Day: July 23, 2009
Streetsblog LA
Board Wrap: LRTP and AnsaldoBreda Votes and Fare Gate Installation Delayed
Today's Metro Board meeting lasted over four hours and featured a lot of hot button issues including the Long Range Transportation Plan, the fate of the AnsaldoBreda exclusive contract to build light rail cars and whether or not to pursue federal funds to accelerate the Downtown Rail Connector and Subway to the Sea projects. Naturally, the Board decided to delay all of those decisions until September. There is no scheduled Board Meeting in August, although there is a "workshop" on August 13.
July 23, 2009
Lawmakers Pitch Transport Funding Ideas, From VMT to Freight Taxes
Leaders of the House transportation committee, doggedly pursuing a
six-year, $450 billion infrastructure bill this year, pressed their
case this morning before Ways and Means Committee colleagues who must
approve a new funding mechanism for their massive legislation.
July 23, 2009
We Now Return to Our Regular Programming, Already in Progress
LA Streetsblog will resume it's normal publishing schedule today and that means tweeting today's Metro Board Meeting at http://twitter.com/lastreetsblog. For all those that suggested that I get a way to view the twitter feed on this site, it's coming. I waited until I got to New York to ask for it so it's behind a couple other projects on the TOPP to do list, but it is coming and we did hear your suggestions.
July 23, 2009
Fighting to Take Back Louisville’s Waterfront
Today on the Streetsblog Network, we're headed to Louisville, Kentucky, where Broken Sidewalk highlights grassroots efforts to prevent a massive expansion of the I-64 highway on the Ohio River waterfront.
July 23, 2009
Today’s Headlines
Cities Threaten Lawsuit if State Passes Budget That Robs Urban Areas (LA Now) But Hey, At Least Bill Boosts Backers of Suburban NFL Stadiums (Times) Oberstar on Raising the Gas Tax: “Congress Decides, Not the Administration” (PBS) Private Eye, Is Watching You: TAP and Turnstiles Allow Government to Follow You (Bus Bench) Rutten Summarizes Breda … Continued
July 23, 2009