Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Transportation Funding

Going to a Really Long Metro Board Meeting So You Don’t Have To

By Damien Newton | Nov 29, 2007 | 6 Comments

It is refreshing to go to a transit agency board meeting where everything isn’t decided in advance and actual discussion of issues goes on. Back in Jersey, most decisions are made before the meeting starts, and other than listening to the advocates complain, the meetings are all done pretty quick. Today’s meeting was anything but […]

City Council: Its Time To Think About Our Future Together

By Damien Newton | Nov 28, 2007 | No Comments

EDITED BELOW (10:11 PM) Earlier this morning, the Los Angeles City Council Transportation Committee met to help begin the process of creating a long-range transportation plan for the City. The meeting was held bright and early at 8:30 A.M., giving the council members a chance to hold a press conference outside city hall in time […]

Times Claims Mayor’s Affair Cost City $336 Million in Transportation Funds

By Damien Newton | Nov 26, 2007 | No Comments

Being a former lobbyist in New Jersey, I’ve had about enough media coverage of sex scandals on the news to last a lifetime. But there was one detail from this weekend’s article on Hizzoner’s escapades that deserved comment. With several of his news conferences dominated by questions about the affair, the mayor kept a relatively […]

Support the Bridges, End the War!

By Damien Newton | Nov 21, 2007 | No Comments

The Huffington Post has an essay up by Coleen Rowley, one of the Minnesotans who protested the president’s appearance at the Minnesota Bridge Disaster. Rowley notes the irony that her sign now represents with the president vetoing transportation funding while pushing ahead with more funding for the war. Rowley writes: We had no idea, however, […]

Update on Two Transit Fare Increases…

By Damien Newton | Nov 14, 2007 | No Comments

Metro and LADOT eliminating free transfers on Metro Monthly Passes: Thanks to Bart Reed of the Transit Coalition for tracking this down. As StreetHeat reported last week, the free transfer between Metro and Dash buses downtown will be eliminated on January 1, 2008 as part of Metro’s roll out of the TAP cards. However, its […]

Reminder: Last Foothill Transit Fare Hike Meeting

By Damien Newton | Nov 1, 2007 | No Comments

Tonight is the last chance to make your voice heard on the Foothill Transit proposed fare hike. The last meeting is tonight at 6:30 p.m. at the Foothill Transit Administrative Office, 100 S. Vincent Av., 2nd floor, West Covina. You can use Foothill Transit to go to the meeting on the Silver Streak and lines […]

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