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The Metro Green Line
T
he Metro Green Line, the first
Stations in the center of the new
In 1990, voters added another
Vehicles: Each rail car will
fully automated rail rapid
Glenn Anderson Freeway (I-105)
half-cent to the sales tax to
accommodate 200 standing and
transit line in the United States,
will offer access via stairs,
support more rail transit initia-
seated passengers; the length is
will become a vital part of Los
escalators, or elevators. Conve-
tives, including the Green Line's
approximately 90 feet.
Angeles County's 300-mile
nient bus service will be avail-
North Coast Extension.
Length of Line: 23 miles
passenger network.
able at each rail transit passen-
The Commission's subsidiary,
(16.5 miles from Norwalk to
It builds upon the proven suc-
ger station.
the Rail Construction Corpora-
El Segundo down the center of
cesses of the Metro Blue Line,
A carpool lane will run on either
tion, (RCC), was created in 1989
the I-105 Freeway; the North
with one key exception: it's
side of the rail line down the
to manage the design and
Coast segment to LAX and
completely automated. Train
Glenn Anderson Freeway (for-
construction of the Los Angeles
Westchester is three miles;
operations will be controlled
merly called the "Century Free-
Metro Rail System.
the southern segment into El
totally by a unique computer
way"), which opens in the fall of
Segundo is 3.5 miles.)
system based at Metro's Central
1993.
Key Features:
Fares: The price will be compa-
Control Facility on Imperial
Passengers can easily transfer
Security: Each station will be
rable to bus fares. Passengers
Highway in South Los Angeles.
from the Metro Green Line
monitored 24 hours-a-day by
will buy tickets from self-service
Only three other transit rail
northward to Los Angeles via
closed-circuit cameras. Armed
machines in the passenger
operations in the world currently
the Metro Blue Line. At the
transit police will patrol the line.
stations. Monthly passes will
operate in a completely auto-
downtown Blue Line 7th and
Passenger Assistance: Roving
also be available.
mated mode: Vancouver,
Flower Streets' terminal, riders
attendants will assist passengers
Travel Time: 35 minutes,
Canada; London, England; and
can change to the Metro Red
with boarding, paying fares,
Norwalk to El Segundo.
Lille, France.
Line, now under construction,
directions and security. Raised
Speed: Up to 65 miles per hour.
This innovation offers a distinct
and travel through Hollywood to
station platforms will facilitate
advantage to Metro passengers,
the San Fernando Valley.
Operations Begin: Fall, 1994.
access by handicapped passen-
allowing trains to run more
The initial rail transit network
gers to the cars.
Funding: Proposition A. (Los
frequently in order to serve more
was funded in 1980, when Los
Angeles County voters ap-
Frequency: Trains will come
passengers. During peak com-
Angeles County voters passed
proved increasing sales taxes by
every two-and-one-half min-
muter hours, Green Line trains
Proposition A, the half-cent
half a cent for public transit in
utes-or as closely as possible
will board riders every two-and-
sales tax for public transit.
1980.) Proposition C (Voters
to this arrival time-during rush
one-half minutes-or as fre-
Thirty-five percent of these
also approved a new half-cent
hours; every five minutes in non-
quently as possible-on the
funds propel the design, con-
addition in 1990, making pos-
rush hours (particularly on the
main Norwalk to El Segundo line.
struction, and operation of the
sible the construction of the
branch lines), and run daily from
On the two branches, boarding
rail network, administered by the
North Coast Extension.)
early morning until after mid-
will occur approximately every
Los Angeles County Transporta-
night.
five minutes.
tion Commission (LACTC).
M
Los Angeles Metro Green Line
METRO
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S
ixteen passenger rail stations will
separate 3.5-mile segment, will carry
Avenue. Transfer point to the
Boulevard and 111th Street.
serve thousands of citizens daily
rail commuters into that city's major
Metro Blue Line, running from
10. AVIATION: Aviation Boulevard
when the Metro Green Line opens in
employment area; ultimately, it may
Long Beach to Downtown Los
and Imperial Highway. Transfer to
1994. The 23-mile line begins in
also run to Torrance.
Angeles.
airport or El Segundo.
Norwalk (Studebaker Road and the
Most of the passenger rail stations
5. AVALON: Avalon Boulevard and
11. MARIPOSA: Mariposa Avenue
San Gabriel River Freeway, I-605),
offer easy connection to bus services.
117th Street.
and Nash Street.
runs along the center of the I-105
Park-and-ride lots will be provided at
6. HARBOR FREEWAY: Harbor
(Glenn Anderson Freeway), and then
14 stations.
12. EL SEGUNDO: El Segundo
Freeway and 117th Street.
branches in two directions at Aviation
Boulevard and Nash Street.
I.
STUDEBAKER: Studebaker
Transfer to the Harbor Freeway
Boulevard and Imperial Highway.
Road and San Gabriel River
Transitway, a partially-elevated
13. DOUGLAS: Douglas Street.
The "North Coast" Extension, a three-
Freeway (I-605).
bus/car pool route scheduled to
14. MARINE: Freeman Avenue and
mile segment, will provide transporta-
2. LAKEWOOD: Lakewood Boule-
open in 1994.
Marine Avenue.
tion links with Los Angeles Interna-
vard and Imperial Highway.
7. VERMONT: Vermont Boulevard
15. LAX GATEWAY: Century Boule-
tional Airport and the Westchester
and 117th Street.
vard and 98th Street.
3. LONG BEACH: Long Beach
community. Plans call for a future
Boulevard and Imperial Highway.
8. CRENSHAW: Crenshaw Boule-
16. WESTCHESTER: Westchester
Metro Rail link with Marina Del Rey.
4. IMPERIAL/WILMINGTON:
vard and 119th Street.
Parkway and Sepulveda Boule-
The "South" El Segundo Extension, a
vard.
Imperial Highway and Wilmington
9. HAWTHORNE: Hawthorne
See Skinner will be there - 8-10 minutes
- outside in front of construction site
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
PROPOSED SURFACE TRANSPORTATION EVENT
From Affairs Cab
BACKGROUND
The Los Angeles Metro System at present has three lines either
operating or under construction: the Blue Line, the Red Line and
the Green Line. It is intermodal, in that in some cases the rail
line runs down the center of a highway, flanked by High Occupancy
Vehicle lanes, and it connects in designated areas to bus
terminals and the airport. The 22-mile Blue Line, connecting Long
Beach to Los Angeles, opened in July of 1990 and has been very
successful to date, with ridership surpassing expectations. The
17.4-mile Red Line, which is currently under construction, will
connect Union Station in downtown L.A. to North Hollywood. The
first section of the Red Line is scheduled to open in September
1993, with the entire line completed in 2001. Also presently
under construction, the Green Line will be a 23-mile line running
east-west from Norwalk to LAX, with a three-mile north-south
branch at LAX. The Green Line will open in the fall of 1994.
SUGGESTED EVENT
To commend L.A. for local funding, investment for the future and
technological innovation in transportation, the President and the
Secretary would visit a selected site on the Green Line to view
construction progress. A construction "milestone" could be
announced with the appropriate state and local officials. The
President and Secretary inspecting the site would be the photo.
RATIONALE
The Green Line is the appropriate line to visit for several
reasons. 1) It is intermodal in that it will run down the center
of I-105 (the Glenn Anderson Freeway), connecting to bus terminals
and to LAX. I-105 will also have HOV lanes. This is a perfect
example of the multi-modal philosophy in the National
Transportation Policy and STAA. 2) It is completely locally-
funded, representing the increased local level of commitment
encouraged in STAA. In November 1990, the voters of Los Angeles
County approved a second half-percent sales tax, providing $400
million annually for rail, bus and HOV construction. This, paired
with the earlier Proposition A half-percent, funds the estimated
$886 million construction cost of the Green Line. 3) It reflects
the high technology emphasis of STAA, in that the Green Line is
the first fully-automated rapid transit line in the United States.
Only three other transit operations in the world have computer-
operated, driverless systems: Vancouver, Canada; London, England;
and Lille, France. 4) It is sensitive to the environment and will
alleviate congestion, utilizing park-and-ride facilities and bus
connections. Air pollution and traffic congestion are two
major concerns to residents of Southern California.
POSSIBLE SPEECH FORUM
There are several business groups, such as the Town Hall, that
could serve as excellent forums for the President to highlight his
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424 . 36th Place
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Sept. 11/91
(213) 546-6409
TO: CHRISTINA MARTIN
L.A. SUBWAY (Curt Smith)
BEFORE ONE OF MY AIDES TOLD ME I'D BEEN INVITED TO SPEAK AT A TRANSPORTATION
EVENT, HE SAID "HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE A MOVING EXPERIENCE?"
THIS TRANSIT LINE SHOULD HELP EASE L.A.'S LEGENDARY TRAFFIC PROBLEMS. SOMEONE
TOLD ME THAT WITH THE MUDSLIDES IN THE HILLS AND THE TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAYS,
LOS ANGELES IS ONE CITY WHERE THE HOUSES SOMETIME MOVE FASTER THAN THE CARS.
I SUSPECT THE TRAFFIC JAM THAT LOS ANGELES IS MOST CONCERNED ABOUT BREAKING UP
THESE DAYS IS THE ONE AT THE TOP OF THE NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST.
(Assuming Dodgers & Braves are still neck & neck.)
THE KEY TO UNLOCKING GRIDLOCK IS GETTING MORE COMMUTERS OUT FROM BEHIND THE
WHEEL OF THEIR CARS, AND BEHIND THE IDEA OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 4, 1991
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
DAVID DEMAREST
TONY SNOW B
FROM:
BETH HINCHLIFFE BH
SUBJECT:
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TOWNS AND TOWNSHIPS
On Friday, September 6, at 10 a.m., in the Hyatt Regency in
Washington, you will address an audience of approximately 1,000
people from across the country who are attending the National
Association of Towns and Townships conference.
12491
Your remarks (10 minutes, teleprompter) focus on major
Administration initiatives having a direct impact on American
towns -- particularly transportation and education.
(Hinchliffe/Blymire)
September 4, 1991 5 p.m.
NATAT.TS Draft Five
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TOWNS AND TOWNSHIPS
September 6, 1991
Hyatt Regency, Washington, D.C.
You know, this week doesn't mark the end of summer just for
schoolchildren across this country. I'm back at my desk too. But
I won't bore you with a speech titled "What I did on my summer
vacation. 11 Well, okay: I will tell you my reaction when I
received a phone call on August 19th saying: "It's a crisis!" II
responded: "I've already heard enough about Barbara's golf game. "
Thank you for giving me the chance to meet with you today.
You know, President Eisenhower talked of "the great and priceless
privilege of being raised in a small town.' I understand because
I, too, had that privilege. The towns of my youth and of my
children's youth were all very different from each other -- from
the treelined streets of Greenwich, Connecticut to the salt air
of Kennebunkport to the dusty, oil-patch plains of Midland,
Texas. But they also had much in common.
Our towns nurture dreams and nourish values. Think of the
ideals of integrity, hard work, and caring for others instilled
in a young boy growing up in Pinpoint, Georgia. Today, that man
stands ready to serve on the highest court in this land.
Clarence Thomas embodies the virtues America -- and all her towns
and townships -- hold dear.
I'm glad to be here with people from the towns that form
this nation's backbone. You know what Thomas Jefferson meant
when he said American townships "have proved themselves the
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wisest invention ever devised by the wit of man for the perfect
exercise of self-government, and for its preservation."
You understand the problems that challenge our country. You
understand them not from a bureaucrat's safe distance, but from
the embattled position of public servants whose neighbors call to
complain about services -- or the lack thereof. You understand
the real basics of local government, and that's why you're our
country's future and our country's hope.
Our domestic policy begins with you -- the people of this
land. In Washington and in the states, politicians and officials
have learned that we can't just hurl money at problems. We take
enough of people's money as it is: If we want to do our jobs, we
must make better use of the vast sums already at our disposal.
More fundamentally, we must recognize the genius of our own
people. We must trust them -- trust you -- to find answers, to
do good things, to make America work. We must make our government
more responsive, more local. And we must learn from the real.
professionals -- you, the NATAT representatives. You're the
voice of small-town America.
That's a considerable voice, of course. Eight of ten
governmental bodies in this nation represent communities with
5,000 or fewer residents. And you will have to teach the other
20 percent how to live within their means.
Your strengths begin with your commitment to the American
idea of civic responsibility. Many of you are part-time
officials, volunteers. You give your time to your communities.
3
You emphasize creativity and innovation -- what folks in my
birthplace of Milton, Massachusetts would call "old-fashioned
Yankee ingenuity." Sometimes, you exhaust your ingenuity just
trying to escape regulatory handcuffs placed upon you by federal
and state mandates. I'm concerned about those mandates, and I
believe strongly in the importance of cooperation among all
levels of government.
Our Administration also remains committed to the common-
sense approach of the Regulatory Flexibility Act -- one that lets
you use your common sense to solve your own problems -- and I
will direct federal departments and agencies to follow the spirit
and the letter of that law. III
Speaking of creativity, I want to add my congratulations to
Bill Herman of Weare, New Hampshire. Bill won your Grassroots
Government Leadership Award by producing ideas for cutting costs
without slashing services. 11 Maybe I should call on Bill's help
in solving a big problem -- because when I asked my staff how we
could improve our crisis management, they said: "How about a
calendar that doesn't have August on it." 111
All of you here have helped develop public/private
partnerships -- a crucial concept as we gear up for the unique
problems of the 21st Century. The alliance between your National
Center for Small Communities and private sector sources like the
Kellogg Foundation sets an example for others to follow.
Because of your strengths, your successes and your
leadership -- today I ask you to lead one of our greatest
4
battles: Making our nation's schools the world's best.
Our Administration introduced an education strategy five
months ago. We call it "America 2000," and it involves four
different tracks: accountable schools for today; a new generation
of schools for tomorrow; a nation of students committed to a
lifetime of education; and communities where learning can happen.
You play a critical role in making the entire strategy work
-- and especially Track Four: building communities that value,
support, encourage and advance education. It's no coincidence
that we historically have entrusted this fundamental responsi-
bility -- education -- to communities. We now call upon you to
enlist in our national crusade to improve education community-
by-community. First, you must adopt the education goals estab-
lished 18 months ago following the education summit with the
nation's governors. Then you can begin to develop a community
plan to reach the goals -- to design a report card to measure
your progress -- and to create your own "break the mold school"
-- one that builds upon your unique strengths and takes into
account your special needs and circumstances. III
As we immerse ourselves in the challenges of the 90s, our
Administration also will look to you for leadership in other
areas. For instance, Congress is debating the five-year re-
authorization of the nation's surface transportation system. We
need your help in getting a system that spends money to address
needs -- and not just support politicians' careers.
We've called in our bill for increased investment in infra-
Nat'l Association Townst lownships
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structure. But, frankly, simply spending more money isn't the
answer -- we need more sensible programs. More than half of all
Congressionally-mandated transportation projects don't even show
up on state priority lists. You might like some of the programs
your member of Congress slips into legislation, but in the end,
Congress usurps local power for its own purposes -- making
decisions in Washington that affect the lives and pocketbooks of
people in Berea, Kentucky, or Mount Wolf, Pennsylvania.
So: If Congress sends me a transportation bill with a gaso-
line tax, I will veto it. We must not let Congress raise the gas
tax for projects towns don't even need. We won't let it raise tax
that will do nothing except squeeze local economies and lighten
workers' already-thin pocketbooks.\ My highway bill will invest
in infrastructure without raising taxes or busting budget caps.
We believe in letting communities shape their own futures -
- and this belief lies at the heart of our Community Opportunity
Act. This proposal invites communities to think of new ways to
solve old problems -- and it lets all of us adopt a more flexible
approach to domestic social programs. It puts the emphasis on
results, and not on procedures cooked up in Washington. After
all, when someone wants food or shelter or schooling, what's more
important, the service -- or the government paperwork?
This common-sense approach, giving local governments greater
flexibility, led us to propose turning over $15 billion in
federal money to the states. This initiative will give decision-
making power to the people whose lives those decisions will
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affect. Quite simply -- that's the fundamental principle on
which this Administration functions.
This "turnover proposal," and the Act itself, grow out of
the basic assumption that government assistance programs should
lead people to self-sufficiency. There's no better way to do
this than rebuilding these programs from the bottom up: based on
plans developed right at the community level.
I talked about Jefferson earlier: If we want to remain true
to the spirit of his philosophy, we must empower communities to
control their own futures. 11 Our domestic policy isn't a spending
policy -- it's designed to increase personal freedom and to pro
duce results -- not just expensive rhetoric. This is the way to
approach all this country's challenges -- it's an extraordinary
opportunity and it's essential that we get it enacted and in use
Thank you for your work and your example. Even with
whatever problems our towns may face, I know we'd all agree with
writer Catharine Sedgwick, who loved her town of Stockbridge,
Massachusetts. Someone once told her that she spoke about
Stockbridge as if it were heaven. "Well," she replied, "I expect
no very violent transition." 111
Good luck to all of you -- and may God bless the towns to
which you return.
#
#
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
February 13, 1991
FACT SHEET
THE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1991
President Bush today announced transmittal to Congress of the
Administration's Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1991.
The bill reflects the President's determination to strengthen
significantly the nation's surface transportation infrastructure
by increasing the federal investment in transportation and
building a stronger partnership with the states.
The Administration's bill proposes a $105.4 billion investment
over the next five years in highways, mass transit and highway
safety programs. The proposal represents a new vision for
surface transportation to meet the needs of an increasingly
mobile society.
GOALS OF THE PILL
The bill is an important part of what the President described in
his State of the Union address as "a forward-looking plan of
action" to provide "long-term investments for the next American
century." It implements basic goals outlined by Transportation
Secretary Samuel Skinner and the Administration's National
Transportation Policy, released in March 1990. The bill would:
1.
Increase infrastructure investment. A strong surface
transportation system is critical to ensuring the mobility
of our nation and the competitiveness of our economy. The
bill proposes to increase spending on highways from $14.6
billion in FY 1991 to $20.3 billion in FY 1996 -- a 39
percent increase over the next five years. Mass transit
capital funding will increase by 25 percent to $2.9 billion.
The bill also contains new incentives for private sector
investment in toll roads.
2.
Restructure the federal highway system. The 43,000 mile
Interstate Highway System has united America and stimulated
our nation's growth. Now that the system is over 99 percent
complete, the President is proposing a new 150,000 mile
National Highway System. This system will include the
present Interstate System and other roads of national
significance. In addition, the proposal consolidates
2
several present funding categories into the new Urban and
Rural Program. The present Bridge Program will be retained
with substantially increased funding. This new structure
will improve program efficiency and better focus federal
funds on our nation's most important highways.
3.
Provide greater flexibility to states and local governments.
The proposal strengthens the federal, state and local
partnership. States and local governments will have far
greater discretion in selecting projects for funding and
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will participate in designating the new National Highway
System. They will, for the first time, have broad
flexibility to use funds for either highways or mass
transit. New requirements for modern management systems and
performance-based accountability at the state and local
level will ensure cost-effective management of our
transportation resources.
4.
Assure a safe and efficient system. For the transportation
system to serve the needs of America, it must be safe and
efficient. The President's proposal meets both needs. The
proposal increases funding for highway safety by 34 percent
over the next five years, and provides incentives for states
to adopt tough anti-drunk driving measures and promote
increased seat belt use. The proposal will also call for
the elimination of duplicative and costly state regulations
governing the rates and services of interstate motor
carriers.
The President's bill is divided into three main parts: the
Federal-aid Highway Program the Mass Transit Program and the
Highway Safety Program. These three programs are described
below.
THE MAJOR PROGRAMS
I. THE FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY PROGRAM
The bill proposes to invest $87.7 billion in highways over the
next five years. It restructures the federal highway system into
three main components:
The new National Highway System will encompass some 150,000
miles, including the existing Interstate System and other
principal arterial routes. Funding for the National Highway
System (NHS) will increase from $7.7 billion in 1992 to
$11.2 billion in 1996.
The NHS will reflect the major demographic and travel
changes that have occurred since the Interstate routes were
designated. It will be an interconnected system of
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principal arterial routes serving major population centers,
rural areas, ports, airports and international border
crossings. Designation of the routes will be made through
consultation with state and local government officials. The
federal matching share will be 75 percent, except for
repairing or improving the operation of Interstate highways,
which will be at 90 percent.
The new Urban and Rural Program will consolidate several
existing programs and provide funding for approximately
700, 000 miles of non-local roads. Funding for the program
will be increased from $3.9 billion in 1992 to $5.7 billion
in 1996. States will have greater flexibility in selecting
projects for funding within this program and may use federal
funds for either highway or mass transit capital projects.
The federal matching share will be 60 percent.
The Bridge Program will provide funding for the
rehabilitation and replacement of existing bridges. Funding
will increase by 50 percent, going from $1.8 billion in 1992
to $2.8 billion in 1996. The federal matching share will be
75 percent.
In addition, the proposal will remove the restriction on the use
of federal funds for the construction and improvement of toll
roads and will encourage private participation in the
construction and management of toll roads. The federal share for
toll projects will be up to 35 percent. To reduce traffic
congestion and improve air quality, the Secretary of
Transportation may permit, on an experimental basis, large cities
with serious air quality problems to impose rush hour fees on
drivers.
The bill also contains proposals to encourage new technologies
including:
-- state of the art toll collection systems, which can
electronically "read" a car and register a toll charge
without requiring the car to stop; and
-- intelligent vehicle highway systems, often referred to as
"smart cars" and "smart highways," which integrate the
vehicle, the driver, and the highway through electronic
warning and vehicle/traffic control systems.
II. THE MASS TRANSIT PROGRAM
The mass transit program consists of two major components: a
formula program that provides grants to transit systems and a
discretionary program that assists with major construction
projects. The discretionary program will include the most cost
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effective new construction projects, funding for innovative
approaches to solving transportation problems and activities
addressing the needs of users with disabilities.
The entire mass transit program will be funded from the Mass
Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund. This will more
equitably distribute user fee revenues and will provide state and
local decision-makers with a more predictable and stable federal
funding source.
The bill proposes a shift in federal support, from operating
subsidies to more capital spending. The bill also encourages
maintenance of existing transit fleets.
Consistent with the Administration's commitment to research and
new technology, the bill provides for increased and flexible
funding for research and proposes a new and expanded partnership
with the transit community to foster innovative solutions to
transit problems.
The proposed five-year funding for mass transit programs totals
$16.3 billion. The federal matching share is 60 percent for the
formula grant program, 50 percent for the discretionary program
and 75 percent for planning grants.
III. HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS
The bill places an increased emphasis on safety. Funding for
highway safety programs financed by the Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) will be increased from $355 million in
1991 to $436 million in 1992 and to $476 million in 1996. Five-
year funding for highway safety programs will total $2.3 billion.
These programs consist primarily of grants to the states in
support of safety initiatives. All NHTSA programs will be funded
from the Highway Account of the Highway Trust Fund. NHTSA's
current highway safety grant program will continue, with the
federal share at 60 percent. Safety bonuses from existing NHTSA
and FHWA programs will be provided to states that satisfy certain
criteria relating to their highway safety programs, especially an
aggressive effort to remove drunk drivers from our highways.
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Transportation
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Washington, D.C. 20590
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September 12, 1991
Draft Three, 2:30pm
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PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: METRO SYSTEM
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
THURSDAY, SEPT. 19, 1991
Mayor Bradley. ((ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS) ) Thank you for that
introduction, and for the chance to be a in State where the
present and future merge -- the Golden State of California. //
( (Before one of my aids told me I'd been invited to speak at
a transportation event, he said, "How would you like to have a
moving experience?") ) //
I am moved to be here, and to receive this reception. I'm
especially grateful that you endured L.A.'s traffic to get here.
/ ( (Actually, I suspect the traffic jam that Los Angeles is most
concerned about breaking up these days is the one at the top of
the National League West. )) //
I am here because of what California is doing, and has done,
to bring sanity and common sense to urban transit. I speak,
particularly, of your Metro System -- a pioneering initiative to
get more commuters out from behind the wheel of their cars -- and
behind the idea of public transportation. //
Metro System will help move people in and out of the central
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city. It is intermodal -- combining rail, car, bus, and air
transportation. / It uses high technology creatively, and
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dramatically -- the Green Line marks the first fully automated
rapid transit line in America. / It is State completely and locally funded.
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What's more, it respects the environment and will increase
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transit options -- utilizing bus connections and park-and-ride
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facilities. //
Metro System shows that working together -- government,
business, and individuals -- we Americans can do anything. // It
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also shows what we had in mind when, last February, I unveiled a
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blueprint for American transportation in the 21st Century. // We
call it the Surface Transportation Assistance Act (STAA). It
seeks to reform existing highway programs / to discard what
doesn't work / and to increase funding for what does. //
( (The state of some of our highways was reflected in an
updated version of an old song I heard the other day / "You
take the high road and I'll take the low road, and I'll hit a
pothole before you. ) ) //
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Our legislation will turn that record off. It will reduce
the backlog of roads and bridges needing repairs and replacement.
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It promotes efficiency by cutting red tape for the trucking
industry. / The bill also focuses on the needs of the millions
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of citizens who use public transit. It will maintain and improve
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mass transit in urban areas like Los Angeles. / And under this
legislation, mass-transit funding will become more stable and
equitable. //
STAA will invest $105 billion in the transportation
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infrastructure over the next five years. Highway investment will
increase by 39 per cent -- to $20 billion -- by 1996. ( (Maybe we
can even ease L.A.'s legendary traffic problems. Someone told me
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that with the mudslides in the hills and the traffic on the
freeways, Los Angeles is one city where the houses sometime move
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faster than the cars.) ) // Under our bill, funds for capital
investment and mass transit will increase 25 per cent. And we've
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proposed a 34 per cent jump in funding for highway safety
programs. //
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Last March, I challenged Congress to pass this bill in 100
days. Well, it's 200 days and counting -- and what's the box
score? Sadder than a Dodgers' loss. / The House of
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Representatives has produced a bill more larded down than Porky
the Pig. We want a bill that works. They want to enact a nickel
a gallon tax increase -- so that over 40 per cent of the current
gas tax can be spent on Congressional porkbarrel projects. //
Let me say: No way. We need a transportation system that
spends money to address local needs -- and not just support
political careers. // The fact is that more than half of all
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Congressional transportation projects don't even show up on State
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and local priority lists. Here's another fact: If Congress
sends me a transportation tax, I will veto it. I won't let
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Congress raise the gas tax for projects that communities don't
even want. //
Metro System is a project California wants -- and needs.
Congratulations on your success so far and I shall return
for Metro's completion. The novelist John Steinbeck once wrote,
"The spring is beautiful in California.' So is September. Thank
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Gov. Wilsons
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: INTERSTATE 105
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
(916)445-2841
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1991
Governor Wilson. Senator Seymour. Mayor Bradley.
( (ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS) ) Thank you for that introduction, and for
the chance to be in a State where the present and future merge --
the Golden State of California. 11
I am here today to congratulate Los Angeles and California
for their initiative, their leadership, in advancing a project
that symbolizes the kind of transportation planning, high
technology, and teamwork America needs to compete successfully in
the world marketplace. 11
Interstate 105 dramatizes the federal, state and local
relationship at its best. The federal role is focused on
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construction of the Interstate, including HOV lanes, which will
improve the movement of people and goods not just within the city,
but between markets and all modes of transportation -- from Los
Angeles International Airport and southern California's port
facilities. I'l
The state and local role is focused on the efficient movement
of commuters, and unclogging the Los Angeles area's notorious
congestion. I congratulate California and the Los Angeles area
for its commitment of over a billion dollars, including the total
price tag for the new Green Line.
//
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This important project also symbolizes America's need for
greater infrastructure investment at every level. When we
unveiled our transportation plan more than seven months ago, we
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proposed investing thirty-nine percent more in highways, primarily
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by focusing investment in a 150,000-mile National Highway System.
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Interstate 105 will be an important link in that new system. //
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Interstate 105, particularly with the Green Line using its
median strip, also symbolizes the need for investment in high tech
solutions to congestion and other transportation problems. The
Green Line will be a state-of-the-art, fully automated system, one
of only four such systems in the world. I-105 makes special
accomodations for high occupancy vehicles, which addresses the
need to reduce the number of commuters who drive alone. All over
America, including California, we are seeing "smart car, smart
highways" programs that help drivers move more safely and freely.
11
There are many other important innovations in our
transportation plan, including more flexibility for state and
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local transportation officials on how federal dollars are spent,
and more capital investment for transit. But we are facing one
big hurdle that needs to be cleared -- the Congress. 11
It's been almost 200 days now since I asked the Congress to
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present me with a surface transportation bill I could sign -- in
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100 days. The Senate has passed its bill, but now action is
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stalled in the House on a bill that would pave America with pork,
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and stick the driving public with a nickel gas tax increase tc pay
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for it. 11
There are more than 500 special interest projects in their
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bill, less than half of which appear on any state's priority list.
Congress seems intent on taking away the ability of state and
local officials to make their own decisions. We need to loosen
the federal apron strings on state and local governments. 11
And the House bill violates both the spirit and the letter of
the budget accord we agreed to 11 months ago. //
We do not need a gas tax increase that hits low and middle
income Americans hardest to increase investment in our
infrastructure. And we do not need to waste money on
congressional projects that cities and towns do not want and have
not asked for. 11
I call on the House to end its logjam by cutting away the
lard and removing the gas tax increase from its bill. If they do
that, right now, we can begin work on a compromise that
moves
America forward. //
Our current surface transportation programs expire in just 18
days. We cannot afford the disruption in many construction and
safety programs that would occur if Congress lets the current
days
programs expire. Nor can we afford a lengthy delay in
implementing a five-year plan that puts in place the concepts and
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policies we proposed to the Congress. I'm pleased to see that
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many of those concepts are advanced in both the Senate's and
House's plans. 11
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Congratulations on your success so far. I shall return for
I-105's and the Green Line's completion. The novelist John
Steinbeck once wrote, "The Spring is beautiful in California." So
is September. Thank you for a wonderful day. God bless you,
California, and the United States of America. 11
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U.S. Department of
Assistant Secretary
400 Seventh St., S.W.
Transportation
Washington, D.C. 20590
Office of the Secretary
of Transportation
MEMORANDUM
TO: JANET HALE
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, ECONOMICS AND GOVERNMENT
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
FR: MARION C. BLAKEY
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS
RE:
TALKING POINTS FOR INTERSTATE I-105 SITE
FOR LOS ANGELES SURFACE TRANSPORTATION EVENT
The location dramatically illustrates several aspects of
Administration policy, including: global competitiveness,
intermodalism, high technology, increased state and local
funding, and environmental sensitivity.
Physically, the site shows a major Interstate under
construction with ribbons of concrete and construction
activity and workers all around.
The project highlights local leadership and initiative at its
best. Federal funding is focused on that aspect of the
project involving intercity, interstate and international
travel; local funding is focused on the transit portion and
moving commuters. It involves excellent planning using high
technology and intermodal connections to take advantage of
the most up-to-date methods in Interstate development and
congestion relief.
The site chosen is in close proximity to Los Angeles
International Airport and provides key access for movement of
cargo destined for here and abroad. The project also
provides greater ease of access to the airport for national
and international business travelers, by car or rail.
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It is also centered in El Segundo, site of the aerospace and
defense industries in the area and one of southern
California's major, successful employers. It is key to
improving the local economy as well as increasing access to
Los Angeles' major ports, airports, all of northern
California and points east.
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Specifically, the project combines traditional Interstate
open-access lanes with HOV lanes and a rapid rail transit
line, the Green Line. The major funding for Interstate 105,
also known as the Glenn Anderson freeway, is drawn from
Interstate funds with a substantial local component. The
Green line is completely state and locally funded, thanks to
a half-percent sales tax approved by Los Angeles County
voters in November 1990 and earlier Proposition A funding.
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The Green Line aspect of the project -- a 23 mile, fully
automated rapid transit line will be the first of its kind in
the United States and one of three in the world with computer
operated, driverless systems. The Green Line will link the
freeway to bus terminals and Los Angeles International
Airport.
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The I-105 project addresses the number one transportation
issue of interest to the media in both Los Angeles and the
United States -- traffic congestion -- through utilization of
park-and-ride facilities and bus connections, which will also
help reduce air pollution.
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Secretary Skinner held a similar, highly successful event at
another I-105 construction site which was well covered and
received by the Los Angeles media.
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If the President is asked about the need for increased
federal funding of mass transit in light of the current
debate on the Hill, he could note the following:
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First, the Green Line is completely state and locally
funded (this is true also for the Blue Line. The Red
Line, which does not connect with this site or the Green
Line, is the only part of the system with Federal
funding and is specifically included in the
Administration's FY92 budget).
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Second, that traditional forms of transit along with HOV
lanes and park-and-ride facilities that encourage
ridership are the best solutions to congestion.
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investment in these kinds of high tech solutions --
perhaps pointing out the Administration has proposed
focusing 25% more funding for transit capital investment
in the next five years, along with the flexibility for
state and local governments to divert up to 40% of
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PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: METRO SYSTEM
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
THURSDAY, SEPT. 19, 1991
Governor Wilson. Senator Seymour. Mayor Bradley. Thank
you for that introduction, and for the chance to be a in
State
where the present and future merge -- the Golden State of
California. //
((Before one of my aides told me I'd been invited to speak
at a transportation event, he said, "How would you like to have a
moving experience?") ) / /
I am moved to be here, and to receive this reception. I'm
especially grateful that you endured L.A.'s traffic to get here.
/ ((Actually, I suspect the traffic jam that Los Angeles is most
concerned about breaking up these days is the one at the top of
the National League West. )) //
I am here today to congratulate Los Angeles and California
for their leadership in advancing a project which symbolizes the
kind of transportation planning, high technology, and teamwork
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America needs to compete in the world marketplace. //
Interstate 105 dramatizes the federal, state, and local
relationship at its best -- showing that together, we Americans
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can do anything. / /
The federal role is focused on construction of the
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Interstate -- including HOV lanes. The project will improve the
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movement of people and goods not just within the city, but
between markets and between modes of transportation -- from Los
Angeles International Airport and southern California's port
facilities. //
State and local governments have joined to help commuters
move more efficiently -- and to unclog Los Angeles area roads and
highways. / I salute California and the Los Angeles area for
its commitment of over a billion dollars -- including the total
price tag for the new Green Line. //
This project embodies America's need for greater
infrastructure investment at every level. It shows why when we
unveiled our transportation plan more than seven months ago, we
proposed investing 39 percent more in highway funding --
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primarily by focusing investment in a 150,000 mile National
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Highway System. //
( (The state of some of our highways was reflected in an
updated version of an old song I heard the other day. / "You
take the high road and I'll take the low road, and I'll hit a
pothole before you. ") ) //
Our transportation plan will turn that record off. Look at
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Interstate 105 -- a crucial link in our new highway system.
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Especially with the Green Line using its median strip, it will
prove how investment in high tech can ease congestion and other
problems. /
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The Green Line will be a state-of-the-art, fully automated
system -- one of only four such systems in the world. I-105
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makes special accommodations for high occupancy vehicles, which
addresses the need to reduce the number of commuters who drive
alone. / All over America -- including California -- we are
seeing "smart car, smart highways" programs which help drivers
move more safely and freely. //
( (Maybe our plan can even ease L.A.'s legendary traffic
problems. Someone told me that with the mudslides in the hills
and the traffic on the freeways, Los Angeles is one city where
the houses sometime mover faster than the cars. )) //
There are other innovations in our transportation plan --
including more flexibility for state and local transportation
DOT
officials on how federal dollars are spent, and more capital
investment for transmit. But we still face one big hurdle that
needs to be cleared. Yes, I'm talking about the Congress. //
Last March, I challenged Congress to pass our bill in 100
days. Well, it's 197 days and counting -- and what's the box
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score? Sadder than a Dodgers' loss. // The House of
acted.th sheethe
Representatives has produced a bill that would pave America with
pork. We want a bill that works. They want to enact a nickel a
gallon tax increase -- so that over 40 per cent of the current
gas tax can be spent on Congressional porkbarrel projects. //
Let me say: No way. We need a transportation system that
spends money to address local needs -- and not just support
political careers. // The incredible fact is that there are more
DOT
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more than half of these projects don't even show up on State and
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local priority lists. Here's another fact: If Congress sends me
a transportation tax, I will veto it. I won't let Congress raise
the gas tax for projects that communities don't even want. //
I-105 and the Green Line are projects California wants --
and needs. They are examples of how transportation
infrastructure can make us more competitive in the global
economy. They show California leading the way toward a brighter
tomorrow. //
For that, I congratulate you. I'll be back for I-105's and
Metro's completion. The novelist John Steinbeck once wrote, "The
spring is beautiful in California." So is September. Thank you P.105
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