Today's Headlines - more at Metro

1/09/2008

Transportation Headlines for Wednesday January 9, 2008

Alan Pisarski is Recipient of W.N. Carey, Jr., Distinguished Service Award
http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/news/87AM/CAREY.pdf
Transportation Research Board

Bad Idea of the Year: Taxing Cyclists by the Mile
http://streetheatla.blogspot.com/2008/01/times-debate-who-should-pay-for.html
StreetHeatLA

Condos' flooding blamed on Metrolink drain
http://www.dailybulletin.com/ranchocucamonga/ci_7917935
Daily Bulletin

D.A. cites LAX board
http://www.dailybreeze.com/ci_7908750
Daily Breeze

Freeway ramp revisions eyed
http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_7916717
San Bernardino Sun

General Motors Demonstrates Self-Driving Chevrolet Tahoe 'Boss' At Consumer Electronics Show
http://pressmediawire.com/article.cfm?articleID=4602
Media Wire

Governor's budget idea gets cold response
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_7917138
Daily News

Guidebook for Using American Community Survey Data for Transportation Planning
http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8523
Transportation Research Board

History plays out in Valley hub
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_7917124
Daily News

Imagine no cars in Arroyo
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_7917381
Pasadena Star News

Metro musicians are in surge mode all over the red line’s stations
http://metrorider.elhay.net/2008/01/08/musician-surge/
MetroRiderLA

Museum celebrates area's transit history
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_7918110
Whittier Daily News

Mystery of the Green Line
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_7919830
Daily Breeze

OCTA to hold meeting on train issues - Jan. 14 meeting will be about community impact of trains
http://www.ocregister.com/news/orange-county-anaheim-1955741-containers-ports
Orange County Register

Partnering to build a new California
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/01/09/EDHSUB8JP.DTL
San Francisco Chronicle

Paying for that subway...
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2008/01/paying-for-that.html
Los Angeles Times/Bottleneck Blog

Plan for toll lanes on L.A. County freeways is in fast lane
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-congestion9jan09,1,5309757.story?track=rss
Los Angeles Times

Report to Congress on the Costs, Benefits and Efficiencies of Public-Private Partnerships for Fixed Guideway Capital Projects
http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8570
Transportation Research Board

Safety Concerns Delay Sprinter Debut - Commuter Service Postponed Indefinitely
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/15002386/detail.html
NBC TV

Showing cyclists the money - Last year, U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters said that building bike lanes and paths isn't a good use of federal transportation dollars. Is she correct? Cyclists Randal O’Toole and Will Campbell continue their debate
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-op-dustup8jan08,0,4048385.story?coll=la-opinion-center
Los Angeles Times

Snow in L.A.? Toll roads in L.A.?
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2008/01/snow-in-la-toll.html
Los Angeles Times/Bottleneck Blog

We can't afford Proposition 13 anymore
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-lazarus9jan09,1,630103.column?coll=la-headlines-business
Los Angeles Times

'Wolf is back' at state budget door - The governor lays out his plan to pare a $14-billion shortfall. The key is a constitutional amendment to impose a spending cap
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-state9jan09,1,1073847.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Why Green Line stopped short of LAX
http://www.dailynews.com/business/ci_7916839
Daily News