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I’m not making this up. I’m not even stretching some idle comment. It is all clearly stated in plans and proposals by the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG), the county and the city of San Diego.
They are not subtle or shy about it. There is a concerted and coordinated effort by these agencies to punish the owners and users of personal cars and trucks as a means to force the public to use mass transit or bicycles instead of their motorized personal vehicles.
Harvey Levine
(Courtesy photo)
You don’t have to take my word for it. You can and should read about it in the polished and graphic presentations of our governments’ future plans. Start with San Diego Forward: The 2021 Regional Plan. You can download this 62-page document from the SANDAG website (sandag.org). Follow this up with the video of the May 21 presentation of the 2021 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) that was given to the SANDAG Board of Directors. You might also tune into the recording
WSP USA Taps Bravo for Florida District Lead
Alice N. Bravo, Florida District Leader, WSP USA
Alice N. Bravo, former Director of the Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTPW) for Miami-Dade County, Fla., is joining WSP USA.
Bravo will take on the engineering and professional services consultancy’s Florida District Leader role, as part of the Southeast Region team. She will be responsible for project delivery and client engagement in the Florida region, covering transportation, environmental, healthcare and other infrastructure projects.
Previously, Bravo served DTPW, managing Metrorail, Metromover, Metrobus and para-transit services, and leading nearly 4,000 employees. Bravo spearheaded Miami-Dade County’s Strategic Miami Area Rapid Transit (SMART) Plan, comprising six rapid transit corridors, and worked to add new trains to the Metrorail fleet.
Maryland DOT Weighs Three Proposals for Major P3
American Legion Bridge (WUSA9 via YouTube)
The Maryland Department of Transportation has received three proposals from teams composed of private sector firms interested in becoming the developer for major interstate improvement work.
Specifically, the firms are vying for responsibility to oversee predevelopment work on the American Legion Bridge and Interstate 270. The American Legion Bridge carries Interstate 495, known as the Capital Beltway, over the Potomac River between Montgomery County and Fairfax County, Va. I-270 is an auxiliary interstate linking I-495 in Montgomery County and I-70 in Frederick, Md.
MDOT’s plans include constructing a new American Legion Bridge and developing options for reducing traffic congestion along I-270. The projects are part of MDOT’s I-495 and I-270 Public-Private Partnership Program.
The FedDev Ontario funding will go to the YWCA Hamilton to address critical labour gaps. December 17, 2020 Canadian Plastics
The Canadian government is investing over $6.5 million in Ontario’s YWCA Hamilton branch to train women in advanced manufacturing and related areas.
The three-year grant to YWCA Hamilton from the FedDev Ontario program will assist more than 500 women in the region to develop new skills for jobs in sectors where women are traditionally underrepresented, particularly in the advanced manufacturing and specialized technology sectors.
The first cohort of the program will launch in early 2021.
The project will also be expanded across southern Ontario in partnership with other local YWCAs throughout the GTA, London/St. Thomas, Kitchener-Waterloo, Cambridge, Ottawa, and eastern Ontario, as well as other women-focused industry partners. The project will accelerate 255 women into STEM-based careers.
Published: December 16th, 2020
The Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) today announced a three-year investment of over $6.5 million for the Hamilton Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA Hamilton) to address critical labour gaps in fields including digital technology and advanced manufacturing.
“We know that women have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic. In the Hamilton area, job losses due to COVID-19 were three times higher for women than men. We have worked hard to help women succeed since the COVID-19 outbreak began – thanks in part to investments by the WES Ecosystem Fund, which allowed us to create programs that helped women pivot their businesses to operate online. Now, this new $6.4 million investment will not only help women to advance in their careers and receive high-skills training, but it will also help even the playing field in high-tech industries where many women are often left behind,” Denise Christ