A Critique of LA Metro’s 28 by 2028 Plan

This policy brief is a summary of a lengthy report by Thomas Rubin and James Moore that was recently published by the Reason Foundation as fifteen separate documents. A complete copy of their report in one document, with a few error corrections and other improvements, can be downloaded here.

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In February 2019, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) board of directors adopted the 28 by 2028 Plan, which proposes to complete 28 major transportation projects prior to the beginning of the 2028 Los Angeles summer Olympics. This proposal includes 20 projects specified in Measure M, a 2016 sales tax ballot measure, plus accelerates the completion of eight more projects.

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