Measure M and toll roads set Orange County apart; can the OC's transportation planning models solve the rest of the region's transportation woes? (MIR September 2008)
Having cleared several legislative hurdles, Measure R faces its most substantial challenge in November: acheiving two-thirds approval from county voters.
Faced with a number of critical decisions on the November 4th ballot, voters may realize that not all infrastructure bonds are created equally, and some aren't created at all. (MIR September 2008)
State Senator Mark Ridley-Thomas sees the FastLanes pilot program for congestion pricing on regional freeways as a win-win for drivers and municipal coffers.
Climate change has made Americans more environmentally aware than ever; foundations such as Environment Now must find ways to harness that momentum to achieve results. (MIR August 2008)
Metro Chief Planning Officer Carol Inge explains the planning assumptions that contributed to the draft of Metro\'s 2008 Long-Range Plan, currently available for public review.
John Shegerian, founder and CEO of Electronic Recyclers, explains the importance of legislation to California's successes in recycling electronic waste.
The relationship between labor and public fiscal practices continues to evolve; SEIU 721 President Annelle Grajeda explains the impacts of those changes on the region's public employees.
