Today's Headlines - more at Metro

12/08/2007

Transportation Headlines for Saturday December 8, 2007

101 plan may be funded in '08
http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2007/dec/08/rice-101-plan-may-be-funded-in-08/
Ventura County Star

Clear pattern of risk emerges from city smog - L.A.'s notorious air pollution is hardest on kids. The closer to a freeway they live, play or attend school, the more likely it is that their developing lungs' capacity will be reduced
http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-smog10dec10,1,7144661.story?coll=la-headlines-health
Los Angeles Times

Expressive train rolls by - Locomotive laden with Christmas decorations makes its way through as part of a toy drive
http://www.glendalenewspress.com/articles/2007/12/08/news/gnp-train08.txt
Glendale News Press

Freeways should be kept free - Re "It's time to go with toll-lane flow," column, Dec. 2
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/letters/la-le-saturday8dec08,0,7134613.story?coll=la-news-comment-letters
Los Angeles Times

Hey Taxi! Local Leaders Try to Persuade DOT To Let Angelenos Hail a Cab
http://www.ladowntownnews.com/articles/2007/12/10/news/news02.txt
L.A. Downtown News

LAX seeks NASA's study of runways - Expansion critics complain federal agencies back growth and ignore safety
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/articles/12275301.html
Daily Breeze

Metro Boosts Downtown Bus Service
http://www.ladowntownnews.com/articles/2007/12/10/news/news_briefs/at04.txt
L.A. Downtown News

Moorpark OKs downtown land sale for mixed-use project
http://snipurl.com/1uypq
Ventura County Star

Palmdale airport sees anemic air traffic
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_7650791
Daily News

Plan fails to curb growth in Valley - Zoning rules could allow many more commercial projects along Ventura Boulevard, city finds
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-growth8dec08,1,3487227.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Proposal for Greyhound bus station rejected
http://snipurl.com/1uypl
Press Enterprise

San Pedro port vapors to be tracked - Plan announced by mayor and attorney general to cut greenhouse gas emissions includes solar power panels
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/articles/12275526.html
Daily Breeze

Southland transit is in need of big ideas
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-lazarus9dec09,1,5549891.column?coll=la-utilities-business
Los Angeles Times

State OKs strict air emission measures - One will ban much of the current diesel truck fleet from ports statewide. The other targets idling vessels
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-air8dec08,1,7604416.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Visions of 'Chinatown North' - Planning Begins and Ideas Fly for Vast Expanse Near L.A. River
http://www.ladowntownnews.com/articles/2007/12/10/news/opinion/edit03.txt
L.A. Downtown News