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10/01/2006

Transportation Headlines for Sunday Oct. 1, 2006

10,000 more hybrids OKd for carpool lanes
http://tinyurl.com/h9sru
San Francisco Chronicle

Big push planned for bond issues
http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/32097.html
Sacramento Bee

City Planners Envision a Valley of Villages
http://tinyurl.com/ksnw8
Santa Clarita Signal

Congress OKs Port Security Bill: The legislation sent to the president authorizes millions to shore up defenses at ports such as the Los Angeles-Long Beach complex
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/politics/la-na-port30sep30,1,7551904.story?coll=la-news-politics-national
Los Angeles Timtes

Researchers chart pedestrian traffic in mixed-use districts: Sixteen cities asked a research firm to find out if the centers get people out of their cars. The ongoing study concludes they do, but most still get there by automobile
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/articles/4277801.html
Daily Breeze

Ride-sharing is habit-forming: Southlanders say experience is 'like being part of a family'
http://www.dailybulletin.com/business/ci_4425146
Daily Bulletin