MTA puts off discussion of transportation, Measure R projects
A decision on whether to adopt a $271-billion spending package that will shape the transportation future of Los Angeles County over the next 30 years was postponed today by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
The agency’s board delayed a vote on its Long Range Transportation Plan until July 23 to give local governments and the public more time to study it and comment. Board members also wanted more time to resolve several issues, including whether timelines for projects could be accelerated.
The long-range plan includes scores of highway and transit projects that would be built using state and federal money, as well as proceeds from county sales taxes for transportation such as Measure R.
The listed projects include the Westside subway, light rail lines, bus rapid transit systems and freeway improvements. Here's the report that board members considered today. A draft of the spending package will be available online at a later date.
-- Dan Weikel
