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1/16/2006

Transportation Headlines for Monday January 16, 2006

Bond plan heads for Legislature: Competing interests vie for funds
http://www.sgvtribune.com/news/ci_3406677
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Built for speed, not for savings: The governor has a plan to hurry road construction -- one that cost Riverside County plenty
http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_S_design16.8f1d428.html
Riverside Press Enterprise

Bus riders face new threat: Pair of robberies have Montclair cops on heightened alert
http://www.dailybulletin.com/news/ci_3406401
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

Economic Group Expands Website (Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation LAEDC)
http://www.ladowntownnews.com/articles/2006/01/16/news/news_briefs/at02.txt
Los Angeles Downtown News

Freeway pass: Governor did the right thing
http://www.dailynews.com/opinions/ci_3405439
Los Angeles Daily News

L.A. revives transit idea: Proposal for a 'subway to the sea' might alleviate congestion
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nationworld/bal-te.lasubway15jan15,1,6521762.story?coll=bal-nationworld-headlines
Baltimore Sun

DC Metro Chief Surpasses Peers in Severance: Other Large Systems In U.S. Less Generous
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/14/AR2006011400952.html
Washington Post

NABI still not in for good times in U.S.: Hungarian bus maker NABI has delivered 148 buses for its U.S. customers in the seasonally strong fourth quarter of 2005
http://www.portfolio.hu/en/cikkek.tdp?cCheck=1&k=1&i=6908
Portfolio

Port Truckers Like the Idea, but ...: Footing the bill for Long Beach Freeway upgrades is something they say they can ill afford
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-trucks16jan16,1,5821192.story?coll=la-headlines-business
Los Angeles Times

Renovate -- but Innovate: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is on a Pat Brown kick, trying to emulate the great builder with a $222-billion plan to fix California's infrastructure. But the emulating may be misplaced
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-cap16jan16,0,4552901.column?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Start the Planning Focus in Downtown: Gail Goldberg, the new head of the Los Angeles Planning Department, should begin her job by focusing on Downtown Los Angeles
http://www.ladowntownnews.com/articles/2006/01/16/news/opinion/edit01.txt
Los Angeles Downtown News