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3/15/2006

Transportation Headlines for Wednesday March 15, 2006

99-Year-Old MTA Employee Plans To Retire
http://www.nbc4.tv/news/8004938/detail.html?rss=la&psp=news
NBC 4 TV

Area officials fear the county might lose funding for highway projects
http://snipurl.com/nmw1
Ventura County Star

Bus goes up in flames: Driver orders evacuation; no injuries reported (Montebello Bus Lines)
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_3602796
Whittier Daily News

First Public Outreach Meetings for LAX Master Plan Specific Plan Amendment Study Set for March 15 and 18
http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=113065
Market Wire

Haroun Mehdipour Awarded $2.653 Million by Jury in Negligence Lawsuit against Santa Monica's Big Blue Bus
http://losangeles.dbusinessnews.com/shownews.php?newsid=66116&type_news=latest
D Business News

Hydrogen Conference Starts Big with Schwarzenegger Welcome
http://www.fuelcellsworks.com/Supppage4761.html
Fuel Cell Works

Lawmakers labor over bond plan
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_3602719
Los Angeles Daily News

Mayor Villaraigosa Joins Officials to Inaugurate Non-Stop Flyaway Bus Service From Union Station to Los Angeles International Airport
http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=113047
Market Wire

Metrolink Trains Delayed After Crash With Car In Antelope Valley
http://www.nbc4.tv/traffic/7995164/detail.html
NBC 4 TV

Metrolink train strikes compact car
http://www.dailynews.com/antelopevalley/ci_3602128
Los Angeles Daily News/Antelope Valley Edition

New Downtown-LAX Shuttle Begins
http://www.nbc4.tv/traffic/8023136/detail.html
NBC 4 TV

Núñez: No sign of a bond deal
http://www.sacbee.com/content/politics/story/14230243p-15053124c.html
Sacramento Bee

Orange Line ripe for run, some say: Officials consider a half-marathon
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_3602565
Los Angeles Daily News

Public works bond might not make it onto June ballot: Lawmakers keep negotiations going as deadline passes
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/03/15/BAGOIHOC571.DTL
San Francisco Chronicle

Public-works deal stalls again: Legislators hung up on water projects look to extend ballot-measure deadline
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_1048662.php
Orange County Register

Rail Agency Plans to Issue Federal Rule Addressing Human Error
http://www.occupationalhazards.com/articles/14872
Occupational Hazards

Reminders of Bigotry Unburied (Gold Line Eastside Extension)
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-chinagrave15mar15,0,2037472.story?coll=la-home-headlines
Los Angeles Times

Smart Card Alliance Transportation Council announces first year successes, upcoming initiatives
http://www.contactlessnews.com/news/2006/03/14/smart-card-alliance-transportation-council-announces-first-year-successes-upcoming-initiatives/
Contactless News

Start widening project now: County urges panel to keep Highway 118 work on track
http://snipurl.com/nmw2
Ventura County Star

A surge in smog over the long haul: Report - Coming influx of Mexican trucks 'serious'
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20060315/news_1n15trucks.html
San Diego Union Tribune

Wireless hookup will let county adjust traffic signals
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/articles/2465661.html
Daily Breeze