Today's Headlines - more at Metro

9/14/2007

Transportation Headlines for Friday September 14, 2007

Bike paths tell tale of two cities
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_6888472
Daily News

Bus 'Roadeo' gives elite drivers a chance to show off their stuff
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_6890016
Pasadena Star News

Exposition light rail gets $314 million for Phase 1 from downtown to Culver City
http://www.argonautnewspaper.com/articles/2007/09/13/news_-_features/area/a3.txt
The Argonaut

Gas prices jump 9.2 cents
http://www.dailynews.com/business/ci_6893050
Daily News

Gov. signs bill barring cellphone use by teen drivers - Text messaging and computer use are also forbidden. The changes take effect in July 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-cellphones14sep14,1,4708417.story?coll=la-headlines-california&ctrack=2&cset=true
Los Angeles Times

LAX overseas flights add $82.1B to economy
http://tinyurl.com/36cs85
UPI

Legislation to tunnel to Westside inches forward
http://www.insidesocal.com/theride/2007/09/legislation_to_tunnel_to_wests.html
Daily News/Along for the Ride

New hybrid electric bus takes advantage of composites
http://www.compositesworld.com/ct/issues/2007/August/111914
Composites World

New York City and Utah Pioneer Use of Bank-Issued Contactless Cards for Transit Fare Collection
http://www.rfidnews.org/library/2007/09/12/nyc-and-utah-pioneer-use-of-bankissued-contactless-cards-for-transit-fare-collection/
RFIDNews

PierPASS Changes Registration Procedures for OffPeak Program
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070912/20070912006162.html?.v=1
Yahoo! Finance

Playa Vista's final phase is put on hold -State appeals court orders a halt to construction, ruling that the environmental impact report on the mixed-use project was flawed
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-playa14sep14,1,818593.story?coll=la-headlines-california&ctrack=3&cset=true
Los Angeles Times

SANBAG's priority list put on back burner
http://tinyurl.com/2uvoqd
Press Enterprise

SANDAG sets public hearing
http://tinyurl.com/35dgyo
North County Times/Californian

Texas toll ban in transport funding; Bush threatens veto of final bill
http://tinyurl.com/2neoal
Trucker

Transportation Hub to Break Ground in Indio
http://www.kesq.com/Global/story.asp?S=7070973
KESQ TV 3

Unions, builders join to sink diesel reduction bill - The anti-pollution measure looked like a lock until Democrats' biggest ally weighed in
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-diesel14sep14,1,3826386.story?coll=la-headlines-california&ctrack=1&cset=true
Los Angeles Times

Vegas monorail finds it difficult to get on track - High fares and long walks to stations have combined to hold down ridership. An extension to the airport is pushed
http://www.latimes.com/business/printedition/la-fi-monorail14sep14,0,4413170.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-business
Los Angeles Times