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12/14/2006

Transportation Headlines for Thursday Dec. 14, 2006

Big meeting maps highway plans - RIVERSIDE COUNTY: The time for toll roads may be at hand as officials decide how to spend revenue.
http://tinyurl.com/yx96qe
Press Enterprise

Coachella Valley funding in jeopardy
http://tinyurl.com/y779u2
Desert Sun

Faster way to pay: Electronic tolling and transponder use expands for OC tollroad
http://tinyurl.com/y7xx6a
Orange County Register

High-Speed Rail Authority Selects Teams to Design and Achieve Environmental Approval for Two Los Angeles-area Rail Lines
http://tinyurl.com/yygap3
American Digital Networks

Hwy. 101 widening on list for funding
http://tinyurl.com/y4ox9z
Ventura County Star

Man hit by Metrolink train dies
http://www.sgvtribune.com/news/ci_4836740
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Metrolink train kills pedestrian
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-train14dec14,1,6197125.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

NYC Faces Population Strain by 2030
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-nyc-population-strain,1,6531071.story?coll=sns-ap-nation-headlines
Los Angeles Times

Tide could be turning for L.A. subway to sea: Though bus riders are irate, the mayor likes idea and bonds may supply funding
http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/92388.html
Sacramento Bee

Time out for earmarks: A moratorium on congressional earmarks could lead to budget reform and cleaner government
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-ed-pork13dec13,0,6062604.story?coll=la-opinion-leftrail
Los Angeles Times

Transit on the cheap: Valley busway breakdown exposes MTA's shortcomings
http://www.dailynews.com/opinions/ci_4834864
Daily News