Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and a group of business and labor leaders released a letter [last week] urging Congress’ L.A. delegation to help pass a transportation measure they say will create jobs and further the region’s aggressive rail expansion.
The U.S. Senate recently approved a two-year, $109-billion version of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization bill that would greatly expand a federal loan program that could speed up construction of transit projects in Los Angeles and other cities.
The letter is signed by Gary Toebben of the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce and Maria Elena Durazo of the L.A. County Federation of Labor, among others.