Kochs Want to Kill Light Rail in Phoenix
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A group presenting themselves as neighborhood residents and business owners is receiving funding from Koch-backed groups. We have receipts.
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Phoenix City Council Moves to Hijack Transit Money for Roads
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In 2015, Phoenix voters overwhelmingly approved $17 billion for light rail and buses. Now the City Council might snatch it away for roads.
Surprise Attack on Phoenix Light Rail Expansion Reeks of Koch Brother Interference
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The 11th-hour opposition campaign seeks to stop a project supported by 75 percent of neighborhood residents just three years ago.
Fed Up With an Apathetic City Hall, Phoenix Complete Streets Volunteers Resign En Masse
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Seven members of Phoenix's Complete Streets Advisory Board resigned in disgust this week, frustrated by the lack of action from city officials to make streets safer for walking and biking.
Phoenix Dithers on Traffic Safety While People Die
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In a city where streets are dreadful for pedestrians, the victims of dangerous walking conditions are mostly poor people, and public officials aren't responsive to the risks they face.
Can Phoenix Be Shamed Into Protecting Pedestrians?
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For years, the city's streets department delayed action on safer street design as hundreds of people lost their lives. Now advocates hope to force the agency's hand.