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7/11/2007

Transportation Headlines for Wednesday July 11, 2007

2nd Wilshire subway corridor meeting to be July 17 in Beverly Hills
http://www.socata.net/gm/archives/00000038.shtml
Southern California Transit Advocates

Banner Day on Global Warming in California: Senate Package Passes Assembly Committees, Including Two Bills Defeated Last Week
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/2007/07/banner_day_on_g.html
California Progress Report

Buena Park Metrolink station opening delayed - Added features and services mean grand opening will be perhaps in September
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_1759648.php
Orange County Register

Bus Rapid Transit Practitioner's Guide
http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7848
Transportation Research Board

Curing the crossing - First steps to separate tracks up for vote
http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_6345531
San Bernardino Sun

Design, Operation, And Safety Of At-Grade Crossings Of Exclusive Busways
http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7850
Transportation Research Board

Financing Freight Improvements
http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7882
Transportation Research Board

Fitch Downgrades Las Vegas Monorail, Nevada, to 'CC'; Outlook Negative
http://snipurl.com/1o59f
Business Wire

Get an update on the Expo light rail
http://greenlagirl.com/2007/07/10/get-an-update-on-the-expo-light-rail/
Green L.A. Girl

Irvine OKs mass-transit system - Combination of streetcar and bus service would link Great Park and Irvine Spectrum by 2012
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_1760526.php
Orange County Register

Irvine OKs bus-rail project - The $280-million system will connect the Spectrum to the Irvine train station, the Great Park and nearby homes.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-irvine11jul11,1,5586676.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Movie and Metrolink
http://snipurl.com/1o59a
Santa Clarita Signal

Needed by 2050: decked freeways, tunnels, tolls, trains
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-roads11jul11,0,3822927.story?coll=la-home-center
Los Angeles Times

Pedestrian and Bicyclist Intersection Safety Indices
http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7879
Transportation Research Board

Sen. Lowenthal's Container Fee/"Port Investment" Bill Clears Ass'y Transportation Committee
http://www.lbreport.com/news/jul07/974ashe.htm
Long Beach Report

Talks go on, but so does O.C. bus strike - A 25-hour bargaining session fails to produce results. Negotiations will resume today
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ocstrike11jul11,1,166816.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Trails suggested to replace old rails
http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_6345527San Bernardino Sun