Infrastructure:
*Golden Gate Bridge options to prevent suicides -- Erecting a suicide barrier on the Golden Gate Bridge would cost between $25 million and $50 million and would alter the look of the historic span, bridge officials said Monday. Bridge officials outlined five design options that were studied in an environmental impact document scheduled for release today. SF Chronicle 7/8/08
Transit:
High Speed Rail Station Locations Coming -- The California High Speed Rail Authority will consider approving the final plans Tuesday for the portion of the state's new high speed rail system that would run from the Bay Area to the Central Valley. The proposed system would feature trains that run at speeds of up to 220 mph and travel from San Francisco, Oakland and Sacramento to the Central Valley and down to Los Angeles and San Diego. Meetings will be held both Tuesday and Thursday in San Francisco. On Wednesday, the authority is scheduled to consider possible station locations for the Bay Area to Central Valley portion of the route. NBC 11 7/8/08
*California Moves to Curb Bad Habits of Motorists -- Long commutes and a passion for the auto have long combined to make the California car a second home. But that way of life is being chipped away slightly, with a series of new laws — and more being contemplated by state legislators — that take aim at the bad habits of the state’s 22 million drivers. NY Times 7/8/08
Air travel:
California's airport projects may be grounded -- Thanks to higher oil prices, fares are rising, airlines are cutting flights, older gas-guzzling planes are being mothballed and passenger fees are being added almost weekly. Now improvements worth hundreds of millions of dollars at aging passenger terminals and other airport facilities are in jeopardy. LA Times 7/8/08
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