Today's Headlines - more at Metro

12/05/2007

Transportation Headlines for Wednesday December 5, 2007

CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK - MTA is on the wrong track - The agency's plan to install turnstiles at subway and light-rail stations is a betrayal of their design
http://www.calendarlive.com/galleriesandmuseums/cl-et-subway5dec05,0,6940232.story?coll=cl-art-features
Los Angeles Times

Commuter kicks car habit
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_7636604
Daily News

Gold Line gaining support - Cities pledging local funds match
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_7637352
Pasadena Star News

Good Streets Include Streetcars
http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/12/04/good-streets-include-streetcars/
StreetsBlog

los angeles subway turnstiles? yes, please!
http://www.angelenic.com/infrastructure/los-angeles-subway-turnstiles-yes-please/
Angelenic

Match money with cargo - Funding for the area's truck-jammed highways was misdirected
http://www.dailybreeze.com/opinion/articles/12029806.html
Daily Breeze

Mayor to announce plans for more left-turn arrows
http://www.dailynews.com/breakingnews/ci_7640247
Daily News

New DOT chief expected to be approved today
http://www.dailynews.com/ci_7631518?source=rss
Daily News

New NREL Publication: AC Transit-Fuel Cell Buses: Evaluation Results Update
http://www.fuelcellsworks.com/Supppage8187.html
Fuel Cell Works

New York MTA launches No. 7 subway extension
http://www.progressiverailroading.com/freightnews/article.asp?id=11830
Progressive Railroading

NoHo project pared down; community input sought
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_7636704
Daily News

Port of Los Angeles marks 100 years since its creation
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_7634004
Daily News

Public transportation ridership continues to grow -- Nearly 50 million more trips taken in third quarter 2007
http://www.apta.com/media/releases/071204_ridership.cfm
America Public Transportation Association

San Francisco To Try Double-Deck Bus On City's Routes
http://www.nbc11.com/news/14776581/detail.html
NBC 11 TV

Smart growth policy revision needed, some say
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2007/12/04/news/top_stories/1_04_1512_3_07.txt
North County Times/Californian

Southern California Ports Move to Curb Emissions From Shipping Industry
http://snipurl.com/1unga
New York Times

Special Holiday Trains Pull Into Camp Pendleton
http://www.10news.com/news/14752796/detail.html
10 News TV

Truckers at ports breathe poor-quality air - Pollution in truck cabs was 10 times higher than the air outside, report says
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/articles/12142506.html
Daily Breeze

Tunnel feasibility test plan hits snag (Irvine-Corona Expressway)
http://snipurl.com/1unfk
Press Enterprise