Statement: President Obama’s State of the Union address regarding transportation funding
Statement by LA County Supervisor and Metro Board Chair Don Knabe: Metro is encouraged by last night's State of the Union speech where President Obama talked about the nation's crumbling infrastructure and his commitment to redoubling efforts to fund important infrastructure transportation projects.
Metro remains committed to working with both Congress and the Obama administration in the months ahead as LA County stands poised in delivering vital transportation improvement projects to this region. We couldn't agree more that projects selected for funding be projects that are best for the economy and job creation.
The voters of LA County have voted three times in the last three decades to tax themselves in order to improve mobility in the region. Working together, we can embark upon an aggressive transportation infrastructure improvement program to meet those goals.
