Today's Headlines - more at Metro

9/19/2008

Friday September 19, 2008

Big Blue Bus will showcase visions of future transit at AltCar Expo September 26th
The Argonaut

Busy Weekend for Street Closures
BlogDowntown

Brookings: Feds Should Stop Giving Transit Projects the Run-Around
StreetsBlog

Calif. Passes Ban On Train Operators' Cell Phone Use
NPR

Calif regulators ban cell use by train operators
San Francisco Chronicle

Congestion Pricing Coming to LA
LAist

Damages limit at issue in deadly train crash
Pasadena Star News

Landmark three-year study under way to determine LAX portion of local air emissions and pollution
The Argonaut

LAPD officer killed in Metrolink crash is honored at funeral
Los Angeles Times

Leaders reach budget deal
Capitol Weekly

Letters to the editor - Rail safety can be improved
Los Angeles Times

Local Officials Support Railroad Safety Measures
Los Angeles Independent

Metro Reveals Their Priorities for HOT Lanes Funding
StreetsBlogLA

Metrolink crash leads to ban on cellphone use by train crews - State regulators had been looking into such a restriction in the weeks prior to the Chatsworth collision, after two California train accidents in which cellphone use may have been a factor
Los Angeles Times

National PARK(ing) Day features free outdoor film 'Open Season'
The Argonaut

New container fee could spike costs of foreign imports, exports
Capitol Weekly

No More Cell Phones
WTOP News DC

Opponents launch assault on high-speed rail bond
Bottleneck Blog

Park[ing] Day bike tours and parties!
Green LA Girl

Parking Spot prices - New systems will make finding parking spaces easier and help to reduce congestion
The Economist

Persuading people to behave on the train
Bottleneck Blog

Ports, Truckers File Arguments
Traffic World

Rail Fans in Deadly Light - Subculture Includes Boy Who Texted Engineer in Crash
Wall Street Journal

Rubbing out rudeness on public transit - Transit authorities around the nation ramp up efforts to improve manners
MSNBC

Schwarzenegger, top legislators reach a budget deal - Under the accord, the governor would sign the budget into law and legislators would meet more of the conditions he has demanded
Los Angeles Times

State of South L.A. (.pdf)
UCLA School of Public Affairs

Teen rail enthusiasts grieve for Metrolink engineer on the Internet. A group of youths -- some believed to have been text messaging the engineer on the day of the crash -- have shied away from the media. But their pain is visible in online videos and message boards
Los Angeles Times

Text messaging and e-mailing while driving should be banned
Daily News

Train fans fear LA crash will derail their hobby
Associated Press

United to halt service at Palmdale airport - The airline was losing 'significant money.' The move is a setback for L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's plan to revive a regional airport system to reduce load at LAX
Los Angeles Times

United to quit Palmdale
Daily News

Vigil tonight to remember train collision victims
Daily News

Westside Urban Forum: more talk about mass transit Friday
Bottleneck Blog