Backers push bullet-train measure as a dramatic change in California transportation
A measure set to appear on California’s November 4 ballot could pave the way for the construction of a high-speed rail line — and help to link the state’s big cities, foster job growth, and attack climate change and oil dependence. (Eric Bailey — Los Angeles Times)
October 16, 2008Metro ridership remains strong as gas prices fall
Despite a steep drop in gas prices over the past couple months, ridership on the Los Angeles Metro has remained at record levels. (Los Angeles Times — Steve Hymon)
October 9, 2008Yes on Measure R
The Los Angeles Times editorial board backs a ballot measure which, if passed, will bring the county sales tax up half a cent in order to fund various transportation improvements.
October 7, 2008More than 15,000 experts converge
Thousands of transit experts and enthusiastics descend on San Diego for an event on the future of public transportation. (San Diego Union-Tribune — Steve Schmidt)
October 7, 2008Cut the Sprawl, Cut the Warming
The New York Times editorial board applauds California’s passage of an anti-sprawl bill and urges other states to follow its lead.
October 3, 2008Yes on California bonds
The Los Angeles Times editorial board pushes hard for a measure on the state’s ballot this November to authorize $9.95 billion in bonds for a high-speed bullet train linking Northern and Southern California.
October 2, 2008Schwarzenegger signs greenhouse gas bill
With a new bill signed on Tuesday by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, California’s planning agencies gain new ammo in the fight against sprawl, carbon emissions, and climate change. (Associated Press — Steve Lawrence)
September 26, 2008Gas cards give lawmakers a free ride
California residents have suffered through some of the highest gas prices in the country. Unfortunately, they aren’t just paying for themselves — the state’s lawmakers have been given unrestricted use of gas cards, and racked up $220,000 in taxpayer-dollars through July. (Associated Press — Don Thompson)
September 26, 2008State approves $239 million for BART extension to San Jose
California moves ahead with a proposal to extend Bay Area Rapid Transit service into San Jose with a $239 million spending plan. (San Jose Mercury News — Gary Richards)
September 23, 2008Metrolink runs on a shoestring budget in a complex environment
Two weeks after the tragic Metrolink crash in Southern California that killed at least 25 people, Los Angeles Times transportation writer Steve Hymon looks into some of the commuter rail agency’s biggest issues and says that it “gets little money and even less political respect.”
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