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2/27/2006

Transportation Headlines for Monday February 27, 2006

Alarcon Just Says No to Rumors of Nuñez Challenge
http://www.garmentandcitizen.com/category/news/nunez-alarcon.php
Garment and Citizen

Dan Walters: Highway program moves ever closer to pork barrel politics
http://www.sacbee.com/content/politics/story/14223060p-15048280c.html
Sacramento Bee

Deadline looms for bond measure: Hope fades for getting a deal on a giant public works program in time for the June ballot
http://www.sacbee.com/content/politics/story/14223058p-15048278c.html
Sacramento Bee

Goods Movement Projects Must Candidly Account for Environmental Concerns
http://www.metroinvestmentreport.com/mir/?module=displaystory&story_id=331&format=html
Metro Investment Report

Governor's cap on bonds gets first legislative test
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2006/02/27/news/politics/13_24_362_26_06.txt
North County Times/Californian

Los Angeles commuter rail service to get new cars with latest safety features
http://www.kesq.com/Global/story.asp?S=4553947&nav=9qrx
KESQ 3 TV

Metrolink Train Loses Power At Baldwin Park Station
http://www.nbc4.tv/traffic/7502904/detail.html
NBC 4 TV

Motorists wait for completion of major projects on Interstate 5, 15 in 2007
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2006/02/27/news/top_stories/22606183352.txt
North County Times/Californian

On the Map: Downtown-Based Cartifact Puts a High-Tech Spin on the Wayfinding Field
http://www.ladowntownnews.com/articles/2006/02/27/news/news02.txt
Los Angeles Downtown News

Plans to swap bus route with dial-a-ride may be controversial (AVTA)
http://www.avpress.com/n/26/0226_s6.hts
Antelope Valley Press

Portland’s Cong. Blumenauer Pledges to Support California's Transportation Initiatives
http://www.metroinvestmentreport.com/mir/?module=displaystory&story_id=336&format=html
Metro Investment Report

Public-Private Financings Are Providing Billions for Infrastructure
http://www.metroinvestmentreport.com/mir/?module=displaystory&story_id=332&format=html
Metro Investment Report

Residential Remake of Eastside Sears Moves Forward
http://www.garmentandcitizen.com/category/news/residential-remake-sears.php
Garment and Citizen

Transit Disoriented: Mass Transportation Advocate Pulls No Punches at Downtown Lecture
http://www.ladowntownnews.com/articles/2006/02/27/news/news04.txt
Los Angeles Downtown News

Ugly transit numbers (Gold Line)
http://www.presstelegram.com/opinions/ci_3549900
Long Beach Press Telegram