Today's Headlines - more at Metro

9/07/2007

Transportation Headlines for Friday September 7, 2007

Air board to detail plan on emissions - The agency is set to propose five new measures that would cut greenhouse gases by 2.8 million metric tons annually by 2010
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-air7sep07,1,6616801.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Assemblyman Lieu asks FAA to reduce number of LAX flights for safety reasons
http://tinyurl.com/392ch3
The Argonaut

Blue Bus Toots Horn for Longtime Employees
http://tinyurl.com/2pv488
Santa Monica Surf/Lookout News

Breathing (and dying) in L.A. - Top smog doctors find new maladies
http://www.lacitybeat.com/article.php?id=6123&IssueNum=222
L.A. City Beat

Can Congress Help Raise the Grades? (infrastructure)
http://tinyurl.com/3xfmpd
American Society of Civil Engineers

Construction Watch: Solair Wilshire
http://la.curbed.com/archives/2007/09/construction_wa_6.php
Curbed L.A.

Expo Line Funding Gets Green Light
http://tinyurl.com/35wgnv
Santa Monica Surf/Lookout News

Metrolink adds more weekend trains for Antelope Valley
http://www.insidesocal.com/theride/2007/09/metrolink_adds_more_weekend_tr.html
Daily News/Along for the Ride

Metrolink's challenge to Glendale train crash negligence claims to be heard
http://www.dailynews.com/ci_6808588?source=most_emailed
Daily News

Not whether but when - Another container bill fails, but a fee is almost certain
http://www.presstelegram.com/opinions/ci_6822274
Press Telegram

Pedestrians to get new crossing at Metrolink rail station
http://tinyurl.com/24ada7
Ventura County Star

Plancentia Council picks overpass/ underpass option
http://www.ocregister.com/news/environmental-city-option-1839644-study-council
Orange County Register

Plan for L.A./ONT to be seen in 2008 - Villaraigosa hopes to move millions of passengers away from Los Angeles
http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_6823444
San Bernardino Sun

Port study is good news - Cargo volume is up, but emissions are not, internal research finds
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/articles/9637687.html
Daily Breeze

Rescuing the Ports - Massive plan to stem pollution could create a truckers’ utopia
http://www.lacitybeat.com/article.php?id=6117&IssueNum=222
L.A. City Beat

Senate Transportation Committee Chair Lowenthal Opines on Bridge Repair Needs and Budget Woes
http://tinyurl.com/yvf37l
The Planning Report

Senators Introduce Legislation That Would Ban Tolls on Existing Interstates
http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/19/1956.asp
Newpaper.com

Suit fights transit fund shift
http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/365307.html
Sacramento Bee

Texas lawmakers oppose tolling of interstates
http://tinyurl.com/2rr4c6
Land Line

Top 10 easiest U.S. airports to get to - Boston, D.C., other places to skip the cab lines, traffic and high fares
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20630299/
MSNBC

Truckers protest cargo program
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-truckers7sep07,1,2200763.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Wilshire Subway Watch: Congressman Henry Waxman, Subway Enemy No. 1
http://laist.com/2007/09/06/wilshire_subway_11.php
LAist