Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Measure J

Five Things I’m Thinking About Transportation

By Damien Newton | Oct 29, 2012 | 29 Comments

When I last took a paternity leave, I returned with a brief column on some stories I would never get to flesh out that occured during my time off. Sometime after that, Steve Hymon started running an occasional “5 Things I’m Thinking About Transportation” series. I’ve rarely done it, but if it’s good enough for […]

This Could Be the Biggest Year Ever for Transit at the Ballot Box

By Tanya Snyder | Oct 10, 2012 | No Comments

Next month, 19 transit-related measures will come before voters. If the rest of this year is any guide, 16 of them will pass. Despite a high-profile loss in Atlanta a few months ago, transit referenda have an 86 percent success rate so far this year, according to the Center For Transportation Excellence. It strikes some […]

Introducing, the “Measure J Page”

By Damien Newton | Sep 19, 2012 | 8 Comments

As we approach election day, there’s going to be a lot of discussion of Measure J. Measure J is the proposed extension of the 2008 Measure R transit tax that is set to expire in 2039. Measure J would extend, not increase, the tax until 2069 allowing Metro to bond against future revenue to build […]