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10/04/2006

Transportation Headlines for Wednesday Oct. 4, 2006

Buses, Metrolink free for UCR students - TRANSPORTATION: A new program saves parking fees, gas and takes cars off freeways and streets.
http://tinyurl.com/hxzn5
Riverside Press Enterprise

California Has Five of Nations Ten Worst Road Areas
http://www.caranddriver.com/dailyautoinsider/11831/california-has-five-of-nations-ten-worst-road-areas.html
Car and Driver

Democrats abandon campaign tour for public works bonds
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/10/03/politics/p151204D44.DTL&type=politics
San Francisco Chronicle

Dream of a unified public transport system
http://greenlagirl.com/category/de-car-ing/
Green LA Girl

Expo Line And Metro Green Line Could Be Linked
http://cbs2.com/local/local_story_276140857.html
CBS 2 TV

First RFP Released Under FTA Pilot Program; Agencies Use Implicit Purchase Pooling Solutions to Meet 90% Funding Guidelines
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/061003/datu026.html?.v=64
Yahoo! News

High rise supermalls: the wave of big cities' futures?
http://www.mailtribune.com/archive/2006/1003/biz/stories/sfmall.htm
Mail Tribune

I-15 work to pinch Vegas, commute
http://tinyurl.com/ors3t
Riverside Press Enterprise

Keeping Cool in the Desert – Palm Springs Sunline Transit
http://www.masstransitmag.com/publication/article.jsp?pubId=1&id=1598
Mass Transit Magazine

Miserable commute to worsen; Rideshare Week to help state's drivers break 'go it alone' habit
http://www.avpress.com/n/03/1003_s1.hts
Antelope Valley Press

Santa Clarita to Offer FREEdom (Dial-a-Ride)
http://www.the-signal.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=33217&format=html
Santa Clarita Signal

Traffic, housing costs force commuters to alter routine
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-10-02-commuter-routine_x.htm
USA Today

Ventura County encourages more ride sharing: Benefits of carpooling could include a $1,000 gas card
http://tinyurl.com/o4jr5
Ventura County Star

Vote for traffic relief on November 7
http://tinyurl.com/mpxam
North County Times/Californian