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3/12/2006

Transportation Headlines for Saturday March 11, 2006

15 Things You Need to Know About SAFETEA-LU
http://www.metro-magazine.com/t_featpick.cfm?id=90509484
Metro Magazine

Bus firm finds new office space (Foothill Transit)
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_3591409
Pasadena Star News

Changes to San Diego bus routes upset some
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20060310-9999-7m10mts.html
San Diego Union Tribune

Commuters praise trains, grade crossings improved (Metrolink)
http://www.simivalleyacorn.com/news/2006/0310/Front_Page/004.html
Simi Valley Acorn

Concerns for passenger safety (Metrolink)
http://www.moorparkacorn.com/news/2006/0310/Community/005.html
Moorpark Acorn

Despite low ridership, Calabasas trolley deemed a success
http://www.theacorn.com/news/2006/0309/Community/028.html
The Acorn

Haroun Mehdipour Awarded $2.653 Million by Jury in Negligence Lawsuit against Santa Monica's Big Blue Bus
http://snipurl.com/ngga
Business Wire

Long Beach Transit implements 'electric' training program
http://www.metro-magazine.com/t_featpick.cfm?id=90509460
Metro Magazine

Man, 81, Run Over Santa Monica Bus Gets $2.7M
http://cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_069232759.html
CBS 2 TV

Metro Division 6 Venice and RAD Developershttp://www.freevenice.org/Beachhead/March2006/Beachhead-March2006.pdf
Free Venice (PDF format newspaper)

Metrolink is stress-free alternative
http://www.moorparkacorn.com/news/2006/0310/Front_Page/004.html
Moorpark Acorn

Rundown of Rail Track Maintenance Technology for Transit
http://www.metro-magazine.com/t_featpick.cfm?id=90509508
Metro Magazine

Shifting to Smart Cards: A Tale of Two Cities - Part 1: The Boston Experience
http://www.metro-magazine.com/t_featpick.cfm?id=90509476
Metro Magazine

Toll for improved roads in valley: $2.6 billion: Timetable for improvements to valley streets depends on fund availability
http://www.thedesertsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060310/NEWS05/603100330
Desert Sun