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2/21/2006

Transportation Headlines for Tuesday February 21, 2006

91 Express Lanes tolls go up Monday: The 10-mile trip eastbound will cost as much as $8.50 at peak periods on Thursday and Friday afternoons
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/news/abox/article_1008271.php
Orange County Register

Airport Panel Head Knows How to Make Projects Fly
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-alan21feb21,0,7508950.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Bond bickering: Politics should not doom public-works plan
http://www.dailynews.com/opinions/ci_3529436
Los Angeles Daily News

Bridge Reconnects Cities: Cities of Montebello and Pico Rivera are connected once again with a temporary bridge
http://www.egpnews.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=browse&id=3&pageid=2513
Eastside Sun

City of Blah? 5 Conditions to Help RAD Sunset Pass Venice’s Scale and Character Test (Metro Division 6 Venice)
http://www.venicepaper.net/pmt_more.php?id=219_0_1_0_M
Venice Paper

City Takes Next Step With Urban Design Officer
http://www.gazettes.com/urbanddesign02162006.html
Long Beach Grunion Gazette

Gas price angst leading people to public transit - Report: Trend evident in U.S., around Bay Area
http://www.sfexaminer.com/articles/2006/02/21/news/20060221_ne02_gas.txt
San Francisco Examiner

Gold Line Express Leaves Commuters Stranded
http://cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_051154122.html
CBS 2 TV

Railroads Back on Track?: They're posting record profits and expanding their operations, but rising rates and delays irritate some customers
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-rail21feb21,1,101110.story?coll=la-headlines-business
Los Angeles Times

Subway to sea - Re: "Subway to sea viable?" (Feb. 15):
http://www.dailynews.com/youropinion/ci_3523577
Los Angeles Daily News

Tunnel vision needed to build our subway
http://www.dailynews.com/theiropinion/ci_3529400
Los Angeles Daily News