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July 18, 2008
Another Reason we have Traffic
Photo by Pro-Zak via Flickr
It's 11:45 a.m. and City Council is in session getting ready to vote on an item supporting Metro's proposed half-cent sales tax for transportation projects. Their vote would also tell Metro which projects are priorities for the city, including the possibility of a downtown streetcar and getting the Green Line to actually hit LAX.
Councilman Jose Huizar spoke up to get some clarification on projects within the city. "Is there anybody from the Department of Transportation today?" No one from the audience answers. "We're voting on a major item here today asking voters to give us billions of dollars and I'd like to feel informed about what's happening in the city's transportation. Is no one here?"
No, the city's very own Transportation agency was not there to answer questions and communicate with the people and City Council. But Metro, a separate agency from the city, was present.
Update: Later, Councilman Richard Alarcon, in the midst of a rant against Metro, blurts out "we can't even get our own DOT here for a half hour!"
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Maybe they were stuck in traffic.
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" Metro's proposed half-cent sales tax for transportation projects. "
Yep, and even though we don't even have it yet, I read in the paper this am that Schwarzenegger is already talking about "borrowing" from it to balance the budget.
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Haha, stuck in traffic. Too bad their office is a 5-minute walk away from the City Council chambers.
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And a 40 minute drive.
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I'm all for public transportation...but a downtown streetcar just doesn't sound like a smart idea in an already congested downtown area. Transit downtown should be kept underground.
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A region-wide monorail system is the answer for the greater Los Angeles area. It is, in very way, a superior solution for mass transit. In comparison, underground is more dangerous and expensive.