Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Transportation Funding

Metro Board Passes Long Range Transportation Plan

By Damien Newton | Oct 22, 2009 | 21 Comments

A good day for the Gold Line Foothill Extension who’s future Monrovia Station is depicted in this image from the Bottleneck Blog. (editor’s note: For more of a blow-by-blow from today’s meeting visit the twitter feeds for LA Streetsblog, Soap Box and I Will Ride) When the process to get from public meetings to a […]

In Kafka’s Castle: TDM in Action

By Michael Cahn | Oct 14, 2009 | 6 Comments

Photo: Duncan Rawlinson via The Last Minute Blog (editor’s note: Dr. Michael Cahn is a lecturer in book history at UCLA. There is also someone with the same name affiliated with some bike group in town, but that is another chapter. This story has received very light editing on my part and is re-printed with […]

Congress’ Transport Impasse Hits States — and Not Just Their Road Funds

By Elana Schor | Oct 5, 2009 | 2 Comments

When lawmakers failed on Wednesday to reach a deal on avoiding the cancellation of $8.7 billion in transportation spending authority, the consequences of Congress’ inaction weren’t immediately palpable to most voters — but the loss is sinking in on the local level. (Photo: USGS.gov) From Texas to New Jersey to Colorado, local DOT officials are […]

Transit Cuts Report Underscores Cities’ Congressional Influence Gap

By Elana Schor | Aug 18, 2009 | No Comments

In a report released this morning, Transportation for America (T4A) expands on its months-long effort to map transit cutbacks across the nation and concludes that 10 of the largest 25 local agencies are being forced to hike fares by more than 13 percent. (Photo: T4A) T4A’s report illustrates the punishing effect of such cuts on […]

Senate’s New DOT Spending Bill Eases One Transit Funding Barrier

By Elana Schor | Aug 11, 2009 | 1 Comment

An artist’s rendering of the proposed multi-modal Columbia River Crossing, with light rail and a bike path beneath the bridge. (Photo: Oregonian) During the lengthy process of pursuing a "New Starts" funding agreement with the U.S. DOT, local transit officials are often at the mercy of cost-benefit calculations that have failed to keep pace with […]

Transit Outsourcing Booms — But Are There Safety Trade-offs?

By Elana Schor | Jul 13, 2009 | 7 Comments

New Orleans streetcars, such as the one pictured above, are about to be outsourced to a private French company. (Photo: NYT) The Wall Street Journal reports today on the growing number of cities around the country that are in talks to outsource local transit systems to cope with the budgetary pressures of the recession. New […]

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