Today's Headlines - more at Metro

8/14/2007

Transportation Headlines for Tuesday August 14, 2007

Clean-air action needed at ports
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/opinions/ci_6614046
Pasadena Star News

Contract approved for traffic systems
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_6617354
Pasadena Star News

Glitches, spiraling costs may delay TransLink expansion
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/08/14/BA9QRHTEF.DTL
San Francisco Chronicle

L.A. mayor signs downtown housing law - Developers have incentives for creating taller buildings
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_6616664
Daily News

Mayor Signs Ordinance Aimed At Downtown Development
http://www.knbc.com/news/13881938/detail.html
KNBC 4 TV

Metrolink's success has a cost - Ridership is up on the commuter train, and the county is set to spent more than $1 billion in upcoming decades to further boost the service
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_1807574.php
Orange County Register

O.C. transit agency jump-starts freeway projects - OCTA will spend $20 million on design, engineering and environmental impact studies to get work going. Some improvements weren't expected until after 2011
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-octa14aug14,1,3193926.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Officials investigate another computer glitch at LAX - About 1,700 international passengers were delayed by the same customs system that failed two days ago
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/articles/9145171.html
Daily Breeze

Pasadena Pedaling Towards Bicycle Unfriendly Status
http://laist.com/2007/08/13/pasadena_pedali.php
LAist

Rail logjam remedy - New track under construction in Cajon Pass
http://www.dailybulletin.com/news/ci_6617448
Daily Bulletin

Squandered resources for Ventura Boulevard - A good idea for traffic improvements goes bad
http://www.dailynews.com/opinions/ci_6616254
Daily News