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12/09/2007

Transportation Headlines for Sunday December 9, 2007

2 'green' technologies race for driver's seat
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-garage8dec08,1,5837240.story?coll=la-headlines-business
Los Angeles Times

Air rules adopted for Calif. Seaports - CARB OKs first truck, ship emission standards
http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_7666880
Press Telegram

'Complete Streets' Movement Gaining Momentum
http://www.planetizen.com/node/28782
Planetizen

Desert Expressway Closer To Becoming A Reality
http://www.hometownstation.com/high-desert-corridor-2007-12-05-07-01-2.html
KHTS 1220 AM

DOT sees future with vehicle integration, hydrogen fuel
http://www.fuelcellsworks.com/Supppage8197.html
Fuel Cell Works

For Whom the Road Tolls
http://laist.com/2007/12/08/for_whom_the_ro.php
LAist

High Desert Corridor project seeks engineering bids
http://www.vvdailypress.com/news/desert_4019___article.html/high_corridor.html
Victorville Daily Press

Mayor To Employees: Get On The Bus - Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels wants city employees to ride the bus to work, and he's proposing giving them free transit passes to make it easier for workers to make the switch
http://www.planetizen.com/node/28826
Planetizen

New Customer Service Center and Store for Big Blue Bus
http://snipurl.com/1v0km
Canyon News

Rialto readies traffic strategy for I-10 bridge project
http://snipurl.com/1v0m1
Press Enteprise

Roads facing funding gridlock - Problems plague transit system
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_7656787
Whittier Daily News

SANBAG plans to open westbound I-10 lane through Redlands
http://snipurl.com/1v0lv
Press Enterprise

Santa Monica's Transportation Plan Hopefully a Preview for LA
http://streetheatla.blogspot.com/2007/12/santa-monicas-transportation-plan.html
StreetHeatLA

Trendy Transit - Subways are proliferating across the globe as metro status symbols and attracting new forms of urban investment
http://www.planetizen.com/node/28812
Planetizen

12/08/2007

Transportation Headlines for Saturday December 8, 2007

101 plan may be funded in '08
http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2007/dec/08/rice-101-plan-may-be-funded-in-08/
Ventura County Star

Clear pattern of risk emerges from city smog - L.A.'s notorious air pollution is hardest on kids. The closer to a freeway they live, play or attend school, the more likely it is that their developing lungs' capacity will be reduced
http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-smog10dec10,1,7144661.story?coll=la-headlines-health
Los Angeles Times

Expressive train rolls by - Locomotive laden with Christmas decorations makes its way through as part of a toy drive
http://www.glendalenewspress.com/articles/2007/12/08/news/gnp-train08.txt
Glendale News Press

Freeways should be kept free - Re "It's time to go with toll-lane flow," column, Dec. 2
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/letters/la-le-saturday8dec08,0,7134613.story?coll=la-news-comment-letters
Los Angeles Times

Hey Taxi! Local Leaders Try to Persuade DOT To Let Angelenos Hail a Cab
http://www.ladowntownnews.com/articles/2007/12/10/news/news02.txt
L.A. Downtown News

LAX seeks NASA's study of runways - Expansion critics complain federal agencies back growth and ignore safety
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/articles/12275301.html
Daily Breeze

Metro Boosts Downtown Bus Service
http://www.ladowntownnews.com/articles/2007/12/10/news/news_briefs/at04.txt
L.A. Downtown News

Moorpark OKs downtown land sale for mixed-use project
http://snipurl.com/1uypq
Ventura County Star

Palmdale airport sees anemic air traffic
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_7650791
Daily News

Plan fails to curb growth in Valley - Zoning rules could allow many more commercial projects along Ventura Boulevard, city finds
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-growth8dec08,1,3487227.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Proposal for Greyhound bus station rejected
http://snipurl.com/1uypl
Press Enterprise

San Pedro port vapors to be tracked - Plan announced by mayor and attorney general to cut greenhouse gas emissions includes solar power panels
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/articles/12275526.html
Daily Breeze

Southland transit is in need of big ideas
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-lazarus9dec09,1,5549891.column?coll=la-utilities-business
Los Angeles Times

State OKs strict air emission measures - One will ban much of the current diesel truck fleet from ports statewide. The other targets idling vessels
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-air8dec08,1,7604416.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Visions of 'Chinatown North' - Planning Begins and Ideas Fly for Vast Expanse Near L.A. River
http://www.ladowntownnews.com/articles/2007/12/10/news/opinion/edit03.txt
L.A. Downtown News

12/07/2007

Transportation Headlines for Friday December 7, 2007

$2-billion face-lift for LAX set to begin - Improvements are necessary but passengers should know that they won't always be happy with the experience during construction, airport chief says
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lindsey7dec07,1,6691624.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

$300 million in road funds ready
http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071206/NEWS05/712060356/-1/newsfront
Desert Sun

Airbus A380 returns to LAX for demo; scheduled passenger service at LAX set to start in fall 2008
http://snipurl.com/1uwtg
The Argonaut

Commission Calls for $357 Billion in Passenger Rail Investment
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/071206/passenger_rail_expansion.html?.v=2
Yahoo! Finance

Commission OKs L.A. port expansion - Backers cite 'green' elements, but homeowners and environmentalists raise various concerns
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-port7dec07,1,3046776.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Critical Mass bike ride may be at braking point - Cyclists in the monthly event in Santa Monica say they may pedal elsewhere because of citations from police
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-bikers7dec07,1,7367625.story?track=rss
Los Angeles Times

Five transit agencies to share $19 million in state bond funds
http://snipurl.com/1uw1f
Press Enterprise

Holiday Toy Express Rolls into Burbank and Glendale
http://californianewswire.com/2007/12/06/CNW770_210604.php
California News Wire

Metro Passes No Longer Useable On LADOT Buses
http://cbs2.com/local/LADOT.Transit.Bus.2.604541.html
CBS 2 TV

New Big Blue Bus transit store opens near Promenade
http://snipurl.com/1uwte
The Argonaut

Regional report: Mom wouldn't tack these grades on the fridge - Regional panel unveils report card that grades the region's economy and quality of life
http://www.ocregister.com/news/region-percent-county-1936637-report-year
Orange County Register

Regional transportation agency says $132 billion needed before 2035
http://snipurl.com/1uwpq
Press Enteprise

Roads facing funding gridlock - Problems plague transit system
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_7656787
Whittier Daily News

SCAG: Transportation funding falls $132 million short (headline should read $132 Billion)
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_7655701
Daily News
Link to SCAG’s 2007 State of the Region Report: http://snipurl.com/1uwom
Link to SCAG’s 2007 Report Card: http://snipurl.com/1uwop

Screw you Cincinnati, LA is more Walkable than you!
http://laist.com/2007/12/06/screw_you_cinci.php
LAist

SoCal 'report card' has B, C and (gulp) D marks
http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2007/dec/07/socal-report-card-has-b-c-and-gulp-d-marks/
Ventura County Star

Subways: The New Urban Status Symbol
http://snipurl.com/1uw1g
Business Week

U.S. Passenger Rail Needs $353 Billion, Panel Says
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=ayOo6ds2QhCk
Bloomberg

12/06/2007

Transportation Headlines for Thursday December 6, 2007

A bumpy road to the toll booth
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lopez6dec06,1,6911142.column?track=rss
Los Angeles Times

Beverly bridge is back - Ceremony kicks off span's reopening
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_7646343
Whittier Daily News

Big Blue Bus Takes Greener Road
http://snipurl.com/1uuul
Santa Monica Lookout News

Cargo center set - Huge project will be built at Ontario airport
http://www.dailybulletin.com/ci_7646789
Daily Bulletin

L.A.'s Grand Avenue project kicks off
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_7645744
Daily News

Mayor: LA Drivers Have 'Fundamental Right To Turn Left'
http://www.knbc.com/traffic/14780306/detail.html
KNBC 4 TV

Midnight Ridazz are bound to keep on riding - In the heart of car culture, massive bike rides are hitting the streets. Should you admire them? Scorn them? Or join the pack?
http://www.calendarlive.com/cl-gd-cover6dec06,0,1527407.story?coll=cl-home-top-blurb-right
Los Angeles Times

More L.A. intersections to get left-turn signals
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/regstate/articles/12195831.html
Daily Breeze

New transit-corridor development a must
http://www.dailynews.com/editorial/ci_7635776
Daily News

Palmdale airport service can't seem to get off the ground - United Airlines faces a lackluster response to its San Francisco flights
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-palmdale6dec06,1,7733312.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Pay up, commuters (scroll down page)
http://www.lacitybeat.com/article.php?id=6600&IssueNum=235
L.A. City Beat

Port panel gets a look at expansion - Wilmington neighbors of terminal say environmental report doesn't go far enough to lessen impact of ships, trucks
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/articles/12196041.html
Daily Breeze

Report augurs gloom for I.E. - Experts predict 'near recession'
http://www.dailybulletin.com/news/ci_7646777
Daily Bulletin

Reports predict dismal year for California economy
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/12/06/BUFMTOU36.DTL
San Francisco Chronicle

Speak out on toll roads - Should car pool lanes be used for revenue?
http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_7636339
Press Telegram

State wants cleaner air at ports
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_7645743
Daily News

Tom LaBonge - L.A.’s top cheerleader wants money for public transportation projects
http://www.lacitybeat.com/article.php?id=6604&IssueNum=235
L.A. City Beat

Too many close calls on runways, report says
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-runway6dec06,1,2565129.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Traffic Talks - Critics of Pico-Olympic plan crowd City Hall
http://www.lacitybeat.com/article.php?id=6602&IssueNum=235
L.A. City Beat

Transit meeting draws crowd
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_7645496
Whittier Daily News

Your View: 710 tunnel could remove pollution
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/opinions/ci_7643604
Pasadena Star News

12/05/2007

Transportation Headlines for Wednesday December 5, 2007

CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK - MTA is on the wrong track - The agency's plan to install turnstiles at subway and light-rail stations is a betrayal of their design
http://www.calendarlive.com/galleriesandmuseums/cl-et-subway5dec05,0,6940232.story?coll=cl-art-features
Los Angeles Times

Commuter kicks car habit
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_7636604
Daily News

Gold Line gaining support - Cities pledging local funds match
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_7637352
Pasadena Star News

Good Streets Include Streetcars
http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/12/04/good-streets-include-streetcars/
StreetsBlog

los angeles subway turnstiles? yes, please!
http://www.angelenic.com/infrastructure/los-angeles-subway-turnstiles-yes-please/
Angelenic

Match money with cargo - Funding for the area's truck-jammed highways was misdirected
http://www.dailybreeze.com/opinion/articles/12029806.html
Daily Breeze

Mayor to announce plans for more left-turn arrows
http://www.dailynews.com/breakingnews/ci_7640247
Daily News

New DOT chief expected to be approved today
http://www.dailynews.com/ci_7631518?source=rss
Daily News

New NREL Publication: AC Transit-Fuel Cell Buses: Evaluation Results Update
http://www.fuelcellsworks.com/Supppage8187.html
Fuel Cell Works

New York MTA launches No. 7 subway extension
http://www.progressiverailroading.com/freightnews/article.asp?id=11830
Progressive Railroading

NoHo project pared down; community input sought
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_7636704
Daily News

Port of Los Angeles marks 100 years since its creation
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_7634004
Daily News

Public transportation ridership continues to grow -- Nearly 50 million more trips taken in third quarter 2007
http://www.apta.com/media/releases/071204_ridership.cfm
America Public Transportation Association

San Francisco To Try Double-Deck Bus On City's Routes
http://www.nbc11.com/news/14776581/detail.html
NBC 11 TV

Smart growth policy revision needed, some say
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2007/12/04/news/top_stories/1_04_1512_3_07.txt
North County Times/Californian

Southern California Ports Move to Curb Emissions From Shipping Industry
http://snipurl.com/1unga
New York Times

Special Holiday Trains Pull Into Camp Pendleton
http://www.10news.com/news/14752796/detail.html
10 News TV

Truckers at ports breathe poor-quality air - Pollution in truck cabs was 10 times higher than the air outside, report says
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/articles/12142506.html
Daily Breeze

Tunnel feasibility test plan hits snag (Irvine-Corona Expressway)
http://snipurl.com/1unfk
Press Enterprise

12/04/2007

Transportation Headlines for Tuesday December 4, 2007

Accountability At a Glance - California is harnessing the power of the Internet to provide transparency of management on a $3 billion program of transportation improvements.
http://www.tfhrc.gov/pubrds/07sep/02.htm
Public Roads

Ailing Transit System Has Something to Boast About: Green Vehicles (SF Muni)
http://blog.wired.com/cars/2007/12/ailing-transit.html
Wired

Better Public Transit Systems
http://www.smartgrowth.org/library/articles.asp?art=3146&res=1024
Smart Growth Online

Business travel costs expected to rise 6% next year
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/travel/2007-12-03-business-travel-costs_N.htm
USA Today

City Hall columnists talk Monorails, Dodger Stadium
http://laist.com/2007/12/03/hymonorlov_talk.php
LAist

Community Slams Mayor, Weiss on Pico/Olympic Plan
http://streetheatla.blogspot.com/2007/12/community-slams-mayor-weiss-on.htmlStreetHeatLA

Fare Gates Are Coming
http://metrorider.elhay.net/2007/12/03/the-fare-gates-are-coming/
MetroRiderLA

Gas prices lower season spending
http://www.avpress.com/n/03/1203_s9.hts
Antelope Valley Press

Honor no more. Metro to install ticket gates
http://laist.com/2007/12/03/honor_no_more_m.php
LAist

Irate Citizens to Mayor: Stop Ignoring Us (Pico/Olympic corridor)
http://www.citywatchla.com/content/view/865/
CityWatchLA

Ontario air cargo center OK'd
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/articles/12108876.html
Daily Breeze

Santa Monica de-car-ing workshop, redux
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/emeraldcity/2007/12/santa-monica-de.html
Los Angeles Times/Emerald City

TAP Card Untapped
http://metrorider.elhay.net/2007/12/03/the-tap-card-untapped/?p=1232
MetroRiderLA

Toll roads could aid Gold Line plan
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_7628293
Whittier Daily News

Westsiders rev up opposition to traffic plan
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-traffic4dec04,1,3484930.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

12/02/2007

Transportation Headlines for Sunday December 2, 2007

An End to the Free Ride on Trains in Los Angeles
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/03/us/03transit.html?hp
New York Times

Billion-dollar interchange project still a go
http://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/news/ci_7614243
Redland Daily Facts

Car-pool lanes may be switched to toll lanes - MTA plan calling for solo drivers as well as car-poolers to pay a fee on some roads draws fire
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/regstate/articles/11963276.html
Daily Breeze

Congress thought the unthinkable on vehicle mileage - The 35 mpg standard, part of a larger energy bill in the works, grew from $3 gasoline and global warming issues
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/environment/la-na-fuel2dec02,1,5063871.story?coll=la-news-environment
Los Angeles Times

No fire, no free pass on toll road, firefighters told - An L.A. County crew en route to a funeral blows past a booth, is caught on camera and fined. They are flabbergasted; the Orange County transportation agency is unapologetic
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-firetruck1dec01,1,6912449.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

"Olympic-West Pico-East" Initiative Announced
http://snipurl.com/1ujh6
Canyon News

OC Authorities Address Firefighter Toll Controversy - Truck Was Headed To Funeral, Not Fire, Official Says
http://www.knbc.com/news/14752707/detail.html
KNBC 4 TV

Why America is Becoming a Second-World Nation and California is in the Crosshairs
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/2007/12/why_america_is.html
California Progress Report