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7/11/2006

Transportation Headlines for Tuesday July 11, 2006

Angelides touts infrastructure bond in Oakland: Perata says package will boost security, environmental protections at port
http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/ci_4035833
Oakland Tribune

Coalition backs 241 toll road extension
Business groups plan to notify court where lawsuits are pending.
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_1207790.php
Orange County Register

Ex Kansas Governor Bill Graves considered for job of U.S. transportation secretary
http://snipurl.com/t2c6
Lawrence Journal-World

Gas costs pump up again: Nation's prices rise 12 cents in 2 weeks; state at $3.25 a gallon
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/07/11/BUGSOJSQE51.DTL
San Francisco Chronicle

LA MTA named APTA’s 2006 ‘outstanding’ transit agency
http://www.progressiverailroading.com/prdailynews/news.asp?id=8989
Progressive Railroading

Metrolink 'Beach train' now permanent
http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_C_train11.1f80d7f.html
Riverside Press Enterprise

NAFTA Superhighway from Laredo TX along I-35 to Canadian Boarder
http://www.nascocorridor.com/pages/about/about.htm
Map: http://www.nascocorridor.com/
NASCO International Mid Continent Trade and Transportation Corridor

Ontario Leads Inland Empire’s Global Trade Activity: New PIERS data cites city’s strategic location, investment, and air cargo operations
http://www.caltradereport.com/eWebPages/front-page-1152506174.html
CalTrade Report

Pathway to public service: Community relations project chief keeps transit project on track (Alameda Corridor East)
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/business/ci_4030990
Whittier Daily News

Red-light camera tickets to begin in August
http://www.dailynews.com/ci_4033291
Daily News

Red-Light Cameras Will Catch Motorists Coming and Going: A new system, to be installed at 32 L.A. intersections, will photograph both the front and back of vehicles
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-redlight11jul11,1,176001.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

San Diego Airport Authority considering Tijuana deal
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20060711/news_1m11airport.html
San Diego Union Tribune

Senate Should Increase Transit Security Funding This Week -- Statement by American Public Transportation Association (APTA) President William W. Millar
http://www.apta.com/media/releases/060710_funding.cfm
APTA

System To Catch Red Light Runners To Be Installed At 30 Intersections
http://www.nbc4.tv/news/9493303/detail.html
NBC 4 TV

Three Arrested in New York Transit System Attack Plot
http://www.masstransitmag.com/article/article.jsp?siteSection=3&id=1142
Mass Transit

Transit security bill enters the House
http://www.progressiverailroading.com/transitnews/article.asp?id=9138
Progressive Railroading

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta Joins Hill & Knowlton: Esteemed Congressman and Bush and Clinton Cabinet Secretary Joins as Vice Chairman of Global Communications Consultancy
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060710/nym041.html?.v=55
Yahoo! Finance