Mobility 21 Summit Addresses Key Transportation Topics in Southern California

National infrastructure experts joined forces at the Mobility 21 Summit to seek strategies to develop regionally connected transportation solutions, reduce time spent in traffic and increase options for Southern California’s traveling public.

More than 1,000 transportation, business and elected leaders convened  for the 13th annual conference, which is the largest one-day transportation event in the state.  It focuses on bringing together leaders from a broad spectrum of backgrounds to address the challenges and opportunities facing Southern California’s transportation infrastructure.

“The strength of Mobility 21 is in the organization’s regional coordination between all seven counties in Southern California,” said Paul Granillo, President & CEO of the Inland Empire Economic Partnership and Chairman of Mobility 21. “Our collaboration with public and private sectors focuses on making the region a better place by improving all modes of transportation.”

By working together as a unified front in Sacramento, the Mobility 21 region has helped secure critical transportation milestones, including:

• Unlimited design-build authority for highway projects – an innovative contracting method that can save time and money on complex construction jobs;
• Repayment of state transportation funds that were borrowed during bad budget years; and
• Expansion of express lanes in Los Angeles, San Diego, and Riverside counties.

During his welcome remarks at the Summit, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti noted, “Traffic doesn’t care about borders, so we need to work together as a region to expand our transportation options and help people get around more easily. That’s why we’re undergoing one of the biggest transportation projects in the country and leveraging those investments to access new funding opportunities and continue building for the future.”

 

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