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2/09/2008

Transportation Headlines for Saturday February 9, 2008

2 shipping lines shove off from Port of L.A.'s TraPac
http://www.dailybreeze.com/business/ci_8215023
Daily Breeze

Building a City the River Can Be Proud Of
http://snipurl.com/1zcni
L.A. Downtown News

Bush Would Cut Amtrak Funding 40 Percent
http://snipurl.com/1zcnv
MediaGeneral

Business Owners Oppose Olympic-Pico Traffic Initiative
http://snipurl.com/1zcme
Canyon News

California High-Speed Rail Authority to Study Zero Greenhouse Gas Emission
http://snipurl.com/1zco0
Business Wire

Census Bureau to retain Valley's special designation - Local leaders called the status crucial for planning future of the region
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_8212744
Daily News

Congressman subpoenas EPA files on California ruling - Rep. Waxman wants the EPA to hand over documents related to its rejection of California's request to impose stricter emission standards
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-waiver9feb09,1,7365649.story
Los Angeles Times

Critics assail Bush's last DOT budget
http://www.etrucker.com/apps/news/article.asp?id=66604
eTrucker

Go easily to Riverside for $2.25
http://www.recordgazette.net/articles/2008/02/08/news/04news.txt
Record Gazette

Heavy-Duty Vehicle Trends for 2008
http://www.cleantechblog.com/2008/02/heavy-duty-vehicle-trends-for-2008.html
CleanTechBlog

LAEDC Launches Kyser Research Center
http://www.ladowntownnews.com/articles/2008/02/11/news/news_briefs/at04.txt
L.A. Downtown News

Planes, Trains and Podcars -- Huh?
http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/080208/0359646.html
Yahoo! Finance

Report: Koreatown PoPo Cracking Down on Pedestrians
http://la.curbed.com/archives/2008/02/are_the_koreato.php
Curbed L.A.

Resurrecting the Red Car - Renewed Plans for Broadway Ignite Interest in Bringing Back Fabled Trolley Line
http://www.ladowntownnews.com/articles/2008/02/11/news/news01.txt
L.A. Downtown News

Taxi Plan Inches Forward - City Commission Supports Hail-A-Cab Idea, but Wants Further Study
http://www.ladowntownnews.com/articles/2008/02/11/news/news05.txt
L.A. Downtown News

Two airport expansion plans not mutually exclusive
http://snipurl.com/1zcms
San Diego Union Tribune

Using cellphones to beat traffic?
http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-me-gpscars9feb09,1,4993480.story
Los Angeles Times

2/05/2008

Transportation Headlines for Tuesday February 5, 2008

Amtrak to restart Coast Starlight train service
http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/?p=1293
Los Angeles Times/Travel Blog

Case for HOT lanes in L.A.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/emeraldcity/2008/01/a-case-for-hot.html
Los Angeles Times/Emerald City

Friends 4 Expo statement on Farmdale crossing
http://metroriderla.com/2008/02/04/friends-4-expo-statement-on-farmdale-crossing/
MetroRiderLA

FTA New Starts: Annual Report on Funding Recommendations - Proposed Allocations of Funds for Fiscal Year 2009
http://www.fta.dot.gov/regional_offices_7753.html
Federal Transit Administration

Nation's Long-Term Economic Health Depends on Success of America's Metro Regions, Say Brookings Experts
http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/article.asp?art=6463&state=52&res=1440
Smart Growth Online

Pedestrian killed by bus in downtown L.A.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-bus6feb06,1,6485714.story
Los Angeles Times

Planner Says California Should Consider Land Use Policy Changes to Help Meet Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goals
http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/article.asp?art=6465&state=5
Smart Growth Online

Riders' input is sought for Metro changes - About 20 routes could be eliminated under plan
http://www.dailynews.com/breakingnews/ci_8169728
Daily News

San Bernardino-Loma Linda express bus plans moving forward
http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_B_bomni05.4051409.html
Press Enterprise

San Diego Board of Supervisors Lowers Traffic Impact Fees
http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/article.asp?art=6464&state=5
Smart Growth Online

San Fernando Valley Critical Mass
http://bikeboom.com/webcalendar/view_entry.php?id=1500&friendly=1&rssuser=__public__&date=20080205
BikeBoom

Showdown over O.C. tollway is set - The Coastal Commission is to decide Wednesday whether to approve a route through San Onofre State Beach
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-tollway5feb05,1,5830471.story
Los Angeles Times

Toll lanes next to freeways: Separate transportation for the rich?
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/emeraldcity/2008/02/toll-lanes-next.html
Los Angeles Times/Emerald City

Transit panel hears concerns by public - Commission evaluates funding for such needs as extra buses
http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2008/feb/05/transit-panel-hears-concerns-by-public/
Ventura County Star

U.S. Department of Transportation Fiscal Year 2009 Budget in Brief
http://www.autospectator.com/cars/car-consumer-info/0037673-us-department-transportation-fiscal-year-2009-budget-brief
Auto Spectator

'Vote No On Proposition 91' Is Not A Typo
http://cbs2.com/local/proposition.91.typo.2.646040.html
CBS 2 TV

Virgin jet to use biofuel blend in test flight
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2008/02/05/MN6VUQIL9.DTL
San Francisco Chronicle

1/31/2008

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