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The Federal Transportation Bill Is a Health Care Bill
Dr. Richard J. Jackson is Professor and Chair of Environmental Health Science in the UCLA School of Public Health. We're happy to host opinion pieces from academic and other community leaders. Contact damien@streetsblog.org if you're interested.
March 3, 2011
A Letter from Bill Rosendahl to the Bicycling Community
Today, we approved a Bike Plan which provides more opportunities for people in Los Angeles.
March 2, 2011
Mica on the Next Transportation Bill: Size Matters
We caught up with Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chair John Mica today and asked him about the reauthorization of the federal transportation bill.
March 2, 2011
Gov. Rick Scott Is Reconsidering Florida HSR Position
Florida Gov. Rick Scott has asked the Department of Transportation for additional time to reconsider his decision to return $2.4 billion in federal funding for high-speed rail in the state.
February 25, 2011
Name the SR-710 Extension Moves to the Final Page, But How Much Will It Cost?
Last week's poll asking you to vote on what name L.A. Streetsblog will use to describe the 710 Extension Project was easily Streetsblog's most popular poll to date, with 252 total votes. Two project names got sixty votes each to move on to this final poll. One week from today, either Art Dean's "Golden Freight Freeway" or Joanne Nuckols' "SR-710, L.A.'s Big Dig" will become the official name that Streetsblog uses to describe the project from here on out.
February 25, 2011
Metro Board Wrap: If Measure R Projections Are Down, What Happens to Projects When Funds Run Out?
During today's debate over whether or not to approve a "life of the project" budget for Phase II of the Expo Line, County Supervisor Gloria Molina used the occasion to quiz Metro staff on new projections for Measure R revenue. Originally, the half-cent county-wide sales tax was projected to produce $40 billion in revenue over thirty years. However, in large part due to the Great Recession and high local unemployment rates, that projection has dropped 10% in two and a half years to $36 billion.
February 24, 2011
Goodbye, 30/10. Hello, Fast Forward America.
Goodbye "30/10" and hello "Fast Forward America."
February 23, 2011
Lowenthal Introduces Senate Bill That Could Become Three Foot Passing Law
Last week, Senator Alan Lowenthal (D-Long Beach) introduced S.B. 910, which seeks to define what a "safe distance" is for a motorist to pass a cyclist. While the language of the bill may seem innocuous at first read, Lowenthal's staff says the current draft of the bill is a placeholder for what will most likely become a "3-Feet Passing Law."
February 23, 2011
Obama Admin’s Bold Transpo Plan Leaves Funding Question to Congress
The president’s six-year transportation plan [PDF], included as part of the administration’s FY2012 budget proposal, weighs in at a hefty $556 billion and lays out several policy reforms that, if enacted, could help the nation transition to a more multi-modal, less oil-dependent transportation system.
February 15, 2011
Obama Budget Proposes $556B, Long-term Transportation Bill
The White House hasn’t released its FY2012 budget request yet. What we know so far is that it’s a $3.7 trillion budget that would reduce the deficit from $1.6 trillion projected for 2011 to $1.2 trillion next year. President Obama “trims or terminates” more than 200 federal programs, according to the Washington Post, but has big plans for transportation: his budget envisions a $556 billion transportation bill.
February 14, 2011