Measure M approved with 71.15% ‘yes’ votes
After nearly a month of counting ballots, the final results for Metro’s Measure M sales tax increase were certified on Friday by the Los Angeles County Registrar, with M being [continue reading]
Second and final Telephone Town Hall on Measure M
https://soundcloud.com/metrolosangeles/lacmta-tth-1019-2016 https://soundcloud.com/metrolosangeles/lacmta-tth-1019-2016-esp This is the second of the two Telephone Town Halls held this month to provide information to the public about Measure M, Metro’s sales tax ballot measure. Measure proposes to raise the countywide sales tax by a half cent and to extend the Measure R half-cent sales tax [continue reading]
How We Roll, Oct. 17: saving the Cubs from themselves, global warming, art + transit
Reminder: Dodger Stadium Express info here. Gonna be a huge crowd at the ballyard Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons as everyone wants to witness the Cubs’ latest demise. Has the last game [continue reading]
Measure M: Telephone Town Hall on Wednesday at 5 p.m. with Board Chair John Fasana
Measure M is Metro’s sales tax ballot measure that would raise the countywide sales tax by a half cent and continue the Measure R half-cent sales tax beyond its expiration date in mid-2039. The sales tax revenues would be used to fund a number of highway, transit, pedestrian and biking [continue reading]
How We Roll, Oct. 13: transit woes in the swamps of Jersey
From the latest Nobel winner for literature: Baseball vs Climate Change: The Dodgers play the Senators today in D.C. for the right to destroy the Cubs’ hopes and dreams in [continue reading]
Measure M: Carson projects, programs and local return
•The city of Carson would receive $1,323,300 in local return funds in Measure M’s first year. Local return funds are a percentage of the sales tax revenues that are returned to cities on a per capita basis to pay for local projects such as street repair, traffic light synchronizations, transit [continue reading]
Measure M: Torrance projects, programs and local return
The Measure M sales tax ballot measure includes funding for the following projects, programs and local return for the city of Torrance: •The Green Line Extension to Crenshaw Boulevard in Torrance. The Green Line would be extended for 4.7 miles from its current terminus in Redondo Beach to a new [continue reading]
How We Roll, Sept. 26: enough already with the self-driving car nonsense
View this post on Instagram A post shared by LA Metro (@metrolosangeles) Dept. of Dodgers: Culberson’s last dinger was two years ago against my Cincinnati Reds. I know that [continue reading]
Measure M: transit projects to receive funding from sales tax ballot measure
Above is the list of transit projects that would receive Measure M funding — along with groundbreaking and completion dates. Metro is also exploring public-private partnerships that may be used to accelerate some projects. Below are project descriptions. In some cases, a project’s final mode and route will be determined as [continue reading]
Measure M: local return funds for street, walking and bike projects
Under the Measure M sales tax ballot measure, 17 percent of all sales taxes collected would be returned to the 88 cities and unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County on a per capita basis. That would rise to 20 percent beginning in 2040 under Metro’s plan. Cities can use these [continue reading]