A recent analysis of Governor Davis' $5.3 billion transportation spending package concluded that population growth over the next 25 years may nearly outpace efforts to relieve gridlock on Southern California freeways.
A recent analysis by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority concluded that population growth over the next 25 years may nearly outpace relief from gridlock in the form of Governor Davis' $5.3 billion transportation spending package. Defenders of the governor's plan say that funding, to be generated from the budget surplus and gasoline tax revenues, will channel commuters away from freeways toward mass transit, where they can expect to see commute times greatly reduced. According to officials, four new Los Angeles County mass transit projects have been designed to carry nearly 300,000 passengers each day.
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