Measure M
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Five Reasons Why People Who Bike in L.A. Should Vote Yes On Measure M
Streetsblog L.A. endorsed Measure M, Metro's proposed sales tax to fund transportation infrastructure and programs throughout L.A. County. Voters will decide the fate of Measure M next Tuesday. If you get around on bike, here are five reasons you will want to vote yes on Measure M.
November 4, 2016
Streetsblog L.A. Endorses Measure M
There is a lot to like about Measure M, the Los Angeles County sales tax that would fund a mix of transit and other transportation projects throughout the county. For all of the transit, mobility, walkability, bikeability benefits - not to mention health, environmental, and job benefits - across the region, Streetsblog Los Angeles endorses Measure M.
September 23, 2016
Court Rules For Metro’s Measure M, Against Lawsuit Filed By Seven Cities
Metro's Measure M will still need approval from two-thirds of L.A. County voters in November, but the transportation sales tax got a little good news today. A superior court judge rejected a lawsuit filed by the cities of Carson, Commerce, Norwalk, Torrance, Santa Fe Springs, Ranchos Palos Verdes, and Signal Hill. The lawsuit alleged that Measure M's ballot summary language is incomplete and therefore misleading. These cities also claimed that Measure M would shortchange the southern portion of L.A. County.
September 7, 2016
Who Is Lining Up to Fight L.A.’s Measure M
So far, most of Streetsblog L.A.'s coverage of Measure M, Metro's sales tax proposal that will be on the fall ballot, has been positive. With our eyes fixed on graphics showing the growth of our rail and rapid bus network, a robust active transportation funding program, and some flexibility in the language allocating highway funding; there's a lot to like in the proposal.
September 2, 2016