Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Road repair bond

Op-Ed: Invest in multipurpose streets to support housing values

By Juan Matute | Jan 15, 2013 | 8 Comments

Municipal bond rates are at historic lows. A memo by two respected faculty members at the UCLA Anderson Forecast (available at Streetsblog, for some reason link to city website is broken) suggests the city take advantage of these low rates to fund a $3 billion program to resurface, rehabilitate, and reconstruct city streets. This same logic extends […]

Council Vote on Road Bond Pushed Until Next Tuesday, Advocates Push for Safer Streets for All

By Damien Newton | Jan 9, 2013 | 3 Comments

At the start of the public hearing on the resolution asking the City Attorney to draft a bond measure for the May 21 that would dedicate 29 years of taxes towards road repair bonds, Council President Herb Wesson announced that the Council would not vote or debate the measure until next Tuesday. While Wesson offered […]

Behind the $3 Billion Road Repair Bond Measure, Englander Promises Better Streets for All

By Damien Newton | Jan 7, 2013 | 13 Comments

Last week, two of Los Angeles’ newest Council Members, Mitch Englander and Joe Buscaino, made news by announcing a campaign for a $3 billion bond to fund road repair on L.A.’s worst streets. The “Los Angeles Emergency Local Street Safety and Traffic Improvement Measure” would need a two-thirds vote of city voters in May 21 […]