Streetsblog's Joe Linton contrasts Measure R with Move LA's strawman proposal for Measure R 2, pointing out that while Measure R did not directly fund bike and pedestrian projects, 1) Measure R would dedicate 4%, 2) with an additional 3% set aside for first-mile/last-mile connections in the rail portion of the program, 3) plus the possibility that cities could use some of their local return money (15%) for bike/ped projects, and 4) that half of the 20% dedicated for highway improvements could be used for a "Grand Boulevards" program that would also help fund bike/ped projects.
And Joe lists the major new rail projects that Move LA and others have been considering, including:
* converting the Orange Line BRT line to light rail
* building a Sepulveda connector from Sylmar to LAX, paralleling the 405 freeway, including a "mega-project multi-deck bypass highway tunnel (with cars, buses, and trains) under the Sepulveda Pass"
* extending the Green Line to Torrance and Long Beach
* extending the Crenshaw Line to connect with the Red and Purple lines
* extending rail from Union Station to Burbank's Bob Hope Airport
* building a Glendale-Pasadena rail line
* building the proposed West Santa Ana Branch Corridor from Union Station to the edge of Orange County
* extending the Gold Line Eastside Extension to both South El Monte and Whittier
* extending the Green Line to the Santa Fe Springs Metrolink station
* extending the Gold Line Foothill Extension to Claremont and the edge of San Bernardino County
Read more on Streetsblog.
And Joe lists the major new rail projects that Move LA and others have been considering, including:
* converting the Orange Line BRT line to light rail
* building a Sepulveda connector from Sylmar to LAX, paralleling the 405 freeway, including a "mega-project multi-deck bypass highway tunnel (with cars, buses, and trains) under the Sepulveda Pass"
* extending the Green Line to Torrance and Long Beach
* extending the Crenshaw Line to connect with the Red and Purple lines
* extending rail from Union Station to Burbank's Bob Hope Airport
* building a Glendale-Pasadena rail line
* building the proposed West Santa Ana Branch Corridor from Union Station to the edge of Orange County
* extending the Gold Line Eastside Extension to both South El Monte and Whittier
* extending the Green Line to the Santa Fe Springs Metrolink station
* extending the Gold Line Foothill Extension to Claremont and the edge of San Bernardino County
Read more on Streetsblog.
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