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8/19/2007

Transportation Headlines for Sunday August 19, 2007

City To Study Toll Feasibility At LAX - Potential Fees Would Pay For Roads Projects
http://www.knbc.com/news/13923219/detail.html?rss=la&psp=news
KNBC 4 TV

Experts: Downtown Bridge Turning To Gel - 6th St. Viaduct Slated For Repair In 2011 At Earliest
http://www.knbc.com/news/13923398/detail.html
KNBC 4 TV

Fuel-cell bus joins fleet - City purchases a zero-emissions vehicle that will cost less to operate than conventional buses
http://www.burbankleader.com/articles/2007/08/18/politics/blr-buss18.txt
Burbank Leader

Maglev project gets speedy council support - System would link up 14 L.A., Orange County communities
http://www.avpress.com/n/19/0819_s14.hts
Antelope Valley Press

Private Infrastructure Booming In Most Places, But Not In U.S.
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/newstex/IBD-0001-18980379.htm
CNN Money

Santa Monica critical to Expo Line success
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2007/08/santa-monica-cr.html
Los Angeles Times Bottleneck Blog

State fleet's gas use poorly detailed - Bill would require better data collection
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_6660560
Daily News

Suddenly, LAX expansion is back on the table
http://www.dailynews.com/opinions/ci_6659781
Daily News

Tucson beginning to take shape as rail freight distribution hub
http://www.azbiz.com/articles/2007/08/17/news/doc46c5f4bd6a35b309692833.txt
Arizona Business

Who delayed the trains? -Re "Major work begins on Expo Line," Aug. 11
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/letters/la-le-saturday18.s5aug18,0,7380547.story?coll=la-news-comment-letters
Los Angeles Times