Election 2012
Streetsblog LA
“Brown Doggle?” Efforts to Use HSR as Cudgel Against CA Dems. Fizzle
"The Browndoggle."
November 8, 2012
By Foot, Pedal, or Car, Boyle Heights Voters Arrive At Polls
As the second wave of voters rushed to the polls last night at rush hour in Boyle Heights, voters arrived not just by car, also on foot, and some by bicycle.
November 7, 2012
Measure J’s “Rejection” Was NOT an Anti-Transit Vote
Maybe a two-thirds local threshold is just too high a bar to cross, maybe the No on J Campaign did its job too well, maybe voter turnout for the top of the ticket was too low. Whatever the reason, Measure J received "only" 64.7% of the vote last night, a full 1.95% short of the two-thirds threshold it needed to pass. "Only in California is 65% a defeat instead of a landslide victory," wrote Denny Zane on his Facebook page. "...and that has to change."
November 7, 2012
SLIDESHOW: Canvassers Get Out the Vote, One Block at a Time
Updated: 1:34 p.m, 11/06/2012
November 6, 2012
Which Mitt Would Shape U.S. Transpo Policy: The Governor or the Candidate?
If Mitt Romney the President reverts back to the positions of Mitt Romney the Governor, transportation policy in America could see significant steps forward. Better-maintained roads. Smarter growth. Cleaner air.
November 5, 2012
What Has President Obama Done to Improve American Transportation Policy?
With the election just days away, it’s a good time to reflect on what the Obama administration has done with transportation policy – and what a Romney administration might have in store. Streetsblog does not endorse candidates. This is an overview of their respective records and a look back at what we know of these two men. We’ll start with President Obama in this post and move on to Mitt Romney in the next one.
November 5, 2012
Make Your Endorsements, the L.A. Streetsblog Caucus
Next week, Downtowners, Angelenos, Californians and Americans will head to the polls for the 2012 General Election. There's a slew of local ballot initiatives on the ballot in addition to the main event. But why wait until Tuesday to make your voice heard, when you can do so right now in addition to at the ballot box.
November 2, 2012
This Could Be the Biggest Year Ever for Transit at the Ballot Box
Next month, 19 transit-related measures will come before voters. If the rest of this year is any guide, 16 of them will pass.
October 10, 2012
Ultimate Irony: Newt Gingrich’s Bus Breaks Down in West Hollywood
Sometimes a headline is too good to be true, and too good for just a Today's Headlines.
February 17, 2012
The Mayor’s Office, Measure R and Multiple “Plan B’s”
When the Mayor and his staff in city hall say that nothing is off the table when it comes to accelerating project development and construction for the transit projects funded by the Measure R sales tax, they aren't just talking. While the Mayor promised that there was a "Plan B" if his efforts to change federal law to favor communities that tax themselves to build transit don't go anywhere in D.C.
January 30, 2012