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4/22/2006

Transportation Headlines for Saturday April 22, 2006

$4 a gallon for gasoline? Analyst predicts unthinkable rates in four months
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_3737939
Pasadena Star News

Agency weighs commuter-rail along I-15: RCTC is considering a study that reviews costs and hurdles for service between Corona and Temecula, and Temecula to San Diego
http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_M_train21.1d7af831.html
Riverside Press Enterprise

Bill would let counties raise car registration fee (AB2444)
http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/local/14404455.htm
Contra Costa Times

Blue Line boosts signs
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_3736770
Press Telegram

Bush: Gas prices like 'a tax': But president sees no short-term relief
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_3737365
Daily News

Gas prices push drivers off road: Transit agencies see more riders as reports show traffic leveling off, demand for fuel falling
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/04/22/DRIVERS.TMP
San Francisco Chronicle

Gas Prices Soar to Record Highs (Metro Ridership)
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=nation_world&id=4106356
ABC 7 TV

Infrastructure talks still miss the point: Instead of bonds we'll all have to repay, lawmakers should look for privately funded solutions
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/opinion/homepage/article_1112472.php
Orange County Register

MTA’s Projects Transform Region, Future Plans Require More Funding (requires subscription for online access)
http://snipurl.com/pk9f
Metro Investment Report

New Gasoline Study Shows Profits, Not Crude Oil Prices Or Ethanol, Are Driving Pump Price Spike
http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/energy/pr/?postId=6133
Consumer Watchdog

Off-Ramp On 10 Freeway To Be Closed Fri.-Mon. (West bound at Venice Blvd)
http://cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_111121011.html
CBS 2 TV

President touts hydrogen-powered cars in Earth Day remarks
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CA_BUSH_CAOL-?SITE=CAANR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
Orange County Register

Sales tax hike takes step forward in Santa Barbara County
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/mld/sanluisobispo/14397461.htm
San Luis Obispo Tribune

SBCAG backs sales tax renewal
http://www.lompocrecord.com/articles/2006/04/21/news/news02.txt
Lompoc Record

Sprinter operation contract awarded to global transit firm
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20060421-9999-1mi21nctd.html
San Diego Union Tribune

Transit Agencies to Seek Funds for Tunnel Study (OC Riverside)
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-ocbriefs22apr22,1,191219.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california
Los Angeles Times

Water agencies lose clout in tunnel plan- COMMUTER LINK: Studies will go on without the Riverside Orange Corridor Authority
http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_R_roca22.22cd4885.html
Riverside Press Enterprise

With growth, let's skip the steroids: We can continue to appreciate that we're not part of L.A.
http://snipurl.com/pk7v
Ventura County Star