Today's Headlines - more at Metro

10/04/2008

Tranportation Headlines for Saturday October 4, 2008

Cedillo vows to try driver's license immigration bill again
LA Now

Century City garage: a good thing or a KISS concert?
Bottleneck Blog

Charts tell the story in Rand's traffic study
Bottleneck Blog

Contra-flow Bike Lane - Boulder, CO
Streetfilms

'Dirty fuels' profit by bailout bill's tax breaks for renewable energy - Incentives mean billions for coal and oil projects that increase emissions
Los Angeles Times

Easing Traffic Will Cost Motorists, RAND Study Finds
Santa Monica Surf/Lookout News

Electric vehicles light up Paris Motor Show - Hybrids, plug-ins and pure electric vehicles arrive in force as manufacturers sort out battery woes
Los Angeles Times

Fate of O.C. toll road to be decided by Bush appointee - With public comment period closed, federal officials have begun compiling tens of thousands of written opinions. A Bush appointee will decide by Jan. 7 whether to overturn a state agency's decision
Los Angeles Times

Gold Line East LA Extension Continues
Transit LA

L.A. could face $400-million budget deficit, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa warns - He tells department heads to prepare for job and service cuts as the city confronts turmoil on Wall Street and the state government's dire financial situation
Los Angeles Times

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa tells departments to get ready for job, service cuts
Daily News

Metrolink witnesses: The light was green
LA Now

Mostly quiet campaign so far for Measure R
Bottleneck Blog

MTA bus driver's day pass scheme spurs audit
Daily News

Planetizen Takes a Look at Latino Urbanism
StreetsBlogLA

Port terminal deal OK'd
Daily Breeze

Potential liability an issue in Metrolink crash
Ventura County Star

President Bush to sign high-speed legislation included in rail safety bill, Mica says
Progressive Railroading

SCAG office to open locally?
Imperial Valley Life

Streetcar Plan Gets $5 Million
LA Downtown News

The Sales Tax and Ballot Language
The Bus Bench

The week in transportation
Bottleneck Blog

Train check - $13 billion Amtrak bill heads to Bush's desk
Grist

Witnesses say light was green just before Metrolink train crashed - Three observers who were at the Chatsworth station -- a security guard and two train enthusiasts -- insist that the engineer had a green light
Los Angeles Times

From the Metro Dorothy Peyton Gray Library Archive:
Public Transit - Who Needs It? (Starring Paul Lynde and Ralph Story)
1968 Southern California Rapid Transit District Film via YouTube
Public Transportation: Who Needs It? (Part 1)
Public Transportation: Who Needs It? (Part 2)
Public Transportation: Who Needs It? (Part 3)