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11/04/2006

Transportation Headlines for Saturday Nov. 4, 2006

33 Transportation Measures Worth More than $55 Billion on Ballots Nov. 7
http://www.cfte.org/success/2006BallotMeasures.asp
Center For Transportation Excellence

California Conservatives Face Sticky Choice: Tax or Traffic (O.C. Measure M)
http://tinyurl.com/vpt2p
Bloomberg

Field Poll: Infrastructure bonds on course for victory - Voters set to invest in transit, schools, housing and water
http://tinyurl.com/y9zg5v
San Francisco Chronicle
Link to poll:
http://field.com/fieldpollonline/subscribers/RLS2219.pdf (.pdf file)

Fill 'er up with hydrogen: SunLine bringing modern fuel station to valley
http://tinyurl.com/yms2fc
Desert Sun

FTA Accelerates Hydrogen Bus Development
http://cah2report.com/vault/fta_h2.htm
California Hydrogen Fleets and Fueling

High-speed rail service derailed
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-11-02-rail_x.htm
USA Today

MTA Upgrades Service Between Downtown & Pasadena
http://cbs2.com/local/local_story_307202042.html
CBS TV

Pasadena honored for `smart growth': Bogaard, also cited, says planners deserve credit
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_4600081
Pasadena Star News

Poll shows most voters back bonds in package
http://tinyurl.com/yh2gln
San Diego Union Tribune

S.F shows off bus rapid transit
http://tinyurl.com/y95nuc
San Francisco Examiner

Single-card Translink system finally set to roll - BAY AREA: After years of delays, program to let riders hop among transit systems with one pass gets final OK
http://tinyurl.com/ycstwa
Contra Costa Times

Slamming the brakes on highway fatalities; Whether automakers use roadside intelligence or on-board sensing, the ultimate safety goal is the same: eliminate accidents
http://www.innovations.harvard.edu/news/15147.html
Government Innovators Network - Harvard

Web Lets Washington Metro Riders See Train Times from Afar
http://tinyurl.com/ye7jcr
Washington Post