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6/09/2006

Transportation Headlines for Friday June 9, 2006

Avenue S corridor open, ready to ease commuters' daily grind
http://www.avpress.com/n/08/0608_s4.hts
Antelope Valley Press

Bus fares might not stop with the dime - OMNITRANS: The agency raises each trip by 10 cents. An analysis will likely change that rate
http://snipurl.com/rju7
Riverside Press Enterprise

California Transportation Commission Allocates Nearly $1 Billion in New Transportation Funding: Total Transportation Dollars Reach a Record $4.2 Billion for 2005-06 Fiscal Year
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060608/20060608005837.html?.v=1
Yahoo! Finance

City agrees to explore high-speed rail: Council OKs memorandum of understanding with Las Vegas company
http://www.vvdailypress.com/2006/114977627055967.html
Victorville Daily Press

Funds OK'd for freeway upgrades
http://www.sgvtribune.com/news/ci_3917092
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

High speed rail proposal given second life
http://www.1bakersfield.com/news/read/2/80284
One Bakersfield

Los Angeles: City Councilman Bill Rosendahl appointed to airport authority
http://www.argonautnewspaper.com/articles/2006/06/08/news_-_features/area/a2.txt
Argonaut Newspaper

Palmdale celebrates wider Avenue S corridor
http://www.dailynews.com/antelopevalley/ci_3910698
Daily News/Antelope Valley Edition

Redlands gets $68,300 grant for trail
http://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/news/ci_3909957
Redlands Daily Facts

6/08/2006

Transportation Headlines for Thursday June 8, 2006

50-Year-Old Interstate System Decaying Too Fast for Fixes
http://www.newhousenews.com/archive/mccutcheon060706.html
Newshouse News Service

FTA, Implicit Purchase Pooling Solutions to recruit for pilot program
http://www.metro-magazine.com/t_newspick.cfm?id=9063563
Metro Magazine

Google may map Honolulu transit
http://snipurl.com/rhvy
Honolulu Advertiser

Los Angeles moves closer to paperless fare system
http://www.metro-magazine.com/t_newspick.cfm?id=9063539
Metro Magazine

Measure A Defeat Upsets Plans For BART Extension
http://www.ktvu.com/politics/9337415/detail.html
KTVU TV

Metrolink: 1 million riders in May
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_1173113.php
Orange County Register

November initiatives could face skepticism from weary voters (bond initiatives)
http://snipurl.com/rhur
Mercury News

Prop. 81, 82 Defeats Make Fall Bonds a Tough Sell
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-props8jun08,1,6967523.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Railroad operators, AQMD going to court over emissions
http://sgvtribune.com/news/ci_3911922
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Soundwall Study Almost Over (210 Freeway)
http://www.lacanadaonline.com/articles/2006/06/08/news/lnws-soundwall0608.txt
La Canada Valley Sun

Transportation: Napa, Solano voters rejecting a sales tax
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/06/07/BAG2HJ9U4B1.DTL&type=politics
San Francisco Chronicle

6/07/2006

Transportation Headlines for Wednesday June 7, 2006

Freeway lane re-striping to close I-5 near Buena Park
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_1171749.php
Orange County Register

Maryland Deploying Explosives Detecting Ticket Vending Machines
http://www.masstransitmag.com/article/article.jsp?siteSection=3&id=952
Mass Transit

MTA Aims to Help Motorists Get Over the Pump: The agency's `Free Yourself' ad campaign encourages drivers dealing with high gas prices to try public transit.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-mta7jun07,1,4515059.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Rail Modernization: It's Not Your Father's Rail Vehicle
http://www.masstransitmag.com/publication/article.jsp?pubId=1&id=918
Mass Transit

SPECIAL REPORT: Alternative Fuel Suppliers
http://www.masstransitmag.com/publication/article.jsp?pubId=1&id=916
Mass Transit

Transportation Enterprise: In Denver mass transportation isn't just a public service, it's a business
http://www.masstransitmag.com/publication/article.jsp?pubId=1&id=915
Mass Transit

TriMet feels its own squeeze: With fares up and service down, agency must proceed with caution to keep riders from returning to cars
http://www.portlandtribune.com/archview.cgi?id=35639
Portland Tribune

Underpass project under way: Industry traffic delays prompted construction (Alameda Corridor East)
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_3903153
Whittier Daily News

6/06/2006

Transportation Headlines for Tuesday June 6, 2006

Airport agency approves budget: Los Angeles Airport commissioners are planning three major projects in a $1.2 billion spending plan
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/articles/2937116.html
Daily Breeze

Caltrans Debuts New Web Site in Recognition of Upcoming 50th Anniversary of the Interstate
http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/paffairs/news/pressrel/06pr10.htm
CalTrans

First day of Metrolink weekend service draws 680 O.C. riders
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_1170733.php
Orange County Register

Gas stations roll out TV at pump
http://www.dailynews.com/business/ci_3903083
Daily News

L.A. Gets Tough on Parked Cars on Major Streets: Villaraigosa launches a team of officers and tow trucks to remove vehicles in restricted areas during rush hours. Wilshire is first
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-tow6jun06,1,7656208.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Long Beach Transit offers cheaper commute
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_3902538
Press Telegram

MTA Signs Contract To Operate Smart-Card Services
http://cbs2.com/local/local_story_156182336.html
CBS 2 TV

Transit Officials Urge Drivers to Dump the Pump Thursday
http://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2006/June-2006/06_05_06_Transit_Officials_Urge_Drivers_to_Dump_the_Pump.htm
Santa Monica Surf/Lookout News

Vote Sets Up a Dogfight Over Use of Air Station: San Diego officials endorse putting a civilian airport at Miramar
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-airport6jun06,1,2094942.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Work begins on ACE project: Brea Canyon Road getting underpass
http://www.sgvtribune.com/news/ci_3903879
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

6/05/2006

Transportation Headlines for Monday June 5, 2006

Colton facility switching track: Rail yard to use unmanned locomotives
http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_3899531
San Bernardino Sun

FibroLAN Fiber-optic Networking Technology Deployed by Los Angeles MTA; New System Improves Anti-Terror and Security Monitoring in 70 Stations
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2006/06/05/1669154.htm
TMC Net

The Next Big Neighborhood?; Nearly a Dozen Projects Are Bubbling Around Once-Sleepy Chinatown
http://www.ladowntownnews.com/articles/2006/06/05/news/news02.txt
LA Downtown News

Transportation Authority signs ACS for smart card service center
http://snipurl.com/rdd3
Los Angeles Business

Voters back bond measures set for November ballot
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/14743489.htm
Mercury News