FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                         March 5, 2013 CONTACT Kristin Slocum, Communications Manager 949.375.4523   Southern California’s Mobility 21 Urges Congress to Invest in America’s Trade Gateway  Mobility 21 will fight for federal transportation funding and innovative tools to leverage local investment IRVINE, Calif. – During an advocacy trip to Washington, D.C. this week, Southern California’s leading transportation and business stakeholders from Mobility 21 will join together to advocate for increased federal funding for transportation and innovative tools to maximize local investment in infrastructure. Federal funding to improve and maintain Southern California’s aging goods movement infrastructure will take top billing during Mobility 21’s advocacy trip. More than 43 percent of the nation’s containerized imports enter the Ports of Long Beach, Los Angeles, Hueneme and San Diego — creating jobs, income and tax revenue in all 50 [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 28, 2012 FOR MORE INFORMATION Kristin Slocum, Communications Manager kslocum@mobility21.com or 949.375.4523 Electronic press kit materials below Hundreds Converge for Mobility 21 Summit For Strategies to Avoid Permanent Carmageddon Leaders unveiled five steps that will keep Southern California moving ANAHEIM, Calif. — More than 800 transportation, business and elected leaders came together today at the Disneyland Hotel for the 11th annual Mobility 21 Southern California Transportation Summit. The conference focused on bringing the public and leaders from a broad spectrum of backgrounds together to improve transportation in Southern California. On the brink of the full closure on I-405 in Los Angeles County this weekend, Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa, Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) and Mobility 21 leaders from across the region gathered for a press conference during the Summit to unveil five steps to overcome the threat of permanent [...]

For Immediate Release Sept. 25, 2012 FOR MORE INFORMATION       Kristin Slocum, Mobility 21 Communications Manager kslocum@mobility21.com or 949.375.4523 WHAT:   Southern California transportation and business leaders, including Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) and Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa, will announce steps the region is taking to prevent permanent gridlock traffic. The press event will highlight Southern California’s much-needed investment in goods movement, the vital role of local funding, public-private partnerships and the need to invest in all modes of transportation. Leaders will call the public to action to voice their support of transportation improvements in Southern California.WHEN:  11:30-11:50 a.m., Friday, Sept. 28WHERE:     Disneyland Hotel, 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802 Lower Level, Monorail Conference RoomWHO:     Hon. Barbara Boxer, Chair, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Hon. Hon. Bill Shuster, Chair, Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Hon. Antonio R. Villaraigosa, Mayor, City of Los Angeles and Metro Board Director Hon. Paul Glaab, Mayor, City of Laguna Niguel and [...]

Mobility 21 touts inclusion of America Fast Forward and Breaking Down Barriers initiatives in the federal transportation bill IRVINE, Calif. – With the June 30 deadline to pass the nation’s next surface transportation program looming large, today Congress passed a two-year transportation bill to provide $105.2 billion for critical infrastructure projects throughout the country. Members of Mobility 21, Southern California’s transportation advocacy coalition, applaud Senate Environment and Public Works Chair Barbara Boxer (D-CA), House Transportation and Infrastructure Chair John Mica (R-FL) and members of the California delegation for their leadership in delivering a transportation bill that gives Southern California and the rest of the nation much-needed certainty to plan long-term, job-creating transportation projects. “Passage of the transportation bill is one of the highest priorities of business communities across the nation,” said Gary Toebben, Mobility 21 Chair and President & CEO of the Los Angeles Area Chamber [...]

Mobility 21 will fight to protect federal funding for transportation, putting thousands to work across the Southland IRVINE, Calif. – Members of Mobility 21, Southern California’s transportation advocacy coalition, will be meeting with key legislators and policy makers this week amidst intense federal transportation bill negotiations during an advocacy trip to Washington, D.C. Transportation executives and business leaders will call on members of Congress to pass the urgently-needed transportation bill and stay focused on what matters — job creation for millions of American workers. “There’s no question that we need a robust federal transportation bill,” said Gary Toebben, Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce President & CEO and Mobility 21 Chairman. “What we’re asking for is a multi-year bill to give transportation planners more certainty in funding future transportation projects, and that means job creation here at home. With the extension of the current bill expiring [...]

Southern California Leaders Commend Bipartisan Support of America’s Transportation Infrastructure Mobility 21 Officials Highlight Key Provisions to Accelerate Jobs IRVINE, Calif. – Southern California’s leaders applaud the bipartisan group of U.S. senators for outlining a new federal transportation program called “Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century” or MAP-21. At its strategic planning meeting in Orange County, Calif., members of Mobility 21 – a bipartisan transportation advocacy group of business and government – specifically expressed their thanks to Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Senator James Inhofe (R-Okla.), Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Senator David Vitter (R-La.) of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee for taking the necessary steps to improve transportation investment for America’s future. Mobility 21 represents seven counties and 21 million residents of Southern California. Mobility 21 also issued a call to move swiftly to pass MAP-21 incorporating these key provisions: America Fast Forward – a program to stretch federal dollars for locally approved and funded transportation projects to take advantage of low construction costs and create hundreds of [...]

Sept. 28, 2010 IRVINE, Calif. – Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s signature of Assembly Bill 2098 (AB 2098) and Senate Bill 1371 (SB 1371) helps reduce freeway gridlock and enhances rail safety in Southern California. The passage of AB 2098 (Miller) allows the Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC) to accelerate construction on the locally-funded SR-91 Corridor Improvement Project by using the design-build project delivery method, creating approximately 18,000 jobs in one of the highest unemployed areas in California. “The governor's approval of AB 2098 ensures that we move forward with a project that creates thousands of jobs and improves the commute on the 91 Freeway,” said Anne Mayer, RCTC Executive Director and Mobility 21 Board Member. “Thank you to Governor Schwarzenegger for making infrastructure a priority, and we especially appreciate the support of Assemblyman Jeff Miller, the business community and California Transportation Commissioner Joe Tavaglione for their efforts [...]