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8/01/2006

Transportation Headlines for Tuesday August 1, 2006

BART Considers Instituting Tough New Ad Policy
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/07/29/BAGHOK7NTK1.DTL
San Francisco Chronicle

Boston’s Big Dig – One of Engineering’s Biggest Mistakes?
http://www.designnews.com/article/CA6357443.html
Design News

Commentary: Public Goals Carrying More Weight in Transportation Planning as Vision and Leadership Shifts to Smart Growth Movement
http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/article.asp?art=5558&state=52&res=1024
Smart Growth

Faster Route for Marathon: The new course through L.A., designed to address complaints from motorists and residents, will also contain fewer uphill stretches
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-marathon1aug01,1,7068783.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Frank Gruber: What I Say – Transported (scroll down to last section for editorial on Metro Rapid articulated buses)
http://snipurl.com/j1zy
Santa Monica Surf/Lookout News

Free Rides on Transit?
http://latransitrider.blogspot.com/2006/07/free-rides-on-transit.html
L.A. Transit Rider Blog

Freeway Service Patrol expanding coverage
http://www.sgvtribune.com/news/ci_4120157
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

GPS Technology May Cut Wait at Bus Stop
http://www.the-signal.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=31866&format=html
Santa Clarita Signal

Magic Mountain Parkway/ I-5 Interchange Improvements
http://hometownstation.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3423
KHTS AM 1220

Metro Freeway Patrol To Expand Service Tuesday
http://cbs2.com/local/local_story_212144219.html
CBS 2 TV

Natural gas futures reach 6-month high
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/business/ci_4118885
Whittier Daily News

Oil Price Jump Could End Relief at Pump
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-gas1aug01,1,5919979.story?coll=la-headlines-business
Los Angeles Times

Vanishing vehicles: City must give back electric cars
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_4119819
Pasadena Star News

What a Rush: LADOT Commuter Express
http://metrorider.elhay.net/2006/08/01/what-a-rush-july-2006/#more-100
Metro Rider LA Blog

Work begins on LAX project: Runway reconfiguration may delay flights
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_4119330
Daily News