Transportation Headlines for Sunday March 16, 2008

16-year-olds set world flight records
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_8589471
Press Telegram

Burbank Boulevard beautification is nearly done
http://www.burbankleader.com/articles/2008/03/15/news/blr-burbank15.txt
Burbank Leader

Homes project is at a crossroads - L.A. City Council set to take up the 6-year-old Las Lomas plan, to be built at two busy freeway
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-laslomas16mar16,0,1081965.story
Los Angeles Times

Introducing the MetroRiderLA Forum
http://metroriderla.com/2008/03/16/introducing-the-metroriderla-forum/
MetroRiderLA

Metrolink Board Considers Fare Increase
http://californianewswire.com/2008/03/15/CNW1159_154922.php
California Newswire

Port trucking system needs overhaul
http://www.dailybreeze.com/ci_8587887
Daily Breeze

Separation of Inland rails, roads gains ground
http://snipurl.com/21wsi

Sprinter gets good reviews, for most part
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20080316-9999-1mc16sprint.html
San Diego Union Tribune

Stretch of Highway 91 to get carpool lane in project that won't start before 2011
http://snipurl.com/21wtq
Press Enterprise

Target: Rail yard - Air board, railroad tackling emissions
http://www2.sbsun.com/ci_8580556
San Bernardino Sun

Want the Big Blue Bus to meet the subway?
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/emeraldcity/2008/03/want-the-big-bl.html
Los Angeles Times/Emerald City Blog

War's price tag - The Iraq conflict will raid our wallets for years to come, with California taking a huge hit
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-op-bilmes16mar16,0,3162208.story
Los Angeles Times

Transportation Headlines for Saturday March 15, 2008

Bringing Google Transit to L.A.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/emeraldcity/2008/03/bringing-google.html
Los Angeles Times/Emerald City Blog

City Watch Columnist Slams Congestion Pricing
http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/03/14/city-watch-columnist-slams-congestion-pricing/
StreetsBlogLA

EDITORIAL: Curfew is necessary (Burbank Airport)
http://www.burbankleader.com/articles/2008/03/15/opinion/blr-editorial15.txt
Burbank Leader

EPA tightens smog rules for rail, sea
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_8578950
Daily News

Get on board -Big Blue Bus reports growth in ridership
http://www.smdp.com/site/archives/031508.pdf (page 10)
Santa Monica Daily Press

Green Patrol - Electric Vehicles Report for Duty In the South Park BID
http://www.ladowntownnews.com/articles/2008/03/17/news/news06.txt
LA Downtown News

Letter from Senator Feinstein re Amtrak and the Coast Starlight
http://www.railpac.org/2008/03/14/letter-from-senator-feinstein-re-amtrak-and-the-coast-starlight/
RailPAC

New EPA rules target diesel train and ship emissions - The regulations, which call for up to a 90% soot reduction by 2030, are praised by environmental groups and industry. But a Southland official laments that large marine vessels were not included
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ships15mar15,1,7503275.story
Los Angeles Times

Observer Sees Google’s Future In Transportation Routing
http://stephenrees.wordpress.com/2008/03/14/observer-sees-googles-future-in-transportation-routing/
StephenReesBlog

one santa fe gets stamp of approval from city council (Metro Rail Division 20)
http://www.angelenic.com/one-santa-fe-gets-stamp-of-approval-from-city-council/
angelenic

Trail Plan Debuts
http://snipurl.com/21tsz
Press Enterprise

Transportation Headlines for Friday March 14, 2008

20 new CNG replacement buses at LAX will have easier wheelchair access
http://snipurl.com/21rd4
The Argonaut

Bridges unfunded - Many crossings deficient or obsolete
http://www.vcreporter.com/cms/story/detail/bridges_unfunded/5786/
Ventura County Reporter

Coastal Bus route popular with commuters
http://snipurl.com/21rdm
Ventura County Star

Commute eases as new Highway 23 lanes open - Widening between T.O. and Moorpark nearly complete
http://snipurl.com/21rba
Ventura County Star

East Hollywood On The Move: A Transportation/Planning Vision
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7lwFBEoNCs
YouTube/East Hollywood Neighborhood Council

High Speed Rail and Public Private Partnerships in California: A Shotgun Wedding?
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/2008/03/high_speed_rail_2.html
California Progress Report

LAX Travelers Should be Worried-Here’s Why
http://www.citywatchla.com/content/view/1085/75/
CityWatchLA

London’s Very Cool “Look Out for Cyclists” Ad
http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/03/13/londons-very-cool-look-out-for-cyclists-ad/
StreetsBlogLA

Los Angeles is #1: Worst Urban Roads
http://laist.com/2008/03/13/los_angeles_1_w.php
LAist

Los Angeles: America's Last Stand (congestion pricing)
http://www.citywatchla.com/content/view/1083/75/

Port Cargo Drops Again
http://snipurl.com/21rd7
L.A. Business Journal

Report Calls for More Transit Investment
http://www.planetizen.com/node/30121
Planetizen

Union seeks LAX flight reductions
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_8554810
Daily Breeze

Westside Rejects Some Service Cuts
http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/03/13/westside-rejects-some-service-cuts/#more-422
StreetsBlogLA

Transportation Headlines for Thursday March 13, 2008

California Transportation Commission Moves Forward on State’s Mobility Despite Budget Woes - Executive Director John Barna details the CTC's ongoing Prop 1B implementation as well as the consequences of the debate over the state budget
http://www.metroinvestmentreport.com/mir/?module=displaystory&story_id=436&format=html
Metro Investment Report

Did Subway Cheaters Put Egg On L.A.'s Face? MTA is dismantling the honor system, jacking up construction costs and lying about why
http://www.laweekly.com/news/news/did-subway-cheaters-put-egg-on-las-face/18521/
L.A. Weekly

First Look at Metro’s Long Term Transportation Plan
http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/03/12/a-first-look-at-metro%e2%80%99s-long-term-transportation-plan/
StreetsBlogLA

Dukakis: Put Rail on Election Track
http://www.miller-mccune.com/main/article/185
Miller-McCune

Five Steps for Faster Buses (Without Taking Away an Auto Lane)
http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/03/five-steps-for.html
Wired

Los Angeles Mariachis Play Blues After Forced Move
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=aCAxz67ke.Dk&refer=home
Bloomberg

Mass transit pays dividends
http://www.dailybreeze.com/ci_8539374
Daily Breeze

Metro's Big Plans: Subway To The Sea Just Tip Of The Iceberg
http://la.curbed.com/archives/2008/03/metros_big_plan.php
Curbed LA

Metro's Plan: It's Realistic, But Not Visionary
http://laist.com/2008/03/12/metros_plan_its.php
LAist

New monorail arrives at Disneyland
http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/?p=1147
Los Angeles Times

New oil taxes are blocked in Assembly
Levies on drilling and windfall profits would yield $1.2 billion for California schools. Republicans say no to new taxes
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-taxes13mar13,1,5668261.story
Los Angeles Times

Rise, fall of a local monorail labeled a folly 101 years ago
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_8553091
Daily News

Study: LA's Rough Roads Take Toll On Vehicles
http://www.knbc.com/traffic/15578189/detail.html?rss=la&psp=news
KNBC 4 TV

Survey: Los Angeles Has Worst Roads in the Country
http://snipurl.com/21nd7
FOX News

Three Hub Plan for Initial Metro Extension
http://takethemetro.blogspot.com/2008/03/three-hub-plan-for-initial-metro.html
Take the Metro

To save your neighborhood, sue L.A. City Hall
http://www.dailynews.com/opinions/ci_8538423
Daily News

Trade funds fall short of goal
http://www.sgvtribune.com/ci_8554958?source=rss
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Under the Leadership of Gina Marie Lindsey, LAWA Prioritizes Green Airports, Transport
http://www.metroinvestmentreport.com/mir/?module=displaystory&story_id=446&format=html
Metro Investment Report

Transportation Headlines for Wednesday March 12, 2008

Decline in border crossings crimps economy
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/mexico/tijuana/20080311-9999-1n11cross.html
San Diego Union Tribune

Deteriorating Urban Pavement Conditions Cost the Average Driver More Than $400 Annually
http://snipurl.com/21kvv
Yahoo! News

Emission Impossible - Burbank couple is selected by General Motors to test an emission-free SUV before it goes into full production by 2011
http://www.burbankleader.com/articles/2008/03/12/news/blr-cars12.txt
Burbank Leader

Gas prices jump to new high - Average price of a gallon of regular unleaded in L.A. area has risen about 50 cents to $3.56
http://www.burbankleader.com/articles/2008/03/12/news/blr-gas12.txt
Burbank Leader

Gas prices keep going up
http://newmedia.the-signal.com/news/article/743/
Santa Clarita Signal

Is Solair Really Transit Oriented Development?
http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/03/11/is-solair-real-transit-oriented-development/
StreetsBlogLA

LA denser than NY, a story of how statistics can lie
http://snipurl.com/21kxo
LivableRegion

LA traffic at risk over dirty trucks row
http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/news/viewArticle.htm?articleId=20017513589
LloydsList

Mass-transit plan to be disclosed
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_8539501
Daily News

MTA's Plan Calls For Carpool Lanes, Metro Rapid Expansion
MTA To Unveil Long Range Plan Wednesday
http://www.knbc.com/news/15568760/detail.html
KNBC 4 TV

O.C. freeways could get $218 million - A state recommendation would help pay to widen the 91 freeway and improve several rail crossings
http://www.ocregister.com/news/county-placentia-orange-1996719-avenue-state
Orange County Register

Port plan decried
Environmentalists, labor groups, drivers say harbor program unfair
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_8540347
Press Telegram

Potential Impacts of Climate Change on U.S. Transportation
http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8794
Transportation Research Board

Region fails in bid for state funds (TCIF)
http://www.dailybreeze.com/business/ci_8540834
Daily Breeze

SpeedInfo Sensors Deployed Along Ventura County’s Highway 101 and Other Important Travel Corridors - Real-time Traffic Information Will Enhance Local Transportation Operations and Feed into the Los Angeles Area’s 511 Traveler Information System
http://snipurl.com/21k3h
BusinessWire

Survey reconfirms value of LAX
http://www.dailybreeze.com/ci_8528369
Daily Breeze

What's Up With That: Downtown's One Way Streets
http://la.curbed.com/archives/2008/03/whats_up_with_t_20.php
Curbed L.A.

With Oil Over $107 a Barrel California Should Lead the Charge for High-Speed Rail
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/2008/03/with_oil_over_1.html
California Progress Report

Transportation Headlines for Tuesday March 11, 2008

10.3 Billion Trips Taken On Public Transportation Ridership In 2007 -- The Highest Level in 50 Years
http://www.apta.com/media/releases/080310_ridership.cfm
American Public Transportation Association

Access to Bus and Rail Lines Reduces Driving by 4,400 Miles per Household
http://www.apta.com/media/releases/080310_land_use.cfm
American Public Transportation Association

CalTrans to Make PCH Safe for Cyclists
http://www.westsidebikeside.com/this-just-in-caltrans-to-make-pch-safe-for-cyclists/
WestsideBikeside

Guess Who Hopes to Help Power New Hybrid Cars
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120520656671826555.html?mod=todays_us_marketplace
Wall Street Journal

How L.A. Was Almost Our Greenest City
http://www.alternet.org/environment/78504/
Alternet

Husing Report Details Pros and Cons Of Clean Truck Options
http://www.cunninghamreport.com/news_item.php?id=215
Cunningham Report

Hydrogen fuel cell vehicle development still in the slow lane
http://www.sacbee.com/103/story/775415.html
Sacramento Bee

Inland transportation projects advance in Prop. 1B funding process
http://snipurl.com/21hsu
Press Enterprise

L.A. Bike Plan's Survey: Redundant or Ridiculous?
http://ubrayj02.blogspot.com/2008/03/la-bike-plans-survey-redundant-or.html
BrayjAgainstTheMachine

Linking city centers to Metrolink
All O.C. cities on board for Go Local program
http://www.ocregister.com/news/cities-grants-centers-1996021-metrolink-link
Orange County Register

MTA must keep on top of Orange Line busway expansion
http://www.dailynews.com/opinions/ci_8526330
Daily News

Oil futures soar to new high
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-gas11mar11,1,3314639.story
Los Angeles Times

Projects breathe life into Wilshire corridor
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-wilshire11mar11,1,7456532.story
Los Angeles Times

Report: Nation Needs Modern Public Transit Plan
http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/article.asp?art=6515&state=52&res=1440
Smart Growth Online

Rice Avenue project closer to a reality
Interchange plan expected to get state bond funds
http://snipurl.com/21hto
Ventura County Star

Santa Monica Workshop Shows Support for Bike/Ped and Transit
http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/03/10/santa-monica-workshop-shows-support-for-bikeped-and-transit/
StreetsBlogLA

Tolls Proposed to Pay for Otay Mesa Border Crossing
Border-Crossing Delays Prompts Ducheny Bill
http://snipurl.com/21h13
San Diego Business Journal

Waxman demands EPA documents
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/03/11/MN3SVHCNV.DTL
San Francisco Chronicle

Transportation Headlines for Monday March 10, 2008

Carpool plan only a partial fix for the 405
A project to add a northbound lane doesn't address the southbound squeeze in the Sepulveda Pass
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-roadsage10mar10,0,2663997.column
Los Angeles Times

Complete Streets Legislation is Introduced
http://www.m-bike.org/blog/2008/03/09/complete-streets-legislation-is-introduced
m-Bike.org

Diesel prices keep on trucking
RECORD HIGH RAISES COSTS OF MOST GOODS
http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_8519917
Mercury News

L.A. to seek feedback on its airports
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_8516761
Daily Breeze

NY Congestion pricing hit major roadblock
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local&id=6007631
ABC TV

Oil demand is drying up - slightly
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/03/09/BU6QVEVD3.DTL
San Francisco Chronicle

Passenger train sprints into service - Crowds up before dawn for ride 30 years in the making
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20080310-9999-1m10sprint.html
San Diego Union Tribune

Placing the Blame for Gridlock: Re "Unsnarling traffic can be a mess," Opinion, March 2
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/letters/la-le-sunday9mar09,0,1197239.story?page=3
Los Angeles Times

Railroad's 'green' claim is way off track
A firm that wants to expand port service has proved a poor neighbor elsewhere
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-logan10mar10,0,6509907.story
Los Angeles Times

Sprinter's long road to today
http://snipurl.com/21erv
North County Times/Californian

Traffic Signals Activated On 210 Freeway
http://cbs2.com/local/210.freeway.foothill.2.673484.html
CBS 2 TV