The Humboldt County Association of Governments (HCAOG) will soon decide whether the county will focus future development in existing communities or convert more farmland and timberland to suburban sprawl.
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Want Your Transit Needs Met?
Mon, 05/04/2009 - 9:52am — Chris Rall
Unmet Transit Needs Hearing
Supervisors Chambers, County Courthouse, Tuesday, 1:30pm
The annual unmet transit needs process is the time when jurisdictions identify reasonable transit and alternative transportation needs that could be met. Typically, a determination is made that there are no needs that are unreasonable to meet, and a chunk of Transportation Development Act (TDA) funding, the primary source of transit operating funds, is reallocated to the road maintenance budget. Last year the County spent nearly $1 million of TDA funds on road maintenance.
To their credit, the county has gradually been shifting more of that money into various transit projects, including a planned launch of transit service in Southern Humboldt this year.
We need to support the County’s efforts towards better expenditure of these funds, and more remains to be done if we are to have more frequent and well-coordinated service in the Humboldt Bay micropolitan area.
We need to continue working towards:
"New Front in the Development War"
Sat, 12/20/2008 - 8:42am — Chris RallTo Sprawl or Not to Sprawl, That is the Question
Mon, 12/15/2008 - 10:09pm — Jennifer BermanRHNA Discussion Tomorrow Night at Wharfinger
Wed, 12/10/2008 - 3:01pm — Chris RallHCAOG finally has the Regional Housing Needs Allocation process on their agenda. The meeting is tomorrow (Thursday Night), 8:35pm, at the Wharfinger. This is the process by which targets are set for
Caltrans Hosts Indianola Island Open House, Wednesday at Wharfinger
Sun, 11/30/2008 - 11:14pm — Chris Rall
Caltrans will host an "Open House," Wed., 5-7pm at the Wharfinger Building in Eureka to display drawings of new proposed "modified alternatives" for the 101 Eureka Arcata Corridor Improvement Project and invite public comment. We're not sure if there will be a hearing, or just comment cards.
Bikers get left behind by the bus
Wed, 11/05/2008 - 1:14pm — Chris RallAn article in the Lumberjack by Matt Hawk talks about some unintended consequences of the Jack Pass:
Final Extremist Container Port Business Plan online
Sun, 11/02/2008 - 9:51pm — Chris Rall
The Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District just posted its final business plan for the Redwood Marine Terminal.
Humboldt Transit Authority Rides Again!
Wed, 10/15/2008 - 1:13pm — Chris Rall
The Humboldt Transit Authority (HTA) Board discussed a proposed College of the Redwoods bus-fare discount program and the limited success in opening Tuesday’s Quail service to the general public at their Board meeting this morning in the HTA conference room.
