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3/09/2008

Transportation Headlines for Sunday March 9, 2008

Attorney outlines defense in 2005 Metrolink crash that killed 11
The man accused of murder in the Glendale derailment will testify that he tried but failed to move his SUV off the tracks
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/los_angeles_metro/la-me-train9mar09,1,6471204.story?track=rss
Los Angeles Times

Family drive for fun as rare as $1-a-gallon gas
Few parents now view piling kids into the car as a form of Sunday entertainment
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_8507596
Daily News

Footpaths beneath L.A. echo with city's history
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-then9mar09,1,5738355.story
Los Angeles Times

Little Saigon bus cements community ties
A regular schedule of round trips between Westminster and San Jose keeps Vietnamese Americans close to their families
http://www.ocregister.com/news/bus-san-jose-1994510-nguyen-vietnamese
Orange County Register

NY Congestion Pricing Plan in Trouble
http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/03/08/congestion-pricing-plan-in-trouble/
EcoLocalizer

`Sprinter' Commuter Train To Debut Sunday
http://www.10news.com/news/15538544/detail.html
10 News

Student video directors compete for bus advertising
http://snipurl.com/21clo
Press Enterprise

What’s the Holdup on the Sprinter? The PUC gave approval to start service for the Sprinter two days before the March 9th start up
http://www.railpac.org/2008/03/08/whats-the-holdup-on-the-sprinter/
RailPAC

Wilshire Blvd. gets money for bus-only lanes
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/emeraldcity/2008/03/wilshire-blvd-g.html
Los Angeles Times/Emerald City Blog