Today's Headlines - more at Metro

6/03/2009

Transportation Headlines for Wednesday June 3, 2009

Aviation may be included in infrastructure bank
AINonline

Bill aims to keep emission-reduction efforts local - Assembly members hope to use California's global warming law to force industries to improve air quality in areas worst affected by pollution, which tend to be low-income and minority neighborhoods
Los Angeles Times

Bush Transpo Secretary’s Biggest Disappointment: Bush
LA StreetsBlog

Caltrans on the 710 Tunnel Project: Trust Us, We Know What We’re Doing
LAStreetsBlog

Congestion Pricing Is Most Effective When Fairness Concerns Addressed Early, New Study Finds
Yahoo! News

Cyclists and Pedestrians Looking for a Champion
LA StreetsBlog

First-of-Its-Kind Map Shows LA County a Likely Epicenter of California's Green Economy
PRNewswire

Gold Line Extension Opening In June? Looking Dicey
CurbedLA

LA Bikeways stimulates Seattle and Portland economies
SoapBoxLA

Los Angeles City Council repeals bicycle license fee
Daily News

Man Dragged Under Metro Bus for a Block in Venice
LAist

Mapping L.A. project is revised in nearly 100 ways - The Times updates its online compilation of the city's communities after more than 1,500 reader comments on the first draft and a closer examination of its nearly 30,000 city blocks
Los Angeles Times

Metro CEO, Art Leahy, to Discuss Expanded Gold Line With TOWN HALL LA
MarketWire

Michael Moore Cheers GM Bankruptcy, Calls for Mass Transit
Epoch Times

OCEANSIDE: Transit district to freeze some workers' wages - Mechanics, maintenance workers refuse concessions amid outsourcing fears
North County Times

Port of Long Beach to Hear from Neighbors on Pollution
Journal of Commerce

Proterra Demos Nation's First In-Route Charging Battery-Electric Buses With Los Angeles County's Foothill Transit
PRWeb

Rough road for 710
Crescenta Valley Sun

Schwarzenegger pushes lawmakers for quick action on budget cuts - 'We have run out of time,' the governor tells a joint session of the Legislature. He is proposing sweeping cuts in all areas, including education, healthcare, social services, parks and prisons
Los Angeles Times

States' Budget Woes Are Poised to Worsen
Wall Street Journal

VP Biden hosts High-Speed Rail round-table with state leaders today
USDOT FastLane