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3/16/2007

Transportation Headlines for Friday March 16, 2007

$29 million DASH hole
http://metrorider.elhay.net/2007/03/15/a-29-million-dash-hole/
Metro Rider LA

Air rights above L.A. to go on sale: Urban planning experts are concerned that city officials did not study how the vertical growth would affect crowding and public services in downtown
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-airrights16mar16,1,2112239.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Bond funds turbo-boost road projects' chances
http://snipurl.com/1d56v
Press Enterprise

California Transportation Commission Recommends Nearly $1 Billion in Bond Funding for Highway 99
http://snipurl.com/1d570
Digital50.com

Fontana deserves its fair share of bond money for freeway projects
http://snipurl.com/1d576
Fontana Herald News

Friday Night Bike Lights
http://snipurl.com/1d66e
Westside Chronicle

Let's Expand Mass Transit
http://snipurl.com/1d57r
Santa Clarita Signal

Making east meet west
http://www.vvdailypress.com/onset?id=321&template=article.html
Victorville Daily Press

Metrolink guard honored for protecting the public
http://www.sgvtribune.com/news/ci_5446941
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

More parking changes on the way: Long Beach Official announces new lots as city weighs more permanent solutions
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_5448778
Press Telegram

Planning And The Scourge Of The Collective Action Problem
http://www.planetizen.com/node/23270
Planetizen

Planning a pedestrian-friendly city: In the 'new urbanism,' communities are navigable by pleasant and easy walks
http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-walkingcity12mar12,0,7949719.story?coll=la-home-health
Los Angeles Times

Rail Transit for Santa Monica: Any Comments? (Metro Exposition Line)
http://snipurl.com/1d63w
Santa Monica Mirror

San Diego Freeway ramp closures through Mar. 23rd
http://snipurl.com/1d56k
The Argonaut

San Pedro Bay Ports Allocate $6.3 Million to Continue Gateway Cities Fleet Modernization Program: More Than 500 High-Polluting Trucks Have Been Replaced to Date Through the Gateway Cities Truck Replacement Initiative
http://www.csrwire.com/News/7842.html
CSRwire

Santa Monica Convenes Forum on Expo Light Rail Project
http://snipurl.com/1d664
Westside Chronicle

Tourism: A Critical Factor In Santa Monica’s Economy
http://snipurl.com/1d64a
Santa Monica Mirror

Who Framed the 405?
http://snipurl.com/1d63t
Santa Monica Mirror

Widening Santa Monica Boulevard Creates Divide
http://snipurl.com/1d65kWestside Chronicle