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8/11/2006

Transportation Headlines for August 11, 2006

Another transportation tax unnecessary
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2006/08/10/opinion/commentary/19_39_378_9_06.txt
North County Times/Californian

'Bike Town' Offers 50 Bikes For Free To Residents
http://cbs2.com/local/local_story_222144550.html
CBS 2 TV

Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Is Best Transit Option to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions, According to New Analysis by Breakthrough Technologies Institute
http://tinyurl.com/h4oe8
Business Wire

Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes, New Update on RAD Sunset (Metro Division 6 Venice)
http://www.venicepaper.net/pmt_more.php?id=212_0_1_0_M
Venice Paper

City street bond to miss ballot
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_4165364
Daily News

Expert: Funding roads with private money a growing national trend - He tells a panel that such partnerships have to be OK'd by the Legislature
http://tinyurl.com/g47kk
Riverside Press Enterprise

Future of cycling: Forums held to consider bicycle network for county
http://tinyurl.com/hrp6o
Ventura County Star

Guest Column: 710 Ways to Mess up a Freeway
http://www.lacanadaonline.com/articles/2006/08/10/opinion/lco-cooper0810.txt
La Cañada Online

I-5 Widening Project: Bottleneck Ahead
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-crush11aug11,1,3308958.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

MTA Lines in Jeopardy: Outraged bus riders, group leaders and city officials spoke passionately Tuesday night during an MTA public hearing in El Monte
http://www.coremg.net/newspapers.php?paper=pasadenaindependent&storyid=2946
Pasadena Independent

Natural gas cost headed upward: Summer's heat wave ate into the supply being saved for coming winter
http://www.sacbee.com/content/business/story/14293795p-15136232c.html
Sacramento Bee

Pedestrianism L.A. Part III: Built Environment
http://www.angelenic.com/2006/08/10/pedestrianism-la-part-three-built-environment/
Angelenic Blog

Train crash victim named: Man allegedly went around gate
http://www.sgvtribune.com/news/ci_4166314
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Wrong time to pull plug (Pasadena Electric Car Fleet)
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/opinions/ci_4164792
Whittier Daily News