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6/30/2006

Transportation Headlines for Friday June 30, 2006

710 Freeway Expansion: Project Shifts Out Of Neutral
http://www.gazettes.com/71006292006.html
Grunion Gazette

Bus Riders Union Refresher
http://www.laist.com/archives/2006/06/29/bus_riders_union_refresher.php#comments
LAist Blog

Fall Ballot Is a $46-Billion Question: Five bond measures and four tax-hike efforts contribute to the record tally. The issues are expected to complicate political alliances
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-me-ballot29jun29,0,3100021,full.story?coll=la-headlines-politics
Los Angeles Times

Get over the Green Line gap at LAX
http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2006/06/get_over_the_green_line_gap_at_lax.html
LA Observed Blog

Interim MARTA chief applies to stay on in job
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/0630metmarta.html
Atlanta Journal Constitution

Lawmakers vote to remove high-speed rail bond from November ballot
http://www.kget.com/news/state/story.aspx?content_id=1471259E-4A2D-440E-BB49-DD0B77360EF8
KGET TV

Marina WaterBus shuttle service starts Friday, June 30th
http://www.argonautnewspaper.com/articles/2006/06/29/news_-_features/top_stories/3mdr.txt
Argonaut

MTA Board Approves $10 Million to Study Transit Projects: Transit agency's board approves $10million to evaluate 21 possible projects despite the objections of new leader Gloria Molina
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-mta30jun30,1,2802978.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

MTA OKs planning package: Supervisor Molina critical of $9.78 million price tag
http://www.sgvtribune.com/news/ci_3997434
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

MTA Recognized for Transportation Achievements
http://www.egpnews.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=browse&id=3&pageid=3756
Eastside Sun

MTA Red Line Extension Study is ON
http://www.lavoice.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1987
LAVoice Blog

MTA To Spend $9.78M On Planners, Studies
http://cbs2.com/local/local_story_180155503.html
CBS 2 TV

Playa Vista Beach Shuttle service starts Saturday, July 1st
http://www.argonautnewspaper.com/articles/2006/06/29/news_-_features/playa_vista/pv1.txt
Argonaut

Ports of LB and L.A. Unveil Draft "San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan"
http://www.lbreport.com/news/jun06/caap.htm
Long Beach Report

Port pollution solutions: Ambitious initiatives for scrubbing the air
http://www.presstelegram.com/opinions/ci_3991312
Press Telegram

Red Line Gets Boost
http://snipurl.com/sj6k
Los Angeles Business Journal

Toddler on tricycle killed by MTA bus
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/ci_3997193
Pasadena Star News

Travelers say LAX doesn't measure up nationally
Survey says the airport was No. 13 out of the 16 largest U.S. airports, managing to beat out San Francisco International
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/articles/3256831.html
Daily Breeze

TriMet fare nickel raise made official
http://snipurl.com/sibs
The Oregonian