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3/02/2006

Transportation Headlines for Thursday March 2, 2006

Advocates for linking Gold, Red lines vie for MTA seat
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_3560635
Pasadena Star News

Antelope Valley commute time twice state's median
http://www.avpress.com/n/28/0228_s1.hts
Antelope Valley Press

Bond money should not help developers
http://pasadenastarnews.com/opinions/ci_3559755
Pasadena Star News

Burbank and Glendale City leaders want link to MTA runs: 2 local officials vie for seat on transportation agency
http://www.dailynews.com/glendale/ci_3560023
Daily News/Glendale Edition

Delivers service (scroll down to letter to the editor “No Gold Rush” re: Feb 26 “Express Trains Right on Track”)
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/opnyourview/ci_3559761
Pasadena Star News

Ex-Mayor to Lead Real Estate Fund: James K. Hahn is named CEO of an $800-million bid to create affordable housing and other L.A.-area developments
http://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/la-fi-hahn2mar02,1,1785854.story?coll=la-headlines-sports-nba-lakers
Los Angeles Times

Infrastructure June vote in doubt: As March 10 deadline looms, Democratic lawmakers blame governor for inaction
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/03/02/BAGR8HGQ3F1.DTL
San Francisco Chronicle

More Than 700 Transit Leaders Convene In Washington -- Implementation of SAFETEA-LU, Transit Security on Agenda
http://www.apta.com/media/releases/060216transit_leaders.cfm
American Public Transit Association

New Non-Stop FlyAway Bus Service From Union Station to Los Angeles International Airport Starts March 15; First Two Weeks Free for Public Transit Riders: Non-Stop Bus Service to Airport Terminals Will Depart Every 30 Minutes for $3 Fare
http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=111631
Market Wire

Ports of Exhaust: Who’ll foot the bill for cleaner big rigs?
http://www.laweekly.com/news/12810/ports-of-exhaust/
L.A. Weekly

Sanbag gives OK to get bids for signal synchronization project
http://sbsun.com/news/ci_3559707
San Bernardino Sun

State Transport Plan Doesn’t Get Off the Ground: The scheme is ''virtually silent'' on the movement of air cargo, says analyst
http://www.caltradereport.com/eWebPages/front-page-1141224124.html
Cal Trade Report

Street Closures for Oscars Announced
http://www.smmirror.com/MainPages/DisplayArticleDetails.asp?eid=2654
Santa Monica Mirror

Three counties tackle 'deathtrap' makeover: Construction will begin within the next couple of months to widen State Route 14 north of Mojave, the two-year project will transform the strip of asphalt into a four-lane expressway
http://www.avpress.com/n/27/0227_s3.hts
Antelope Valley Press