Clinton’s mass transit strategy…
Just in time for the California primary, LAist.com posted a written interview with Hillary Clinton on Tuesday. Some of the highlights relating to Los Angeles and the traffic woes include Clinton’s assertion that she would increase investment by $1.5 billion in public transit and $1 billion in intercity rail systems (on a national level). While this sounds like a move in the right direction, these dollar amounts are on a national level and may not have a material impact on Southern California. Basically, this does not seem to be a game changing policy akin to Eisenhower’s federal highway program. Which, in fairness to Clinton, is not how it is being touted.
Additionally, it is clear that just throwing federal money at a problem is not going to solve it on its own, as seen by the decision to direct over $23 million in federal funds towards developing a bus lane on Wilshire Blvd. from Santa Monica to Downtown. For a frustrated yet insightful take on this plan check out this post at metroriderla.com.
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