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'Jim McKenzie'

It's official: Little Rock school patrons have no say in district decisions

Evidence mounts that Little Rock School District residents are voiceless and powerless in operation of the schools. The man in charge, Johnny Key, made it clear today he will not hear from the community before making critical decisions about the district.
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Conway Mayor Tab Townsell picked to lead Metroplan

After interviewing two finalists, the Metroplan board chose one of its long-time members, Conway Mayor Tab Townsell, to become director of the planning agency, succeeding the retiring director Jim McKenzie.
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Metroplan advisory panel says no to waiver of six-lane limit

By a vote of 20-3, Metroplan's Regional Planning Advisory Committee today voted against lifting the Central Arkansas transit plan's limit of six through-lanes on interstates to accommodate the state highway department's plan to widen Interstate 30.

Metroplan advisers put off vote on AHTD's request for 6-lane waiver: Update

The council that advises Metroplan's board of directors voted today to wait until a 30-day public comment period has passed before deciding whether to grant the state highway department a waiver of the planning agency's six-lane limit on freeway through lanes. The panel, the Regional Planning Advisory Council, will meet Aug. 24 to consider the comments. That is the day after the public comment period, which runs July 24 to Aug. 23.
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Thumbing down on that I-30 ride

Ten-lane plan invigorates opposition, ideas for better way.

Metroplan committee considers domino effect of widened I-30

Jim McKenzie, executive director of Metroplan, presented a couple of graphics to Metroplan's Regional Planning Advisory Council today that show impacts of widened highways. He said that highway departments, present only the first order of impacts: You widen the road, you reduce delay, and because that reduces stop and go traffic, drivers save money.Compared to doing nothing, the first order looks bad: If you accept congestion on your roads, you increase delays and cost of operating vehicles.
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