Today's Headlines - more at Metro

12/27/2007

Transportation Headlines for Thursday December 27, 2007

Designers push to make cities more female-friendly
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-12-25-Designingwomen_N.htm
USA Today

DLBA Backs Transferring Blue Line Policing To LBPD
http://www.gazettes.com/dlba12202007.html
Grunion Gazette

Free Rides for Metro Bus and Rail Riders
http://snipurl.com/1vuyd
Fox

Funding it! SoCal-NoCal bullet train and the Subway to the Sea
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/emeraldcity/2007/12/funding-it-soca.html
Los Angeles Times/Emerald City Blog

Gold Line work upsets East L.A. merchants - MTA officials say the light rail line will bring prosperity to businesspeople
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-goldeast27dec27,1,2146665.story?track=rss
Los Angeles Times

Highway 91 Express Lanes toll will hit $10 in January
http://snipurl.com/1vuy8
Press Enterprise

Keeping track of the tracks - Sprinter line's stations, rails, cars equipped with cameras for 'high-tech security'
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20071226-9999-1mi26dispatc.html
San Diego Union Tribune

L.A. Sniper: Subway Fibs and Felonies
The mayor tries to rewrite history with the help of his patsy at the Times
http://www.lacitybeat.com/article.php?id=6703&IssueNum=238
L.A. City Beat

Metro will offer free Gold Line rides to Pasadena
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_7817519
Whittier Daily News

Pat Brown Institute’s Livable Cities Conference: ‘Establishing a Framework for Equitable Growth’
http://www.planningreport.com/article/1295/
The Planning Report

Schwarzenegger pushes private public works deals
http://www.sacbee.com/102/story/592529.html
Sacramento Bee

State may see $4 gasoline in '08
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-gas27dec27,1,1807305.story?coll=la-headlines-business
Los Angeles Times

Two airports heading in different directions - Santa Monica's facility meets resistance to expansion, but Hawthorne's finds the neighbors welcoming
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-airports27dec27,1,7708056.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Under the Leadership of Gina Marie Lindsey, LAWA Prioritizes Green Airports, Transport
http://www.planningreport.com/tpr/?module=displaystory&story_id=1296&format=html
The Planning Report

West Covina's lofty goals for downtown - Talk of transforming the area into an urban village has resurfaced, but not everyone thinks it's a good idea
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-westcovina26dec26,1,3318358.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times