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CALL TO ACTION: SEND MESSAGE TO METRO - -
As you may know, Metro's Draft Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) was released on Wednesday, March 12th. As anticipated, the Foothill Extension project remains on the list of Strategic Projects (“if additional funding becomes available”) and not in the Constrained Plan (budgeted). The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has mandated that, in order to receive federal funding, the Foothill Extension must be included in this 30-year regional plan. The amount requested for our project is $80 million towards the construction of Phase 2A through Azusa , (just over one-half of one percent of the plan's total rail allocation), and $8 million per year for operations. Two Critical Ways to Help Reshape the Plan to Include the Foothill Extension: 1. Write/email a letter in response to the LRTP. A copy of the Draft LRTP can be accessed through the Metro website at www.metro.net/longrangeplan . On page 26 of the plan you will find the list of constrained and strategic rail projects. The deadline for emails and letters is April 25, 2008 (postmarked). Click here for key talking points that you may wish to consider and include in your letter, but please be sure to include personal perspectives and experience in your comments. * Send emails to: metroplan@metro.net Or mail letters to: * We appreciate receiving copies of your correspondence. If you wish, you may send copies to: lmanning@foothillextension.org , or mail to Document Control, Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority, 406 E. Huntington Drive, Suite 202 , Monrovia , CA 91016 . 2. Attend the Public Hearing meeting for San Gabriel Valley : A San Gabriel Valley public meeting will be held on Tuesday evening, April 8, 2008, 6:00 PM at Potrero Heights Elementary School, 8026 East Hill Drive, Rosemead 91770 . Click here for more information. This meeting will address all San Gabriel Valley components of the Long Range Transportation Plan, and provide a formal public comment period. All comments will be included as part of the Final LRTP document. We need to convey a clear message to Metro Staff and Board of Directors that the time is right, the project is ready, and the opportunity to extend light rail into the San Gabriel Valley with immediate federal support cannot be passed by. If you did not receive our February newsletter, you may want to view or download it here on our website. It contains recent news about our status and funding strategies. We welcome your questions and thank you in advance for your support to challenge the region's Long Range Transportation Plan to include immediate construction of Phase 2A of the Foothill Extension. Additional information will be posted as it becomes available. Thank you for your support. The Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority
Questions: Please call 626-305-7026
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