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1/06/2009

Transportation Headlines for Tuesday January 6, 2009

710 tunnel soil sample drilling begins Tuesday
LA Now

Bond Tracking Tool Helps Citizens Follow Funding
Government Technology

California is in Desperate Need of a Gas Tax
California Progress Report

California Legislature's prospects look grim
Daily Breeze

Cargo jobs could drop further in 2009
San Bernardino Sun

Commission's Report To Urge "Transformation" In Surface Transportation Funding
Cascadia Prospectus

Device Helps Disabled Gain Independence - researchers develop technology to help people with disabilities travel independently using public transportation
Tampa Bay Online

Gasoline prices rise - The U.S. average climbs for the first time since Sept. 15. California sees its third straight weekly increase
Los Angeles Times

Latest Developments in Completing Mass Transit Projects to Be Discussed in January in Anaheim
International Business Times

Legality of proposed California tax plan in question
Sacramento Bee

Long Beach officials to consider privatizing airport
LA Now

Measure R Plan a Test for Villaraigosa
StreetsBlogLA

Metro Considers 4 Alternatives for Gold Line Extension
StreetsBlogLA

Omnitrans buys downtown SB land for transit center
Daily Bulletin

Online services take pain out of public transit plans
Mercury News

Save Public Transportation Operating Funds!
San Fernando Valley Transit Insider

Streets: Utilitarian Corridors or Livable Public Space
The Oil Drum

That old red magic
KCET – Where We Are

Trains ''Gaining Steam'' as Right Transportation Investment for Today
Smart Growth Online

Transit Agencies Still Seeking Gov’t Aid
ProPublica

What to Expect from Waxman
LAist

What's Under LaHood, Obama's Transportation Secretary Pick? Will Republican Ray LaHood be good for mass transit, plug-in hybrids and other clean vehicle technologies?
Daily Green

Will traffic still stink in 2009?
Bottleneck Blog