Today's Headlines - more at Metro

7/21/2008

Tranportation Headlines for Monday July 21, 2008

California must wake up to looming fuel crisis
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/07/19/INAQ11OVPJ.DTL
San Francisco Chronicle

China's Olympic-Sized Clean Air Plan - Can Beijing's Anti-Pollution Efforts Help in Time?
http://tinyurl.com/6z3umr
Daily Green

CTA Bus Tracker online program adding more routes - Agency is adding 15 more routes, map to Bus Tracker system
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-getting-around-21jul21,0,2541174.column
Chicago Tribune

Councilman Opposes Smart Planning in Van Nuys
http://laist.com/2008/07/21/councilman_opposes_smart_planning_i.php
LAist

Discounts Help Bus Travel Thrive In Some Cities
http://tinyurl.com/6ahkwl
NPR

L.A. council member, MTA ready to mix it up
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_9943927
Daily News

Long Beach taxi driver sees gas prices burn up his profits
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/traffic/la-me-cabbie21-2008jul21,0,6668664.story
Los Angeles Times

Measure A would secure services - With the price of gasoline reaching record highs, Santa Barbara County commuters are looking for alternatives to driving to work alone
http://www.lompocrecord.com/articles/2008/07/20/opinion/072008b.txt
Lompoc Record

Seeking a road to peace - Cyclist-vs.-motorist rage seems to be increasing, but some are trying to devise ways to defuse conflicts
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-bikes21-2008jul21,0,172344.story
Los Angeles Times

shipshape ports bill - A much-revised measure to remedy pollution and traffic problems should get the governor's OK
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-ed-ports21-2008jul21,0,6514689.story
Los Angeles Times

State budget games get played out in Sacramento -- and on the 110
http://www.dailynews.com/opinions/ci_9942788
Daily News

Switchover to Fuel Cell Vehicles Will Cut Emissions, Cost Billions
http://www.greenbiz.com/news/2008/07/21/fuel-cell-cut-emissions-cost-billions
Green Biz

Train service from Palm Springs would beat frustration of flying: Beat the frustration of flying
http://tinyurl.com/55he6r
Desert Sun

Two Proposals in US Congress to Increase Use of Natural Gas as Transportation Fuel
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2008/07/two-proposals-i.html
Green Car Congress

U.S. highway trust fund veers toward crisis - Count it among the victims of rising gas prices. Billions of dollars in road projects are at risk
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/traffic/la-na-highway21-2008jul21,0,6255961.story
Los Angeles Times