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4/07/2007

Transportation Headlines for Saturday April 7, 2007

Air Talk with Larry Mantle: Friday April 6 - Expo Line Light Rail Phase II
http://www.scpr.org/programs/airtalk/index.shtml
KPCC 89.3 FM

Construction begins this month on 118
http://www.simivalleyacorn.com/news/2007/0406/Community/012.html
Simi Valley Acorn

Construction to begin on rail crossing project
http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_5605618
San Bernardino Sun

County's share of bond money is discussed: State officials provide tips on selling local project proposals
http://snipurl.com/1fmlt
Ventura County Star

Chicago Transit Authority, Pace Planners Consider Fare Hikes, Service Cuts
http://snipurl.com/1fmmg
WBBM 780am

Editorial: Transit backtrack: Budget would hit transit agencies hard
http://www.sacbee.com/110/story/150810.html
Sacramento Bee

Feast for the eyes at subway stations: McDonald's newest ad campaign brings in needed revenue, the transit agency says.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-subway7apr07,1,795671.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2007/04/subway_sellout.html
Los Angeles Times – Bottleneck Blog

Hydrogen Fueling Stations To Be Installed In Several States
http://snipurl.com/1fmlk
H2 Daily

Make a New Kind of One-way Street: A proposal by Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky to turn Olympic and Pico boulevards into one-way streets from Downtown LA to Santa Monica as a means to alleviate congestion is a good idea
http://snipurl.com/1fmlf
Santa Monica Surf/Lookout News

Markers to an old mystery: The MTA has launched an effort to find descendants of long-dead Chinese whose burial bricks and other artifacts were found during Gold Line work
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-graves7apr07,1,3295222.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Natural gas: It's the alternative alternative
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-garage7apr07,1,2228180.story?coll=la-headlines-business
Los Angeles Times

No car in L.A.? Must be Lent - Lifestyle changes and lessons learned from going without wheels for 40 days
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-rauzi7apr07,0,2234013.story?coll=la-opinion-center
Los Angeles Times

SANDAG expected to approve options for improving traffic flow along I-15
http://www.temeculavalleynews.com/story.asp?story_ID=21887
Temecula Valley News

Study Sees a One-Way Solution to Traffic Woes: A proposal would transform Olympic and Pico into one-way boulevards; traffic study to be released next week
http://snipurl.com/1fmkj
Westside Chronicle