Today's Headlines - more at Metro

10/07/2008

Transportation Headlines for Tuesday October 7, 2008

Activist Issues a Call for Councilman Parks to Step Down by Monday or Face a Recall
The Front Page

Back End Developer
FreshMeat

BART Riders Embrace Paying with Mobile Phones -- NFC Trial a Success - Mobile Payments Trial Shows High Transit and Retail Usage
MarketWatch

Big transit show in San Diego this week
Bottleneck Blog

City Finds Another $1 Million in Streetcar Funding
BlogDowntown

Expo right-of-way: should it be a busway?
Bottleneck Blog


High Gas Prices Put Public Transportation on Nation's Agenda
EarthTimes

How Long Does it Take to Fix the Road?
LAist

Long Beach Press-Telegram editorializes against Measure R
Bottleneck Blog

Leaders may call lawmakers into emergency session as new state budget plunges into the red
Los Angeles Times

Measure R Battle
CurbedLA

Five Transportation Measures to Watch
Modal Citizen

Hopes for light rail lines could stay alive - Recommendation by MTA staff will include 3 alternative routes
Whittier Daily News

Little joy at slide in gasoline - Dropping oil prices could break $60 a barrel, an analyst says. That helps motorists, but the weakening economy is creating bigger problems
Los Angeles Times

Measure R targets road congestion in L.A. County
Daily News

Officials of Metrolink operator comment on deadly crash - Veolia Transportation executives say the company is 'stricken with grief' over the collision that killed 25. They decline comment on specifics, citing the continuing investigation
Los Angeles Times

Opinion - The new NBC Universal HQ is too big for a parking lot
In its coverage of the disputed development near Universal Studios, The Times understates the extent of the opposition from the community
Los Angeles Times

Public Transit Users Save $9,499 per Household Annually, Up Over $250 From Last Year
APTA Annual Meeting Blog

Putting America's Transportation System on Track
AFSCME

RaiPAC Campaign To Improve Surfliner Weekend Schedule Succeeds
RailPAC

Race For The Electric Car - Competition To Build A Viable Electric Car Heats Up, As Silicon Valley Gets Into The Game
CBS News

RailTrends 2008 Recap: In these most uncertain times, the 'Rail Renaissance' endures
Progressive Railroading

Santa Clarita Council Member Named to State Board - Marsha McLean Represents North L.A. County on League of California Cities Board
Santa Clarita Valley Non Profit News

Santa Monica Construction Delays
West Hollywood News

Transportation Symposium
California Clean Tech

union station to l.a.x. express train? metro thinks so
angelenic