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8/02/2006

Transportation Headlines for August 2, 2006

Americans’ love affair with cars starts to skid: Traffic, bad road etiquette — not gas prices — drive many people off roads
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14137896/
MSNBC

Between The Lines: Naming (and Building) The Exposition Light Rail Line
http://www.eurweb.com/story/eur27775.cfm
Eurweb

City begins illegal cab crackdown
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_4122017
Daily News

Coaster transition not so seamless; riders complain of late trains
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2006/08/01/news/coastal/18_59_297_31_06.txt
North County Times/Californian

Easier Ride on Way for Commuters: Projects will extend carpool lanes on the 60 Freeway in Riverside and Moreno Valley
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-carpool2aug02,1,2104103.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Guidebook for Start-up Transit Agencies
http://trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=6556
Transportation Research Board

High-Speed WiMax Connectivity Demonstrated Along California Rail Line
http://www.govtech.net/localgovt/story.php?id=100383
Government Technology

Linking Transportation and Land Use: A Peer Exchange
http://trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=6527
Transportation Research Board

Major world cities team up to fight global warming
http://snipurl.com/u9a9
Reuters

More than 1,000 take free round trips on Metrolink: Riders who boarded in Orange on Saturday were given passes as a promotion
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_1230005.php
Orange County Register

NCTR Journal of Public Transportation: Vol. 9, Issue 3 (Special Bus Rapid Transit Edition)
http://trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=6555
Transportation Research Board/Univ. of So. Florida - National Center for Transit Research

Officials meet to hone Anaheim transportation center deal: The site for a new train station is a maintenance yard near Angel Stadium
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_1230025.php
Orange County Register