Today's Headlines - more at Metro

7/08/2007

Transportation Headlines for Sunday July 8, 2007

Crunch Time for Congestion Pricing
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/09/opinion/09mon1.html
New York Times

Easing traffic woes one lane at a time
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/opinions/ci_6323058
Pasadena Star News

John Wayne Airport improvements are over budget - Larger energy and labor costs have put the project t$135 million in the red. Taxpayers won't fund the shortfall, however
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-airport8jul08,1,2619232.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Medallion, Take Two - After Some Paring Down, the $125 Million Historic Core Project Prepares to Break Ground
http://www.ladowntownnews.com/articles/2007/07/09/news/news03.txt
L.A. Downtown News

O.C. bus strike strands would-be riders - The first such walkout in 21 years leaves most routes down. No talks are scheduled
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-strike8jul08,1,1909784.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Perry In as Expo Chair
http://www.ladowntownnews.com/articles/2007/07/09/news/news_briefs/at08.txt
L.A. Downtown News

Planners tackle railroad bottleneck in Colton
http://snipurl.com/1nzkt
Press Enterprise

Pro appointed to lead CARB
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/opinions/ci_6323313
Pasadena Star News

Site could spur trend, revenues - A more than half-billion dollar plan for a mixed-use urban village surrounding the El Monte Transit Center is inching closer to reality
http://www.sgvtribune.com/news/ci_6309835
San Gabriel Valley Tribune