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6/14/2006

Transportation Headlines for Wednesday June 14, 2006

Amtrak supporters aim to ease budget cuts
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060614/ap_on_go_co/congress_spending_1

Yahoo! News

Ban on Orange County Tollway Removed from Budget
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-trestles13jun13,1,6650303.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Los Angeles Times

Board OKs transportation tax vote
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/news/abox/article_1179782.php

Orange County Register

Caltrans collects options for fixes to 101-405 jam
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_3933331

Daily News

Chicago Peddles 500-Mile Bike Path Proposal
http://www.planetizen.com/node/20090

Planetizen

City Eyes Sears Location for Transit Hub
http://snipurl.com/rqwd

Santa Monica Surf/Lookout news

Common Ground At The Airport
http://www.lbreport.com/editorial/jun06/edlgbei.htm

Long Beach Report

Freight trains collide head-on in Madera
http://www.pe.com/ap_news/California2/CA_Train_Collision_241306CA.shtml

Riverside Press-Enterprise

Honorable Quentin L. Kopp, Former Chair of Senate Transportation and Author of High-Speed Rail Legislation, Named to California High-Speed Rail Authority
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060613/20060613006154.html?.v=1

Yahoo! Finance

LAUSD wants more MTA funds for school in Gold Line path
http://www.dailynews.com/ci_3933752

Daily News

Metrolink hits woman, delays commuters
http://snipurl.com/rq7c

Riverside Press-Enterprise

MTA Launches New Metro Rapid Bus Line
http://cbs2.com/local/local_story_164161457.html

CBS 2 TV

MTA Report: Tunnel Connecting 710, 210 Possible
http://cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_164190808.html

CBS 2 TV

New Metro Rapid Bus Line To Launch In San Fernando Valley
http://www.nbc4.tv/news/9364575/detail.html

NBC 4 TV

NoHo mojo: City can't let investment lose
http://www.dailynews.com/opinions/ci_3933119

Daily News

OC transportation agency OKs $844.5 million budget
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_1178280.php

Orange County Register

Overgrown oranges: Hey MTA, get cracking on near-capacity busway
http://www.dailynews.com/opinions/ci_3929149

Daily News

Routes Unveiled for Proposed Twin Tunnels Linking Pasadena, Alhambra
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-tunnel14jun14,1,6958348.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Los Angeles Times

Street Name Game Has a Few Rules
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-streetnames12jun12,0,149650.story?track=tothtml

Los Angeles Times

Study: tunnel for 710 feasible
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_3934333

Pasadena Star News

System Security Awareness for Transportation Employees
http://trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=6343

Transportation Research Board

Train of Thought: City eyes Sears property for possible transit station site
http://www.smdp.com/article/articles/1617/1/Train-of-thought

Santa Monica Daily Press

Transit funds for regional projects OK'd: Soundwall, senior bus planned
http://www.sgvtribune.com/news/ci_3930565

San Gabriel Valley Tribune