Today's Headlines - more at Metro

9/18/2008

Transportation Headlines for Thursday September 18, 2008

All aboard the Magnetic Bus
San Leandro Times

American Planning Association, California Chapter, 2008 State Conference - A Hollywood Debut - Lights ... Planning ... Action! September Conference at Renaissance Hollywood Hotel
Sun Herald

California’s Senators Want Better Signals for Rail Safety
StreetsBlogLA

catch last call and take the red line home, maybe
angelenic

City Council Approves Late-Night Subway Motion
LAist

Coro Fellows Program in Public Affairs Begin Government Placements
LA Voice

Council Passes Red Line Motion, Metro Board Next Step
BlogDowntown

Deadly crash raises safety doubts about SoCal rail
Associated Press

Editorial: It's time for better train safety systems - Metrolink Crash Shows Need For Automatic Brakes At Red Lights
Sacramento Bee

Federal Railroad Administration: no policy on cell phone use at present
Bottleneck Blog

Four 911 calls about Metrolink crash released - The sample of hundreds of calls the Fire Department received offer a glimpse into the chaos and horror of the collision
Los Angeles Times

Funeral for Fallen LAPD Officer in Train Crash
LAist

Google adds Street View, walking directions to mobile devices - Improvements to Google Maps include greater accuracy with cell tower geolocation
ComputerWorld

High-speed rail campaign begins
Bottleneck Blog

Honesty in the L.A. Metrolink crash - The rail agency's spokeswoman quickly -- too quickly, in her bosses' eyes -- admitted liability in last week's deadly accident. Now she's out of work
Los Angeles Times


LAPD unveils new tipster tool: anonymous text message Chief William J. Bratton says he hopes the new technology will generate more crime tips from the publics
Los Angeles Times
Send Crime Tip Text Messages to: CRIMESLAPD

Los Angeles to Become a Greentech Hub - The city will turn a swath of land in downtown into a complex for greentech manufacturing and incubator
GreenTech Media

Metrolink board meets to discuss fallout from crash
Bottleneck Blog

Metrolink: Cost not a factor
San Bernardino Sun

Northbound Amtrak Pacific Surfliner and Coast Starlight service resumes after Metrolink crash
Los Angeles Times

Overriding Schwarzenegger's promised budget veto won't be simple
Sacramento Bee

Parking, Where Art Thou?
LA Valley College/Valley Star

Politicos Support Transit Tax (Measure D)
Santa Barbara Daily Sound

Probe looks at whether Metrolink engineer's split shift played part in deadly crash - Robert Sanchez began work Friday before dawn, took a midday break and was supposed to have finished at 9 p.m. Experts say such schedules can lead to fatigue, and thereby threaten safety
Los Angeles Times

Proposal Extends Metro Red Line To 3 A.M.
KNBC 4 TV

Riverside agency to look at selling ads on buses
Press Enterprise

Sacramento's budget brawl assures mutual destruction - The inability of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Legislature to reach a deal on the 80-days overdue budget is helping no one
Los Angeles Times

Schwarzenegger's Budget Veto Drama - Dems threaten an override, Arnold says back: I'll veto hundreds of your new laws
LA Weekly

SoCal Company Sells Personal Aircraft That Lands On Water, Land
KNBC 4 TV

State budget could cut MTA funding
Bottleneck Blog

State warms to greenhouse gas emissions plan - The Air Resources Board touts economic benefits in its analysis, but business groups say companies would be forced to flee
Los Angeles Times

Technology to prevent collisions not readily available, train officials say
Daily News
See yesterday’s article: LIRR says its anti-crash systems work - Newsday

Train's engineer received, sent text messages on duty, records show
Los Angeles Times

U.S. Makers of Electric Cars Push for Consumer Tax Credits
Wall Street Journal

Villaraigosa replaces 2 on Metrolink board - The MTA's Richard Katz will be a voting member; a deputy mayor will be an alternate. Also, the NTSB is seeking eyewitness accounts from the conductor and brakeman
Los Angeles Times

Will California Ever Settle On A Budget?
NPR

Yes, You Need a License to Ride a Bike in Los Angeles
StreetsBlogLA