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“Locals” Continue Attack on S.B. 375 “Sprawl Bill”
By Damien Newton |
Photo of Riverside via Miizzard/Flickr. In what could seem a companion piece to either this morning’s Streetsblog.net post or last week’s interview with Michael Woo, the California Planning & Development Report outlines some of the excuses local planners are using to attack S.B. 375, the legislation that requires land-use patterns be used to fight sprawl. […]
California Transportation Commission: $538 Billion Needed to Maintain System
By Dana Gabbard |
One of the things I do each year is read the California Transportation Commission Annual Report. I find it a useful snapshot of policy and operation issues for transportation in California. Intriguingly the 2011 Report’s introduction mentions a statewide transportation needs assessment the Commission released late last year. Over 10 years ago the Commission undertook […]
What High Speed Rail Funding Bill Means for Southern California in the Next Decade
By Damien Newton |
(High Speed Rail is a hot topic on the Streetsblogs. For more check out CA Senate Approves Funds for High-Speed Rail, Commuter Rail Upgrades at Streetsblog San Francisco, A Victory for CA High Speed Rail but Still a Long Fight Ahead by “Streetsblog.net” director Angie Schmitt) Last week, the State Senate and Assembly passed legislation […]
League of Conservation Voters Annual Awards Banquet (CicLAvia!)
By Damien Newton |
I wish to invite you to LA’s premiere environmental awards event — the Los Angeles League of Conservation Voters’ Smith-Weiss Environmental Champion Awards on Saturday, May 12, in the Windsor Square neighborhood of Los Angeles. This year’s Environmental Champion Awardees are: · Hon. John A. Perez, Speaker of the California Assembly · Hon. Pam O’Connor, Santa Monica City Council, and chair of the […]
Zocalo: What Does SoCal Need from the 710?
By Damien Newton |
Information from Zocalo, here. The 710 is one of the most important freeways in Southern California. It’s also shorter than originally planned: For nearly 50 years, legal and environmental challenges have stalled the freeway in Alhambra, 4.5 miles short of its intended destination, Pasadena. Over the decades, discussions about extending the freeway have cast its future as […]
How Will A.G.’s Legal Stand Against SANDAG Impact Local Planning
By Damien Newton |
(Last week, we covered the surprise announcement from Attorney General Kamala Harris to join a lawsuit against the San Diego Association of Governments’ regional plan. If you haven’t already done so, you can read that story, here.) When Attorney General Kamala Harris announced her office was supporing a lawsuit against the allegedly progressive long-term transportation […]