Caltrans recently had what amounted to a very bad day. Specifically, Jan. 30, when Caltrans lost a major appellate court ruling on perhaps its highest profile North Coast project and was the subject of a scathing state report. First, the California Court of Appeals overturned a trial court decision and ruled that Caltrans must re-evaluate […]
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Have Horse, Will Travel
Friend of the Journal Jamie Ashdon snapped this photo of two urban ungulates chillin’ near Ampt Skate Shop in Arcata today. Jamie succinctly captioned the scene on his own Facebook page: “Umm…” Not sure how the fuel economy stacks up against Arcata’s bevy of alterna-transport like buses, electric cars, bikes and skateboards — or if […]
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Another One Rides the Bus
Two tatted-up guys sit at the 11th and N bus stop in Fortuna, passing a pretty glass pipe. Eyes shuttered. Coughing. “We’re traveling hip hop artists,” the taller one tells me. He’s wearing black and white pinstriped duds, and has strips shaved out of one eyebrow. He’s Jordan Marozine. This is his best friend, Vince […]
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HTA By the Numbers
$2.6 million – Redwood Transit’s 2012-13 proposed budget. $1.1 million – Portion of Redwood Transit income from fares and Jack Pass fees (the rest come from local transportation funds received by the county and cities). 500,000 – Lifespan of a bus in miles. $210,000 – Amount of fares that came from Jack Pass student fees. […]
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Seven Revelations From Rob Arkley
Eureka kazillionaire Rob Arkley made some surprising revelations yesterday in a radio interview on KINS radio. Here are the biggest ones: 1) What Marina Center? “Frankly it’s not my priority right now given the east-west rail,” he says. 2) Arkley’s company — not the City of Eureka — is the lead agency on the east-west […]
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Announcing the Sunday Bus Schedule
Good news, public transportation fans. Your weekend bus options are about to expand. Here’s a press release from the Humboldt Transit Authority: Beginning Sunday, November 4, 2012, the Redwood Transit System (RTS) will operate on Sundays. RTS travels between Trinidad and Scotia with stops in Rio Dell, Fortuna, Eureka, Arcata and McKinleyville. Sunday Service was […]
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Caltrans Claims Victory in Richardson Grove Decision [Updated]
UPDATE #2: Natalynne DeLapp, development director for the Environmental Protection Information Center (EPIC), said in a phone interview that the petitioners are disappointed in this ruling, though she stressed that the case is not over. (See the “reporting and monitoring order” referenced below.) More significantly, DeLapp said, is that the project remains on hold pending […]
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State Absconds With $15M in Local Transportation Funds
At last week’s meeting of the Humboldt County Association of Governments (HCAOG), Caltrans Project Manager Kim Floyd shocked some big-time local decision-makers. She told the assembled League of Extraordinary Officials that, back in June, the state repossessed roughly $15 million in transportation funds that had been slated for safety and maintenance work along the Hwy. […]