Today's Headlines - more at Metro

4/27/2007

Transportation Headlines for Friday April 27, 2007

Bike advocacy evolves from Critical Mass to political know-how
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/04/27/MNGJIPGO321.DTL
San Francisco Chronicle

City officials celebrate completion of widening Centinela Avenue from Culver to Washington Boulevard
http://www.argonautnewspaper.com/articles/2007/04/26/news_-_features/del_rey/dr1.txt
The Argonaut

Laying the Tracks: Commuter Rail Service Between
http://www.independent.com/news/2007/apr/26/laying-tracks/
Santa Barbara Independent

Metrolink (not Metro or MTA) fare hike vote delayed
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_5760231
Daily News

Metro Schedules May 24 Public Hearing to Consider Fare Changes
http://www.weho.org/news/index.cfm/fuseaction/story/ID/1484/
City of West Hollywood

Metro fare hikes are the only way - Deep deficits and chronic under funding mean business as usual can't continue without large fare increases
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-snoble27apr27,0,783046.story?coll=la-opinion-center
Los Angeles Times

No weekend OmniLink
http://www.newsmirror.net/articles/2007/04/26/news/06news.txt
Yucaipa News Mirror

OmniTrans Fare and Service Changes coming May and June 2007
http://www.omnitrans.org/news/OmnitransFareandServiceChangesJune2007.htm
OmniTrans

Plan for 710 Freeway connector back on agenda in Los Angeles
http://www.sgvtribune.com/news/ci_5753147
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Rediscovering the value of rail
http://snipurl.com/1idnw
Railway Gazette International

South L.A.'s growing pain: Plans to revive the area after the 1992 riots have been largely unfulfilled
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-newlaecon27apr27,1,338127.story?coll=la-headlines-business
Los Angeles Times

Study suggests making Pico and Olympic Blvds. one-way thoroughfares to ease traffic congestion
http://www.argonautnewspaper.com/articles/2007/04/26/news_-_features/area/a1.txt
The Argonaut

VTA may cut fares for bus riders: Plan To Boost Ridership Part Of Overhaul At Transit Agency
http://www.mercurynews.com/localnewsheadlines/ci_5762766
San Jose Mercury News

Why some experts want higher gas tax
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/04/27/BUGPFPG36M1.DTL
San Francisco Chronicle