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2/16/2006

Transportation Headlines for Thursday February 16, 2006

Babbitt knocks governor's infrastructure measure
http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/local/13885984.htm
Contra Costa Times

Border-crossing delays cost billions, study finds
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_3509646
Los Angeles Daily News

CalSTEP Urges California to Address Oil Dependence
http://www.evworld.com/view.cfm?section=communique&newsid=11033&url=
EV World

Requirement to add ethanol revoked: EPA frees state from mandate for fuel additive
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/02/16/BAG04H9IQG1.DTL
San Francisco Chronicle

Gold Line change is no help to riders
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/letters/la-lew-express16feb16,0,4656880.story?coll=la-news-comment-letters
Los Angeles Times

GOP proposes reform package: Assembly bills set stage for legislative fight (Public Works Bond)
http://dailynews.com/news/ci_3513463
Los Angeles Daily News

GOP proposes relaxing rules on contracting: a package of bills that would relax state contracting practices and environmental regulations (Public Works Bond)
http://www.sacbee.com/content/politics/story/14195001p-15021696c.html
Sacramento Bee

Inland Empire – Hong Kong Connect (Freight/Goods Movement)
http://www.caltradereport.com/eWebPages/page-two-1139967069.html
CalTrade Report

Low-Car Diet Participants Getting Around Just Fine; Early Results Indicate That Living without a Car is Easy, Just Requires a Little Planning
http://snipurl.com/mm9x
Business Wire

New L.A. Subway Line Would Cost $4.8 Billion
http://cbs2.com/local/local_story_046140247.html
CBS 2 TV

Plan to reduce oil dependency in California advocated
http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=1353
Central Valley Business Times

Police campaign targets safety at rail crossings: Riverside police will join today in the crackdown on those who cross tracks illegally
http://www.pe.com/localnews/corona/stories/PE_News_Local_H_metrolink15.13094cb6.html
Riverside Press Enteprise

Pricey pipe dream: Subway isn't best use of transportation funds
http://www.dailynews.com/opinions/ci_3512993
Los Angeles Daily News

Report on 'Subway to the Sea'
http://www.kesq.com/Global/story.asp?S=4507185&nav=9qrx
KESQ ABC TV

Report: Truck delays at border crossings cost economies $6 billion in 2005
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20060214-1504-crossborder.html
San Diego Union Tribune

'Subway To The Sea' Could Cost $4.8 Billion, Take 10 Years To Build
http://www.nbc4.tv/traffic/7092299/detail.html?rss=la&psp=news
NBC 4 TV

Subway to Sea Is Far Off at Best
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-subway16feb16,0,7920615.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Ventura Supervisors endorse transportation fairy tales
http://www.venturacountystar.com/vcs/news/article/0,1375,VCS_121_4467296,00.html
Ventura County Star