Published on Sunday, January 31, 2010
By LA Daily News Staff Writer
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has his bags packed for an upcoming trip to Washington, D.C., where he hopes to secure support and money for his proposed Subway to the Sea.
Villaraigosa had planned to travel to the nation's capital in January, but canceled the trip when a series of rainstorms raised concerns about widespread flooding.
During his solo visit this month, he plans to ask federal officials to advance the city funding for the West L.A.-to-Santa Monica subway. Voter-approved Measure R would provide $40 billion in sales tax revenue for the project over a 30-year period. However, the mayor hopes to secure that much in federal money over a 10-year span.
Labor unions, Los Angeles business leaders and transit activists support the plan
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