BAY AREA: 4th Spare Air day this year - gasp - Extra state funds for transit assistance arrived last week
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/07/16/MNG7JK0BA311.DTL
San Francisco Chronicle
City Supports Westside Mobility Action Plan: Westside COG (COG) takes position on improving mobility on the Westside including building the Exposition Light Rail line to Santa Monica, extension of the Metro Red line subway to the Westside, and other arterial improvements
http://snipurl.com/tdr7
Westside Chronicle
Gail Goldberg's Big Vision: The New Head of the Planning Department Talks About a 'City of Villages,' Dealing With Developers and the Future of the Los Angeles River
http://www.ladowntownnews.com/articles/2006/07/17/news/news03.txt
L.A. Downtown News
Naive optimism about high-speed rail system: Re "Rail of two cities," Opinion, July 7
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-le-monday17.5jul17,1,5777798.story?coll=la-news-comment
Los Angeles Times
New route for Amtrak seems likely: After years of battling, compromise may bring private money into the rail system
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/business/15054078.htm
Philadelphia Inquirer
Transit Agency Tied to Ferrari Crash Closes: Officials are still looking at how a San Gabriel Valley bus firm created its own police force, which car's alleged driver said he was a part of
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ferrari17jul17,1,1441854.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times
Tunnel-boring machine makes way for Inland waterline: The technology is being studied as a means of creating a commuter passageway
http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_D_tunnel17.1fdf754.html
Riverside Press Enterprise
