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Where did $65,550,000 go?

If there's no money to build Complete Streets infrastructure, where does the money go?

 "We don't have any money for THAT", the argument heard most often from city officials opposing construction of Complete Streets infrastructure. Long Beach pays $0.25 per foot to paint green lanes with Sharrows (Charlie Gandy DOT LB), so lets put expenditures for paint in perspective with Laguna's budget. This chart shows the money spent for Laguna city services in each department, so see if you can find funding for Complete Streets infrastructure. From the 2010-2011 city budget, Laguna Beach.

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