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6/07/2007

Transportation Headlines for Thursday June 7, 2007

Editorial: Stop dallying on Hwy. 118 - Panel should OK funding
http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2007/jun/06/stop-dallying-on-hwy-118/
Ventura County Star

Focus on mass transit is mass lunacy
http://tinyurl.com/3a22yx
North County Times

Foothill Transit relocating
http://www.sgvtribune.com/ci_6073989?source=most_viewed
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Freight by rail: HR 2116 - Proposed Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2007
http://www.nj.com/opinion/times/editorials/index.ssf?/base/news-0/118110289721500.xml&coll=5
Trenton Times

Google Maps boosts public transportation data
http://www.webware.com/8301-1_109-9725946-2.html
Webware

Hearing Set for California Incline Project
http://www.palisadespost.com/content/index.cfm?Story_ID=2951
Palisadian Post

How to slow a speeding train - High-speed rail would solve the state's most pressing environmental and transportation problems. So why isn't Schwarzenegger supporting it?
http://www.sdcitybeat.com/article.php?id=5808
San Diego City Beat

Hundreds of bicyclists injured by vehicles in county every year - A big push for cycling safety; roadway dangers a major concern
http://tinyurl.com/2fnqwg
Ventura County Star

Inland Empire's 25-year growth targeted
http://tinyurl.com/2jdoj5
USA Today

Metro Quarterly – Spring 2007 Edition – Metro Connections
http://www.metro.net/news_info/publications/MQ_2007_02_Spring.pdf (.pdf file)
Metro.net

Palmdale airport option offered - Easier commuting, Santa Clarita told
http://www.dailynews.com/santaclarita/ci_6070460
Daily News/Santa Clarita Edition

Palmdale Airport bus stop possible
http://www.avpress.com/n/06/0606_s13.hts
Antelope Valley Press

San Jacinto in line to control stretch of Highway 79
http://tinyurl.com/25aw4t
Press Enterprise

Santa Monica: The Archeology of Crazy Dreams
http://www.palisadespost.com/content/index.cfm?Story_ID=2942
Palisadian Post

Smoke on the Water: Severe air pollution around the port complex could worsen under expansion plans
http://www.lacitybeat.com/article.php?id=5631&IssueNum=209
L.A. City Beat

To cure road rage, close road: With angry drivers attacking flagmen, Caltrans will shut down part of California 138 until a project is done
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-roadrage7jun07,0,6659425.story?coll=la-home-center
Los Angeles Times

Toll-road completion critical countywide
http://www.capitolweekly.net/opinion/article.html?article_id=1509
Capitol Weekly

Trains and Planes Take Different Legislative Courses
http://tinyurl.com/ywvltx
Santa Monica Surf/Lookout News

United begins S.F. flights from Palmdale
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-palmdale7jun07,1,515185.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Vote due on gas-guzzler fees
http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/209135.html
Sacramento Bee

Westport Innovations Inc.: First 20 LNG Heavy Duty Trucks to Deploy at Los Angeles Ports
http://new.marketwire.com/2.0/release.do?id=739778
Marketwire

What is smog? (Clean Air Day in Canda)
http://www.greenlivingonline.com/healthnutrition/what-is-smog/
Green Living Online

Which way for the MTA? Even with upcoming fare hikes, the agency needs more funding to build and maintain a better transit system
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-ed-mta7jun07,0,4963504.story?coll=la-opinion-leftrail
Los Angeles Times