Today's Headlines - more at Metro

7/10/2007

Transportation Headlines for Tuesday July 10, 2007

60 million Californians by mid-century - Riverside will become the second most populous county behind Los Angeles and Latinos the dominant ethnic group, study says
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-population10jul10,0,1878846.story?coll=la-home-center
Los Angeles Times

America's Highways Hurting - 30 Percent Of Roads Across The Country Are In Poor Or Mediocre Condition
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/07/09/eveningnews/main3033705.shtml
CBS News

BART may install TVs on trains, in stations - Broadcasts would feature entertainment, news, announcements and ads; transit system sees it as source of funding
http://www.contracostatimes.com/traffic/ci_6339478
Contra Costa Times

Bus strike means a hard road for the working poor - Their struggle to get to jobs underlines Orange County's disparities
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ocstrike10jul10,1,7708055.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Bus strike hits hard in Santa Ana - The city's low-paid immigrant workers depend on public transportation and say they have little sympathy for the strikers
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-santaana10jul10,1,3719532.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Bus strike continues after late negotiations - Both sides call for a media blackout during negotiations
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_1758545.php
Orange County Register

Cleaner locomotive starts its port duty - The engines burn 30% less fuel than the old ones and will cut smog-forming nitrous oxides by about 46% -- or about 163 tons -- each year
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-trains10jul10,1,6700790.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

''Complete Streets'' Bill Would Put Focus on Safer Biking and Walking in California Communities
http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/article.asp?art=6132&state=5
Smart Growth Online

County creating new land use plan
http://www.avpress.com/n/09/0709_s3.hts
Antelope Valley Press
Website: http://planning.co.la.ca.us/spGPmain.htm

Growing pains - Almost 60 million people will live in California by 2050
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_6337490
Pasadena Star News

Long Beach condo plan touches a nerve - A plan to replace a marina-area hotel with residential towers stirs fears of congestion
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-seaport10jul10,1,2289226.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Meeting set on 710 Freeway extension - South Pasadena officials will discuss a plan to tunnel under the city to complete the 'missing link' between the 10 and 210 freeways
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-pasadena10jul10,1,1703134.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california
Los Angeles Times

Port Tracker report expects record high container traffic in August despite possible LA/Long Beach strike
http://www.logisticsmgmt.com/article/CA6458471.html
Logistics Management

TrafficGauge® Introduces Suite of Traffic Map Widgets Giving Commuters Access to Current Freeway Conditions
http://snipurl.com/1o3xo
Business Wire

U.S. gas prices heading back up - An international agency predicts a tightening of crude oil supplies
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-fuel10jul10,1,620827.story?coll=la-headlines-business
Los Angeles Times