Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Measure R

Measure R Highway Funds Ready to Roll. Transit Funds? Not So Much.

By Damien Newton | Jan 7, 2009 | 46 Comments

Yesterday, the Bottleneck Blog publicly released the changes to Metro’s Long Range Plan that will be voted upon by the Metro Board at the end of the month. Steve Hymon noted that there were many changes to the timelines to complete projects, and many of them weren’t acceleration notices. Below is the timeline, with various […]

City’s Measure R Plan a Test for Villaraigosa

By Damien Newton | Jan 5, 2009 | 26 Comments

Mayor Villaraigosa Mugs for the Cameras at Opening of Dodger Trolley Back when Metro was preparing its project list for the potential funds that would be generated by what now is known as Measure R, there was a grassroots effort to get the agency a small set aside of the billions that will be raised […]

Uncertainty About Federal and State Funds Tempers Measure R Enthusiasm

By Damien Newton | Dec 4, 2008 | 9 Comments

Anyone worried that the Metro Board of Directors, with an estimated $40 billion in hand to spend over the next 30 years, was going to break the bank right out of the bank can breathe a sigh of relief. Concerns over federal and state funding measures, and how it impacts our plans for Measure R […]

Metro Board Getting Ready to Spend Measure R Money

By Damien Newton | Dec 2, 2008 | 1 Comment

No sooner has the news come out that Measure R has officially been passed by voters four weeks ago, the Metro Board of Directors is already moving to begin spending some of that money. This week’s special Metro Board meeting, the first since late October and the last in 2008, has some Measure R proposals […]

Supes “Concerned” Over LACMA’s Finances

By Damien Newton | Nov 25, 2008 | 5 Comments

Regardless of how you feel about Measure R, you’ll get a quick chuckle out of this agenda item on today’s county board of supervisor’s agenda. Hat tip to the eagle-eyed Damien Goodmon for noticing: Agenda (pdf) Item 13: Recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Antonovich: Direct the Chief Executive Officer to review the operating agreement with […]

T 4 America Interviews Denny Zane on Measure R and LA’s Future

By Damien Newton | Nov 20, 2008 | 1 Comment

The Transportation for America Campaign interviewed activist and former Santa Monica Mayor Denny Zane, who had as much to do with Measure R’s passage as anyone. You may remember Zane as thr driving force behind the It’s Time to Move LA Conference last January which led directly to Assemblyman Feuer’s legislative efforts. By bringing together […]

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