Post by jgaffney on Aug 31, 2011 19:47:40 GMT -5
It's probably not news to any of the regular readers of this board - except you, Mink - that Rep. Woolsey has been singularly ineffective in representing the interests of the 6th Congressional district. I guess she's been too busy in her role as a member of the House Progressive Caucus to pay attention to the plebes who inhabit her district. Exhibit No. 1 is the recent press release from Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood describing the $29.6 million in transportation grants for projects in California:
So, the only funding that Our Miss Woolsey bothered to get for her district was for an access road to San Pablo Bay. Is that the highest priority in her district? What about the Marin-Sonoma Narrows?
| PROJECT | AWARD |
| I-5 and French Camp Road Interchange reconstruction and Manthey Road Realignment in Stockton | $3,750,000 |
| Construction of final 1.7-mile segment of 9.7-mile-long Forest Highway 171 project in Butte County | $3,577,100 |
| Construction of additional lane and shoulder on I-680 between San Ramon and Danville | $3,245,500 |
| Evaluation of cordon pricing in downtown Los Angeles | $3,200,000 |
| Construction of two new vessels for the Berkeley/Albany ferry service in San Francisco | $2,915,000 |
| Constructing a 5-mile segment of the Napa Valley Vine Trail commuter bike path linking the Town of Yountville and City of Napa | $2,500,000 |
| Construction of access road to San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge headquarters in Petaluma | $2,250,000 |
| Improvements to Golden Gate ferry fuel system | $1,460,000 |
| Construction of a roundabout and other pedestrian safety improvements on Sandmine Road in Humboldt | $1,400,282 |
| Construction of 2,500-square-foot Yurok Scenic Byways Visitor Center along SH 101 in Klamath | $960,000 |
| Funds to leverage an $800,000 (or 38% of the required cost) private sector funding commitment, along with a $100,000 city in-kind contribution, to construct a 100-foot long pedestrian bridge over West Mission Road | $782,640 |
| The TCSP Program funds are requested to help expand and improve the Santa Ana River Trail along the area immediately bordering the east side of the Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center (ARTIC) | $652,200 |
| California Department of Transportation, to provide specialized training to prepare disadvantaged business enterprise firms to compete for federal highway contracts | $407,400 |
| Construction of public access parking at El Toro Creek on SH 68 near Fort Ord in Salinas | $394,000 |
| The TCSP Program funds will be used for construction and construction support costs for the Pacific Avenue Median Improvements Project, one of two median projects that have been designed for Pacific Avenue | $391,320 |
| The TCSP Program funds will be used to fill in the gap in this process – to take one of the projects through final (100%) design, and therefore enable that project to be constructed using City/County Association of Governments funds, resulting in a "model project" for the Grand Boulevard Initiative | $365,232 |
| The TCSP Program funds will be used for construction and construction support costs for the University Miracle Mile Median Improvements Project one of two median projects that have been designed for Pacific Avenue | $261,107 |
| California Department of Transportation, to provide specialized training for highway construction-related skills | $250,000 |
| Restoration of the Felton Covered Bridge in Felton | $248,238 |
| Construction of rest area at Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway in Calaveras County | $216,144 |
| This funding will improve intermodal access at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Center, the only trauma center in the Santa Clarita Valley and a critical employment hub in northern Los Angeles County | $130,440 |
| Development of Corridor Management Plan for the 112.7-mile-long Yurok Scenic Byway | $119,211 |
| Chorro Valley Non-Motorized Trail feasibility study in San Luis Obispo | $47,000 |
| Redesign of Curtz Lake Interpretive Trail and Trailhead in Alpine County | $45,000 |
| Upgrades to Coastal Access Path for Route 1 San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway in San Simeon | $36,800 |
| TOTAL | $29,604,614 |
So, the only funding that Our Miss Woolsey bothered to get for her district was for an access road to San Pablo Bay. Is that the highest priority in her district? What about the Marin-Sonoma Narrows?