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10/20/2006

Transportation Headlines for Friday Oct. 20, 2006

2006 Vehicle Compendium for Bus Rapid Transit
http://tinyurl.com/y4zhz6
CalStart

Bay Area firms tops in transit subsidies: Intel, Oracle, Google Among Employers With Best Benefits
http://tinyurl.com/yeae5k
Mercury News
Link to Best Workplaces for Commuters: http://www.bwc.gov/

Caltrans as land baron
http://tinyurl.com/yfnttv
Orange County Register

City Council okays concession for advertising in LAX terminals
http://tinyurl.com/y47kam
The Argonaut

Devore road work postponed: Devore 2 delay could push project into winter months
http://www.vvdailypress.com/2006/116135060843267.html
Victorville Daily Press

Five Years Later: Securing Public Transit Post 9/11
http://www.metro-magazine.com/t_featpick.cfm?id=90510156
Metro Magazine

High Cost of Commuting: For middle- and higher-income families, the cost of moving out of the city doesn't always add up to savings
http://tinyurl.com/ykkz6v
Business Week

I-5 freeway to close at Artesia Boulevard at 11 tonight
http://tinyurl.com/sz972
Orange County Register

Judge to Decide on Transit Decree
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-mta20oct20,1,312601.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Judge To Issue Ruling On Metro Consent Decree
http://cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_292192613.html
CBS 2 TV

Judge to rule by Oct. 26 on court's MTA role: Bus Riders Union wants intervention to continue
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_4519865
Daily News

Key Strategies to Building, Retaining Transit Ridership
http://www.metro-magazine.com/t_featpick.cfm?id=90510140
Metro Magazine

Lawmakers unite to fight Miramar airport measure
http://tinyurl.com/yygazz
San Diego Union Tribune

Missing Link: The Downtown L.A. Light-Rail Connector
http://latransitrider.blogspot.com/
L.A. Straphanger

O.C. Transit Officials Give Their Loyalty to Measure M
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-measurem20oct20,1,6084875.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california
Los Angeles Times

Passage of Prop. 90 would weaken eminent domain
http://tinyurl.com/y3xny4
Ventura County Star

Summit promotes public transit
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_4518992
Pasadena Star News

U.S. Needs to Replace its Model T-Era (transit and highway) Financing System
http://tinyurl.com/yfkysv
Mass Transit Magazine