Today's Headlines - more at Metro

10/16/2007

Transportation Headlines for Tuesday October 16, 2007

Are planners ready for the Drew Carey (not so free) freeway?
http://www.planetizen.com/node/27720
Planetizen

City Hall must move on gridlock
http://www.dailynews.com/editorial/ci_7169854
Daily News

Elevated extension of 57 Freeway is 'feasible,' report says - A proposed eight-mile route above the Santa Ana River connecting to the San Diego Freeway would cost about $2 billion, a study says
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-octa16oct16,1,6536275.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Gold Line to airport - idea has wings
http://www.dailybulletin.com/opinions/ci_7188414
Daily Bulletin

In case of emergency, many Inland freeways offer no other way out
http://tinyurl.com/3ym6nq
Press Enterprise

Interchanges a risk to system
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_7188958
Press Telegram

Logistics News: Are Plans for “Water Highways” to Relieve Truck Congestion Good for Supply Chains? As Calls for Use of Water Routes Increase, will Just-in-Time again become Just-in-Case?
http://www.scdigest.com/assets/on_target/07-10-15-1.php?cid=1297
Supply Chain Digest

Maglev's alive, but is it well?
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07288/825534-147.stm
Pittsburg Post Gazette

Put light rail on fast track - WE don't need a poll to tell us that a light rail train ending at Ontario Airport rather than Montclair makes way more sense.
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/opinions/ci_7185677
Pasadena Star News

Red-light camera enforcement plan off to slow start
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_7188485
Daily News

Region's transit a hostage to terrain - The I-5 crash reveals vulnerability to closure of major mountain routes. Geography precludes easy answers
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-geography16oct16,1,5983463.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Wary I-5 commuters try the train
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-commute16oct16,1,1896013.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times