1.   And Burbank and Glendale are hubs of the entertainment industry, home to major studios and drawing in thousands of new commuters a day.

2.   But the MTA would face tough competition for that money from southern and western cities seeking federal aid to build new commuter rail and bus lines.

3.   Pollution aside, the tie-ups on Valley freeways will extend farther and farther as new commuters pile on from Pinal County.

4.   The airline has ordered eight new commuter planes to replace a dozen aging carriers.

5.   The farms that remain are hemmed in on all sides by expensive new commuter castles.

6.   These costs would be recouped through long-term lease arrangements with the new commuter rail service.

7.   A new automated commuter lane will cut to just two or three minutes the time it takes prescreened drivers to cross, U.S. and Mexican officials said Thursday.

8.   A new twin-engine commuter airplane crashed on a test flight Thursday, killing all six people aboard, including an American instructor.