Metro December 2012 agenda. Here’s the agenda for the final Metro Board of Directors’ meeting of 2012. The public portion of the meeting begins at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday at Metro HQ adjacent to Union Station. Members of the public, as always, are welcome to attend; the meeting is in [continue reading]
TIFIA letter of interest Perhaps the most notable part of the last federal transportation bill was a significant expansion of a federal loan program called TIFIA. In essence, the program uses the federal government’s credit to provide favorable loans for transportation projects in the United States. If Measure J had [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 Headlines blog, which you can also access via email subscription or RSS feed. Editorial: Rethinking Prop. 13 … and the supermajority (Los Angeles Times) Advocates of Measure [continue reading]
Here’s the latest from Metro’s government relations staff — and not exactly a surprise considering the narrow losses at the polls of transportation sales tax ballot measures in Los Angeles and Alameda Counties. Both received more than 66 percent ‘yes’ votes but lost by less than one-half of a percentage [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 Headlines blog, which you can also access via email subscription or RSS feed. Time to lower sales tax threshold for transportation (San Jose Mercury News) Scroll down [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 Headlines blog, which you can also access via email subscription or RSS feed. J's out but is Mayor V daunted? No way! (LA [continue reading]
Here’s the statement just issued by Metro Chief Executive Officer Art Leahy: While the ballot effort to extend the Measure R transit sales tax by another 30 years fell just short of the necessary two thirds voter approval, Metro remains focused on delivering a dozen new transit projects and 15 [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 Headlines blog, which you can also access via email subscription or RSS feed. Measure J, L.A. County transportation tax measure, fails (L.A. Times) [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 Headlines blog, which you can also access via email subscription or RSS feed. Happy Election Day, Source readers. After enduring an endless [continue reading]
Interesting news release below from the Center for Transportation Excellence — sounds like there’s a lot at stake at the polls tomorrow besides whose fanny gets to sit in various elected offices: The Center for Transportation Excellence is monitoring 19 transportation measures on ballots in 12 states tomorrow. If all [continue reading]
