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2/13/2007

Transportation Headlines for Tuesday Feb. 13, 2007

Alternative Fuels Study: A Report to Congress on Policy Options for Increasing the Use of Alternative Fuels in Transit Vehicles
http://snipurl.com/1a0tu (pdf file)
Federal Transit Administration

Bus Rider Arrested With Knife, Toy Gun (Long Beach Transit)
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=local&id=5025185
ABC 7 TV

Calif.’s future may be paved with fees: Voter-approved bonds won’t bankroll all new roads. Up ahead: public and private tollways
http://www.latimes.com/la-me-roads13feb13,0,5991984.story?coll=la-home-headlines
Los Angeles Times

Castaic District One of Few to Get Natural Gas Bus
http://snipurl.com/1a0r0
Santa Clarita Signal

Daniel Weintraub: State set to divide first dollars from Proposition 1B
http://www.sacbee.com/110/story/122408.html
Sacramento Bee

Devices signal traffic safety
http://www.sgvtribune.com/news/ci_5216350
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Letters to the Editor: A Better Solution (mass transit plans)
http://snipurl.com/1a0ro
Santa Monica Surf/Lookout News

Letters to the Editor: Extending the Subway
http://www.dailynews.com/youropinion/ci_5214445
Daily News

Mayor Breaks Ground On Hollywood And Vine Makeover
http://cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_043173059.html
CBS 2 TV

MTA Bus Hits Pedestrian, 14, In Glendale
http://cbs2.com/local/local_story_043204821.html
CBS 2 TV

Much-touted TransLink card finally hits the transit scene
http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/ci_5210829
Oakland Tribune

NY MTA: Cell phone service to move forward
http://snipurl.com/1a0qd
AM New York

OC says it can do little to cut LAX traffic: An alliance is studying options, but a key Orange County official says restrictions keep John Wayne Airport from absorbing more flights
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/articles/5749306.html
Daily Breeze

Pedestrian and Bicycle Crash Analysis Tool
Announcement:
http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7298
Full Report:
http://www.tfhrc.gov/safety/pedbike/pubs/06089/06089.pdf

Pier S project still green in more ways than one: Public gets first look at environmentally friendly shipping terminal, but process has long way to go
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_5215980
Press Telegram

Senate to vote on subway expansion: If bill passes, city can seek federal funds to extend rail line along Wilshire Boulevard to the ocean
http://snipurl.com/1a0s8
Daily Bruin

Streets to close for Oscars: Academy Awards ceremony might cause delays
http://snipurl.com/1a1w9
Variety

Transforming Los Angeles into a Sustainable City
http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/006049.html
World Changing

University of California Awarded Coveted Alternative Fuel: International petroleum giant allocates biofuel energy research grant to UC contingent
http://snipurl.com/1a0rv
The Guardian