Month: April 2011

More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill

Last week Metro held public hearings for the environmental studies for the environmental hearings for the Green Line Extension to the South Bay and the Green Line Extension to LAX was featured in an article in the Los Angeles Times.  Needless to say, it was a rough week for the Green Line.  The environmental hearings, at least in Lawndale and Redondo Beach, were raucous events where opponents and NIMBY's dominated the event.

Chicago Mayor-Elect Rahm Emanuel has snapped up Gabe Klein, former head of the District Department of Transportation in Washington, to head up his transportation team in the Windy City.

A motion by County Supervisor and Metro Board Member Mark Ridley-Thomas would grade-separate the planned Crenshaw Light Rail Line for twelve blocks from 48th Street to 59th Street along the Crenshaw Corridor and would require the construction of a station at Leimert Park.  Both grade-separating the Crenshaw Line and the Leimert Park Station are listed as "optional" in Metro's most recent corridor studies.  To pay for the grade-separation and new station, Ridley-Thomas asks Metro to identify funding sources "including but not limited to" Measure R funds for the Expo Line and for the Green Line to LAX, the Arbor-Vitae interchange project and sales of "surplus property" along the right-of-way that won't be used.  The Crenshaw Line will run below-grade for the rest of the route along Crenshaw Boulevard.

Faced with the decision about how to spend scarce transit resources, many communities have recently opted for suburban commuter rail.

More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill

When Congress Woman Jane Harman announced her resignation earlier this year, two of California's political heavyweights moved quickly to try and position themselves as the frontrunner for the suddenly vacant Congressional seat.  However, many members of the 36th District were excited because they believed Harman's absence would create an opening for Marcy Winograd, a progressive candidate who had twice run spirited campaigns to unseat the billionaire incumbent.  We covered Winograd's most recent effort back in October of last year.

CPEHN’s spring convening, The Road to Health: Improving Community Wellbeing Through Transportation, is right around the corner. From safe routes to school and accessible public transit, to impacting your regional transportation plan, our convening will provide insight into creating more sustainable, healthy, and active communities. Featuring presentations from TransForm and local advocates, the convening will include: An … Continued