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1/25/2006

Transportation Headlines for Wednesday January 25, 2006

Bond called small step on long road for region
http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_D_intersection24.deb41e8.html
Riverside Press Enterprise

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the interstate
http://www.autoblog.com/2006/01/24/happy-50th-b-day-to-interstate-system/
Autoblog
AASHTO Website: http://www.interstate50th.org/

Court ousts action against Measure I: decision means an environmental group can't go on with its case against the transportation tax plan
http://www.pe.com/localnews/sanbernardino/stories/PE_News_Local_P_bsanbag24.deb4731.html

Faster Freight - Cleaner Air 2006: A summit on North America goods movement and air quality
http://www.ffca2006.com/
FFCA2006

Governor's growth plan greeted with suspicion: The major public-works spending proposal brings doubts from both sides.
http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_D_bond25.12f565a1.html
Riverside Press Enterprise

More Freight Moves on U.S. Transportation System than Previously Reported, DOT Estimates
http://www.autospectator.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2977
Autospectator

Neighborhood Council Just Says ‘No’ to Project Proposed for MTA Lot (Venice Division)
http://www.venicepaper.net/pmt_comments.php?id=211_0_1_0_C
Venice Paper

New mayor takes growth as given: Beaumont Mayor Jeff Fox, the new chairman of the Riverside Transit Agency's board of directors
http://www.pe.com/localnews/pass/stories/PE_News_Local_D_year24.deb42bf.html
Riverside Press Enterprise

Ninth Annual Regional Economic Forecast Conference for Southern California
http://www.scag.ca.gov/cgi/registration/regecon9/index.cfm
Southern California Association of Governments

No free ride for the roads (Dan Walters, Sacramento Bee)
http://www.vvdailypress.com/2006/113802454348391.html
Victor Valley Daily Press

Oakland is fastest growing port in the West
http://www.insidebayarea.com/localnews/ci_3430587
Inside Bay Area

Port of Los Angeles sets new volume record
http://www.logisticsmgmt.com/article/CA6301691.html
Logistics Management

Same Gold Line, but faster: Express rail service will skip some stations
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_3434695
Pasadena Star News

TIMES PAST: JAN. 25, 1948 - The Train Didn't Have a Reservation
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-a2anniversary25jan25,0,4990141.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Transport Department Inspector General resigns
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=domesticNews&storyID=2006-01-23T225230Z_01_N23336048_RTRUKOC_0_US-TRANSPORT-MEAD.xml&archived=False
Reuters

Ventura County Plans to Steer Its Transit Policy Away From Cars: Supervisors will include increasing the use of bicycles, buses, trains in area's growth guidelines
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-vcsupes25jan25,0,4562241.story?coll=la-headlines-californiaLos Angeles Times