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8/25/2006

Transportation Headlines for Friday August 25, 2006

AC Transit Testing Free Wi-Fi On Buses
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=local&id=4492278
ABC 7 TV

Beach Boulevard exit from I-5 to close for 10 months: I-5 Freeway expansion will close southbound off-ramp in 2008.
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_1253851.php
Orange County Register

Beverly Hills General Plan Update Remains Unknown
http://www.bhweekly.com/cityschools.nclk
Beverly Hills Weekly

Bomb squad examines bag at Montclair Metrolink station
http://www.dailybulletin.com/news/ci_4233751
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

Burbank delays development plan
http://burbankleader.com/articles/2006/08/24/politics/blr-plan19.txt
Burbank Leader

Bus Riders Union Decries ‘Free Transit Week’: Members wage protest to lower cost of monthly bus passes
http://tinyurl.com/kouyw
Our Weekly

Color dispute stymies train-line naming
http://www.kesq.com/Global/story.asp?S=5325272&nav=9qrx
KESQ 3 TV

County gains 2nd seat on SANDAG
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20060824-9999-7m24sandag.html
San Diego Union Tribune

Federal grant targets 'secret' BART problem: Governor OKs anti-terror funds to strengthen system
http://www.insidebayarea.com/dailyreview/localnews/ci_4229792
Daily Review

LADWP Receives $2.244 Million Grant to Jump-Start ''Clean Diesel'' Retrofits; Technology Cuts Emissions by 95% on 264 Heavy-Duty Trucks
http://tinyurl.com/h7nuu
Business Wire

Letter to the Editor: No reason to gripe - Re "Gripe central", Aug 21: (Scroll down page)
http://www.dailynews.com/youropinion/ci_4227602
Daily News

Low-stress commuting: Sergio Castillo still has a 50-mile trip to work, but now it's relaxing (Metrolink, Metro Bus and Rail)
http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_D_extreme24.38d6c22.html
Riverside Press Enterprise

Metrolink Riders Routed Around Commerce Station After Derailment
http://www.nbc4.tv/news/9729860/detail.html
NBC 4 TV

MTA agrees to the name 'Expo Line': Color on map still debated
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_4234713
Daily News

MTA Board Agrees on New Colors for Metro Lines
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=local&id=4489346
ABC 7 TV

MTA Board Deadlocks on Color Scheme for Westside Light Rail Line
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-colors25aug25,1,3030773.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

MTA Offers 'Transit English' Class To Potential Bus Drivers
http://www.nbc4.tv/news/9730351/detail.html
NBC 4 TV

MTA To Expand Bus Driver Recruitment Efforts
http://cbs2.com/local/local_story_236172012.html
CBS 2 TV

MTA To Offer English Classes For Potential Drivers
http://cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_236081623.html
CBS 2 TV

Nissan reclaims electric vehicles: City parts with 11 cars after custody battle
http://pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_4235219
Pasadena Star News
Related Editorial: http://www.sgvtribune.com/opinions/ci_4233760

PierPASS Completes Transition in Exporter Procedures; Exporters, Terminals and Steamship Lines Quickly Adjust to New OffPeak Program Procedures at Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
http://tinyurl.com/lrad4
Business Wire

Port of L.A. Fleet Experiments With Biodiesel
http://www.thelog.com/news/newsview.asp?c=193011
The Log

Topanga Canyon Boulevard Undergoes Construction
http://www.canyon-news.com/artman/publish/article_4757.php
Canyon News

Transit agency starts English class for would-be drivers
http://www.kesq.com/Global/story.asp?S=5320260&nav=9qrx
KESQ TV 3