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Metro Takes to the Airwaves to Tout LRTP
Still have questions about Metro's Long Range Transportation Plan? Confused about what's so HOT about congestion pricing? Are you one of those people that feels that Metro's online chats are nothing more than canned responses to easy questions?
March 25, 2008
LADOT Questions Metro’s Bus Cuts
Last month, the Metro Board passed a resolution requiring staff to prepare a memo outlining total service cuts from 2007 and expected cuts for 2008 and 2009. Board Members wanted to put the proposed bus service changes for this June into a larger context to better understand the impact on local economies and Metro's ridership.
March 20, 2008
A First Look at Metro’s Long Term Transportation Plan
Metro released its Long Term Transportation Plan earlier today outlining the plans for new roadways, transit projects, bike lanes and pedestrian improvements planned for the next 30 years. The $152 billion dollar project is as much a call to action as it is a vision. Metro CEO Roger Snobel writes in Metro's press release, "With Sacramento and Washington caught in a budget squeeze, we have to come up with new revenue on the local level if we are to implement this plan."
March 12, 2008
State Avoids Blame As Metro Prepares Service Cuts
The public process is over, and now the cuts can begin.
March 5, 2008
Turnstiles Needed to Protect Us From Terrorists
Why Does Metro Need Turnstiles? 9-11, 9-11 and 9-11
February 28, 2008
Alarcón to Metro: I Don’t Trust You Guys
Public comment for Metro's planned service cuts ended nearly two weeks ago, but that didn't stop the City Council from taking its turn yesterday questioning the cuts. The results weren't pretty.
February 28, 2008