Today's Headlines - more at Metro

1/30/2006

Transportation Headlines for Monday January 30, 2006

Bond plan is scrutinized by legislators: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger can't say his public works bond proposals aren't getting thorough consideration by the Legislature. Legislative committees held nine hearings last week
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/regstate/articles/2251266.html
Daily Breeze

Building the Traffic Brain: Four Stories Below Ground, a Team of Engineers and Computers Tries to Out-Think Rush Hour
http://www.ladowntownnews.com/articles/2006/01/30/news/news02.txt
Los Angeles Downtown News

Bus Connects Union Station With LAX
http://www.ladowntownnews.com/articles/2006/01/30/news/news_briefs/at01.txt
Los Angeles Downtown News

Catalina Barge Owner Prepares to Ship Out: Avalon officials had objected to the vessel's highly visible remodel. But its removal leaves the island without a boat-repair outfit
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-barge30jan30,0,6589202.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Council Members Urge Reversal on Subway Ban
http://www.ladowntownnews.com/articles/2006/01/30/news/news_briefs/at07.txt
Los Angeles Downtown News

Downtown to Pasadena In 27 Minutes
http://www.ladowntownnews.com/articles/2006/01/30/news/news_briefs/at05.txt
Los Angeles Downtown News

Effort to Rebuild State a Tougher Sell in New Era: The governor is pushing a building plan on a scale not seen since the days of Pat Brown. But the political climate has chilled since then
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-will30jan30,0,5594643.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Frommer introduces plan to aid crossings: Dario Frommer introduces bill to garner cash for separation for at-grade crossings
http://www.burbankleader.com/politics/story/36652p-54277c.html
Burbank Leader

High fuel costs stall bus project: NATURAL GAS: The Riverside County plan offers riders fewer stops while avoiding freeway traffic.
http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_D_express30.8d1c844.html
Riverside Press Enterprise

LAEDC Offers Economic Outlook
http://www.ladowntownnews.com/articles/2006/01/30/news/news_briefs/at04.txt
Los Angeles Downtown News

Listen to SCAG: It's time to look beyond LAX
http://www.dailynews.com/opinions/ci_3450334
Los Angeles Daily News

New Urban Design Officer Brought In: To Guide Growing Downtown, City
http://www.gazettes.com/designofc01232006.html
Long Beach Gazette

Project Is Counting On the Power of Hydrogen: Filling stations and converted Priuses for five cities are part of a long-term energy effort
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-hydro30jan30,0,7165260.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

San Diego, other California cities feeling airport squeeze
http://www.sacbee.com/content/politics/story/14132638p-14961575c.html
Sacramento Bee

TIMES PAST: JAN. 30, 1993 - Car-Dependent City Welcomes a Subway
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-a2anniversary30jan30,0,3286197.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times