By Art Leahy, The Orange County Register; April 25, 2018
For nearly half a century I have enjoyed a unique perspective on Southern California traffic. I started my career as a bus operator driving on crowded streets and then rose through the ranks to head major public transportation agencies such as OCTA, Metro and Metrolink that sought various ways to ease congestion.
I have dealt with all aspects of traffic from highways to buses, passenger rail and freight. Here’s what I learned: we have too many cars and trucks and not enough road to keep pace with our growing population and economy. And it’s going to get worse unless we seek regional solutions because we face increased long-distance travel demand with a fixed-capacity freeway network.
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