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1/29/2007

Transportation Headlines for Monday Jan. 29, 2007

All Aboard? Operators Pledge Angels Flight Will Reopen by Summer, Though Council Action Looms
http://snipurl.com/18mr7
L.A. Downtown News

Bill would provide bikers with buffer against traffic
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_5108461
Pasadena Star News

Cost in way of greener buses. STATE LAW: Some school districts are not able to replace fleets or maintain air-friendly vehicles
http://snipurl.com/18omo
Riverside Press Enterprise

Curitiba's Ex-Mayor Prescribes "Urban Acupuncture"
http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/005940.html
World Changing

Hooray For Hollywood's Urban Renaissance
http://www.planetizen.com/node/22699
Planetizen

Lower MTA fares to boost ridership Re "A (higher) ticket to ride," editorial, Jan. 26
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/letters/la-le-monday29.9jan29,0,4052005.story?coll=la-news-comment-letters
Los Angeles Times

MTA considers creating its own court: Agency officials believe they could boost compliance -- and collections -- with a system focused on transit
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-transitcourt29jan29,1,6905701.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Oregon Company to be Awarded Federal Contractor for First U.S.-Made Modern Streetcar
http://snipurl.com/18mq9
Mass Transit

Parallel tracks for Red Cars, papers?
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/letters/la-le-monday29.5jan29,0,2479137.story?coll=la-news-comment-letters
Los Angeles Times

Supersized transit (Metro Orange Line)
http://www.dailynews.com/opinions/ci_5107431
Daily News

West L.A. Chamber and Brentwood ‘Visionary’ See Monorail As Answer to Traffic Woes
http://snipurl.com/18mrp
Westside Chronicle
Website: http://www.wilshiremonorail.com/