Today's Headlines - more at Metro

3/28/2007

Transportation Headlines for Wednesday March 28, 2007

Airport adds WiFi to satisfy travelers
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/articles/6741712.html
Daily Breeze

Airport hoped to be Gold Line terminus (Foothill Extension)
http://www.dailybulletin.com/news/ci_5536142
Daily Bulletin

Booming year is forecast for ports: Experts expect record but smooth cargo flow through the docks in Long Beach and San Pedro
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/articles/6741837.html
Daily Breeze

Congested priorities: Pothole politics and subway fantasies won't solve today's traffic problems
http://www.dailynews.com/opinions/ci_5534460
Daily News

Cubic, Los Angeles County Metro demonstrate TAP
http://snipurl.com/1dygj
Contactless News

Derailing Light Rail? (Metro Exposition Line)
http://www.kcet.org/lifeandtimes/blog/?p=166
KCET Life and Times

Firms See ‘Smart’ Closed-Circuit TVs as Good Way to Tap Into Rail, Mass Transit Security
http://public.cq.com/docs/hs/hsnews110-000002478308.html
Congressional Quarterly

Inland areas called key to state's future: The vast, fast-growing regions need a strong economy and solutions to environmental problems, study says
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-growth28mar28,1,5844238.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Listen Up Federal People. Invest America's Tax Dollars in SoCal
http://snipurl.com/1dyg6
LAist

MasterCard Looks To Develop Paper PayPass Card
http://www.cardtechnology.com/article.html?id=20070327CHI2BAJW
Card Technology

Monrovia rolls out changes to General Plan (Gold Line Foothill Extension)
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_5534439
Pasadena Star News

MTA Seeks Approval for Bus Rate Hike
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=local&id=5157336
ABC 7 TV

Orange Line extension studied
http://www.dailynews.com/ci_5527854?source=rss
Daily News

Pace of Cargo Growth Could Slow in 2007
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/03/27/ap3556756.html
Forbes

Palms Boulevard To Close For 405 Freeway Project
http://cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_086070139.html
CBX 2 TV

Space-age bus ride to old-time lunch spot (Foothill Transit Silver Streak)
http://www.dailybulletin.com/news/ci_5536120
Daily Bulletin

Tire Falls On Gold Line Train, Causes Delays
http://cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_086121533.html
CBS 2 TV

United mayors plead for more funding
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-mayor28mar28,1,3508194.story?coll=la-headlines-nation&track=crosspromo
Los Angeles Times

United Oil's High-Octane Design: Company president Jeff Appel spares no expense ensuring Southern California fueling stops' artful architecture stands out from the humdrum pack
http://snipurl.com/1dyek
Business Week

Web site gives Chicago edge over L.A. for Olympics
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=24383
Chicago Business

'We want our fair share': Villaraigosa, leaders push for more federal funding
http://www.dailynews.com/ci_5535808
Daily News