Today's Headlines - more at Metro

8/28/2008

Transportation Headlines for Thursday August 28, 2008

$12.5 billion to make your south county commute smooth - How does a new metrolink station and more toll road and freeway lanes sound?
Orange County Register

25 Minutes of Hell
The Foothill Cities Blog

Busy Airport Summer Travel Season Ends With Labor Day Weekend
Market Watch

California bill attacks sprawl - The groundbreaking legislation would help meet the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions through smarter regional planning
Los Angeles Times

California insurance commissioner backs pay-as-you-drive policies
Commissioner Steve Poizner releases proposed regulations. The plan is considered to be more accurate, and it would give a financial incentive to California motorists to drive less
Los Angeles Times

Cut Into Downtown Streets and Find History
BlogDowntown

Don’t diss the sys - 6 ways public transportation can rock your world
MetroMix

Expo line hires public relations team
Bottleneck Blog

Expo Line tug-of-war continues
Los Angeles Wave

Foothill Transit Executive Director to speak at September So.CA.TA meeting
Southern California Transit Advocates

Free Bus Rides For CSULB Students
Grunion Gazette

Getting California's Mobility Back
NRDC

Gold Line Still in Limbo
Claremont Insider

Good News on California's Smart Growth Bill
NRDC

Good News for Metro? Most Americans Want More Transit Investment
StreetsBlogLA

Local Toll Lane Deadline Nears - Metro needs a bill to pass the legislature by midnight Sunday or it will lose more than $210 million in Federal funding
KFI 640 AM

Los Angeles taco trucks can stay put again - A judge overturns a recent county supervisors' rule limiting how long the mobile food vendors can remain parked in one spot
Los Angeles Times

Metro Expo Line Fights a Land War in Asia
MetroRiderLA

Mexico plans huge Baja port for U.S. trade
Los Angeles Times

Plug In and Drive - Shai Agassi says his electric cars can save the world. People are listening
World Changing

Political, Legal Challenges Surface With Truck Plan
Grunion Gazette

Rail Advocates See The Right Ticket With Biden
National Journal

Road projects stacking up as state Transportation Commission meets to set priorities
Press Enterprise

This year's Labor Day exodus is expected to be less crowded
Daily News

Transit LA: There’s Life Underground
LA Cityzine

Universal City Project Could Bring Traffic Hell
LAist

Universal City project traffic impacts
Bottleneck Blog

What does Prop 1a Mean for High Speed Rail?
LAist

When It Comes to Safety on Bike Trails, Cyclists Are “Not on the Map”
StreetsBlogLA

Whittier council takes first step toward drilling for oil
Whittier Daily News

Why do we fight for grade separation?
Citizen’s Campaign to Fix Expo