Today's Headlines - more at Metro

7/12/2008

Transportation Headlines for Saturday July 12, 2008

57 freeway to widen, but not everyone happy - Commuters would love more road; nearby residents say they fear health risks
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/residents-freeway-project-2090775-octa-brea
Orange County Register

Antonovich Announces Metro Gold Line sets all-time Ridership record
http://tinyurl.com/6m8bmd
West Ranch Beacon

Bicycle Skills Workshop
http://www.bikerowave.org/2008/07/11/bicycle-skills-workshop/
Bikerowave

Bloomberg Set To Unveil 'Congestion Parking'
http://wcbstv.com/seenon/nyc.parking.congestion.2.768386.html
CBS News New York

Build a Livable Streets Knowledge Base. Contribute to StreetsWiki
http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/07/11/build-a-livable-streets-knowledge-base-contribute-to-streetswiki/
StreetsBlogLA

Can’t Find a Parking Spot? Check Smartphone
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/12/business/12newpark.html?ref=technology
New York Times

DOT proposes contest to 'green' jet fuel industry
http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-9987675-54.html?hhTest=1
CNet

Frustrated with gas prices? Ditch the ride! Chris Balish's new book provides a guide to life without a car
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25609661/
MSNBC

Inland, other counties draw line at highway funds, ready plea to lawmakers
http://tinyurl.com/5z2yz6
Press Enterprise

Metro rail ridership surges in June
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2008/07/metro-rail-ride.html
Bottleneck Blog

Metro system only as strong as its links, locations
http://tinyurl.com/5r3jee
Sherman Oaks Sun

Montebello Transit Rolls Into the Red
http://tinyurl.com/6dvloj
Eastside Sun

New venue sought for toll road hearing - UC Irvine's Bren Center backs out after the estimated attendance grows to 10,000, double its capacity
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-toll12-2008jul12,0,2496287.story
Los Angeles Times

November ballot may be full of tax, bond measures - It's unclear how voters stressed by economic woes might react to such items as the $30-million anti-gang tax that the Los Angeles City Council decided Friday to put before the electorate
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-tax12-2008jul12,0,5185207.story?track=rss
Los Angeles Times

Rules of the rail - Editorial writer Eryn Brown says now that we're using more mass transit, we've got to learn riders' etiquette
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-ed-etiquette12-2008jul12,0,3853041.story
Los Angeles Times

Sales tax spending plan
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2008/07/sales-tax-spend.html
Bottleneck Blog

Sprinter weekend service to increase Saturday
http://tinyurl.com/6q4pe7
North County Times

Stop harassing cyclists - As more Angelenos get on bikes, motorists must learn to share the road
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-ed-bikes12-2008jul12,0,3850676.story
Los Angeles Times

White House puts warming threats on back burner - It rejects the EPA staff's findings on greenhouse gases and passes the issue on to the next president
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-na-greenhouse12-2008jul12,0,4358924.story
Los Angeles Times