Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Measure R

Move L.A.’s South L.A. Forum Asks if Transit Can Deliver Shared Prosperity

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jan 27, 2015 | 7 Comments

Riding my bike the 15 miles between my apartment and a Move L.A. forum on the future of transit at Southwest College on a dreary Saturday morning while battling the tail end of a stubborn respiratory infection was not among the brightest ideas I had ever had, I reflected as it began to drizzle and […]

Guest Editorial: Dreaming Big About Rail Lines, Grand Boulevards, Bus Rapid Transit and Measure R2

By Denny Zane and Gloria Ohland | Aug 20, 2014 | 10 Comments

(Move LA’s mission is to build a broad constituency that will advocate for the development of a comprehensive, diverse, robust, clean and financially sound public transportation system for Los Angeles County. Denny Zane is the executive director. Gloria Ohland is the policy and communications director.) More and more people — from elected officials to bike […]

Move L.A.’s Measure R2 Draft Proposal, Including Their Rail Fantasy Map

By Joe Linton | Apr 3, 2014 | 40 Comments

Last week, Move L.A. convened its annual transportation conversation conference under the banner of “Imagining Measure R2.” The daylong conference was profiled in the L.A. Times and at the Source. Today SBLA takes a look at Move L.A.’s “strawman” R2 proposal presented that day. It’s a draft for purposes of discussion, very likely to change […]

Expand Your Streets Knowledge at Upcoming Conferences

By Joe Linton | Mar 7, 2014 | No Comments

Over the next couple months, there are number of upcoming local conferences that L.A. Streetsblog readers might be interested in: UCLA Lewis Center’s Digital Cities Smarter Transportation Thursday, March 20th, 2014, 8 am – 7:30 pm Japan American National Museum, DTLA This conference explores the way mobile technology is changing transit, parking, food, and more […]

Measure R++? Maybe in 2014. Probably in 2016

By Damien Newton | Nov 21, 2013 | 4 Comments

[poll id=”114″] In November of 2012, the Measure J ballot initiative went down to a narrow defeat despite garnering over 66% of the vote. Measure J would have extended the 2008 Measure R sales tax so that further bonding would be possible and promised transit projects could be completed sooner. From pretty much the moment […]

Garcetti to Mobility 21: We’re Planning for the Next Measure R Campaign

By Damien Newton | Oct 29, 2013 | 3 Comments

Video provided by the Office of Mayor Eric Garcetti This morning, Eric Garcetti delivered a video message to the 1,000 attendees of Mobility 21’s 12 Annual Transportation Conference. The Mayor, in Washington D.C. to try and raise more funds for local and regional transit projects, stressed some familiar themes: America Fast Forward, Great Streets, Measure […]

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