Today's Headlines - more at Metro

5/03/2008

Transportation Headlines for Saturday May 3, 2008

Boxer Statement: Highway Corrections Bill Will Unleash $1 Billion, Create Tens of Thousands of Jobs
http://media-newswire.com/release_1065511.html
Media Newswire

Federal Complete Streets Legislation Gains Momentum
http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/05/02/federal-complete-streets-legislation-gains-momentum/
StreetsBlogLA

Gas prices level off in California -- for now
http://www.sacbee.com/103/story/909802.html
Sacramento Bee

Heated anti-HOT lane arguments don't add up
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/emeraldcity/2008/05/heated-anti-hot.html
Los Angeles Times/Emerald City

Highway toll lanes: the way to go - They're proven congestion busters, not an experiment
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-snoble3-2008may03,0,4303551.story
Los Angeles Times

How Much Would You Actually Save With a Gas Tax “Holiday”?
http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/05/02/how-much-would-you-actually-save-with-a-gas-tax-holiday/
StreetsBlogLA

L.A.'s long-term commute - Where does the future of L.A. transportation lie -- light rail, subway, more freeways, smart growth, toll roads or something else? Peter Gordon and Bart Reed debate
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-op-gordon-reed2may02,0,4291099.story
Los Angeles Times

Metrolink receives $9 million California security grant
http://www.progressiverailroading.com/news/article.asp?id=16396
Progressive Railroading

Metro Westside Extension
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=10040701921
Facebook

Pittsburgh surpasses Los Angeles as nation's sootiest city
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i_kg13fW1-xgE9lHOFMWqJJ23gAQD90CJG608
Associated Press

Proposed gas tax hiatus not good news to Inland transportation officials
http://www.pe.com/business/local/stories/PE_News_Local_D_gastax03.3cf09b2.html
Press Enteprise

Public meetings for the Subway to the Sea (and other anti-gridlock ideas for the Westside)
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/emeraldcity/2008/05/public-meetings.html
Los Angeles Times

Reversal on federal policy ensures transportation projects stay on track
http://snipurl.com/26y10
Press Enterprise

Schwarzenegger's Jet Commute May End as Santa Monica Seeks Ban
http://snipurl.com/26vhc
Bloomberg

Schwarzenegger's quest for revenues taxes consumers and their patience
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-taxes3-2008may03,0,418412.story
Los Angeles Times

Tale of two congested mega-cities
http://www.smh.com.au/news/opinion/tale-of-two-congested-megacities/2008/05/02/1209235149849.html
Sydney Morning Herald

Tesla opens first dealership in Los Angeles
http://snipurl.com/26y3j
Autoweek

Transportation workers' security card signups extended
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_9138609
Daily Breeze

UC Riverside to host conference on stricter air quality standards for Southern California
http://www.genengnews.com/news/bnitem.aspx?name=34850601
GenEngNews

Warren Olney/Which Way L.A? Do California’s Freeways have a Future? With Director Richard Katz and Professor Brian Taylor
http://www.kcrw.com/news/programs/ww/ww080429do_californias_freew
KCRW 89.9