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3/23/2007

Transportation Headlines for Friday March 23, 2007

Car-pool lane extension OK'd for 10 freeway
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_5500449
Whittier Daily News

Council Takes Initial Steps to Install Red Light Cameras
http://tinyurl.com/3ax5pp
Santa Monica Lookout News

Economic Impact Study Finds Trade Moving Through Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach and the Alameda Corridor Significantly Impact California’s Economy: More Than $62 Billion in Total Trade Value and 886,000 Jobs in California Connected to Southern California Trade Activity
http://snipurl.com/1dhzd
Business Wire

Fitch Updates Rating Guidelines for Leveraging Federal Transportation Funds
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070322/20070322005626.html?.v=1
Yahoo! Finance

Freeway tunnels under S. Pasadena to be studied
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-briefs23.2mar23,1,3100869.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

History, density are uneasy neighbors in Pasadena: Residents say a pair of developments planned near Old Town threaten the district's character. City officials say they favor smart growth
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-pasadena23mar23,1,1758040.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

MTA considers hiking fares for buses, trains
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-briefs23.3mar23,1,3494086.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2007/03/big_mta_fare_hi.html
Los Angeles Times - Bottleneck Blog

MTA OKs $5 million for 710 tunnel study
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_5500448
Whittier Daily News

O.C. Cities may receive funds to upgrade rail crossings
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ocbriefs23.2mar23,1,3766650.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Ocean Park Residents Ponder Options for Boulevard Redesign
http://tinyurl.com/2oloxt
Santa Monica Lookout News

OCTA sticks with firm despite complaints: Company contracted to transport disabled has made only 'incremental' improvements. But the contract is under scrutiny
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-octa23mar23,1,4176969.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Rail system may link Redlands and San Bernardino; County gets shortchanged at CTC meeting
http://snipurl.com/1dhz8
Highland Community News

Riverside County population reaches 2 million
http://snipurl.com/1dhzc
North County Times/Californian

Supervisor sees Valley as cargo 'inland port'
http://www.avpress.com/n/21/0321_s9.hts
Antelope Valley Press

Study of $3 billion freeway tunnel under South Pasadena OK'd
http://snipurl.com/1dhz6
Press Enterprise

Traffic snarl: Which way out? Buses, subways, light rail, roads, tolling, telecommuting—which options will actually help solve L.A.'s traffic problems? All this week, Ted Balaker and Bart Reed debate traffic, transit, and mobility in Los Angeles
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-op-dustup22mar22,0,3783931.story?coll=la-opinion-center
Los Angeles Times

Traffic way of life, little hope for improvement
http://snipurl.com/1dhzh
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