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7/08/2007

Transportation Headlines for Saturday July 7, 2007

Bus drivers' strike woes - After negotiations broke down Friday, nearly all of the county's bus service halted, causing a commuting nightmare
http://www.dailypilot.com/articles/2007/07/08/news/dpt-busdrivers08.txt
Daily Pilot

Daimler-Chrysler to unveil first diesel hybrid bus
http://jurnalo.com/jurnalo/storyPage.do?story_id=45855
Jurnalo

Governor should make high-speed rail part of his legacy
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/07/06/EDGNNQ4U1Q1.DTL
San Francisco Chronicle

Guest Opinion: Port Expansion Puts North & West LB Up For Grabs In SB 974
http://www.lbreport.com/editorial/jul07/ed974pre.htm
Long Beach Report

Lanes on Desmond Bridge, 710 to close - Port is doing maintenance work
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_6318794
Press Telegram

Long Beach Roads To Undergo Summer Repairs
http://cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_188174336.html
CBS 2 TV

MTA sued for environmental impact of fees - Natural Resources Defense Council and Bus Riders Union believe fee increases will force more cars out onto Los Angeles streets
http://snipurl.com/1nziq
CSUN Daily Sundial

Riders to rebel against fee hikes
http://snipurl.com/1nzqd
CSUN Daily Sundial

State Senator Runner Commends State Transportation Agencies
http://snipurl.com/1nzo4
KHTS AM 1220

Study shifts focus on commuter rail - A commuter rail between Temecula and Corona would cost too much to build and carry too few riders to be cost-effective, but a line connecting Temecula to Riverside via the Interstate 215 corridor remains on the table
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2007/07/07/news/californian/22_13_577_6_07.txt
North County Times/Californian

Who's in the carpool lane? Re "Driving for dollars," Opinion, July 3
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/sunday/letters/la-le-sunday8.4jul08,0,6947156.story?coll=la-sunday-letters
Los Angeles Times