A joint hearing was held in Westwood this morning of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The respective chairs of those committees, Sen. Barbara Boxer and Rep. John Mica, were both in attendance. Both will play big roles [continue reading]
Last week Metro CEO Art Leahy announced that the U.S. Senate’s Environment and Public Works Committee, chaired by Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, chaired by Representative John Mica (R-FL), will be holding a field hearing this month in Los Angeles County to discuss our [continue reading]
Here’s the news from Metro CEO Art Leahy’s email to staff: The U.S. Senate’s Environment and Public Works Committee, chaired by Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, chaired by Representative John Mica (R-FL), will be holding a field hearing later this month in Los Angeles [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s blog. Construction Authority to take hard look at construction firms (L.A. Times) Two construction firms bidding to build the second phase of the [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s blog. Autism: Proximity to freeways increases autism risk, study finds (L.A. Times) A study in the journal, Environmental Health Perspectives, found that children [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s blog. House chairman of transportation committee loses reelection (Minnesota Public Radio/AP) James Oberstar, the Minnesotan and Democrat who had served 18 terms in [continue reading]
With these words, U.S.D.O.T Under-Secretary Roy Kienitz made it official on Wednesday morning: “On behalf of President Obama, I’m here to present you with a loan of $546 million.” As many of you already know, Senator Barbara Boxer announced last Friday that the federal loan would help speed the building [continue reading]
Two agencies recently voted to endorse the 30/10 Initiative. Neither are a surprise. But it’s good to see more on board with the plan to speed up construction of Measure R projects because influencing Congress to approve elements of 30/10 will not be easy and the more local support, the [continue reading]
Here’s the video recently posted by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on the 30/10 Initiative, which hopes to build 12 Measure R transit projects in the next 10 years by using federal loans and other financing. Villaraigosa — also a member of the Metro Board of Directors — first floated [continue reading]
As mentioned in the previous post, L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa testified about the 30/10 Initiative today. Here’s the press release from his office: LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa today testified before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, chaired by Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), on the [continue reading]
