Today's Headlines - more at Metro

6/22/2008

Transportation Headlines for Sunday June 22, 2008

All aboard! Train makes rare trip over Tehachapi Loop
http://www.bakersfield.com/102/story/477752.html
Bakersfield Californian

Another View: Let's put state on fast track to the future
http://www.sacbee.com/110/story/1029467.html
Sacramento Bee

Beach bike path project obtains $1.5 million grant
http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/22/beach-bike-path-project-obtains-15-million-grant/
Ventura County Star

California Invests 'Tremendously' in Infrastructure
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91779974&ft=1&f=1003
NPR

Caltrans supports proposal to eliminate school routes from public bus lines
http://www.insidebayarea.com/ci_9653739
Inside Bay Area

Cargo offers tremendous opportunity for the valley
http://tinyurl.com/486exc
Desert Sun

Dodgers to again offer public transit to games - Team and the city of Los Angeles have reached a tentative agreement to offer service for every home game for the first time in 14 years
http://www.latimes.com/sports/baseball/mlb/dodgers/la-sp-dodside22-2008jun22,0,4388761.story
Los Angeles Times

Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Bus (Burbank Bus)
http://www.coolermaster.com/microsite/GreenGuard/blog/?p=423
Green Guard

Is 55 a magic number?
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/opinions/ci_9652351
Whittier Daily News

Metro Provides Next Train Information
http://metroriderla.com/2008/06/21/metro-provides-next-train-information/
MetroRiderLA

Residents eagerly await Perris Valley Line (Metrolink)
http://tinyurl.com/3k7mwo
Press Enteprise

S.B. County transportation officials begin query into toll roads
http://tinyurl.com/4suw2c
Press Enterprise

Silver lining -- high gas prices cutting down in Inland traffic
http://tinyurl.com/4lqczr
Press Enterprise

State legislators in overdrive on motor vehicle laws
http://www.latimes.com/classified/automotive/highway1/la-me-cars21-2008may21,0,6107629.story
Los Angeles Times

Those old transit blues - If Chicago wants to fix public transportation in 8 years, it need only look to L.A., which built a system in 7
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-commute-la-chicago_thinkjun22,0,5698629.story
Chicago Tribune

Traffic relief (Traffic Court)
http://www.dailybreeze.com/opinions/ci_9661596
Daily Breeze

U.S. House Debates Smart Growth
http://www.planetizen.com/node/33618&rf=rss
Planetizen