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3/07/2007

Transportation Headlines for Wednesday March 7, 2007

City Could Regulate Airport Pollution, Study Finds
http://snipurl.com/1c9e0
Santa Monica Surf/Lookout News

City to Hear Update on Maglev Proposal
http://snipurl.com/1c9em
Santa Clarita Signal

Expansion of I-405 will affect CSUN commuters
http://snipurl.com/1c9el
Daily Sundial

Making The Trains Run On Time (Amtrak)
http://www.planetizen.com/node/23152
Planetizen/Governing

More Than 600 Transit Leaders Convene In Washington: Participants to Discuss the Future of Transit and Funding Options
http://snipurl.com/1cae1
American Public Transportation Association

Residents give thumbs down on transit line study: A transit line from Huntington Beach to Anaheim is being considered under OCTA's Go Local program
http://snipurl.com/1cacd
Orange County Register

Road politics return: Projects passed over for state money get new hope
http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_5372345
San Bernardino Sun

SAN FRANCISCO - Mayor tells Muni to investigate eliminating fares: Newsom says he expects report in about a month
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/03/07/FREEMUNI.TMP
San Francisco Chronicle

Selling The Idea Of Congestion Pricing To Cities
http://www.planetizen.com/node/23119
Planetizen/Transport Policy Journal

There’s no such thing as a free lunch (or fare) - Tom Rubin Comments
http://snipurl.com/1caej
MetroRider
See Related: Bottleneck Blog - Making mass transit free of charge

Top Ten Alternative Fueled City Fleets (Los Angeles, 8th place)
http://snipurl.com/1cadg
Sustain Lane Government

Westside Homes Stand In Way Of 405 Freeway Project
http://cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_064124304.html
CBS 2 TV

Wrong way on the 405 Re "Homes may be razed to widen 405," March 5
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/letters/la-le-wednesday7.3mar07,0,2865547.story?coll=la-news-comment-letters
Los Angeles Times