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12/13/2006

Transportation Headlines for Wednesday Dec. 13, 2006

Best Ideas Of 2006 Features Innovations In Planning: Urban design, housing for homeless people, and planning for decreased population are highlighted in the New York Times Magazine's annual survey of innovative ideas
http://www.planetizen.com/node/22187
Planetizen

Commuters Can Expect Delays On Metro Orange Line
http://cbs2.com/local/local_story_346100040.html
CBS 2 TV

Downtown group urges end to free parking: Ventura asked to back several changes
http://tinyurl.com/yek65a
Ventura County Star

Mega-projects could reshape L.A. growth: The idea is to foster "smart growth" — in which residents leave their cars behind, walk to shops, and take buses and rail to work
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-citybuilding13dec13,0,2951599.story?coll=la-home-headlines
Los Angeles Times

Need a parking place? Good luck
http://tinyurl.com/ycf24m
USA Today

No Parking: Condos Leave Out Cars
http://tinyurl.com/yxwrtv
New York Times

Norwalk resigned to $1.2-billion freeway expansion
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-freeway13dec13,1,3936792.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Orange Line peeling away: Repaving begun as cause debated
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_4829138
Daily News

Santa Ana added to freeway signs: Caltrans has added overlays to a dozen signs on the northbound Santa Ana (I-5) freeway
http://tinyurl.com/ylfafq
Orange County Register

Visions of L.A.'s future: Architects submit designs for 22nd century
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_4829842
Pasadena Star News

Voters could be free of bonds: Funds may be sufficient to delay ballot proposals
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_4829676
Whittier Daily News