coll=la-opinion-center
Los Angeles Times

Fight looms on port payments
http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_8039613
Press Telegram

Government officials ponder ways to fund roads in a down economy
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_8039102
Daily News

High fuel prices are puzzling
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-gas22jan22,1,2593740.story?coll=la-headlines-business
Los Angeles Times

Huntington Beach to consider free parking for hybrid/alternate fuel vehicles
http://www.ocregister.com/news/city-free-hybrid-1963536-vehicles-parking
Orange County Register

Jurupa Road railroad crossing called county's most dangerous, least funded
http://snipurl.com/1xzis
Press Enterprise

L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa Enthusiastic About Plan for ''Subway to the Sea''
http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/article.asp?art=6445&State=5&res=1024
Smart Growth Online

Metro to conduct live chat on transit funding
http://metroped.net/2008/01/22/metro-to-conduct-live-chat-on-transit-funding/
MetroPed

Transportation Headlines for Friday January 18, 2007

2 Injured In Metro Train/Auto Collision
http://cbs2.com/local/metro.gold.line.2.631630.html
CBS 2 TV

40 cents a gallon -- more!
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2008/01/40-cents-a-gall.html
Los Angeles Times/Bottleneck Blog

Airport commission approves environmental study
http://snipurl.com/1xp0d
The Argonaut

BULLET TRAIN TO NOWHERE
http://thedistrictweekly.com/daily/staff-infection/2008/01/17/bullet-train-to-nowhere/
Long Beach District Weekly

California Transportation Commission Meets in Sacramento
http://www.railpac.org/2008/01/17/california-transportation-commission-meets-in-sacramento/
RailPAC

Committee recommends gates for L.A. subways
http://www.beloblog.com/Pe_Blogs/committee_recom.html
Press Enterprise

Could MTA install gates at light rail stations?
http://www.dailynews.com/ci_7996916?source=rss
Daily News

Council Resolution: Bikers Deserve Tax Break
http://streetheatla.blogspot.com/2008/01/council-resolution-bikers-deserve-tax.html
StreetHeatLA

Escondido will showcase 'rapid bus' concept
http://snipurl.com/1xpyp
North County Times/Californian

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

Inland counties submit transit proposals
http://snipurl.com/1xpz8
Press Enterprise

LA's City Hall Just Got Friendlier! (for cyclists)
http://laist.com/2008/01/17/las_city_hall_j.php
LAist

Lockyer asks coastal agency to reject San Onofre tollway - He criticizes Schwarzenegger's backing of the project, which he says would seriously harm the state beach in Orange County
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-tollway18jan18,1,6151261.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles remains top US port despite fall in throughput
http://www.cargonewsasia.com/secured/article.aspx?id=3&article=15346
Cargo News Asia

Metro Considers Raising "Senior Discount" Age to 65
http://streetheatla.blogspot.com/2008/01/metro-considers-raising-senior-discount.html
StreetHeatLA

Metrolink Train Strikes Big Rig In Irwindale
http://cbs2.com/local/metrolink.irwindale.crash.2.631872.html
CBS 2 TV

MTA Closer To Installing Subway Gates
http://www.knbc.com/news/15077655/detail.html?rss=la&psp=news
KNBC 4 TV

New ULI Published Book Shows how the Parking Garage is Both a Part of our Urban Culture and Has the Potential to Solve Mixed-Use Issues
http://snipurl.com/1xov1
Urban Land Institute

PECG´s Reasons for Dismissing Performance-Based Infrastructure Just Don´t Stand Up
http://www.wallstreet-online.de/nachrichten/nachricht/2236038.html
WallStreet Online

Presidential Views (or not) on Public Transportation
http://blog.tstc.org/2008/01/17/presidential-views-or-not-on-public-transportation/
Mobilizing the Region

Public forum on airport jet impact January 22nd
http://snipurl.com/1xp0g
The Argonaut

Placentia may owe millions, audit finds - Caltrans says the city improperly spent as much as $36 million on the OnTrac project. City officials say they will contest the findings
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-ontrac17jan17,1,2004370.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california
Los Angeles Times

Runway status lights get OK
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_8004665
Daily Breeze

Science training, transit could give S.D. the edge
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/business/20080117-9999-1b17edc.html
San Diego Union Tribune

Shipper says it has met Long Beach truck standard
http://www.landlinemag.com/todays_news/Daily/2008/Jan08/011408/011708-05.htm
Land Line Magazine

Street fight (Pico/Olympic)
http://www.jewishjournal.com/home/preview.php?id=18784
Jewish Journal

Take the Train to the South Park Flea Market
http://metrorider.elhay.net/2008/01/18/take-the-train-to-south-park-flea-market/
MetroRiderLA

Tiny Tata Nano, big threat - The $2,500 Nano will put millions more Indians on the road. Is there a silver lining in that pollution cloud?
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-ed-nano18jan18,0,557587.story?coll=la-opinion-leftrail
Los Angeles Times

Train vs. produce truck - Metrolink slams into trailer of big-rig at crossing
http://www.sgvtribune.com/news/ci_8004425
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

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