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10/13/2006

Transportation Headlines for Friday Oct. 13, 2006

BART awarded for iPod friendliness
http://tinyurl.com/yml9xb
Eastbay Business Journal

BART to offer discounts to loyal commuters
http://www.examiner.com/a-338992~BART_to_offer_discounts_to_loyal_commuters.html
San Francisco Examiner

Cities to map new transit lines: Santa Ana and Costa Mesa want to jointly study links to Metrolink
http://tinyurl.com/ymw72w
Orange County Register

City Council May Increase L.A.'s Cab Fares
http://cbs2.com/local/local_story_284200049.html
CBS 2 TV

Duarte plans future growth
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_4483874
Pasadena Star News

FTA Provides Funding for Advanced Fuel Cell Bus Projects to CALSTART
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/061012/20061012005739.html?.v=1
Yahoo! Finance

Los Angeles, Chicago, New York Worst on Evacuations, Group Says
http://tinyurl.com/yeg9f9
Bloomberg

Los Angeles: Council approves study of connection between Green Line and Expo Line
http://tinyurl.com/yzlnbm
The Argonaut

Major I-15 detour starts today: Southbound motorists will be diverted to go down I-215
http://www.sbsun.com/ci_4485750
San Bernardino Sun

Metro Celebrates “America’s Best” Award
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7765750297328117171
Google Video

Metro Named America's Best Transit System
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=local&id=4655039
ABC 7 TV

MTA Named America's Best Transit System
http://cbs2.com/local/local_story_285153821.html
CBS 2 TV

Prop. 1B seen as a potential green light for Inland roads: Riverside and San Bernardino county officials point to projects well-suited for this bond's funds
http://tinyurl.com/yfyv4c
Press Enterprise

Report: Few Cities Prepared for Evacuation Procedures
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-10-11-cities-evacuations_x.htm
USA Today
Link to news release from the American Highway Users Alliance:
http://www.highways.org/Press_Releases/release10-12-06.htm
Link to study: http://www.highways.org/Press_Releases/release10-12-06.htm

SANBAG promotes 1B
http://www.highlandnews.net/articles/2006/10/12/news/04sanbag.txt
Highland Community News

Working Families Pay More for Transportation Than They Save on Affordable Housing, New Study Reveals
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/061012/lath085.html?.v=68
Yahoo! Finance