Today's Headlines - more at Metro

7/01/2006

Transportation Headlines for Saturday July 1, 2006

710 begins to merge: Plans moving forward -- at the speed of government
http://www.presstelegram.com/opinions/ci_3996641
Press Telegram

Added Buses Go to the Beach: New summertime route from the Valley starts today. A Santa Clarita line operates two days a week. Both aim to ease the hassle of driving.
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-routes1jul01,1,3835995.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california
Los Angeles Times

Camarillo OKs funding for bike trail
http://www.venturacountystar.com/vcs/ca/article/0,1375,VCS_165_4812744,00.html
Ventura County Star

Foothill Transit fare increases to take effect
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_4001570
Pasadena Star News

Governor Schwarzenegger Approves California High Speed Rail Authority Budget; Vital Transportation Project Moving Forward
http://snipurl.com/sk3g
Business Wire

Metrolink, Foothill Transit Fares Increase
http://cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_182094618.html
CBS 2 TV

Long road to finish projects: The process to get freeway construction started often leads to delays from the start
http://snipurl.com/sk3w
Riverside Press Enterprise

Lost on the Metro? Whip Out Your IPod: Downloadable July 4th Map Previews Things to Come, Transit Official Says
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/30/AR2006063001524.html
Washington Post

Report: Billions needed for highway fixes
http://snipurl.com/sk48
Stockton Record

Service will link Valley to beach
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_3996433
Daily News

Spring Street Shops Try to Survive Without Bus Stops: Downtown residents praise the shift off Spring Street. But merchants say their customers have been driven away.
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-buses1jul01,1,2614923.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california
Los Angeles Times

Transit agency settles lawsuit (Sunline)
http://snipurl.com/sk45
Desert Sun

Westlake MTA Station Reopens After Bomb Scare
http://www.nbc4.tv/traffic/9452204/detail.html?rss=la&psp=news
NBC 4 TV

Widower intent on making bus companies pay (SM Big Blue Bus, LA Metro)
http://www.smdp.com/article/articles/1819/1/Widower-intent-on-making-bus-companies-pay
Santa Monica Daily Press