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4/20/2007

Transportation Headlines for Friday April 20, 2007

405 connector to 101 to close at night for project
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-briefs20.2apr20,1,1331394.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Boston’s new contactless CharlieCard makes commuting easier for a million daily riders
http://snipurl.com/1ha6p
SecureIDNews

Caltrans reviews minority policies - Director tells a forum on construction about study due June 30
http://www.sacbee.com/103/story/158038.html
Sacramento Bee

China traffic controls world port growth
http://www.cargonewsasia.com/secured/article.aspx?id=9&article=12797
Cargo Asia News

Dodgers Plan To Open Another Gate, But Only For Exits
http://snipurl.com/1ha57
Fox 11 News

Mayor's Budget Gives More To LAPD, Less To Most City Depts (Exposition Line)
http://www.nbc4.tv/politics/12533737/detail.html
NBC 4 TV

Metro Green Line LAX extension bill passes Assembly transportation panel
http://snipurl.com/1ha6a
The Argonaut

Motorists' green code -- drive less, ride more
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/04/20/BAgreencars.DTL
San Francisco Chronicle

Neighbors skeptical that Dodgers will reclose gate once it's opened - A team executive tells a meeting the use of the Scott Avenue access point is a pilot program that will be reevaluated at the All Star break
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-scott19apr19,1,2347012.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california
Los Angeles Times

New Fees Could Help Clean Up Ports
http://www.gazettes.com/portfees04192007.html
Long Beach Gazette

NJ Transit to hike fares for second time in two years
http://snipurl.com/1ha6r
Record Online

Proposed DC toll lanes would have ‘no price caps’
http://snipurl.com/1ha5f
Land Line

Public meeting set to address transit fare hikes
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-briefs20.1apr20,1,7769149.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california
Metro Press Release: http://www.metro.net/news_info/press/metro_068.htm

SANBAG looks to organizational realignment
http://www.highlandnews.net/articles/2007/04/19/news/09sanbag.txt
Highland News

Spaced Out on Earth Day - “The Green movement is today’s Space Age.”
http://www.worldchanging.com/local/losangeles/archives/006510.html
World Changing

Watch for traffic hot spots
http://www.vvdailypress.com/onset?id=755&template=article.html
Victorville Daily Press