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5/19/2006

Transportation Headlines for Friday May 19, 2006

10 Technologies That Will Shape the Future of Public Transportation
http://www.metro-magazine.com/t_featpick.cfm?id=90509756
Metro Magazine

Agency hustles to meet demand: Official cites soaring gas prices for the rise in ridership between Temecula and Corona
http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_C_bus19.22bacf24.html
Riverside Press Enterprise

Altair Engineering and Automation Alley Technology Center to Develop Bus Prototype to Revitalize Public Transportation
http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2006/05/18/007278.html
Auto Channel

American Bus Association has launched a new blog, Overdrive, that will serve as a complement to its traditional Website
http://www.metro-magazine.com/t_newspick.cfm?id=9063419
Metro Magazine

Bus Air Conditioning Systems Enhance Safety and Comfort
http://www.metro-magazine.com/t_featpick.cfm?id=90509772
Metro Magazine

Calculate Car Costs with Foothill Transit
http://www.foothilltransit.org/EAlert/NewsDisplay.aspx?ID=242&type=news
Foothill Transit

Congestion plan to involve grass roots efforts
http://www.etrucker.com/apps/news/article.asp?id=53388
Etrucker

Contractors Feel Strain of Tight Transit Markets
http://www.metro-magazine.com/t_featpick.cfm?id=90509732
Metro Magazine

Foothill puts the brakes on fare hike: Recent surge in ridership eases need for increase
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_3839946
Whittier Daily News

Groups marched to 'save Marina' on Saturday, May 13
http://www.argonautnewspaper.com/articles/2006/05/18/news_-_features/marina_del_rey/mdr1.txt
Argonaut Newspaper

High Gas Prices = More Riders
http://www.foothilltransit.org/EAlert/NewsDisplay.aspx?ID=243&type=news
Foothill Transit

Mass transit ridership up
http://www.dailynews.com/santaclarita/ci_3839126
Daily News/Santa Clarita Edition

OCTA's Art Leahy Balances Buses, Rail and Freeways
http://www.metro-magazine.com/t_featpick.cfm?id=90509748
Metro Magazine

Railroad Crossing to Remain Open
http://www.coremg.net/newspapers.php?paper=glendaleindependentweekly&storyid=1893
Glendale Independent Weekly

Union, transit agency set contract-ratification votes
http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_D_rta18.1db93129.html
Riverside Press Enterprise

Valley's outlook is bright: Strong job-growth forecast in area at least through '08
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_3839962
Daily News
Link to CSUN’s SFV Economic Forecast: http://snipurl.com/qoaq

Weathering the Storm of Transit Politics
http://www.metro-magazine.com/t_featpick.cfm?id=90509692
Metro Magazine