Transportation Headlines for Friday July 6, 2007

Airport authority puts caps on perks
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20070706-9999-7m6airport.html
San Diego Union-Tribune

High-Speed Rail Operators Team Up Against Airlines
http://www.planetizen.com/node/25523
Planetizen

Last-minute negotiations to avoid bus strike
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_1755227.php
Orange County Register

LB Council Quietly Letting L.A. Council Advance Port-Favored Amendments Including Funding Entitlements & Pollution Loopholes In Sen. Lowenthal's Container Fee Bill (editorial)
http://www.lbreport.com/editorial/jul07/edsb974.htm
Long Beach Report

Port will buy out Westway lease in San Pedro
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/articles/8350607.html
Daily Breeze

The Rise of the Bike Kitchen
http://www.planetizen.com/node/25469
Planetizen

Site could spur trend, revenues
http://www.sgvtribune.com/news/ci_6309835
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Transportation Headlines for Thursday July 5, 2007

Car-pool lanes may soon cost you a fee
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/articles/8328322.html
Daily Breeze

Commerce 2003 Derailment Lawsuits Settled
http://www.egpnews.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=browse&id=3&pageid=5931
Eastern Group Publications

The Daily Mirror commuting challenge
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/thedailymirror/2007/07/the-daily-mirro.html
Los Angeles Times The Daily Mirror Blog

Drivers could pay fee in L.A.
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_6300362
Los Angeles Daily News

Transportation Headlines for Wednesday July 4, 2007

1957 vs 2007
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2007/07/1957-vs-2007.html
Los Angeles Times Bottleneck Blog

Can Transit Link A Sprawling County?
http://www.planetizen.com/node/25484
Planetizen

City council approves transit village plans
http://www.avpress.com/n/04/0704_s10.hts
Antelope Valley Press

Feds to help patrol BART for holiday
http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_6296743
Oakland Tribune

Life for Green Line extension?
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2007/07/life-for-green-.html
Los Angeles Times Bottleneck Blog

Muni more popular with tourists than residents
http://www.examiner.com/a-811034~Poll_finds_tourists_climbing_aboard_S_F__Muni.html
San Francisco Examiner

Placentia's 'Quiet Zone' almost complete
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_1753291.php
Orange County Register

Subway-to-the-Sea Is Not the Solution for L.A. Transit
http://snipr.com/1ntlv
Los Angeles Business Journal (registration may be required)

Traffic to be Garcetti focus as he heads council again
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/articles/8315582.html
Daily Breeze

Transportation Headlines for Tuesday July 3, 2007

Closing The 'Hummer Tax Loophole'
http://www.planetizen.com/node/25436
Planetizen

Driving for dollars
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-mac_donald3jul03,0,6619334.story?coll=la-opinion-rightrail
Los Angeles Times

For whom the road tolls
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2007/07/for-whom-the-ro.html
Los Angeles Times Bottleneck Blog

No Bang for My Hypocrisy
http://snipr.com/1ns1f
The Lookout News

Not taking transit
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2007/07/not-taking-tran.html
Los Angeles Times Bottleneck Blog

Omnitrans bus drivers rally for increased wages
http://www.sbsun.com/ci_6286682
San Bernardino Sun

Riders grumble, but stay aboard
http://www.dailynews.com/ci_6286128
Los Angeles Daily News

Statewide E-mail Spreads Rumors on Driving Rules
http://www.the-signal.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=49363&format=html
The Signal

Toll at LAX?
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2007/07/toll-at-lax.html
Los Angeles Times Bottleneck Blog

Transportation Headlines for Monday July 2, 2007

BART Has Few Funding Sources For Proposed Improvements
http://www.planetizen.com/node/25412
Planetizen

Consider LAX as takeoff point for congestion pricing
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-localgovtqa2jul02,1,4559002.story?coll=la-headlines-california&ctrack=1&cset=true
Los Angeles Times

New road rules
http://www.dailynews.com/opinions/ci_6276352
Los Angeles Daily News

Train noise relief under way
http://www.sbsun.com/ci_6278934
San Bernardino Sun

West Coast giants see Baja bay project as safety valve, not competitor
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20070701/news_1b1port.html
San Diego Union-Tribune

Transportation Headlines for Sunday July 1, 2007

Complaints, resignation greet MTA fare increases
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-fares1jul01,1,5015195.story?coll=la-headlines-california&ctrack=2&cset=true
Los Angeles Times

Congestion hike
http://www.dailynews.com/opinions/ci_6270800
Los Angeles Daily News

Designing Three Model Developments For Houston
http://www.planetizen.com/node/25364
Planetizen

New Blue Bus Routes, Fares
http://www.smmirror.com/MainPages/DisplayArticleDetails.asp?eid=5781
Santa Monica Mirror

New MTA chair's priorities
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2007/06/new-mta-chairs-.html
Los Angeles Times Bottleneck Blog

Security tightened at LAX after Scotland incident
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_6272680
Los Angeles Daily News

Strike could halt shipping at ports of L.A. and Long Beach
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/articles/8268697.html?showAll=y&c=y
Daily Breeze

Town hall meeting zeroes in on Olympic and Pico one-way proposal to increase traffic capacity
http://www.argonautnewspaper.com/articles/2007/06/28/news_-_features/area/a01.txt
Argonaut

U.S. airports tighten security
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-fg-airports1jul01,0,6460853.story?coll=la-home-center
Los Angeles Times

U.S. responds to incident with airport security boost
http://snipr.com/1nr2w
Press Enterprise