Since last year, Arnold Schwarzenegger has been getting international news coverage as America's number one warrior in the fight against global warming. Today Mayor Villaraigosa announced what he called "the most ambitious climate change plan by a major American city." Both want to reduce greenhouse gases by getting drivers out of their cars, but the Governor's latest budget cuts funding for public transportation, and the MTA is about to raise fares significantly on buses and subways. Aslo, whatever happened to statewide high-speed rail?
'Green' Governor's Budget Cuts Threaten Public Transit
Credits
Guests:
- Joshua Shaw - Executive Director, California Transit Association
- H.D. Palmer - California State Department of Finance - @HDatFinance
- Marc Littman - Metro - @I_405
- Joel Reynolds - Head of the Urban Program, NRDC