Today's Headlines - more at Metro

3/24/2008

Transportation Headlines for Monday March 24, 2008

710 Freeway to close for paving
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_8656723
Press Telegram

Air board may trim electric car mandate - Regulators could focus more on hybrid vehicles
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20080324/news_1n24carrules.html
San Diego Union Tribune

California sprawl slows down - A calm in our region's growth offers an opportunity to cope with water, traffic and other issues
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-ed-census24mar24,0,6297266.story
Los Angeles Times

Caltrans deletes 60/215 project but leaves bottleneck it created
http://snipurl.com/22ha9
Press Enterprise

Caltrans makes empty excuses
http://www2.whittierdailynews.com/opinions/ci_8673060
Whittier Daily News

Freeway recording idea stalls in SoCal - Funding plan fails to develop
http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_8666359
San Bernardino Sun

Metro Board Chair Takes to Air Waves to Engage Public in Discussing Long-Range Traffic Solutions
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/metro-board-chair-takes-to-air-waves-to-engage-public,323280.shtml
Earthtimes

Singing praises over filled potholes - The mayor of Los Angeles patches up the city's 800,000th since he took office, cause enough for a news conference. But proper road repairs would cost $2.5 billion
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-roadsage24mar24,1,2212202.column
Los Angeles Times

Site problems at the port - Judge may have delivered a final blow to LNG plan
http://www.presstelegram.com/opinions/ci_8672328
Press Telegram

States say road funds would rev economy - Governors press to repair national infrastructure
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20080324/news_1n24roads.html
San Diego Union Tribune

Think regionally
http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2008/mar/23/think-regionally/
Ventura County Star

Unclogging the Costa Mesa Freeway proves to be a puzzle - Orange County's central corridor defies solutions to chronic traffic. And state and county planners have few plans in the works
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-freeway24mar24,1,1835063.story
Los Angeles Times

Women-only bus plan rolling along smoothly in Mexico
http://snipurl.com/22has
China Post