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3/06/2007

Transportation Headlines for Tuesday March 6

7 Injured, 2 Critical In Pomona Bus Crash
http://cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_064141300.html
CBS 2 TV

City Pays $1.2 Million in Blue Bus Settlement
http://snipurl.com/1c5sk
Santa Monica Surf/Lookout News

City Seeks to Remove Billboards From Streets
http://snipurl.com/1c79i
Santa Clarita Signal

Congressional Update: Pushing Through Transportation's Agenda
http://www.metro-magazine.com/t_featpick.cfm?id=90510532
Metro Magazine

Gasoline prices jump: Drivers face $3 fuel in parts of California. Experts blame refinery woes and other factors.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-gas6mar06,1,1065727.story?coll=la-headlines-business
Los Angeles Times

Hot gas costs California drivers: Fuel expands in heat, but special pumps could compensate for temperature swings
http://snipurl.com/1c761
San Francisco Chronicle

Innovative Financing Strategies: Challenges Drive Innovative Financing Strategies
http://snipurl.com/1c791
Mass Transit Magazine

LAX commission votes 6-0 to tack $10 fee onto car rentals: The surcharge, which may go into effect in May, will defray the cost of a project that would cut air pollution
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/articles/6328607.html
Daily Breeze

Mayor of Los Angeles and the US Transportation Secretary Discuss Green City Strategies
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/3/prweb509270.htm
PR Web

Metro Gold Line Eastside will be Extended 6 Miles East
http://snipurl.com/1c5r7
NKNX 1070 AM

New public agency is ticket to LAX rail line
http://www.dailybreeze.com/opinion/articles/6326942.html
Daily Breeze

Next Fight for Bond Funds: Public Transit
http://kcbs.com/pages/272298.php?contentType=4&contentId=354206
KCBS

Pair of commuters find themselves in a fine mess: An expired toll road account leaves Riverside County couple owing $90,000
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-parsons6mar06,1,4519766.column?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Street parking fee has some fuming
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_5364454
Pasadena Star News

Transit Tracking: Automatic Passenger Counting Systems and Tracking Ridership
http://snipurl.com/1c78y
Mass Transit Magazine

What to Consider Before Equipping Your System With Wi-Fi
http://www.metro-magazine.com/t_featpick.cfm?id=90510460
Metro Magazine

Where can I park? Want to find out about L.A.'s parking rules? Don't ask the city
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-layne5mar05,0,7223926.story?coll=la-opinion-center
Los Angeles Times