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Transit Advocacy

October 2009
Thu 22: Metro Board Passes Long Range Transportation Plan 21
Wed 14: The View from a Folding Chair 71
Tue 13: LA Theaters - A View From the Streets 1
Wed 7: Obama’s Engaged With Transit More in 9 Months than Bush Did in 8 Years 3
September 2009
Tue 29: New Report: Feds Subsidizing Parking Six Times as Much as Transit 2
Wed 23: New Report: 10% Transit Growth Would Help Meet House Climate Target 0
Fri 18: Pro-Tea Party Republican’s Angry Letter to D.C. Metro: Read it in Full 7
Mon 14: McCain's List of Wasteful Transit Includes Wilshire Bus-Only Lanes and Gold Line Extension 15
Thu 3: Feds Still Forcing Transit Agencies to Bow to Private Charter Buses 3
August 2009
Tue 18: Transit Cuts Report Underscores Cities’ Congressional Influence Gap 0
Mon 10: The Peculiar Federalism of Transit Safety: No National Standards Exist 5
July 2009
Thu 30: Poll: Californians Don't Like Gas Prices, Want Better Transit 12
Wed 22: BRU Joins National Effort to Raise Federal Funds for Transit Operations 27
Tue 21: Metro Board Preview: LRTP, AnsaldoBreda, Silver Line and Tolls 5
Tue 14: Measure R Acceleration Plans Aren't a Political Slam Dunk 13
June 2009
Mon 29: From Russia, with Transit Love 5
Fri 26: The Wall Street Tax Shelter That Crashed Your Local Transit Agency 8
Tue 23: Dana Gabbard: Why My Community Is the Best for Transit 8
Mon 22: Is Your Community Transit, Pedestrian and Bicycle Friendly? 7
Fri 12: Congress Agrees to Keep Transit Operating Aid in War Bill 0
Thu 4: Transit Planners to Congress: Please Figure Out How to Fund Us 1
May 2009
Wed 20: Metro in 2010: More Rail, BRT and Highways. Less Bus Service 21
Mon 18: Will: Government Shouldn’t Interfere — Except To Benefit Big Highways 3
Fri 15: Governor Finds a New Way to Rob Transit Even More 11
April 2009
Thu 30: Doomsday Across America 8
Fri 24: Is the Obama Administration Poised to Push Transit? 1
Fri 17: California Transit Association Recommends Long-Term Funding Ideas 1
March 2009
Mon 30: Back to the Grid, Part 2: John Norquist on Reclaiming American Cities 0
February 2009
Tue 17: What Metro and Its Riders Will Lose in State Budget "Deal" 16
Fri 13: Tonight: PBS on Transit, States, and the Stimulus 2
Tue 10: Senate Approves Stimulus Bill — On to Conference Committee 0
January 2009
Thu 29: Is Transit a Priority for Nancy Pelosi? 2
Wed 28: Call This Morning to Secure More Transit Money in Stimulus 0
Mon 12: LA Times: State Should Act to Save Transit Funding 3
Wed 7: Measure R Highway Funds Ready to Roll. Transit Funds? Not So Much. 46
November 2008
Fri 21: Report: Good Transit and Good Jobs Go Hand in Hand 0
Tue 18: NBC's Football Talking Heads Take Transit, Walk to Work 0
October 2008
Tue 14: PBS Exposes the Joy of Transit 2
September 2008
Thu 18: Brookings: Feds Should Stop Giving Transit Projects the Run-Around 0
Wed 3: Sarah Palin, Transit Advocate? 2
August 2008
Fri 15: Transit Stimulus Bill Needs Co-Sponsors in Senate 0
Tue 12: Supervisors Put Sales Tax on Regular Ballot, But Get Their Shots In 0
Wed 6: Assembly Committee Won't Stop High Speed Rail from Going to Ballot 4
Tue 5: LA County Board of Supervisors Passes Their Confusion on to Voters 12
Tue 5: Former Metro Board Chair Takes Your Questions This Weekend 0
July 2008
Thu 31: House Bill Makes Connection Between Transit Funding and Gas Price Relief 0
Thu 31: BRU 'Blowsback' at Metro's Sales Tax Proposal 27
Tue 15: Politicians Threaten High Speed Rail Ballot Proposal 7
Mon 14: Cleveland's Health Line Setting a National Example for Bus Rapid Transit 14
June 2008
Thu 26: Metro Postpones Decision on LRTP to November. Advances Sales Tax. 9
Mon 23: Coming Soon:Free Bus Rides to Dodger Stadium 15
Mon 23: Georgia Governor Comes Around on Commuter Rail 2
Fri 20: New Group Calls for Greenway Along Proposed Expo Line 4
Thu 19: Metro Imagines More Buses Running on Time 7
Tue 17: Obama Calls for Investment in Regional Intercity Rail 0
Tue 10: Westsiders Vent at Last Night's Expo Meeting 10
Fri 6: Republicans Stop Feuer’s Efforts to Lower Sales Tax Threshold 2
Fri 6: National Transit Union Proposes a Smart Fuel Subsidy 1
May 2008
Wed 28: National Poll: Americans Expect Gas Prices to Rise More 2
Fri 23: Street Smart: Streetcars and Cities in the 21st Century Workshop 3
Fri 23: Urge Congress to Support Amtrak and Passenger Rail 4
Thu 22: Metrolink Sues Metrolinkrider.com for Domain Name and Loses 23
Thu 22: Portland Elects Cyclist Mayor; Obama Draws 8K Supporters on Bikes 3
Wed 21: Reminder: Streetcar Workshop Coming Tomorrow 0
Thu 15: Streetcar Workshops Come to Los Angeles Next Week 4
Fri 9: Video Contest Seeks Winning Pitch for Transit 0
Thu 8: Metro's Plans for 2009: No Fare Hike, Completed Gold Line 1
Tue 6: Melbourne: A Pedestrian Paradise 6
Mon 5: Sneak Peak at Subway to the Sea Alternatives (Updated) 20
Thu 1: Obama Dismisses Gas Tax "Gimmick" 1
April 2008
Wed 30: Fix Expo: We’re Going to Court 5
Fri 25: Streetsblog Rewind: Transportation Engineer Looks at the Lakers 4
Thu 24: Metro Rejects Service Cuts, Approves Congestion Pricing and Much, Much More 6
Thu 24: Today, Metro Talks Cuts. Tomorrow, Metrolink Talks Hikes 3
Thu 17: Legislators Pushing for Green Line Extension to LAX 2
Wed 16: Not Much Space for Bike or Ped. Projects in LA-OC Study 0
Wed 16: Metro's Citizen Advisory Council Opens Blog 0
Mon 14: LA Eastside on Buses as Part of the Community 0
Thu 10: LA's First Street Film: Looking at BRT 19
Mon 7: Papers Ganging Up on Feuer Legislation 0
Fri 4: Update on the Battle Over the Expo Light Rail 3
March 2008
Fri 28: California College Student Rally for Rail 0
Thu 27: Villaraigosa Frets That Service Cuts Will Cause More Crime 5
Thu 20: LADOT Questions Metro's Bus Cuts 5
Tue 18: Blogs Are Buzzing on Metro's Long Range Plan 3
Mon 17: Metrolink Next Up for Fare Hikes 6
Thu 13: Westside Rejects Some Service Cuts 1
Wed 12: A First Look at Metro’s Long Term Transportation Plan 15
Wed 5: State Avoids Blame As Metro Prepares Service Cuts 1
February 2008
Thu 28: Turnstiles Needed to Protect Us From Terrorists 14
Thu 28: Alarcón to Metro: I Don't Trust You Guys 2
Mon 25: Coming Soon:Take the Bus to the Game? 0
Mon 11: The Bus Bench Ends "Dead Escalator Series" 0
Thu 7: Expo's Bumpy Ride Continues 0
Thu 7: Sector Board Also Against Service Cuts 2
Thu 7: San Fernando Valley Service Cuts Hearing Report 1
Wed 6: Expo Board Talking Dorsey High Tomorrow 2
Tue 5: Input Wanted? 3
January 2008
Thu 31: Transit Coalition Blasts Service Cuts 1
Wed 30: Quotes That Matter from Folks That Matter 0
Fri 25: Feds Cut Light Rail Language from STC Report 2
Thu 24: This Post Brought to You By the Number 33 1
Thu 17: Metro Considers Raising "Senior Discount" Age to 65 1
Mon 14: The Bus Bench's Dead Escalator Survey 0
Mon 7: SoCATA Backs Prop 91 0
December 2007
Thu 20: LADOT's Press Release on Downtown Fare Changes Probably Too Late to Control Blame 0
November 2007
Thu 29: Going to a Really Long Metro Board Meeting So You Don't Have To 6
Wed 28: Thomas Rubin Tells Transit Coalition: LA Needs More Buses...Not Trains 7
Wed 14: Update on Two Transit Fare Increases... 0
Tue 6: Metro Packs the House at Downtown Connector Meeting 0
Tue 6: Mail Call: Lets Talk Expo 0
Tue 6: Letter 1: Light Rail for Cheviot's Response 0
Fri 2: Once-ler of the Week 0
Thu 1: Reminder: Last Foothill Transit Fare Hike Meeting 0
October 2007
Tue 30: So.CA.TA. Calls for Lobbying for 'Subway to the Sea' 0
Mon 29: Americans prefer Smart Growth to New Roads... 0
Fri 26: National Safety Stats on Light Rail 0
Fri 26: Reminder:Subway to the Sea Meeting on Monday 0
Fri 26: Live and Learn Part II 0
Thu 25: Debate Over Grade Crossings Highlights Expo Meeting 1
Mon 22: The 2nd Annual Alt Car Expo 1