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4/15/2006

Arthur Winston - Special Edition

At posting time, stories on Arthur Winston appeared in over 300 of the world’s newspapers that are indexed by Google and there were 252 posts about Arthur Winston on web blogs. Links to local coverage:

100 year old Retired MTA Employee Dies in Sleep
http://ktla.trb.com/news/ktla-timesmtadies,0,5607177.story?coll=ktla-news-1
KTLA 5 TV

A month after retiring, 100-year-old transit worker dies: 'Mr. Reliable' missed just one day of work in over 70 years
http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/04/14/100yrold.obit.ap/index.html?section=cnn_latest
CNN

Arthur Winston – Wikipedia Entry
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Winston
Wikipedia Encyclopedia

Arthur Winston; 100; 76-Year Transit Worker
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-winston15apr15,1,4373936.story?coll=la-news-obituaries
Los Angeles Times

LA Transit Worker Dies Just After Retiring
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=1844883&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312
ABC News

Legendary transit worker, 100, dies
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20060414-090842-3097r
UPI

Metro Statement on the Passing of Arthur Winston
http://www.metro.net/press/2006/04_april/metro.htm
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

MTA's 'Mr. Reliable' lived and worked until age 100: Arthur Winston was a Los Angeles transit system worker for 76 years when he retired at age 100 just last month. He died Thursday night
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/articles/2639176.html
Daily Breeze

MTA Employee Who Retired At 100 Has Died In Sleep
http://cbs2.com/local/local_story_104133650.html
CBS 2 TV

MTA Legend Arthur Winston, 100, Dies After Brief Retirement
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-041406winston_lat,0,3104356.story?coll=la-home-headlines
Los Angeles Times

Transportation Headlines for Saturday April 15, 2006

Guilty of `Crossing While Elderly'
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lopez15apr15,1,814008.column?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

He smiled, and speeding train hit him: Suicide ruled out in man's death
http://www.avpress.com/n/15/0415_s1.hts
Antelope Valley Press

It's Time to Tackle California's Traffic Crisis Head On—Privately: State funding isn't needed for major projects to be built
http://www.reason.org/commentaries/staley_20060410.shtml
Reason Foundation

Massive ports, rail and highway plan nears agreement
http://www.shns.com/shns/g_index2.cfm?action=detail&pk=PORT-04-16-06
Scripps Howard News Service

Mineta loves his job too much to quit
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-04-15-mineta_x.htm
USA Today

Orange Line ridership still on the rise
http://dailynews.com/news/ci_3712878
Daily News

Remains deserve respect despite race: Re "The burial they deserved," editorial, April 9
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-le-saturday15.1apr15,1,5390350.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california
Los Angeles Times

Two Struck, Killed By Metro Train: Homicide detectives investigate scene; bodies could not be identified
http://www.the-signal.com/News/ViewStory.asp?storyID=9443
Santa Clarita Signal

4/14/2006

Transportation Headlines for Friday April 14, 2006

2 Pedestrians Struck, Killed By Metrolink Train
http://cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_103200224.html
CBS 2 TV

All aboard! Next stop – desert: A state rail plan calls for a Los Angeles-Indio route by 2015-16
http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_S_train13.184ad870.html
Riverside Press Enterprise

Crosswalk ticket stirs world anger: Callers say shame on LAPD cops
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_3708879
Daily News

Freight car derailment disrupts trolley service
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20060413-0831-bn13trolley.html
San Diego Union Tribune

LAEDC Study Finds Tourism as #1 Export Industry in SoCal Ahead of International Trade and Technologies
http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=122740
Market Wire

Less for more (City of Los Angeles Bond for Road Repair)
http://www.dailynews.com/opinions/ci_3708358
Daily News

New MTC Study Promotes Pedestrian-Friendly Environments
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/04-13-2006/0004339939&EDATE=
PR Newswire

Q&A/SUPERVISOR GLORIA MOLINA: `I'm Vigilant About Issues People Care About'
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-qampa14apr14,1,1609614.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

She Has World at Her Not-So-Fleet Feet: The LAPD is under fire here and abroad for ticketing an elderly woman when she failed to make it across a street before the signal turned
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-mayvis14apr14,1,994565.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Stadium shuttle under review (Dodger Stadium) –scroll down to second item
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_3704793
Pasadena Star News

Sweeping road plan gets official support
http://snipurl.com/p6g1
Palm Springs Desert Sun

Train kills young pair in Newhall
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_3709015
Daily News

Traveling the Path: Organizers work to turn informal passage into formalized trail (abandoned Santa Fe Rail Line)
http://snipurl.com/p6ww
Riverside Press Enterprise

Voters Give Grade Separation Bond the Green Light (Gold Line Foothill Extension)
http://www.coremg.net/newspapers.php?paper=arcadiaweekly&storyid=2020
Arcadia Weekly

Venice Neighborhood Council
http://www.smmirror.com/MainPages/DisplayArticleDetails.asp?eid=2909
Santa Monica Mirror

Westside Cities to Meet for “Transportation Symposium”
http://snipurl.com/p6w1
Westside Chronicle

4/13/2006

Transportation Headlines for Thursday April 13, 2006

2 Councilmen Back $1.5 Billion for Road Repairs
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-roads13apr13,1,6524821.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

$300M Orange County Mixed-Use Community In Works
http://snipurl.com/p4ck
Commercial Property News

Arcadia election turnout high (Gold Line Foothill Extension, Measure A)
http://www.sgvtribune.com/news/ci_3705099
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Bond proposed to fix ailing streets
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/articles/2626696.html
Daily Breeze

Carpooling Drops as US Expands HOV Lane Network: Despite the increased construction of HOV lanes, carpooling is on the decline
http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/10/1069.asp
theNewspaper.com: A journal of the politics of driving

Council OKs anti-terror unit for Port of Los Angeles, LAX: The Los Angeles task force, including police and fire units, will work with the FBI and other agencies in guarding possible targets
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/articles/2619246.html
Daily Breeze

Effort to reduce train delays fails
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/mld/sanluisobispo/14327171.htm
San Luis Obispo Tribune

From Brazil: A different kind of bus system
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/transportation/266324_nsecondary12.html
Seattle Post Intelligencer

Gap in Hwy. 60 carpool lane to get filled: Caltrans is to start a project to add pavement to seven miles between I-15 and Valley Way
http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_B_lanes12.13281649.html
Riverside Press Enterprise

Plan for train service to L.A. gathers steam
http://tinyurl.com/q79wz
Palm Springs Desert Sun

Rosendahl Calls for Support of Green Line
http://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2006/April-2006/04_12_06_Rosendahl_Calls_for_Support.htm
Santa Monica Surf/Lookout News

TVs, too, will ride bus: Transit systems plan to add video (it's the ad money)
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20060412-9999-1m12bustv.html
San Diego Union Tribune

4/12/2006

Transportation Headlines for Wednesday April 12, 2006

ACS Awarded Multi-Million Dollar Contract With New Jersey Transit (Fare Collection, Smart Card)
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060411/datu003.html?.v=48
Yahoo! Finance

Arcadia passes bridge project (Gold Line Foothill Extension)
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_3701047
Pasadena Star News

BART and Amtrak in NorCal to test wireless Internet
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/breaking_news/14318066.htm
Mercury News

How Much Growth? (Metro Division 6 Venice)
http://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/letters/Letters-2006/April-2006/04_11_06_LETTERS_How_Much_Growth.htm
Santa Monica Surf/Lookout News

Highway 76 study almost complete
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2006/04/11/news/sandiego/12_57_424_10_06.txt
North County Times

L.A. flexing its muscle for airport in AV
http://www.avpress.com/n/12/0412_s3.hts
Antelope Valley Press

Mayor Villaraigosa Supports Federal Grant Sought by Palmdale Regional Airport to Help Attract Air Service to Southern California
http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=122467
Marketwire

MTC Seeks Nominations for Its Transportation Awards Program (Bay Area)
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060411/sftu088.html?.v=52
Yahoo! Finance

MTC’s environmental justice guidelines delayed
http://www.examiner.com/Local-a75611~MTC_s_environmental_justice_guidelines_delayed.html
San Francisco Examiner

N.Y. Transit Union Boss Gets Jail, Fine: The criminal contempt finding emanates from an illegal strike in 2005. More action may follow
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-na-subway11apr11,1,1243234.story?coll=la-news-a_section
Los Angeles Times

Renewed Measure M mailers might not go out (transit sales tax)
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_1096013.php
Orange County Register

Safety Evaluation of Red-Light Cameras
http://www.itsdocs.fhwa.dot.gov/JPODOCS/REPTS_TE/14270.htm
U.S. DOT Intelligent Transportation Systems

Scorching summer gas prices: Record highs likely, experts warn
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_3700344
Daily News

Smart rail security strategies: It's all about cooperation, communication, training, and risk-based technology
http://www.railwayage.com/B/feature3.html
Railway Age

Town Council to focus on highway expansion (Highway 138)
http://www.avpress.com/n/12/0412_s7.hts
Antelope Valley Press

Transportation summit seeks local solutions (Mid-Counties Transportation and Logistics Summit)
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_3700713
Whittier Daily News

Trolley's Red Line coming to an end (Omnitrans)
http://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/news/ci_3698957
Redlands Daily Facts

Urban Columnist Questions Why Affordable Housing Remains an Elusive Goal for Smart Growth Efforts
http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/article.asp?art=5345&state=52&res=1024
Smart Growth Online

Wi-Fi on trains explored
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2006/04/11/BUGUII6V141.DTL&type=businessSan Francisco Chronicle

4/11/2006

Transportation Headlines for Tuesday April 11, 2006

Airport parking issues continue: The Airport Authority asks the city council to consider allowing for increased nearby parking
http://www.burbankleader.com/politics/story/42730p-64079c.html
Burbank Leader

Fare hoax: MTA needs reform, not higher charges
http://www.dailynews.com/opinions/ci_3695898
Daily News

Gas Costs Expected to Be High This Summer
http://snipurl.com/p1cz
San Bernardino Sun

Gas prices creeping up on $3 per gallon: Crude oil nears $70 a barrel, just below highs seen around Katrina
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/04/11/BUGUII6V1C1.DTL
San Francisco Chronicle

If You Ride The Bus You May Have To Pay More: The MTA is looking at a possible fare hike, to alleviate a budget shortfall
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=local&id=4073507
ABC 7 TV

Keep business booming (Goods Movement)
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/opinions/ci_3691772
Whittier Daily News

Leasing empty floors an option: MTA considers renting office space at headquarters
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_3692222
Daily News

Monitors are raising big-brother concerns: Public surveillance cameras on the upswing
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20060410-9999-1m10cameras.html
San Diego Union Tribune

MTA Bus Collides With Cadillac In Red Parking Zone
http://www.nbc4.tv/traffic/8606456/detail.html?rss=la&psp=news
NBC 4 TV

MTA warns of hikes: Expansion plans big and budget falls short
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_3692438
Daily News

O.C. Officials Have Own Tunnel Study Plans: In quest for $16 million, transit agency wants to create a new board to seek funds instead of joining a rival group
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-octa11apr11,1,2669638.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Officer cites 82-year-old woman for being too slow to negotiate busy street
http://www.dailynews.com/ci_3692441
Daily News

Slow down: Busting kids and grannies won't make road safe
http://www.dailynews.com/opinions/ci_3695899
Daily News

Surfers Point project moves forward: $5 million planto relocate trail raises questions (Bike path)
http://www.venturacountystar.com/vcs/ve/article/0,1375,VCS_251_4608499,00.html
Ventura County Star

4/10/2006

Transportation Headlines for Monday April 10, 2006

Bus agency finding it hard to fill driver seats (Metro bus operators)
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_3692226
Daily News

Bus agency scouts firms: Omnitrans seeks agency to oversee operations
http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_3692159
San Bernardino Sun

Expand the Parking Study
http://www.ladowntownnews.com/articles/2006/04/10/news/opinion/edit01.txt
Los Angeles Downtown News

In Carpool Lanes, Hybrids Find Cold Shoulders: Other motorists gripe that drivers of the fuel-efficient vehicles are slowing the HOV flow
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-hybrids10apr10,1,3670066.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

MTA Bus and Car Collide; 1 Injured
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-bus10apr10,1,967964.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

MTA warns of hikes: Expansion plans big and budget falls short
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_3692438
Daily News

Villaraigosa Taps Attorney To Head CRA
http://www.ladowntownnews.com/articles/2006/04/10/news/news_briefs/at05.txt
Los Angeles Downtown News

4/09/2006

Transportation Headlines for Sunday April 9, 2006

The burial they deserved (Metro Gold Line, Eastside Extension)
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-chinaman09apr09,0,1931896.story?coll=la-news-comment-editorials
Los Angeles Times

The cost of perfecting L.A.: $250 billion over 30 years may be a good down payment
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_3689596
Daily News