November 5, 2008 Transforming L.A. County
A November 2016 Sales Tax Measure ? What are our Choices ? 1. Another ½ cent sales tax measure – 40 years = $76+ Billion – 45 years = $90+ Billion 2. Possibly extending Measure R as well New 40 yr. measure + Extend Measure R ~ $120+ Billion (Like Alameda County in 2014)
Where we were 100 years ago
Where we were 25 years ago
Where we will be soon (when projects now under construction are done)
Where we can be in 25 years If voters approve a new measure in 2016
Important Challenges to Make Transit Work Get First-Last-Mile Right
Restore Efficiency & Life to our Boulevards Create a Grand Boulevards Program • Congestion Relief • Beautification & Landscaping • Complete Streets with Mobility Hubs • New Mixed-Use Development & Mixed-Income Neighborhoods along Boulevards that Build Transit User Base • Transition to Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
Invest in Clean, Efficient Goods Movement & Modernize Metrolink • Disentangle Metrolink from freight system • Build grade separations and double tracking • Facilitate zero & near-zero emissions trucks & trains • Connect Metrolink to regional airports
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