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4/12/2006

Transportation Headlines for Wednesday April 12, 2006

ACS Awarded Multi-Million Dollar Contract With New Jersey Transit (Fare Collection, Smart Card)
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060411/datu003.html?.v=48
Yahoo! Finance

Arcadia passes bridge project (Gold Line Foothill Extension)
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_3701047
Pasadena Star News

BART and Amtrak in NorCal to test wireless Internet
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/breaking_news/14318066.htm
Mercury News

How Much Growth? (Metro Division 6 Venice)
http://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/letters/Letters-2006/April-2006/04_11_06_LETTERS_How_Much_Growth.htm
Santa Monica Surf/Lookout News

Highway 76 study almost complete
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2006/04/11/news/sandiego/12_57_424_10_06.txt
North County Times

L.A. flexing its muscle for airport in AV
http://www.avpress.com/n/12/0412_s3.hts
Antelope Valley Press

Mayor Villaraigosa Supports Federal Grant Sought by Palmdale Regional Airport to Help Attract Air Service to Southern California
http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=122467
Marketwire

MTC Seeks Nominations for Its Transportation Awards Program (Bay Area)
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060411/sftu088.html?.v=52
Yahoo! Finance

MTC’s environmental justice guidelines delayed
http://www.examiner.com/Local-a75611~MTC_s_environmental_justice_guidelines_delayed.html
San Francisco Examiner

N.Y. Transit Union Boss Gets Jail, Fine: The criminal contempt finding emanates from an illegal strike in 2005. More action may follow
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-na-subway11apr11,1,1243234.story?coll=la-news-a_section
Los Angeles Times

Renewed Measure M mailers might not go out (transit sales tax)
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_1096013.php
Orange County Register

Safety Evaluation of Red-Light Cameras
http://www.itsdocs.fhwa.dot.gov/JPODOCS/REPTS_TE/14270.htm
U.S. DOT Intelligent Transportation Systems

Scorching summer gas prices: Record highs likely, experts warn
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_3700344
Daily News

Smart rail security strategies: It's all about cooperation, communication, training, and risk-based technology
http://www.railwayage.com/B/feature3.html
Railway Age

Town Council to focus on highway expansion (Highway 138)
http://www.avpress.com/n/12/0412_s7.hts
Antelope Valley Press

Transportation summit seeks local solutions (Mid-Counties Transportation and Logistics Summit)
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_3700713
Whittier Daily News

Trolley's Red Line coming to an end (Omnitrans)
http://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/news/ci_3698957
Redlands Daily Facts

Urban Columnist Questions Why Affordable Housing Remains an Elusive Goal for Smart Growth Efforts
http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/article.asp?art=5345&state=52&res=1024
Smart Growth Online

Wi-Fi on trains explored
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2006/04/11/BUGUII6V141.DTL&type=businessSan Francisco Chronicle