Today's Headlines - more at Metro

6/20/2007

Transportation Headlines for Wednesday June 20, 2007

405 Expansion
http://video.knbc.com/player/?id=120821
KNBC 4 TV

Bicycle Film Festival 2007 Los Angeles
http://bicyclefilmfestival.com/2007_site/la/
Bicycle Film Festival

Brawl over sprawl - Are objections to urban sprawl legitimate public policy concerns or just aesthetic snobbery? All week, author Robert Bruegmann and activist Gloria Ohland debate the shape of America's cities
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-op-dustup18jun18,0,1420057.story
Los Angeles Times

Deadly rail-crossing crashes soar in California
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_6181735
Daily News

Drivers don't like what ports have planned for their futures - The proposed rule would make the truckers employees instead of contractors
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/articles/8085767.html
Daily Breeze

Burbank to Get Hybrid Fuel Cell Buses - Buses will Run on Compressed Natural Gas
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=local&id=5400841
ABC 7 TV

Dan Walters: Borrowing cannot fill vast need (Infrastructure Bonds)
http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/231627.html
Sacramento Bee

Emergency rescue teams get in practice for disaster (Metrolink)
http://www.thecamarilloacorn.com/news/2007/0615/Community/013.html
Camarillo Acorn

Event seeks to lure drivers to public transit
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ocbriefs20.1jun20,1,5077376.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Federal Railroad Safety Act Amended to Require That Railroads Report Infrastructure Upgrades
http://new.marketwire.com/2.0/release.do?id=742855
MarketWire

Fuel Cell 2007 Conference Highlights
http://www.cleantechblog.com/2007/06/fuel-cell-2007-conference-highlights.html
Clean Tech Blog

Is it smart to grow off the grid? - Does Smart Growth make any sense in a filled-in grid city like L.A., or only in older, hub-style cities? All this week, author Robert Bruegmann and activist Gloria Ohland debate the shape of America's cities
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-op-dustup19jun19,0,1878811.story?coll=la-opinion-center
Los Angeles Times

LOSSAN Corridor Board Meeting report
http://www.railpac.org/2007/06/18/lossan-corridor-board-meeting-report/
RailPac

Metrolink disputes cause of crash
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_6182123
Whittier Daily News

Panel of Experts to Discuss Los Angeles Transportation Issues and Solutions
http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/070619/0268377.html
Yahoo! Finance

Research Report Determines Alternative Funding Necessary to Complete Crucial Public Works and Infrastructure Projects
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070619/20070619006170.html?.v=1
Yahoo! Finance

The Escalators of Hong Kong
http://pruned.blogspot.com/2007/05/escalators-of-hong-kong.html
Pruned

Thinking outside the bus - Tarzana approaches its future constructively
http://www.dailynews.com/opinions/ci_6180687
Daily News