Today's Headlines - more at Metro

8/26/2007

Transportation Headlines for Sat. Aug. 25 & Sun. Aug. 26, 2007

Sunday:

AV airport support group revived
http://www.avpress.com/n/26/0826_s5.hts
Antelope Valley Press

Broad view of L.A. - Eli Broad has used wealth and power to set an ambitious agenda for change in Los Angeles
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-op-newton26aug26,0,6999791.story?coll=la-opinion-center
Los Angeles Times

California Highway Patrol adds muscle to fleet with Chargers - American muscle will soon be prowling the Golden State's highways in a law enforcement capacity
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/regstate/articles/9377551.html
Daily Breeze

City Hall expands LAX, then punishes travelers for the congestion
http://www.dailynews.com/opinions/ci_6720298
Daily News

Denver Rail Electrification Raises Concerns Over Budget And Expansion
http://www.planetizen.com/node/26541
Planetizen

Drawing a line in the sand - Westchester residents say LAX shouldn't encroach on them to shift northern runway
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-westchester26aug26,1,7347153.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Inspecting confidence in California's bridges - Caltrans workers look at 1,500 spans in San Diego area once every 2 years
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20070826/news_1m26bridges.html
San Diego Union Tribune

More offices, good jobs, less traffic
http://www.dailybulletin.com/opinions/ci_6720179
Daily Bulletin

Racial politics marked BART board's search for new chief
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/08/26/BAAORP3LP.DTL
San Francisco Chronicle

Saturday:

California High-Speed Rail Authority Forges Ahead While Adjusting Work Program to Fit Constricted Budget
http://tinyurl.com/2pq7bf
Business Wire

Commission has preferred route for parkway in Riverside County
http://tinyurl.com/3x6qwj
Press Enterprise

Congestion, near-collisions hamstring LAX
http://www.avpress.com/n/26/0826_s13.hts
Antelope Valley Press

GOVERNOR SCHWARZENEGGER draws tight budget for California High Speed Rail
http://www.sanfranciscosentinel.com/?p=4366
San Francisco Sentinel

Gov. Schwarzenegger signs off on $145 billion California budget
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/08/25/MN61RP2I0.DTL
San Francisco Chronicle

Highway thievery: State pols again tap transportation funds
http://www.presstelegram.com/opinions/ci_6720164
Press Telegram

MTA super-sizes bus service
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-buses25aug25,1,3308965.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Ontario Airport For The Car-Free
http://metrorider.elhay.net/2007/08/23/ontario-airport-for-the-car-free/
MetroRiderLA

San Jose route for high-speed rail wins support - LAWMAKERS: HIGH-SPEED RAIL SHOULD GO THROUGH SILICON VALLEY, NOT ACROSS BAY
http://www.mercurynews.com/localnewsheadlines/ci_6717630
Mercury News