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2/14/2007

Transportation Headlines for Wednesday Feb. 14, 2007

Agency hopes less means more in transportation: SANBAG plans to concentrate on fewer projects to get more federal money
http://snipurl.com/1a43z
Victorville Daily Press

Alternative Fuels Conference: One-stop Shopping That's Fuel, Vehicle, and Technology Neutral
http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2007/02/12/036885.html
Auto Channel

California gas prices heading up
http://www.sacbee.com/103/story/123080.html
Sacramento Bee

Changing car-pool lanes: OCTA is expanding access, considering allowing solo drivers at non-peak hours.
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/news/abox/article_1577996.php
Orange County Register

City (Burbank) studies ways to improve traffic flow: Within the next few months the city will implement a system that monitors traffic volume and speed to time traffic signals
http://snipurl.com/1a544
Burbank Leader

End of the line for railroad's 'Dinger dynasty': Tom Dinger, a third-generation train engineer, makes one last Los Angeles-to-San Diego round trip. Dingers have been working on the railroads for nearly 90 years
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-train14feb14,0,1791292.story?coll=la-home-headlines
Los Angeles Times

Future Financing Options to Meet Highway and Transit Needs
http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/nchrp_w102.pdf (pdf)
Transportation Research Board

L.A. mayor wants citywide wireless access: Antonio Villaraigosa proposes a Wi-Fi plan that would provide free or low-cost Internet services over 498 square miles in 2009
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-fi-wifi14feb14,1,2276411.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

NJ Transit Chief Explains Fare Hike
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/02/13/ap3423908.html
Forbes

N.J. Transit Proposes Average Fare Increase of 9.6%
http://snipurl.com/1a443
Bloomberg

Tool for Rush-Hour User Charge Evaluation
http://snipurl.com/1a44a
Federal Highway Administration

Value of toll roads: Let some drivers pay more, starting with trucks on the 710
http://www.presstelegram.com/opinions/ci_5221287
Press Telegram