Today's Headlines - more at Metro

11/28/2007

Transportation Headlines for Wednesday November 28, 2007

Angelenos decry share of Prop. 1B
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_7575446
Daily News
Link to CTC Guidelines adopted 11/27/07: http://www.catc.ca.gov/TCIF/TCIF_Guidelines_112707.pdf (.pdf)

Bay Area could get $640 million to ease truck traffic
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/11/28/BASITK0I6.DTL
San Francisco Chronicle

California Transportation Commission OKs New TCIF Guidelines
http://www.cunninghamreport.com/news_item.php?id=123
Cunningham Report

City Outlines Plan to Ease Traffic on Olympic and Pico
Related audio link to “The Westside Parking Lot: How do we get it moving again?
http://www.scpr.org/news/stories/2007/11/26/18_olympic_pico_112607.html
KPCC 98.3 FM

Federal Gold Line funds expected (Foothill extension)
http://www.sgvtribune.com/ci_7576445?source=most_emailed
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Easy fixes got us into this budget mess - California's fiscal crisis is the result of a volatile revenue system, not out-of-control spending
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-laird28nov28,0,3556218.story?coll=la-opinion-rightrail
Los Angeles Times

Keep funding on route - CONGESTION on local freeways has gotten so severe that it is time to send in the economists instead of the engineers.
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/opinions/ci_7575031
Pasadena Star News

L.A. area fails to snare bulk of transportation funds - Prop. 1B money will be distributed more evenly, panel rules
http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/525990.html
Sacramento Bee

L.A. traffic plan a mixed bag (front page and page 9)
http://www.smdp.com/site/archives/112807.pdf (.pdf)
Santa Monica Daily Press

Long-term transportation plan outlines need for change
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20071127-9999-1m27transit.html
San Diego Union Tribune

Man Dies Trying To Outrun Blue Line Train
http://cbs2.com/local/Man.Dies.Blue.2.597309.html
CBS 2 TV

Mission statement to focus on L.A. traffic
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_7575443
Daily News

NorCal to get up to $840 million for freight - State transportation commission ignores warning from assembly speaker
http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_7578971
Oakland Tribune

Officials decry transit bill's fate - Only a fraction of requested funds will be provided to ports
http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_7575542
Press Telegram

Panel says air quality should not be sacrificed for road projects (CTC and infrastructure bond funds)
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/state/20071127-1756-ca-transportationbond.html
San Diego Union Tribune

Peter Dreier: The bus stops here for First Transit contract
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/opinions/ci_7574958
Pasadena Star News

Projects at Universal will hurt quality of life
http://www.dailynews.com/editorial/ci_7564109
Daily News

Schwarzenegger calls for new tack on infrastructure - He wants private firms to partner with the state in building and maintaining roads and other projects
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-arnold28nov28,1,737023.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Southland rebuffed in bid for more road, rail and port funds - A state panel rejects legislators' call for the lion's share of $3 billion allocated for improving the flow of goods in the state
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-transport28nov28,1,4453188.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Supporters Claim Fear of NBC Project Premature - Developer Says It’s Sensitive to Traffic Issue
http://snipurl.com/1uawa
San Fernando Valley Business Journal

Transportation chief wins 6% raise, big bonus
http://snipurl.com/1uaye
Orange County Register

United's Palmdale service reaches milestone
http://news.cheapflights.com/airlines/2007/11/uniteds-palmdal.html
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