Potholes, light rail & tigers

   Sounds like it is going to take a while to figure out exactly how the 1% cut in the L.A. Transportation Dept. will impact commuters. But here is a summary (compiled from CNS) of major traffic points in the mayor's budget, which was unveiled today:

--Although Villaraigosa’s plan also calls for a 1 percent reduction in the Transportation Department’s proposed $142.2 million budget, he plans to expand the "gridlock tiger team" that was unleashed along Wilshire Boulevard last year to intersections in the San Fernando Valley and South Los Angeles.

--About $17.3 million worth of Proposition C half-cent transportation sales tax revenue would be spent on signal synchronization projects in 10 neighborhoods.

--About $40 million worth of Transportation Department funds for the Exposition Light Rail project, scheduled for completion in 2010.

--About $20.6 million for the Department of Public Works, which includes filling 300,000 potholes and repairing 575 miles of city streets.

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[Sheryl]

With Metro planning to increase fares by more than 60 percent while CUTTING service, you wonder what's planned?