Measure M: ExpressLanes for the 105 freeway
One in a series of posts that will look at projects and programs that would receive funding from the Measure M sales tax ballot measure on the Nov. 8 ballot. What [continue reading]
How We Roll, April 5: everyone wants to fix L.A.
Michael Weinstein might have diagnosed what’s wrong with L.A. But can he fix it? (LA Weekly) The lede of this article by Hillel Aron is a jewel: the head of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation sits in his 21st story office in Hollywood complaining about the new big buildings rising nearby. [continue reading]
How We Roll, Feb. 16: bullet train versus drought, things to read whilst transiting
Newsflash!: The February Metro Board committee agendas have been posted, including links to staff reports on a variety of issues. You can find the agendas here. A few nuggets of interestingness: [continue reading]
HWR: is our region ready to make transit part of our lives?
In today’s HWR, more on transit ridership and building our future transit system, using GPS to get lost in Iceland and things to read whilst transiting… How We Roll’s Super [continue reading]
HWR: pondering 2015's transpo trends
Art of Transit: It has been slow news-wise over the holidays. So I’ll do something different today and write about a quartet of issues we’ve seen often in the news [continue reading]
How We Roll, Nov. 24: is California a model or cautionary tale when it comes to climate change?
Art of Transit: California, a climate model for the rest of the world, has work to do at home (Cal Matters) A good article spurred by the upcoming climate change summit in Paris. Excerpt: California has perhaps the most comprehensive cap-and-trade program in the world, setting a limit and [continue reading]
New details on potential ballot measure
[scribd id=284479323 key=key-Q34Aw2RKGseQZbEHSBMu mode=scroll] A new Metro staff report is now available that details the agency’s ongoing work to update its long-range transportation plan (LRTP). As part of that effort, Metro is [continue reading]
How We Roll, Oct. 12: transit vs gentrification, fare increase study, DTLA rising
Art of Transit: Newsflash!: If you haven’t seen, here’s a Metro staff update on work to update the agency’s long-range plan and a potential ballot measure in Nov. 2016 [continue reading]
How We Roll, Oct. 8: ballot measure talk, carburetors and Lex Luthor vs West Coast
From the Land of Twitter: Robots Read News about self-driving cars. pic.twitter.com/D9JqKdN9dr — Scott Adams (@ScottAdamsSays) October 5, 2015 Use the next 30 seconds to ask your #govt rep to [continue reading]
Governor Brown signs bill that would allow Metro to pursue ballot measure
As many readers know, Metro has been working on a potential update to the agency’s Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) — in addition to a potential ballot measure to help fund projects in the plan. Governor Jerry Brown today signed a bill, AB 767 by Kevin de Leon (D-Los Angeles), that [continue reading]