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5/31/2006

Transportation Headlines for Wednesday May 31, 2006

Bus fare increase considered: With gas prices up, Monterey-Salinas Transit looks at 25-cent transfer charge
http://www.montereyherald.com/mld/montereyherald/14697281.htm
Monterey County Herald

Bus Rapid Transit - BRT newsLane: Vol. 5, Number 1
http://trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=6331
Transportation Research Board

'Clean-Diesel' Locomotives Coming to Los Angeles/Long Beach Ports in 2007
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060530/cgtu045.html?.v=56
Yahoo! Finance

Gaining speed: Contractors board transportation sector for booming ride
http://www.washingtontechnology.com/news/21_10/cover-stories/28639-1.html
Washington Technology

Guide To Transportation's Role In Public Health Disasters
http://trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=6266
Transportation Research Board

High gas prices get many more drivers on bus
http://www.dailynews.com/simivalley/ci_3873139
Daily News/Santa Clarita Edition

Hydrogen Bus Source: May 2006
http://trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=6323
Transportation Research Board/CalStart

National Center for Transit Research (NCTR) Journal of Public Transportation: Vol. 9, Issue 2
http://www.nctr.usf.edu/jpt/pdf/JPT%209-2.pdf
University of South Florida

Natural Gas Station
http://www.smmirror.com/MainPages/DisplayArticleDetails.asp?eid=3245
Santa Monica Mirror

Oregon may get some mileage out of fee experiment: The innovative, high-tech exploration of making drivers pay for when and where they go may make cents as states look to wean themselves from the gas tax.
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_3878693
Denver Post

Roads In America - The Worst And The Best
http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/viewArticle.asp?articleID=10326
American Chronicle

Waiting at the docks By Antonio Villaraigosa and Rusty Hammer (goods movement)
http://www.washtimes.com/op-ed/20060529-101504-8782r.htm
Washington Times