Today's Headlines - more at Metro

9/27/2008

Transportation Headlines for Saturday September 27, 2008

Automatic Train Control (A bibliography in progress)
Dorothy Peyton Gray Transportation Library and Archive

Area leaders urge signing of bill to help ease cargo congestion
Pasadena Star News

Ballot Measure R would fund widespread transportation improvements in Los Angeles
Force Change

Brownfield, Meet Greenfield - City Plans Industrial Park for Eco-Friendly Technology Companies On Former Polluted Site
LA Downtown News

Coburn Blocking Train Safety / Amtrak Funding Bill
Senatus

Confidential to SEPTA: It’s Time to Partner with Google Transit Already
The Illadelph

Crowded farewell: Family, MTA co-workers mourn at woman's funeral
Ventura County Star

FRA and Railroads Take Action to Strengthen Bridge Safety Policy, “Essential Elements” Focus on Structural Integrity and Transparency
7thSplace

Freight brakeman in deadly LA train collision sues
Associated Press

Google Says Its New Program May Boost Transit Ridership
New York Sun

Half-a-Penny for Your Transit?
Planetizen

Hitch in getting cleaner trucks at So. Cal ports - Federal agency says pollution plan might violate Shipping Act
MSNBC

How do you wrap a 40 foot bus anyways?
EyeLevel

I-405 Los Angeles Project Funding
Bel Air Association

In Mexico City, bicycles rule the Sunday streets
Los Angeles Times

Inland Metrolink official grilled in U.S. Senate briefing - TESTIMONY: Ron Roberts, a Temecula City councilman, is chairman of the board for the commuter rail system
Press Enterprise

Landscaping the city's gateways - Simi looks to enhance areas around freeway on-ramps
Simi Valley Acorn

Like a dream come true: Solving L.A. traffic and transit problems for $25 a year each
RonKayeLA

Los Angeles Metrolink trains to be equipped with ATS technology
China View

Metro Mole reads the papers (and other things) so you don't have to – A Sad Day for Los Angeles (Metrolink and more)
Metro Mole

Metrolink accident should serve as a lesson to the federal government
CNW Canada

Metrolink adds second engineer to some trains - Relief engineers will ride shotgun on some routes, in a move intended as an interim safety measure
Los Angeles Times

Metrolink Board OKs Safety Review Panel - Board Will Review Existing Safety Protocols
KNBC 4 TV

Metrolink to revive '50s safety technology, wait for new
Daily Bulletin

New rail measures approved - Metrolink also criticizes federal regulators for not seeking updated technology sooner
Burbank Leader

OCTA Train Safety
San Clemente Times

Please don't park your bike like this
The Bus Bench

Ports bill a must (by George Deukmejian & Gray Davis re: SB 974)
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Port workers union seeks Schwarzenegger veto of cargo container fee bill
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union, which represents 15,000 workers, says adding another levy might encourage retailers to avoid California ports
Los Angeles Times

Role of P3s in Building Transportation Improvement Projects
ForConstructionPros

Rail Legislation Could See Vote
TrafficWorld

Senator Holds Up Bill on Train Safety Device
Wall Street Journal

Shuttle is welcomed - students who commute by city bus may soon sigh with relief when plans are implemented to provide a shuttle service for LBCC
Long Beach City College Viking

Time To Buckle Up - officials would do students and the public a favor by making seatbelts on public transportation a law
LA Valley Star

Transit Sales Tax Officially on Ballot
LAist

Victory at the Rose Bowl: Car Free Event a Hit with Community
StreetsBlogLA

Where They Stand: Obama and McCain on Transportation
StreetsBlog