Today's Headlines - more at Metro

9/25/2007

Transportation Headlines for Tuesday September 25, 2007

As billboards evolve, concerns for highway safety increase
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_6989206
Daily News

California's tough smog law under attack - Waxman
http://www2.dailynews.com/ci_6988468?source=rss
Daily News

Follow California's lead on warming, Schwarzenegger says at U.N.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/09/25/MNK4SD983.DTL
San Francisco Chronicle

Gasoline prices still rising - Regular rises 5.7 cents to $2.961 in California and 2.5 cents to $2.812 in the U.S. Truckers are hit hard by diesel's jump
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-gas25sep25,1,360936.story?coll=la-headlines-business
Los Angeles Times

How Better Planning Can Cut Time Spent on California's Congested Highways
http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/article.asp?art=6256&state=5&res=1440
Smart Growth Online

How the White House worked to scuttle California's climate law
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/09/25/MNTUSD603.DTL
San Francisco Chronicle

MAGLEV - It's scandalous to ignore this forward-looking rail technology
http://tinyurl.com/3aeawp
Patriot News

MTA introduces 65-foot bus for Orange Line
http://tinyurl.com/38kk38
Daily Sundial

North American Public Transportation Leaders To Convene At 2007 APTA Annual Meeting Charlotte, NC October 7-10, 2007
http://www.expertclick.com/NewsReleaseWire/default.cfm?Action=ReleaseDetail&ID=18048
News Release Wire

NY MTA to reap big bucks from cell plan
http://www.amny.com/news/local/am-cell0925,0,5764644.story
AM New York

OCTA helps fund Placentia rail project - Orange County's transit authority agrees to pay $200,000 to fix grade crossings, but it won't take charge of the improvements, despite the city's request
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-octa25sep25,1,7715925.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Omnitrans drivers vote to strike in October
http://www.dailybulletin.com/news/ci_6990252
Daily Bulletin

’Open road tolling’ could spell end to toll booths
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/general/view.bg?articleid=1033576
Boston Herald

Research Pays Off - Smart Parking Management to Boost Transit, Ease Congestion: Oakland, California Field Test Shows Promise
http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/trnews/trnews251rpo.pdf (.pdf)
Transportation Research Board

San Bernardino International Airport flights possible next year
Airport is banking on low prices to draw customers from Ontario International
http://www.ocregister.com/news/airport-san-bernardino-1851065-international-million
Orange County Register

Shelby clamps down on Bush transportation initiative
http://thehill.com/business--lobby/shelby-clamps-down-on-bush-transportation-initiative-2007-09-25.html
The Hill

The Most Uncomfortable Bus in Los Angeles (DASH)
http://laist.com/2007/09/24/the_most_uncomf.php
LAist