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7/26/2006

Transportation Headlines for Wednesday July 26, 2006

Agency seeks support for rails to Redlands
http://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/ci_4093505
Redlands Daily Facts

BAY AREA: Calls raised for free transit all of the time - Ridership surges on Spare the Air days
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/07/26/BAGCTK5I041.DTL
San Francisco Chronicle

Big Blue space still in place
http://www.smdp.com/article/articles/2172/1/Big-Blue-space-still-in-place
Santa Monica Daily Press

Carless culture: The bus, part 3
http://greenlagirl.com/category/de-car-ing/
Green L.A. Girl Blog

Duarte works on bike trails: City to complete 2 park segments (emerald necklace project)
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_4095948
Pasadena Star News

Freebie 'Spare the Air' rides a BART free-for-all
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/07/26/BAGCTK5BR71.DTL
San Francisco Chronicle

Gloria Jeff Resolves to Bring L.A. City’s Dept. of Transportation Up To Speed
http://snipurl.com/twgr
Metro Investment Report

Metro Rider LA – (transit photography)
http://flickr.com/groups/metroriderla/pool/
Flickr Group

New VICA President Huffman Looks Forward to Championing Valley’s Infrastructure Needs
http://snipurl.com/twgv
Metro Investment Report

O.C. Board Places Transportation Tax Measure On Ballot
http://cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_206174800.html
CBS 2 TV

Pedestrian-friendly plan costs $91 million: Pasadena looks to improve `walkability'
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_4095949
Pasadena Star News

Program drives off ride-sharers' fears - COMMUTING: Stranded carpoolers and train users in participating firms get rides home
http://tinyurl.com/fzh7s
Riverside Press Enterprise

Push for transit funds: Board of Supervisors is expected to put new Measure M, which extends half-cent tax by 30 years, onto Nov. 7 ballot
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/news/atoz/article_1220989.php
Orange County Register

San Diego Emerges from ‘Unprecedented Turmoil;’ Now Turns to Planning & Infrastructure
http://snipurl.com/twh0
The Planning Report

U.S. EPA grant goes to the Port of Los Angeles for community based air quality monitoring
http://tinyurl.com/njh4m
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

White House mulls Mineta replacement
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1152AP_Transportation_Secretary.html
Seattle Post Intelligencer