News:

Council OKs plan to ease Sepulveda tunnel traffic
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-reverse18oct18,1,6811219.story?coll=la-headlines-california&ctrack=7&cset=true

Elevated extension of 57 Freeway is ‘feasible,’ report says (I missed this one yesterday)
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/environment/la-me-octa16oct16,1,4270458.story?coll=la-news-environment&ctrack=8&cset=true

Pulled over? Skip the line; cops have heard it all before
http://www.dailynews.com/transportation/ci_7208474

2 men plead not guilty in deadly road-rage crash in LA
http://www.ocregister.com/news/barnes-ayon-arif-1896482-sister-three

Jet vs. Vette
http://www.grist.org/advice/ask/2007/10/17/index.html

Editorials:
Weiss helps reject free parking plan
http://www.dailynews.com/editorial/ci_7207760

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By Damien Newton |
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The 2nd Annual Alt Car Expo

By Damien Newton |
StreetHeat took its first field trip this weekend to the 2007 Alternative Energy and Transportation Expo in Santa Monica. While I was wowed by cars that get 100 miles per gallon and bikes that do some of the pedaling for you…what was most important for this blogger was a chance to start meeting some folks […]

Will Barbara Boxer Stand Up for Sustainable Transportation?

By Aaron Naparstek |
Behind the scenes, we’re hearing a lot of sustainable transportation advocates sounding alarms over California Senator Barbara Boxer these days. As chair of the Senate’s Environment and Public Works committee, Boxer is going to play a critical role in this year’s federal transportation funding effort. Environmentalists want to see transportation policies and funding formulas that […]