$32M OK'd for LAX runway safety
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_9460932
Daily Breeze
Airport revenue is strong - First economic study conducted at Bob Hope in 12 years shows some robust growth
http://www.glendalenewspress.com/articles/2008/06/04/business/gnp-airport04.txt
Glendale News Press
Barack Obama: Strengthening America’s Transportation
Infrastructure
http://www.barackobama.com/issues/pdf/FactSheetTransportation.pdf
Obama ‘08
(Transit and Transportation issues are not directly addressed on the McCain ‘08 site http://www.johnmccain.com/)
Changed Your Commute to Save Gas? You May Save on Insurance, Too
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/changed-your-commute-to-save,418515.shtml
Earthtimes
Court Throws Out Part of Metrolink Derailment Suit (push-pull)
http://www.metnews.com/articles/2008/scra060408.htm
Metropolitan News Enterprise
Curbed Poll: Neighborhood Train Stop Worth The $$$?
http://la.curbed.com/archives/2008/06/sales_tax_for_t.php
Curbed LA
End of the road for SUVs? High gas prices are finally steering motorists away from the gas guzzlers. Corporate America, take note
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-ed-cars4-2008jun04,0,1357802.story
Los Angeles Times
Fight on the Expo Line, Chapter 2
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2008/06/a-fight-on-the.html
Los Angeles Times/Bottleneck Blog
Free rides under 'Spare the Air' program to end
http://www.contracostatimes.com/bayandstate/ci_9475328?nclick_check=1
Contra Costa Times
Going Public: From Los Angeles To RailsConf 2008
http://deadprogrammersociety.blogspot.com/2008/06/going-public-from-los-angeles-to.html
Dead Programmer Society
How many work hours to pay for tank of gas? Use the online calculator
http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/04/23/gas.prices/index.html#cnnSTCOther1
CNN (thanks to http://www.transittalent.com/ )
LABAC Recognizes Change is Coming, Endorses Reyes’ Reforms
http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/06/04/labac-recognizes-change-is-coming-and-endorses-reyes-reforms/
StreetsBlogLA
Largest Transit Union in North America Calls on Congress to Relieve Pain at the Pump by Funding Expanded Bus and Rail Service - Plan Calls for Subsidizing Fuel for U.S. Transit Agencies
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/largest-transit-union-in-north,420425.shtml
EarthTimes
Let's get serious about public transit
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/06/04/reich_public_transit
Marketplace/NPR
Mike Feuer moves forward bill to increase sales tax in LA County to pay for subway
http://calitics.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=6114
Calitics
Mike Feuer - The war on congestion, his Schwinn Stingray and playing catch with his dad
http://www.lacitybeat.com/cms/story/detail/mike_feuer/7089/
LA City Beat
Man, Machine and Movement: Creating a New Transportation Paradigm
http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_opviar080603
Engineering News Record
Orange County & Metrolink
http://takethemetro.blogspot.com/2008/06/orange-county-metrolink.html
Ditch the Car, Take the Metro
Pothole of the week
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/
Los Angeles Times/Bottleneck Blog
Pump Pundit U.C. energy expert Severin Borenstein says bring on the gas tax
http://www.themonthly.com/kilduff-06-08.html
The Monthly
Trouble for high-speed rail in California?
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2008/06/trouble-for-hig.html
Los Angeles Times/Bottleneck Blog
Union Pacific blocks Los Angeles to San Francisco bullet train - Rail line officials won't yield its right of way, citing safety and operational concerns with a high-speed line close to freight trains
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-bullet5-2008jun05,0,7414713.story
Los Angeles Times
Union Pacific’s HSR Games
http://cahsr.blogspot.com/2008/06/union-pacifics-hsr-games.html
California High Speed Rail Blog
