L.A. to Get Public Transportation Just in Time for Flying Cars
Angelenos are so eager to have a non-bumper-to-bumper way of getting around town that they approved a sales tax increase, but the actual building of a light rail line, with an original completion date of 2036, has left something to be desired. New federal funds could bring that date closer to 2024. We'll be sure to notice from our Martian colony.
Angelenos are so eager to have a non-bumper-to-bumper way of getting around town that they approved a sales tax increase, but the actual building of a light rail line, with an original completion date of 2036, has left something to be desired. New federal funds could bring that date closer to 2024. We’ll be sure to notice from our Martian colony. — PZS
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The FTA’s approval means that federal funds are forthcoming; Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said yesterday bucks “for the project and a $1.37 billion regional connector could be included in next year’s federal budget.” Metro’s The Source elaborates:
The notification by the FTA means that both the Subway Extension and the Regional Connector are likely to be accepted into the federal New Starts program, which helps local areas pay for large transit projects. Both the Subway Extension and the Connector are also to be funded in part by Measure R, the sales tax increase approved by Los Angeles County voters in 2008.
More good news is that the FTA believes the project could get finished faster; early estimates from Metro put completion at 2036, with a desire to push it to be done by 2022. The FTA does more than split the difference, and “estimates that the subway could reach Westwood by 2024 under some funding scenarios.”
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