The following video appeared on ABC 7 Eyewitness Newsmakers on April 3, 2016.
VIDEO: LA METRO CEO OUTLINES 100-YEAR PLAN TO IMPROVE TRANSIT ON EYEWITNESS NEWSMAKERS – ABC 7 Eyewitness Newsmakers
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By Adrienne Alpert
LOS ANGELES (KABC) — On Eyewitness Newsmakers, host Adrienne Alpert interviewed Los Angeles Metro CEO Phillip Washington about a 100-year plan voters may decide on in November.
The plan would add a 40-year half-cent sales tax throughout the county, making the price tag about $120 billion dollars. Voters will also decide whether to extend the half-cent tax from transit Measure R.
The billions would fund more rail, bus, and road plans, including a train tunnel under the 405 Freeway.
The Metro Board will decide in June whether to place the question on the November ballot, where it needs a two-thirds vote to pass. Until then, the public can comment at community meetings.
For a time and meeting near you: www.metro.net/theplan
Later on Newsmakers, Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia was a guest. He talked about the impact of social media on government and how Long Beach eased a long-time parking problem.
Newsmakers airs 11 a.m. Sunday on ABC7.
I am a huge supporter of the rail system now and moving forward into the future. However there is not enough parking available for us supporters to use the trains. Perfect example is the Azusa/Citrus station. 200 parking spots? Are you kidding? What a total blunder this is. I want to do my share and support the Gold line only to find no parking. If the county wants to raise my sales tax to support Metro then at least give me a place to park and ride!