LOS ANGELES, CA, Mar 21 (MARKET WIRE) --
In an unprecedented move, Metro Board Chair Pam O'Connor will take to the air
waves Thursday night, March 27, to promote live public discussion of the
mobility future for Los Angeles County and how to pay for traffic relief.
O'Connor will take live calls from viewers between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. on a
public access cable television show broadcast live on both City of Los
Angeles Channel 36 and CityTV Channel 16 in Santa Monica. During the
broadcast, call-in numbers will be posted.
The show will have three segments: first, a focus on traffic in Los
AngelesCounty and Metro's draft Long Range Transportation Plan that proposes
dozens of
new highway and public transit projects to handle the county's projected
population growth of 2.4 million more people by the year 2030. The second
segment will address how to pay for traffic relief, and the third segment
will look at traffic and the environment. Viewers are encouraged to ask
O'Connor about any of these issues and share their opinions.
The show is being aired now because Metro is reaching out to the public to
get feedback on its draft Long Range Transportation Plan. Seven community
meetings
are scheduled to discuss the plan through April with the Metro Board scheduled
to consider adoption in June. For more information, go to
www.metro.net/imagine.
Editors Note: Metro is the official name of the Los Angeles County
Metropolitan
Transportation Authority as adopted by the Metro Board of Directors in
December 2004. To be consistent, we ask that "Metro" be used when referring to
this agency. We ask for your cooperation in updating your style guides. If you
need to update your files with the current Metro logo, please call Metro Media
Relations at 213-922-2700.
Contact:
Marc Littman
Metro Media Relations
213.922.4609/213.922.2700
www.metro.net/press/pressroom
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