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Public Transit Funding Slightly Better in Jerry Brown’s Proposed Budget
For the first time in three years, California public transit agencies could see a full dose of funding from the State Transit Assistance (STA) fund, thanks in large part to the passage of Proposition 22, which prevents legislators from raiding local government funds, and Governor Jerry Brown, who announced his "painful" budget plan yesterday.
January 11, 2011
Sen. Boxer: Working With Mica, Inhofe on a Long-Term Transpo Bill
Senator Barbara Boxer told reporters today that she had an "excellent", “wonderful” meeting with Rep. John Mica (R-FL), the new chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. She confirmed that they're working on a "longer-term" transportation bill and have come up with many points of agreement. We'll let you know more details about that meeting as we get them.
January 7, 2011
Metro Proposes More Cuts to Bus System
Earlier this week, Metro announced another set of proposed cuts to its bus system. Following so soon on the cuts from just last month, Metro CEO Art Leahy took to The Source to defend the changes. Oddly, rather than defend the good work being done by the bus division at Metro and push for the state to finally restore funds pledged to transit operations but spent on closing a gap in the general fund. Instead, he tries to sell the cancellation of nine bus routes and reductions on dozens more.
January 5, 2011
Mica Names New GOP Transpo Committee Members, Rahall Officially Top Dem
Update: We just learned that Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) has been confirmed as the new Ranking Member of the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee.
December 17, 2010
Metro Board Doesn’t Trust Staff, Removes Selby/Comstock Segment from Wilshire Bus-Only Proposal
Following nearly an hour and fifteen minutes of public testimony, most of which overwhelmingly favored passage of the staff recommendation to complete the Wilshire Bus Only Lanes on all parts of Wilshire Boulevad controlled by the City of Los Angeles, the Metro Board of Directors unanimously backed transit expert Zev Yaroslavsky over their staff and LADOT staff and decided to remove the Comstock/Selby area of Wilshire in Westwood from the project.
December 9, 2010
Mica Confirmed as Transpo Committee Chair
Rep. John Mica (R-FL) was confirmed today as the next Chair of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee.
December 9, 2010
Najarian on 710: Before We Pay for EIR, Let’s Know the Cost
Now that the full agenda for this week's meeting of the Metro Board Meeting is finally online, we can focus on issues beyond the Wilshire Bus Only Lanes.
December 8, 2010
On Street Parking Debate Highlights Transportation Committee Agenda
A new front in the debate over on-street bike parking opens this week with a motion by Councilmen Bill Rosendahl and Paul Koretz that asks the city to study allowing residents to park in front of their own driveways and garages on the street. The motion will be debated as part of the City Council Transportation Committee Hearing that begins tomorrow at 2:00 P.M. at City Hall.
December 7, 2010
Workshop Notes from “L.A. 2050” Event at Occidental College
(Last week before a question and answer session with L.A. City Planning Director Michael LoGrande, James Rojas led attendees through an interactive modeling program. The theme of this program was to envision Los Angeles in 2050. Rojas shares his notes with us below. If you're not familiar with Rojas' modeling projects, check out this video by Dr. Pop.- DN)
December 6, 2010
Rahall Responds, Says His Transpo Record Is About More Than Just Highways
Earlier this month, we reported that Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) was in the running for Ranking Member on the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee in the House. We mentioned our alarm that his ideas about transportation seemed limited and road-centric – specifically, that his website’s issue page on transportation mentioned only highways, water, and broadband. Got us wondering what he thought about bike-ped access and transit.
November 30, 2010