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3/14/2006

Transportation Headlines for Tuesday March 14, 2006

AC Transit introduces hydrogen fuel cell buses
http://eastbay.bizjournals.com/eastbay/stories/2006/03/13/daily7.html
East Bay Business Times

Bond proposal appears unlikely for June as Senate leader leaves
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/breaking_news/14091034.htm
Mercury News

Chevron Fuels AC Transit's HyRoad Hydrogen Fuel Cell Demonstration Program
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060313/sfm060.html?.v=37
Yahoo! Finance

Compromise on Public Works Plan Still Elusive: The clock is ticking to get the proposal on the June ballot. Lawmakers still hope for a deal
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-bond14mar14,1,572485.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Depot rehab price escalates (Former Pacific Electric Station, North Hollywood)
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_3595959
Los Angeles Daily News

Digital Signage: The Next Great Employee Communication Tool?
http://www.metro-magazine.com/t_featpick.cfm?id=90509532
Metro Magazine

Innovative Transit Strategies Can Improve Living Standards (William Millar, APTA)
http://english.epochtimes.com/news/6-3-12/39211.html
Epoch Times

Ins and outs of Ways and Means (Alameda Corridor East)
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/opinions/ci_3595707
Pasadena Star News

Lawmakers extend talks on nearly $50 bln Calif. bond
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=politicsNews&storyID=2006-03-14T044916Z_01_N13281379_RTRUKOC_0_US-ECONOMY-CALIFORNIA-BONDS.xml&archived=False
Reuters

Metrolink moves to upgrade crossing safety: It could be months before the commuter railroad does any local work.
http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_D_metrolink13.8bb15f1.html
Riverside Press Enterprise

OCTA - About 70 percent of bus riders don't own a car: Survey released today gauges ridership satisfaction, demographics
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_1044940.php
Orange County Register

One Man Injured in MTA vs. SUV Crash
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=local&id=3987728
ABC 7 TV

Pandemic Could Restrict Transportation Severely, Experts Warn: Disaster plans should cover alternatives for inventory, securing shipments
http://usinfo.state.gov/xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-english&y=2006&m=March&x=20060309134700AKllennoCcM0.1390279&t=livefeeds/wf-latest.html
U.S. Department of State

Politics aside, fixing infrastructure could and should be simple
http://www.sacbee.com/content/politics/story/14229881p-15052900c.html
Sacramento Bee

Port's plan: Lessen impact
http://www.presstelegram.com/business/ci_3595423
Long Beach Press Telegram

Psychological Effects of and Design Preferences for Real-Time Information Displays
http://www.nctr.usf.edu/jpt/pdf/JPT%209-1%20Dziekan.pdf
Journal of Public Transportation (pdf file)

RAD Sunset Developer Sets Record Straight (Metro Division 6 Venice)
http://www.venicepaper.net/pmt_more.php?id=227_0_1_0_M
Venice Paper

Richards, 710 Freeway fighter, dies
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_3599685
Pasadena Star News

Smart Card Alliance Transportation Council Announces First Year Successes, New Officers, Upcoming Initiatives
http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=112915
Marketwire

The Bus Stops Here: Francisca Porchas, clean-bus campaigner, answers Grist's questions (Bus Rider’s Union, Labor Community Strategy Center)
http://www.grist.org/comments/interactivist/2006/03/13/porchas/
Grist Magazine

Three Injured In Accident Involving Car, MTA Bus
http://cbs2.com/local/local_story_072120426.html
CBS 2 TV

Tustin completes trail segment in Peters Canyon Regional Park: The project extended the bikeway and trail that eventually will run 14 miles from Irvine Park to upper Newport Bay
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_1045040.php
Orange County Register

UC Riverside eyes plan to let students ride Metrolink free
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/riverside/20060313-1037-trainpasses.html
San Diego Union Tribune