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9/15/2008

Transportation Headlines for Monday September 15, 2008

After deadly Metrolink crash, L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa tries to reassures train commuters
Los Angeles Times

Bike shop gives power to the pedal
Daily Breeze

Buses to help commuters
Daily News

California is too tough to run, analysts say
Sacramento Bee

California lawmakers reach compromise on budget - The proposed state spending plan involves no new taxes. Votes on the plan are scheduled for Monday
Los Angeles Times

California train crash engineer employed by French company
AFP

City needs to get employee cars off the street
Daily News

Crash Highlights Risk on the Rails
Wall Street Journal

Denise Tyrrell resigns Metrolink, defends her statements about crash
Bottleneck Blog

Extension to Claremont still battlefield of the Gold Line
San Bernardino Sun

Feds look into texting before deadly train crash - Engineer faulted in L.A. collision may have been using cell phone; 25 killed
MSNBC

Finding alternative-fuel cars tough for consumers
Press Enterprise

Gas stations facing emissions squeeze
Pasadena Star News

Investigators focus on whether signal was broken or missed
Los Angeles Times

Investigators seek clues from cell-phone records
Daily News

Is Schwarzenegger vulnerable enough to be ousted?
Contra Costa Times

LA Times Gets it Right on Infrastructure
Out of Control

L.A. Train Crash Inquiry Targets Engineer's Actions
NPR

Metrolink board: blaming engineer was premature
Bottleneck Blog

Metrolink dispatcher tried to warn engineer - Transit agency spokesman says the commuter train's movement tripped a control center alarm. By the time the dispatcher got through, the train had already crashed
Los Angeles Times

Metrolink's fatalities high compared to other commuter railroads
Bottleneck Blog

Metrolink's grim record of fatalities - Only N.J.'s far-busier commuter rail has had more deaths since '99
Los Angeles Times

Metrolink spokesperson quits over dispute
Daily Breeze

Metrolink takes full blame
Ventura County Star

NTSB Says Metrolink Crash Could Have Been Averted
CBS 2 TV

NTSB to seek cell phone records in LA train crash
Associated Press

Push-pull will stay
Daily News

Safer commuter trains
Press Telegram

Trail of the Mail - El Monte was stop on Butterfield route
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Transit users get a San Francisco treat -- a tax break. A city law requires businesses to add mass transit to an employee's benefits. Three options are available, but only one is feasible -- allowing workers to pay for their tickets on a pretax basis
Los Angeles Times

Ventura/Santa Barbara bike lane proposal
SoCal Bike Forums