MTA approvs $298 billion plan

In a history-setting move, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board voted Thursday to approve a $298 billion, 30-year plan to reduce traffic congestion and improve public transit in the "megalopolis of gridlock." Troy Anderson in the Daily News.

The Long Range Transportation Plan -- which includes the most funding ever set aside for transportation projects in Los Angeles County -- includes a Westside subway extension, the San Fernando Valley's Orange Line busway and various Valley freeway improvements.