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9/27/2006

Transportation Headlines for Wednesday Sept. 27, 2006

Bus Filters Remove Tons of Soot from Bay Area Air: Historic Diesel Cleanup Program for 1,700 Buses
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060926/sftu124.html?.v=53
Yahoo! Business

Chinatown Rises Again
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=seenon&id=4597787
ABC 7 TV

Finally, on the right track: Maybe it's time to redefine exactly what cost-efficiency means in a city such as Los Angeles (Metro Purple Line/Wilshire Subway)
http://www.calendarlive.com/galleriesandmuseums/cl-et-subway27sep27,0,2908056.story?coll=cl-home-more-channels
Los Angeles Times

Fullerton looks for transit ideas: The city invites residents to speak about what they'd like at the transportation center. The first meeting is Thursday
http://tinyurl.com/ol8qw
Orange County Register

Google hops on the bus
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_472208.html
Pittsburgh Tribune Review

Less Bang for the Buck: Maryland Mass Transit Authority Installs Early Warning Explosives Detection System
http://www.homelandresponse.org/500/News/Article/False/31962/News
Homeland Response

MTA unbound
http://www.dailynews.com/opinions/ci_4400979
Daily News

New feature will let you Google Seattle Metro routes: Free trip-planning service shows maps, satellite views
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/286471_google26.html
Seattle Post Intelligencer

Newsom's vision for transit is short on new suggestions: SF Muni bosses told the problems won't be solved overnight
http://tinyurl.com/pyv5h
San Francisco Chronicle

'Pay as you go' for transit projects
http://www.sacbee.com/110/story/29171.html
Sacramento Bee

Port insecurity: The ports remain a target; funding needs to reflect that
http://www.presstelegram.com/opinions/ci_4401382
Press Telegram

Ralph Story, 86; Veteran Radio and TV Personality Hosted Shows About L.A.
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-story27sep27,1,4709611.story?coll=la-news-obituaries
Los Angeles Times
Editor’s Note: Ralph Story starred in SCRTD’s 1968 promo film “Public Transportation, Who Needs It?

Roads Are Too Important to be Left to Governments
http://independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=1822
Independent Institute

Schwarzenegger approves bill extending toll road agreement
http://tinyurl.com/kzorm
San Diego Union Tribune