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11/04/2006

Transportation Headlines for Saturday Nov. 4, 2006

33 Transportation Measures Worth More than $55 Billion on Ballots Nov. 7
http://www.cfte.org/success/2006BallotMeasures.asp
Center For Transportation Excellence

California Conservatives Face Sticky Choice: Tax or Traffic (O.C. Measure M)
http://tinyurl.com/vpt2p
Bloomberg

Field Poll: Infrastructure bonds on course for victory - Voters set to invest in transit, schools, housing and water
http://tinyurl.com/y9zg5v
San Francisco Chronicle
Link to poll:
http://field.com/fieldpollonline/subscribers/RLS2219.pdf (.pdf file)

Fill 'er up with hydrogen: SunLine bringing modern fuel station to valley
http://tinyurl.com/yms2fc
Desert Sun

FTA Accelerates Hydrogen Bus Development
http://cah2report.com/vault/fta_h2.htm
California Hydrogen Fleets and Fueling

High-speed rail service derailed
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-11-02-rail_x.htm
USA Today

MTA Upgrades Service Between Downtown & Pasadena
http://cbs2.com/local/local_story_307202042.html
CBS TV

Pasadena honored for `smart growth': Bogaard, also cited, says planners deserve credit
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_4600081
Pasadena Star News

Poll shows most voters back bonds in package
http://tinyurl.com/yh2gln
San Diego Union Tribune

S.F shows off bus rapid transit
http://tinyurl.com/y95nuc
San Francisco Examiner

Single-card Translink system finally set to roll - BAY AREA: After years of delays, program to let riders hop among transit systems with one pass gets final OK
http://tinyurl.com/ycstwa
Contra Costa Times

Slamming the brakes on highway fatalities; Whether automakers use roadside intelligence or on-board sensing, the ultimate safety goal is the same: eliminate accidents
http://www.innovations.harvard.edu/news/15147.html
Government Innovators Network - Harvard

Web Lets Washington Metro Riders See Train Times from Afar
http://tinyurl.com/ye7jcr
Washington Post

11/03/2006

Transportation Headlines for Friday Nov. 3, 2006

1.8-mile bike path section is launched
http://dailynews.com/news/ci_4594968
Daily News

California debt popular with voters, market
http://elections.us.reuters.com/extras/news/usnN03277004.html
Reuters

FAA: LAX Runways Lack Proper Safety Zones
http://cbs2.com/local/local_story_307082933.html
CBS 2 TV

Freeway closure on hold (I-15/I-215)
http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_4595762
San Bernardino Sun

L.A., S.B. counties plan SANBAG bypass
http://www.dailybulletin.com/news/ci_4588709
Daily Bulletin

Ports get mobile radiation detectors: The devices will be used to check containers for nuclear materials as trucks leave the harbor
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-scanners3nov03,1,6998675.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Residents object to traffic devices: After two years of trying to get traffic-calming measures on Tujunga Avenue, some residents want them to be removed
http://tinyurl.com/vowl4
Burbank Leader

Road closures: Filming for a new Bruce Willis action movie, "Live Free or Die Hard," will disrupt traffic south of Los Angeles International Airport
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-roadclosuresnov03,1,4606214.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Traffic project to ease the trip (signal synchronization)
http://dailynews.com/news/ci_4594693
Daily News

11/02/2006

Transportation Headlines for Thursday Nov. 2, 2006

22 new red-light cameras coming to the Valley
http://dailynews.com/news/ci_4586000
Daily News

Beverly Hills Mass Transit Committee Town Hall Meeting Nov. 2
http://tinyurl.com/wpro4
Westside Chronicle

Bike path to be upgraded between 62nd Avenue and Culver Boulevard
http://tinyurl.com/t5kfb
Argonaut Newspaper

City of High Rollers Has No Use for a Train Wreck (monorail)
http://tinyurl.com/yceth7
Bloomberg

County speeds freeway: Bypass of Sanbag may save 10 years
http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_4583525
San Bernardino Sun

'Die Hard' filming rescheduled: Freeway shutdowns are set for later than first planned. Other roads affected as well.
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/articles/4539116.html
Daily Breeze

Desert expressway pushed forward: San Bernardino County hopes to bypass SANBAG to build the new freeway
http://tinyurl.com/yd35us
Press Enterprise

DOE Selects CA Team to Jumpstart E85 Ethanol Fueling Network
http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2006/10/31/027210.html
The Auto Channel

Residents object to traffic devices: After two years of trying to get traffic-calming measures on Tujunga Avenue, some residents want them to be removed
http://tinyurl.com/vowl4
Burbank Leader

Shots Fired At 2 MTA Buses In Southwest L.A.
http://cbs2.com/local/local_story_305155702.html
CBS TV

Southbound I-15 to be shut down at I-215
http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_4589300
San Bernardino Sun

Stabilizing Bonds, Troubled Propositions: Two private polls show support stabilizing for the massive infrastructure bonds package pushed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Democrats, although hardly at massive levels
http://tinyurl.com/yzdse6
Bill Bradley New West Notes

11/01/2006

Transportation Headlines for Wednesday Nov. 1, 2006

Affordable housing bond asks voters for their vision of L.A.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lahousing1nov01,1,4679658.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

First hybrid double decker bus unveiled
http://tinyurl.com/srnzg
This is Local London

Hear Their Words, Make Your Choice On $20 Billion Taxpayer Debt Prop 1B For Port/Transportation Infrastructure
http://www.lbreport.com/news/oct06/prop1bhe.htm
Long Beach Report

Hollywood plots freeway coverup: Leaders push a plan to enclose half a mile of the roadway in a tunnel and place a greenbelt on top
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-hollywood1nov01,1,6833167.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

MTA to put solar power to work at Carson depot
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/articles/4536581.html
Daily Breeze

Prop 1B vital for port, say leaders: Bond would provide about $4 billion for L.B. area
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_4577852
Press Telegram

Senator Boxer Tells Mobility 21 Summit it's Time to "Craft a New Chapter in U.S. Transportation Policy"
http://tinyurl.com/yynxl2
All America Patriots

Toll highway taking shape: South Bay Expressway on track to open in June
http://tinyurl.com/y6jneh
San Diego Union Tribune

Top Schools For Urban Planners
http://www.planetizen.com/topschools
Planetizen

10/31/2006

Transportation Headlines for Tuesday Oct. 31, 2006

Boxer, Villaraigosa Support Props 1A And 1B
http://cbs2.com/local/local_story_303164224.html
CBS TV

Cell Phones May Soon Be Used To Pay For BART Rides
http://cbs5.com/consumer/local_story_303211734.html
CBS TV

San Francisco re-ups SAIC unit for 511
http://tinyurl.com/yco7r9
Washington Technology

Show of force in Edwards' skies: 'Center of our aeronautical universe'
http://www.avpress.com/n/30/1030_s2.hts
Antelope Valley Press

Time For Something Lighter: Obesity, Transportation and Energy Use
http://www.planetizen.com/node/21701
Planetizen

Transit bond dreams take flight
http://www.sgvtribune.com/news/ci_4578135
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Transit spending goals a mixed bag
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_4577554
Daily News

Transit TV Regular Source of News, Weather for LA Commuters
http://tinyurl.com/yk5w2k
Media Buyer Planner

Turning cell phones into BART tickets
http://tinyurl.com/ygw6l4
Mercury News

10/30/2006

Transportation Headlines for Monday Oct. 30, 2006

Can U.S. Handle 400 Million? How will the USA cope with unprecedented growth?
http://tinyurl.com/y4lzd7
USA Today

Freeing the MTA Re: "Free at last" (Our Opinions, Oct. 26):
http://dailynews.com/youropinion/ci_4571347
Daily News

Metrolink Travelers Expect Delays
http://cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_302112422.html
CBS 2 TV

Sprinter trains take first local trip (DMU)
http://tinyurl.com/yg3c97
North County Times/Californian

Transit funding measure gets widespread support
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_4571936
Pasadena Star News

Transit system proves its worth
http://www.dailynews.com/theiropinion/ci_4571350
Daily News

10/29/2006

Transportation Headlines for Sunday Oct. 29, 2006

Ballot measures breakdown
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/opinions/ci_4568095
Pasadena Star News

Bond measures: Because the stakes are so huge, four of five public works propositions on the ballot are deserving of approval
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-ed-bonds29oct29,0,3167591.story?coll=la-opinion-leftrail
Los Angeles Times

Orange Line hastens mass-transit embrace
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_4568815
Daily News

Safe and sound: Orange Line shows the way to better mass transit
http://www.dailynews.com/opinions/ci_4567481
Daily News

Year-old Orange Line has the juice: 20,000 daily rides surpass all hopes
http://www.dailynews.com/ci_4568979
Daily News