Reading the Newspapers So You Don’t Have To
News:
L.A. gets $150 million to synchronize traffic lights
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-synchronize17oct17,1,4978675.story?coll=la-headlines-california&ctrack=1&cset=true
Governor Schwarzenegger Announces State-of-the-Art Traffic Control System in Los Angeles
http://gov.ca.gov/index.php?/press-release/7739/
Got a traffic grievance? Air it on Metro’s first Live Chat Internet forum
http://www.dailynews.com/breakingnews/ci_7202415
I-5 disaster may have started outside tunnel
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-freeway17oct17,0,5161260.story?coll=la-home-center
I-5 commuters have several alternatives
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/los_angeles_metro/la-me-commuters15oct15,1,395927.story?coll=la-commun-los_angeles_metro&ctrack=2&cset=true
L.A. traffic engineers must face trial
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/los_angeles_metro/la-me-traffic13oct13,1,5780169.story?coll=la-commun-los_angeles_metro&ctrack=3&cset=true
The next commuter lane at the 405 may be for wildlife
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/los_angeles_metro/la-me-animals10oct10,1,1782473.story?coll=la-commun-los_angeles_metro&ctrack=4&cset=true
Left-turn signal planned for Sherman Way at Fallbrook
http://www.dailynews.com/transportation/ci_7131741
Editorials:
The bright side of the I-5 disaster
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-ed-freeway16oct16,0,1754627.story?coll=la-opinion-leftrail
The Funnies:
Know What the Auto Industry Should Do?
http://salon.com/comics/knig/2007/10/17/knig/
Commuting Hell
http://dailynews.mycapture.com/PHOTOS/LADN/353397/16494040E.jpg
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