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2/09/2007

Transportation Headlines for Friday Feb. 9, 2007

Commuter routes derailed (railroad track construction)
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_5190058
Whittier Daily News

Downtown bus route running out of gas (Omnitrans)
http://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/news/ci_5186486
Redlands Daily Facts

For the Oscars, they want the buckling to stop here: Workers race to fix a cracked section of the Hollywood Walk of Fame in front of the Kodak Theatre, where the ceremony will be held Feb. 25
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-stars9feb09,1,3826359.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Gas prices are going up again: At California pumps, cost is 40 cents more than nationwide
http://tinyurl.com/3xwqzp
San Francisco Chronicle

Los Angeles and Ventura Counties: Economic and quality of life meltdown ahead if housing crisis not resolved, study says
http://tinyurl.com/2kn79b
Argonaut

Man Pleads Not Guilty to Mercury Spill on LA Subway Platform
http://tinyurl.com/yvljfh
KNX 1070 AM

Metrolink Train Collides With Stalled Car
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=local&id=5018039
ABC 7 TV

Officials File Criminal Charges In Subway Mercury Spill Case
http://www.nbc4.tv/news/10965572/detail.html?rss=la&psp=news
NBC 4 TV

Reno-Tahoe coalition builds support for 2018 Olympic bid
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_5190207
Daily News

Santa Monica: Big Blue Bus starts new Santa Monica College service and increases frequency on several existing routes
http://tinyurl.com/2tts88
Argonaut

Sierra Madre Council Agrees to Fight Housing Mandates (SCAG)
http://tinyurl.com/289qsv
Burbank Weekly

Subway to Nowhere II: Wilshire Boulevard plan offers too little bang for the buck
http://www.dailynews.com/opinions/ci_5189186
Daily News