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Sneak Peak at Subway to the Sea Alternatives (Updated)
(Update: Darell Clarke has "official" higher resolution images of the alternatives at his personal blog LA Vision)
May 5, 2008
How Much Would You Actually Save With a Gas Tax “Holiday”?
The folks at Jabberwonk have put together a simple gas tax "holiday" calculator. Enter your car's fuel efficiency and the miles you expect to drive, and the calculator spits out how much you would save this summer if the gas tax were suspended.
May 2, 2008
Fix Expo: We’re Going to Court
Enraged by the Expo Construction Authority’s decision to increase funding for an overpass at Culver City and not for a grade separated area by Dorsey High School, the Citizen’s Campaign to Fix the Expo Line (Fix Expo) has obtained legal counsel and intends to sue to Expo Authority to force more grade separations in the South L.A. part of the project.
April 30, 2008
Metro Rejects Service Cuts, Approves Congestion Pricing and Much, Much More
Villaraigosa Stands Tough on Service Cuts
April 24, 2008
Desert Dispatch Letter Defends SUV’s and Attacks Carbon Fees
When you write for a blog you get used to getting some amount of criticism for what you type. But a letter responding to the efforts of Fred Camino and I to bolster the Feuer bills after a bewildering editorial in the Desert Dispatch prevoked a response that was so shocking it made me spit my tofu cilantro shake all over my comic book collection.
April 24, 2008
Paper: We Love Our Cars! Defeat the Climate Change Bills!
From the mouths of college students...
April 18, 2008
Feuer’s Sales Tax and Climate Change Bills Pass Committee
The California Assembly Transportation Committee passed Assemblyman Mike Feuer's legislation that would allow LA County to place measures on the ballot to fund transportation projects. A.B. 2321 allows for the county to levy an additional half cent sales tax that would go directly to transportation projects after approval by two-thirds of voters. The controversial A.B. 2558 will allow the county to increase vehicle fees or the gas tax in the name of fighting climate change with majority support of voters. Both initiatives could be on the ballot this fall.
April 14, 2008