Today's Headlines - more at Metro

2/03/2007

Transportation Headlines for Saturday Feb. 3, 2007

Big Blue Bus Adds Line, More Trips
http://snipurl.com/19808
Santa Monica Surf/Lookout News

New flights in Ontario, Palmdale expected to take load off LAX: Expanded service at Ontario and reopening of Palmdale are aimed at easing burden on LAX
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-airports3feb03,1,2603147.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

BNSF, Victorville To Explore Intermodal Project
http://snipurl.com/197zi
Cal Trade Report

City That Loves Mass Transit Looks to the Sky for More
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/29/us/29tram.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
New York Times

Commercial Airline Service to Expand in SoCal
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=local&id=4975595
ABC 7 TV/AP

End of the road for car-pool perk: Applications exceed hybrid sticker supply
http://www.dailynews.com/ci_5148944
Daily News

Grand Avenue project needs help, report says: Tax breaks are essential, L.A. legislative analyst says. The rebates could top out at $66 million
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-grandave3feb03,0,3321653.story?coll=la-home-headlines
Los Angeles Times

House Freezes Amtrak, Boosts Highway Spending
http://www.narprail.org/cms/index.php/main/webfeed/nr07_02/
National Association of Railroad Passenger

How to Unclog the Nation's Highways
http://www.heartland.org/Article.cfm?artId=20588
Heartland Institute

Local officials set out for D.C. to solicit transportation funds: Money still needed to improve rail and roadways in county
http://snipurl.com/197zp
Simi Valley Acorn

New suburban flights will offer LAX relief: United will fly from the Palmdale airport and ExpressJet from Ontario
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/articles/5543666.html
Daily Breeze

OCTA, contractor dispute Garden Grove Freeway work: With construction dragging on, transportation officials are angry. There's a clash over penalty fines too
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ggfreeway3feb03,1,2657201.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Tolls to aid 91 widening: Transit officials allocate $250,000 to help Riverside County plan to add lanes to Riverside Freeway
http://snipurl.com/19801
Orange County Register

United may offer flights to Bay Area: Airline negotiating pact to bring Palmdale service
http://www.dailynews.com/ci_5149260
Daily News