Today's Headlines - more at Metro

2/28/2009

Transportation Headlines for Saturday February 28, 2009

Aircraft landings at LAX are quieter, cleaner
Los Angeles Times/LA Now

Antonovich Secures Measure R Funds for Metrolink System Safety Improvements
Santa Clarita Valley News Center

Cheaper gasoline, riders' job losses empty train seats
Daily News

Despite lower prices, less gas is being used
Sacramento Bee

DOT Adviser Applauds Rep. Blumenauer’s Plan to Link Transportation Finance, Investment and Climate Change Initiatives - New revenue sources to fix transportation could come from carbon cap and vehicle miles traveled fees
Environmental Defense Fund

Engineer in fatal Metrolink crash let teens ride in cab, sources say - Text messages show Robert M. Sanchez took rail fans for ride-alongs in violation of safety regulations
Los Angeles Times

Environmental Defense Fund Welcomes EPA Clean Air Standards to Reduce Hazardous Diesel Pollution
PRNewswire

FTA Updates Recovery Act Apportionment Guidance
Passenger Transport

Highway Users Bewildered by Administration's Transportation Budget Proposal
PRNewswire

HOT toll lanes commute to Bay Area
Daily Journal

Implementing Highway and Rail Related Provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Nossaman

LaHood won't challenge Congressional efforts to end Mexico truck project
The Trucker

Metro Backs Federal Stimulus Funding for Foothill Extension, but not without a debate: A Letter From Habib Balian
I Will Rider

Obama Releases $3.6 Trillion Budget Plan for FY 2010; Includes $72.5 Billion for U.S. DOT
Passenger Transport

Oberstar, Mica, Blumenauer Headline APTA Legislative Conference; LaHood to Speak Monday Afternoon
Passenger Transport

Q-Line answers - Making Tracks (Exposition Light Rail)
Santa Monica Daily Press

Ports' leaders see slow recovery - Recession and competition from rivals dampen expected volume in Long Beach and L.A.
Daily Breeze

Rebuilding a Bridge - Complex Plan to Replace Ailing Viaduct Involves Historic, Logistical Challenges
LA Downtown News

Report: U.S. should employ mileage-based usage fee
Metro Magazine

South Koreans May Lose Subway Mobile TV As Broadcasters Face Cash Crisis
Washington Post

Statement by William W. Millar President, American Public Transportation Association On U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer’s Leadership in Transportation Infrastructure Funding
American Public Transportation Association

Supporting Mass Transit
Living on Earth

Tough times spur novel transportation bond deal
San Francisco Chronicle

Transit Agencies Face Financial Crunch
Passenger Transport

Transportation for America Launches Its Campaign Platform
StreetsBlog

Union Pacific Conductor in L.A. Crash Said to Fail Drug Test
Bloomberg

Washington Metro expands wireless service
Metro Magazine