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5/22/2007

Transportation Headlines for Tuesday May 22, 2007

Death on tracks ends lovers' spat
http://www.dailynews.com/ci_5952741
Daily News

LA County Summer Shuttle Program
http://mayorsam2.blogspot.com/2007/05/la-county-summer-shuttle-program.html
Mayor Sam 2 Blog

Los Angeles Airport to Expand FlyAway Bus System to Westwood to Increase Traveler Convenience, Ease Traffic Congestion
http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/070521/0255869.html
Yahoo! Finance

Mayor Calls MTA Proposed Fare Increases 'Extreme'MTA Board to Hold Public Hearing Thursday
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=local&id=5326947
ABC 7 TV

Mayor seeks to ease MTA hikes: Villaraigosa proposes smaller increases to help low-income bus riders and suggests ways the agency can free up cash to cover expected deficit
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-mta22may22,1,1033502.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Metro board due to vote Thursday
http://www.dailynews.com/ci_5952770
Daily News

More Fare Hike Opposition
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2007/05/more_fare_hike_.html
Los Angeles Times/Bottleneck Blog

Police seek motive of man killed after parking on Metrolink rails
He parked their car in the path of an oncoming Metrolink carrier. The woman is in serious condition
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-metrolink22may22,0,2760661.story?coll=la-home-center
Los Angeles Times

Politicians Urged To Vote Against Bus-Fare Hike
http://cbs2.com/local/local_story_141122036.html
CBS 2 TV

Skepticism over bills to cut gas prices - Motorists and oil industry analysts question the state Legislature's proposals to broaden oversight
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-gas22may22,1,5739482.story?coll=la-headlines-business
Los Angeles Times

Stop MTA’s Fare Hike – Saturday May 19 Fare Forum - Public Testimony
Sonissa Norman: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kH6VDj_O-jQ
Jose Noel Toro: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82lYJBWLA4Q
Jonathan Salvador: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMcjyNR3Jjw
Velvet Johnson: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14l0HhIVDiI
Paul Mason Fotch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3s_itTpPP4
Carol Jackson: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfbGzyYUxt0
Jeffrey Childs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRCbUbFi52g
Carmen Lopez: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHTCAn0ZuCU
Bus Riders Union via YouTube

Subway-to-the-sea meeting tonight
http://www.dailynews.com/ci_5952769
Daily News

Taking the pain out of your commute: Morning commute getting you down? Gerri Willis looks at how to trim your travel time and maybe save a few bucks
http://money.cnn.com/2007/05/21/pf/saving/toptips/?postversion=2007052114
CNN

Tonight: Transit Coalition Meeting Talks Expo
http://metrorider.elhay.net/2007/05/22/tonight-transit-coalition-meeting-talks-expo/
MetroRiderLA

Travelers get blues at pump
http://www.dailynews.com/ci_5952740
Daily News

Who Reads Memos? (Bike to Work Day/LA Sheriffs)
http://www.laist.com/2007/05/21/who_reads_memos.php
LAist Blog

Wilshire Subway Corridor Meeting on May 22nd0
http://snipurl.com/1lihz
MetroRiderLA

Your guide to the May 24 public hearing
http://metrorider.elhay.net/2007/05/22/your-guide-to-the-may-24-public-hearing/
MetroRiderLA