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Measure R Highway Funds Ready to Roll. Transit Funds? Not So Much.
Yesterday, the Bottleneck Blog publicly released the changes to Metro's Long Range Plan that will be voted upon by the Metro Board at the end of the month. Steve Hymon noted that there were many changes to the timelines to complete projects, and many of them weren't acceleration notices. Below is the timeline, with various comments that were collected from around the Internet and news reports included.
January 7, 2009
Bush Administration Rejects O.C. Toll Road Plan
Rendering of Project Produced by the Save San Onofre Coalition
December 19, 2008
America’s Least Wanted Highways
The Congress for New Urbanism released a highly entertaining top ten list today: the North American highways most in need of demolition.
At the top is Seattle's Alaskan Way Viaduct, a structurally damaged
elevated highway that, if removed, would free up 335 acres of public
land by Elliott Bay.
September 23, 2008
Proponents and Opponents of New Toll Road Clash at OC Hearing
Yesterday, Orange County Planners and Toll Road advocates had "their day in court" at a public hearing in front of federal officials who they hope will overturn a state decision stopping construction of $1.3-billion extension of California 241 in Orange County. After the California Coastal Commission sided with opponents of the road stopped the project, which would cut through San Onofre State Beach, the state created Transportation Corridors Association appealed to the federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to overturn the state decision.
September 23, 2008