Today's Headlines - more at Metro

7/15/2008

Transportation Headlines for Tuesday July 15, 2008

Afternoon reads: New York City goes on road diet - Bloomberg does it; will Villaraigosa?
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2008/07/bloomberg-does.html
Bottleneck Blog

Benefits cross borders - 3 cities looking forward to Upland development
http://www.dailybulletin.com/ci_9872965
Daily Bulletin

Bike/Ped. Advocates Want Your Help To Get More Funds From Metro
http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/07/14/bikeped-advocates-want-your-help-to-get-more-funds-from-metro/
StreetsBlogLA

California's Climate Solution Act Will Set New Development Standard, Says Ventura City Manager
http://tinyurl.com/6kschv
Smart Growth Online

CHP cites more than 2,500 drivers so far for cell-phone violations
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_9882313
Daily News

Cleveland’s Health Line Setting a National Example for Bus Rapid Transit
http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/07/14/clevelands-health-line-setting-a-national-example-for-bus-rapid-transit/
StreetsBlogLA

Compilation of Public Opinion Data on Tolls and Road Pricing
http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/nchrp_syn_377.pdf
Transportation Research Board

Density maps help explain traffic
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2008/07/where-should-tr.html
Bottleneck Blog

Development at Metro Stations to be discussed at July CAC meeting
http://metrocac.blogspot.com/2008/07/development-at-metro-stations-to-be.html
Citizens Advisory Council

Foothill Transit gets bump in ridership
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2008/07/a-few-words-on.html
Bottleneck Blog

FRA lays out eligibility, selection requirements for capital grant program
http://www.progressiverailroading.com/news/article.asp?id=17299
Progressive Railroading

Gas prices squeezing commuters from cars
http://www.insidesocal.com/politics/2008/07/gas-prices-squeezing-commuters.html
The Sausage Factory

Increase pushes Chicago's sales tax to highest in the US
http://tinyurl.com/69s78o
Chicago Flame

L.A. not ready for disaster
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_9881982
Daily News

Let the public speak - A hearing on the Foothill South toll road, expected to draw as many as 10,000, must go forward
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-ed-tollroad15-2008jul15,0,1915570.story
Los Angeles Times

More Taxis for Los Angeles?
http://laist.com/2008/07/14/more_taxis_for_los_angeles.php
LAist

OC Fair is in Town - Go Green & Save On Gas and Parking with the OC FLYER!
http://activerain.com/blogsview/593685/The-OC-Fair-is
Real Estate Blog

Port of Los Angeles history chronicled in pictures, words
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_8834788
Daily Breeze

Riverside Transit Agency proposes eliminating Beaumont-area bus route
http://tinyurl.com/5bwa6z
Press Enterprise

Sen. Lowenthal Preparing To Add Over A Dozen Amendments To Proposed "Port Investment/container fee" Bill (SB 974)
http://www.lbreport.com/news/jul08/974amen.htm
Long Beach Report

Sensible clear-air study
http://www.presstelegram.com/opinions/ci_9880338
Press Telegram

Turnstiles active at LACMTA, TriMet in June - Add two more transit agencies to the list of passenger-rail providers posting monthly ridership gains
http://www.progressiverailroading.com/news/article.asp?id=17301
Progressive Railroading

Why is there traffic in Los Angeles? People and jobs are concentrated in different areas - Also: Updates on Metro's proposed sales tax hike for mass transit
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-roadsage15-2008jul15,0,3032083.column
Los Angeles Times