Today's Headlines - more at Metro

10/22/2008

Transportation Headlines for Wednesday October 22, 2008

Attn. Los Angeles: Yes on Measure R
Force Change

Baldwin Hills oil drilling plan draws packed public hearing - Residents criticize the proposal, now before the L.A. County Board of Supervisors, to drill scores of new wells. The company that operates the field notes that its oil serves local customers
Los Angeles Times

Bay Area gets funds for congestion pricing
San Francisco Chronicle

Bike Day Saturday: LACBC’s Paleta Bicicleta
StreetsblogLA

Bus ridership surges even as gas prices fall
Inland News Today

CALPIRG Rallies Students for Prop. 1A, High Speed Rail
StreetsblogLA

Gasoline prices continue slide - The nationwide average falls to $2.914 a gallon, the Energy Department reports. California's average is down to $3.355
Los Angele Times

LAFD's One-Man Geek Squad Brings Web 2.0 to Firefighting
Wired

Measure R flawed, but needed
Daily News

Measure R is iffy
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Measure R Proponents Release 3 New Commercials
LAist

New editorials for and against Prop 1A high-speed rail bonds
Bottleneck Blog

No Breathing in the Harbor
NRDC Switchboard

Norway fast-tracks hydrogen highway
CleanTech

OC toll roads: Why not have a sale?
Bottleneck Blog

Qantas brings Airbus A380 to LAX
Los Angeles Times

Rail Transit Safety: Fall 2008
Transportation Research Board

Schwarzenegger to call special legislative session - The governor plans to call lawmakers to Sacramento in November to deal with budget issues and may request emergency cuts and tax increases to deal with the state's fiscal woes
Los Angeles Times

Students take to the streets for public transit - With the election looming, Bruins fight for Measure R to bring Metro to Wilshire
Daily Bruin

Taking a `DIP' into L.B.'s traffic issues
Press Telegram

Transportation Officials Propose $545 Billion in Highway Spending
Congressional Quarterly

Truth-squadding the new Measure R ads
Bottleneck Blog