Today's Headlines - more at Metro

9/06/2007

Transportation Headlines for Thursday September 6, 2007

Architecture Firm Designs First Complex in LA Around MTA Station
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/070905/law139.html?.v=10
Yahoo! Finance

California Transportation Commission Allocates $674 Million in New Transportation Funding
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070905/20070905006534.html?.v=1
Yahoo! Finance

Dedicating Line 720 to Henry Waxman - L.A. Sniper: The standing-room-only Wilshire bus is the subway foe’s legacy
http://www.lacitybeat.com/article.php?id=6119&IssueNum=222
L.A. City Beat

EPA sued over port pollution
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ships6sep06,1,5268166.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Federal Government Stacks the Deck Against Transit
http://www.transitmiami.com/2007/09/federal-government-stacks-deck-against.html
Transit Miami

Higher fines sought for carpool abuses
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-carpool6sep06,0,6469683.story?coll=la-home-center
Los Angeles Times

ISE Gasoline Hybrid Drive Systems to Power NABI Buses for Los Angeles Metro
http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=766066
Market Wire

LA/Ontario International seeks comments on master plan
http://tinyurl.com/27dr8l
Press Enteprise

LAX runways may get status lights - Officials meet today to discuss plan to cut incursions
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/articles/9611612.html
Daily Breeze

Light-rail project funds approved - Work can continue on Exposition Line
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_6812612
Daily News

'Marine Highways' Concept to Take Load Off Roads Gains Momentum
http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=766715
Market Wire

Meeting on VA site's future may be stormy - Today's session pits agency plans for some 'reuse' in Westwood against critics who say the word is code for 'privatization.'
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-veterans6sep06,1,1287847.story?coll=la-headlines-california&ctrack=7&cset=true
Los Angeles Times

Public input sought for freeway projects - Environmental documents for 57 and 91 widening projects available for review
http://www.ocregister.com/news/net-octa-lane-1838496-road-documents
Orange County Register

Regional airport board stalled - Panel head says other counties won't take part unless they are sure L.A. won't force new air traffic on other areas
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-regional6sep06,1,1952386.story?coll=la-headlines-california&ctrack=6&cset=true
Los Angeles Times

Schwarzengreener, or Transit Terminator?
http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2007/9/5/8365/45330
Grist

Sen. Lowenthal Amends His Container Fee Bill To Create New Gov't Body (Members Chosen By LB/L.A. Harbor Comm'ns, LB/L.A. Mayors & Regional Gov't/Transportation Bodies) To Devise Project List For Funding With Container Fee Revenue
http://www.lbreport.com/news/sept07/974amen2.htm
Long Beach Report

State OKs final piece of Expo light-rail funding
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-expo6sep06,1,4816265.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Traffic detour - City Hall needs major reforms to create a credible planning process
http://www.dailynews.com/opinions/ci_6801778
Daily News

Veto threat puts bill on port container fees on hold
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-legis6sep06,1,1406124.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times