Streetsblog Los Angeles

Regarding the survey that shows sustained support for Measure R: The survey also showed a breakdown of which projects in Measure R garner the most support from voters:

from the article:
“About 90% said that highway improvements were very important or somewhat important, compared with 77% for light rail projects and 73% for extending the subway to West Los Angeles.

Another 73% said that it was important to expand bus service while 75% supported more carpool lanes and additional service on Metrolink, the commuter rail line that serves six counties.”

So, there is probably a significant percentage of voters who voted for Measure BECAUSE IT HAD HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENTS in it. Given the measure only passed by a couple percent, I would bet that, if R had not included money for car/highway improvement projects, it would not have passed. I wonder what some of the more anti-car transit advocates around here think of that?