Today's Headlines - more at Metro

10/09/2008

Transportation Headlines for Thursday October 8, 2008

2 railroads plan to beat safety deadline in LA
Examiner

Another smooth week for LA-Long Beach clean trucks
Journal of Commerce

Bailout gives tax break to bicycle commuters
San Francisco Chronicle

Chaos theory, L. A. style - Author Tom Vanderbilt explains the logistics of getting stars to the Oscars
National Post

Clean Tech Open to Hold Transportation Symposium in UCLA
Good Clean Tech

CNG Hybrid-Electric Buses - Combining Two Clean, Fuel-Saving Technologies
Mass Transit Magazine

Counties' agencies push RideShare
Press Enterprise

Dianne Feinstein's testimony at today's Metrolink hearing
Bottleneck Blog

Editorial - Yes on Measure R - It's a tough time to seek a tax hike, but Measure R is worth it.
Los Angeles Times

Entire rail industry should commit to PTC implementation, NTSB's Rosenker says
Progressive Railroading

First Into Recession, California Shows Possible Future for U.S.
Wall Street Journal (requires subscription)

FlyAway bus service fees to climb in 2009
Daily Breeze

Freight railroads pledge to install advanced safety measures by 2012 - Burlington Northern Santa Fe and Union Pacific, which share tracks with Metrolink, say the system's complexity may prevent a complete rollout by that date, however
Los Angeles Times

House Democrats unveil draft climate change bill
USA Today

Measure R… or massive service cuts?
TransitRiderLA

MiFare Classic vulnerability fully and officially exposed
Tech Herald

Positive Train Control to be Installed on Metrolink Routes
LAist

Progress slow on ways to prevent train wrecks - SAFETY: Feinstein says rail officials commit to installing positive train control by 2012, but challenges remain
Press Enterprise

Rail safety system pledged by '12
Daily News

Sen. Boxer addresses EXPO, touts transit's economic role
Metro Magazine

State budget: The deficit that never seems to end
Capitol Weekly

State's leaders deal with new budget problems
San Francisco Chronicle

'StreetCar RTV' introduced at APTA Expo
Metro Magazine

Study Says Closing Roads Might Cut Congestion. Huh?
Wired

UPDATE PROP. R -- MTA tax tactics
RonKayeLA