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12/11/2007

Transportation Headlines for Tuesday December 11, 2007

Car Crashes Into Orange Line Bus In Valley Village
http://cbs2.com/local/Orange.Line.crash.2.607341.html
CBS 2 TV

Cunningham the Optimist on How and Why Metro Board Got the Vote Right (Expo Light Rail)
http://snipurl.com/1v2s9
FrontPage Online

Dan Walters: Governor trapped in own maze (vehicle license fee)
http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/557820.html
Sacramento Bee

Gov. Schwarzenegger Announces Agreement Allowing Development of Railroad Technology Museum in Sacramento
http://www.govtech.com/gt/218305?topic=117691
Government Technology

High Desert Corridor Request For Proposals Announced By County Supervisor
http://www.bestsyndication.com/?q=120907_high_dessert_corridor.htm
BestSyndication

Is America Finally Getting Interested in Passenger Rail?
http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/12/10/is-america-finally-getting-interested-in-passenger-rail/
StreetsBlog

Metro Passes No Longer Valid On LADOT Services as of January 1, 2008
http://www.ladottransit.com/whatsnew/120707_prMTA.html
Los Angeles Department of Transportation

No place for pedestrians
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-freeway11dec11,1,3019284.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

O.C. marks a road-funding milestone - Officials assign the last funds from the original Measure M, which has allowed the county to keep pace with its growth
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/politics/cal/la-me-octa11dec11,1,1148849.story?coll=la-news-politics-california
Los Angeles Times

Rail~Volution 2007 Presentations Online
http://www.railvolution.com/2007conferencepapers.asp
RailVolution

Rocket (and Subway) Science - Metro Hopes Upgrade Will Make for a Smarter SmarTrip Card
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/08/AR2007120800737.html
Washington Post

Seeing the light on the subway - If L.A. is going to have a mature transit system, turnstiles are the way to go
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-debord11dec11,0,6896242.story?coll=la-opinion-rightrail
Los Angeles Times

Transit on a roll (Ventura-Santa Barbara Commuter Rail)
http://www.pacbiztimes.com/index.cfm?go2=articles/wk_121007e
Pacific Coast Business Times

Tujunga Wash project opening floodgates to change
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_7666785
Daily News

Traffic Initiative Supporters Turn in Over 15,000 Signatures - Thousand Oaks Community Shows Strong Support as Signatures are Collected in Less Than 30 Days
http://www.primenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?d=132798
PrimeNewsWire

With Aerial Terminal Set, Now Cunningham Can Exhale and Retire (Expo Light Rail)
http://snipurl.com/1v2sb
FrontPage Online

Woman hospitalized after train hits minivan - The collision in Santa Ana briefly disrupted train service and sent the minivan driver to the hospital with minor injuries.
http://www.ocregister.com/news/train-santa-armstrong-1938366-tracks-minivan
Orange County Register