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4/07/2006

Transportation Headlines for Friday April 7, 2006

ABA launches online driver-safety training service
http://www.metro-magazine.com/t_newspick.cfm?id=9063179
Metro Magazine

Born to Ride: For OCTA’s Art Leahy, transit isn’t just a job, it’s been his entire life.
http://www.masstransitmag.com/publication/article.jsp?pubId=1&id=549
Mass Transit Magazine

CalTrain Ridership growth tops national list
http://www.examiner.com/Local-a69780~Ridership_growth_tops_national_list.html
San Francisco Examiner

Dial-a-Ride fares are standardized
http://www.toacorn.com/news/2006/0406/Front_Page/003.html
Thousand Oaks Acorn

District works on master plan for Mojave Airport
http://www.avpress.com/n/06/0406_s6.hts
Antelope Valley Press

Fare hikes proposed for buses, Coaster
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20060407-9999-1mi7fares.html
San Diego Union Tribune

Gold Line Approved for Funding (Foothill Extension)
http://www.coremg.net/newspapers.php?paper=arcadiaweekly&storyid=1957
Arcadia Weekly

Maryland MTA: Growing the Nation’s First Statewide-to-Regional Smart Card System
http://www.masstransitmag.com/article/article.jsp?siteSection=5&id=546
Mass Transit Magazine

Metrolink in line for safety face-lift
http://www.dailynews.com/antelopevalley/ci_3666178
Daily News/Antelope Valley Edition

Moving to end traffic nightmare (10-605 freeway interchange)
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/opinions/ci_3681507
Whittier Daily News

OCTA and Maintenance Workers Reach Agreement: Authority and Teamsters Local 952 Approve Collective Bargaining Agreement
http://www.masstransitmag.com/article/article.jsp?siteSection=1&id=541
Mass Transit Magazine

Omnitrans alters routes, cuts Redlands' Red Line
http://snipurl.com/otki
Riverside Press Enterprise

Siemens plant expands light-rail work, goes global
http://sacramento.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2006/04/03/daily32.html
Sacramento Business Journal

Special Report: Tomorrow’s Buses Rolling Today
http://www.masstransitmag.com/publication/article.jsp?pubId=1&id=560
Mass Transit Magazine