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6/03/2006

Transportation Headlines for Saturday June 3, 2006

411 on 511: How This Advanced Traveler Information System Complements and Competes with TDM" Netconference
http://www.nctr.usf.edu/clearinghouse/netconference/net411on511.htm
University of South Florida, National Center for Transit Research

'Blood Alley' getting cleanup: Major closures expected along Highway 138
http://www.dailynews.com/antelopevalley/ci_3893626
Daily News/Antelope Valley Edition

Boy, 13, Awarded $112K In Green Line Accident
http://cbs2.com/local/local_story_153210924.html
CBS 2 TV

Ground broken for freeway widening project (SR 23)
http://www.toacorn.com/news/2006/0601/Community/019.html
The Acorn

Group advocates clean-running school buses
http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_3878667
San Bernardino Sun

HP cuts back on telecommuting: Some Key Workers Will Have To Come To Office Or Find New Jobs
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/14732974.htm
Mercury News

LAX To Study Airline Traffic To Relieve Congestion
http://cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_153175452.html
CBS 2 TV

Mayor Revives Airport Panel in Bid to Divert Traffic From LAX: Group hopes to avoid old stumbling blocks in dealing with expected surge in air passengers
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-airports3jun03,1,2467506.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Metrolink opens weekend routes: Commuter railway today begins Saturday service on Orange County Line; Sunday runs begin in July
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_1168895.php
Orange County Register

New Way To Pay On Tap For Subway (smart card)
http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/64554.htm
New York Post

NY MTA To Test New Smart-Card Technology On Subways
http://ny1news.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?stid=1&aid=59872
NY1

Road widening to close car-pool lanes: Lane closures along the Riverside (91) and Santa Ana (I-5) freeways to last four years
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_1168140.php
Orange County Register

Searching for Parking? Try Online
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/wireless/0,70826-0.html?tw=wn_technology_2
Wired

Wireless Internet link explored for Coaster: Transit committee urges seeking bids
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20060602-9999-1mi2wifi.html
San Diego Union Tribune

6/02/2006

Transportation Headlines for June 2, 2006

10% reduction in America's oil use in 10-12 years (electrified rail and bus, biking)
http://www.energybulletin.net/16682.html
Energy Bulletin

$80.6 million to battle terror: Money to come from HSA funds
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_3885742
Daily News

90% Federal Funding Available to Transit Agency Participants in Internet-Based FTA Pilot Program
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060601/dath053.html?.v=25
Yahoo! Finance

Bike trail planned from Colton to SB still on hold
http://www.sbsun.com/ci_3889324
San Bernardino Sun

FRA Promotes Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Safety and Trespass Prevention with Grant to Operation Lifesaver, Inc.
http://www.dot.gov/affairs/fra0406.htm
U.S. DOT

LAEDC Launches "Not In My Backyard" Education Campaign
http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/060601/0132464.html
Yahoo! Finance

L.A./LB Area Rates #2 Nationwide On Fed'l Homeland Security Dept. "Risk & Effectiveness Based Approach" To Allocating Fed'l Anti-Terrorism Funds
http://www.lbreport.com/news/may06/dhsgnt06.htm
Long Beach Report

Mayor Villaraigosa to Announce Plans to Re-Activate Southern California Regional Airport Authority
http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/060601/0132774.html
Yahoo! Finance

MTA turns to more ads for revenue
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_3886226
Pasadena Star News

Road rage survey cites LA among the worst
http://www.theacorn.com/news/2006/0601/Community/025.html
Acorn

Roundtable Discussion: The California Environmental Quality Act
http://www.planetizen.com/node/19871
Planetizen

Transportation Hope - the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission
http://americandaily.com/article/13848
American Daily

Woman Struck, Killed By Metrolink Train
http://cbs2.com/local/local_story_152233541.html
CBS 2 TV

5/31/2006

Transportation Headlines for Wednesday May 31, 2006

Bus fare increase considered: With gas prices up, Monterey-Salinas Transit looks at 25-cent transfer charge
http://www.montereyherald.com/mld/montereyherald/14697281.htm
Monterey County Herald

Bus Rapid Transit - BRT newsLane: Vol. 5, Number 1
http://trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=6331
Transportation Research Board

'Clean-Diesel' Locomotives Coming to Los Angeles/Long Beach Ports in 2007
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060530/cgtu045.html?.v=56
Yahoo! Finance

Gaining speed: Contractors board transportation sector for booming ride
http://www.washingtontechnology.com/news/21_10/cover-stories/28639-1.html
Washington Technology

Guide To Transportation's Role In Public Health Disasters
http://trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=6266
Transportation Research Board

High gas prices get many more drivers on bus
http://www.dailynews.com/simivalley/ci_3873139
Daily News/Santa Clarita Edition

Hydrogen Bus Source: May 2006
http://trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=6323
Transportation Research Board/CalStart

National Center for Transit Research (NCTR) Journal of Public Transportation: Vol. 9, Issue 2
http://www.nctr.usf.edu/jpt/pdf/JPT%209-2.pdf
University of South Florida

Natural Gas Station
http://www.smmirror.com/MainPages/DisplayArticleDetails.asp?eid=3245
Santa Monica Mirror

Oregon may get some mileage out of fee experiment: The innovative, high-tech exploration of making drivers pay for when and where they go may make cents as states look to wean themselves from the gas tax.
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_3878693
Denver Post

Roads In America - The Worst And The Best
http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/viewArticle.asp?articleID=10326
American Chronicle

Waiting at the docks By Antonio Villaraigosa and Rusty Hammer (goods movement)
http://www.washtimes.com/op-ed/20060529-101504-8782r.htm
Washington Times

5/30/2006

Transportation Headlines for Tuesday May 30, 2006

Gas rage sweeps across U.S. as prices drop
http://www.sbsun.com/ci_3878084
San Bernardino Sun

Getting to know other Angelenos worth the bus trip
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_3878797
Daily News

Happy to swap gas bill for few days with MTA
http://www.dailynews.com/ci_3878796
Daily News

Making it count: Cities may opt for new pedestrian signals: As more signals that flash the seconds remaining to cross the street come to the area, officials remain divided on their value
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/articles/2893121.html
Daily Breeze

Orange Line wasn't as juicy as it seemed
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_3878798
Daily News

Ticketing will begin for red-light violators in Baldwin Park
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_3878957
Whittier Daily News

Costs double as Translink system idles (Bay Area smart card)
http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/14697476.htm
Contra Costa Times

5/29/2006

Transportation Headlines for Monday May 29, 2006

California Incline Bridge Finally Being Replaced
http://www.canyon-news.com/artman/publish/article_4392.php
Canyon News

FlyAway service: Union Station to L.A. International
http://www.avpress.com/n/29/0529_s1.hts
Antelope Valley Press

L.A. ready for 2016 Olympic Games
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/opinions/ci_3873225
Whittier Daily News

Long Beach Airport Terminal: Costs Top $158 Million
http://www.gazettes.com/terminal05252006.html
Long Beach Gazette

Segway sets course for stock market: Niche markets breathing new life into electric, self-balancing scooter
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12990143/
MSNBC

Start Thinking About Pedestrians
http://www.ladowntownnews.com/articles/2006/05/29/news/opinion/edit01.txt
LA Downtown News

Transit agencies set good example (Foothill and Montebello Transit)
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/opinions/ci_3875884
Whittier Daily News

Union Pacific to test anti-pollution technology
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13029236/
MSNBC

5/28/2006

Transportation Headlines for Sunday May 28, 2006

Fatal Multi-Vehicle Crash in Northridge, Involving a MTA Bus
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=local&id=4211422
ABC 7 TV

Hovercraft surfacing again: $1.6 billion hovercraft plan again testing the water despite never quite landing as alternative for commuters
http://www.insidebayarea.com/localnews/ci_3875516
Inside Bay Area

New car-pool lane set for testing: Tryout period for lanes with no fixed entry-exit points is expected once improvements to 22 Freeway are done
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_1158662.php
Orange County Register

TIMES PAST: Transit union calls off 25-day strike -May 28, 1946
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-a2anniversary28may28,1,5086771.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

What Is the Future of Los Angeles? By Thom Maynel, Morphosis, Santa Monica
http://construction.com/newscenter/headlines/ar/20060526r.asp
Construction.com