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Article: FUNDING DRIVE HITS THE FAST LANE OFFICIALS' AIM IS TO GET MONEY TO KEEP SOUTHLAND MOVING COALITION LAYS OUT LIST OF PROJECTS THAT NEED FEDERAL DOLLARS TO ADVANCE Coalition lays out list of projects that need federal dollars to advance.(News)
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- Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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- September 22, 2009
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Byline: Sue Doyle, Staff Writer
Hoping to keep Southern California transit projects on the minds of federal officials, a local coalition on Monday unveiled a list of 21 projects it says are urgently needed to keep the region moving at a 21st-century pace.
From crash-avoidance technology on commuter trains to freeway lane-widening projects, the list arrives as a six-year, $500 billion federal Surface Transportation Authorization bill struggles to get through Congress.
"We're barely moving on the 101. What we need now is an offramp from congestion," said Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, speaking at the eighth annual Mobility 21 coalition meeting.
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