The report also would include options for accelerating the schedule of new rail and bus projects already in the pipeline if a tax is approved by voters, a list of short-term transportation improvements that could ease traffic, and a draft ordinance.
In June the Metro Board will consider requesting that the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors put a new half cent sales tax for transportation on the November ballot. The discussion will coincide with the Metro Board’s review of the agency’s draft Long Range Transportation Plan that looks ahead to the year 2030 and addresses mobility improvements necessary to deal with another 2 million people living in the county and exponential growth in truck and rail traffic moving cargo from the Ports of Los Angeles and
While the draft plan identifies funds for transit operations and dozens of new highway and transit projects, there is a significant funding shortfall. There is no funding for critical Tier 1 projects such as the Westside subway extension, the Foothill Metro Gold Line Extension, a downtown regional connector, 710 Freeway gap closure, and other transportation projects.
For more information on Metro’s draft Long Range Transportation Plan, go to http://www.metro.net/projects_studies/lrtp.htm.
2 comments:
How about levying a surcharge (say $2) for passengers arriving at/departing from LA-area airports? The revenues could be used to fund transportation improvements at the airports (e.g., green line extension to LAX, express bus service, information panels in the airports, etc.)
In order to offset complaints and stimulate Metro ridership to/from the airports, one might at the same time consider allowing transfers to bus/rail with the possession of a valid plane ticket. I.E., air passengers would be able to ride to the airport and back "for free," as their tickets already include the cost of ground transportation (the surcharge.) Since not all air passengers will ride bus/rail to the airport, Metro will still capture a significant amount of revenue for improvements.
I imagine relief for the San Fernando Valley. We need some kind of transit to take people over the Sepulveda Pass to the westside. The 405 is out of control and is only going to get worse through the years!
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