Recent Streetsblog LA posts about 30/10

Villaraigosa on Time Magazine Webisode on “Tackling Traffic in L.A.”

By Damien Newton | Mar 11, 2011 | 2 Comments

As 30/10 morphs into the national campaign known as “America Fast Forward,” so does the media campaign to make a federal loan or bonding program a reality that would allow Los Angeles to build the Measure R transit projects in the next ten years. Yesterday, Time Magazine posted a video featuring Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa discussing […]

Goodbye, 30/10. Hello, Fast Forward America.

By Damien Newton | Feb 23, 2011 | 20 Comments

Goodbye “30/10” and hello “Fast Forward America.” Congressman John Mica (R-FL) and Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) brought their road show to Los Angeles earlier this morning to get feedback and elicit testimony on how to improve the federal transportation bill. While Boxer was on her “home turf,” it was Mica who sounded like a local […]

With Los Angeles as Inspiration, San Diego Enviros Call for 50/10 Plan

By Damien Newton | Jan 24, 2011 | 4 Comments

Environmentalists from San Diego are echoing the rhetoric of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa in the battle to expand the local transit network and reduce funding for highway expansion. Enter the newly branded, “50-10” plan. Los Angeles’ 30/10 advocates can eat their hearts out. Brought to you by the Save our Forest and Ranchlands (SOFAR) […]

Is Los Angeles Ready for 30/10?

By Damien Newton | Nov 12, 2010 | 11 Comments

As a city, is Los Angeles ready to create communities that best integrate with the new transit system promised by Measure R and the 30/10 proposal? According to a group of community activists calling themselves “LA Neighbors United” (LANU), the answer is “no.” The coalition of neighborhood activists are incensed by changes to the city’s […]

Summary of the Major Decisions from Today’s Metro Board Meeting

By Damien Newton and Carter Rubin | Oct 28, 2010 | 6 Comments

Here’s a quick rundown of the major votes by today’s Metro Board. Each of these five motions were discussed at Streetsblog over the last couple of weeks, and links to those stories can be found at the end of each summary. Streetsblog will have links to all news reports on today’s meeting tomorrow. Westside Subway […]

LA Congressional Delegation and US DOT Voice Strong Support for 30/10 at Crenshaw Press Event

By Carter Rubin | Oct 20, 2010 | 2 Comments

On an atypically dreary day for October, Los Angeles County’s elected representatives from every level of government gathered with community members at Leimert Park to celebrate the receipt of a $546 million loan for the Crenshaw Light Rail project. The news had already broken on Friday. So above all, this was an opportunity for elected […]

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