Today's Headlines - more at Metro

12/20/2007

Transportation Headlines for Thursday December 20, 2007

Arizona's link with California ports tightens
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/1219biz-LAPorts1220.html
Arizona Republic

Dan Walters: Air travel congestion will worsen
http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/577658.html
Sacramento Bee

EPA denies California's right to mandate emissions - Bush administration says a new energy bill makes the state's emissions effort unnecessary. Schwarzenegger vows a court fight
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-epa20dec20,1,2287845.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Eric Garcetti - A friendly face of government, the 13th District leader talks traffic, ideals, and helping mothers of sons caught in gang fire
http://www.lacitybeat.com/article.php?id=6673&IssueNum=237
L.A. City Beat

Going nowhere fast - Re "Carpoolers' free ride may be over," Dec. 14
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/letters/la-le-wednesday19dec19,0,4159035.story?coll=la-news-comment-letters
Los Angeles Times

Gov. backs port fees across state
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_7765383
Press Telegram

LA's New Parking Meters Offer Text Alerts, Accept Credit Cards & Mobile Payments
http://snipurl.com/1vlnf
Wireless and Mobile News

More flee state than move in - Population is up thanks to births and foreign immigrants, but rest of U.S. isn't California dreamin' like it was
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-growth20dec20,1,5324515.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

MTA's Plan to Gate L.A. - Miraculously, our subways use an honor system. The pencil pushers just hate that
http://www.laweekly.com/news/news/mtas-plan-to-gate-la/17926/
L.A. Weekly

Metro Goes Green in Carson - L.A. Metro, Chevron Energy Solutions Unveil Nation's Single Largest Solar Panel Installation at a Transit Facility; Metro Bus Division 18 in Carson Outfitted With 1,632 Solar Panels as Agency Commits to Even Greater Levels of Operational Energy Efficiency and Sustainability
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/marketwire/0342025.htm
CNN Money

NPR Checking In re: Metro Fare Gates
http://metrorider.elhay.net/2007/12/19/npr-checking-in/
MetroRiderLA

NY MTA Board Approves Subway and Bus Fare Increase
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/12/19/mta-board-approves-fare-and-toll-increases/index.html?hp
New York Times

Ports of Delay (scroll down page)
http://www.lacitybeat.com/article.php?id=6667&IssueNum=237
L.A. City Beat

Residents Seek a Safer Palisades Drive
http://www.palisadespost.com/content/index.cfm?Story_ID=3474
Palisadian Post

SCAG’s Top Goal for Bike/Ped: Reduce Fatalities by 25%
http://streetheatla.blogspot.com/2007/12/scags-top-goal-for-bikeped-reduce.html
StreetHeatLA

State Picks Pacheco Pass For High-Speed Rail
http://cbs13.com/local/high.speed.rail.2.614363.html
CBS 13 TV

Steve Wiegand: High-speed rail going nowhere fast
http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/580630.html
Sacramento Bee

Subway to the Sea Goes Forward; Gold Line to Foothills Stalled
http://la.curbed.com/archives/2007/12/subway_to_the_s_1.php
Curbed L.A.

Tour de Los Angeles? New Plan Calls For Bike Paths - New Plan Could Free Up Congestion On Roads And In Arteries
http://cbs2.com/local/reyes.bike.bicycle.2.614455.html
CBS 2 TV