Today's Headlines - more at Metro

11/06/2007

Transportation Headlines for Tuesday November 6, 2007

'All Government Planning Is Bad' - FrontPage Magazine features this Q&A with Cato Institute Senior Fellow Randal O'Toole about why government planning is bad for everybody
http://www.planetizen.com/node/28220
Planetizen

Anti-bus ad at Pasadena Ford
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/emeraldcity/2007/11/anti-bus-ad-by-.html
Los Angeles Times/Emerald City

High Desert Corridor vital to logistics
http://www.dailybulletin.com/opinions/ci_7380484
Daily Bulletin

Housing woes impact road improvement fees - TRANSPORTATION: Funds paid by area developers for county projects are dropping significantly.
http://tinyurl.com/2y2shn
Press Enterprise

It's worth using a bit of gas to find cheaper pump price
http://www.sbsun.com/transportation/ci_7325268
Along for the Ride

LAist Poll: 'Subway to Sea,' Wilshire or through WeHo?
http://laist.com/2007/11/03/laist_polls_sub.php

Long Beach agrees to ban old diesel trucks from port - The mayors of the cities agree to replace the fleet of 16,500 rigs with cleaner models by 2012, but implementation is still unclear
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-port6nov06,1,4221860.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Making room for more Angelenos - Los Angeles is bound to grow more dense, but the city should find a way to grow smartly
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-ed-density6nov06,0,6606624.story?coll=la-opinion-leftrail
Los Angeles Times

New Subway to the Sea route?
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2007/11/new-subway-to-t.html
Los Angeles Times/Bottleneck Blog

Officials: Work together for transport funding
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_7380658
Whittier Daily News

Ports to phase out dirty trucks - Ports continue drive to curb emissions in face of opposition from some truck groups
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_7380451
Press Telegram

Price tag for Expo blows up - Project experiences a setback as leaders scramble for funds (front page and page 10)
http://www.smdp.com/site/archives/110607.pdf (.pdf)
Santa Monica Daily Press

Schwarzenegger orders plan for 10% budget cuts - The directive to all state agencies comes amid projections of a growing shortfall driven by the housing downturn
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-budget6nov06,0,2564006.story?coll=la-home-center
Los Angeles Times