Guideway Or The Highway?

Competition is heating up between Bay Area transit advocates and highway industry officials to secure project funding from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission.

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June 1, 2001, 5:00 AM PDT

By California 2000

The MTC has just started revising its 25-year spending plan. Although roughly 85 percent of the MTC's $81.4 billion plan budget will go toward maintaining and operating existing highways and transit systems, the remaining $12.21 billion will be available for highway and transit improvement projects. Several local transit advocates have come together to form the Bay Area Transportation and Land Use Coalition, while highway contractors and unions have been represented by the California Alliance for Jobs. Though both groups have put forth substantive arguments for their proposals, competition has also led to some name-calling in advertisements on local radio stations.

Thanks to California 2000 Project

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