Today's Headlines - more at Metro

1/21/2008

Transportation Headlines for Monday January 21, 2008

Funding battle mounts after study suggests expanding nation's transit systems
National report stirs debate over cost of fixing roads, rails
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-gettingaround_21jan21,1,3565737.column
Chicago Tribune

Keeping public needs in focus in P3 deals (public private partnership)
http://www.sacbee.com/110/story/646192.html
Sacramento Bee

Lowenthal Still Plans To Push California Container Fee Bill
http://www.cunninghamreport.com/news_item.php?id=165
Cunningham Report

Many Questions Still Outstanding On Clean Truck Fee
http://www.cunninghamreport.com/news_item.php?id=164
Cunningham Report

Nighttime I-215 closures pending in San Bernardino
http://snipurl.com/1xxhz
Press Enterprise

Should the Gateway Cities & South Bay Cities COG's break away from MTA and form their own Transportation Districts?
http://www.redcounty.com/la/2008/01/should-the-gateway-cities-sout/
Red County Blog

Unsafe trucks stream out of L.A.'s ports
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-trucks21jan21,1,3615994.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times