Los Angeles Councilman Tim McOsker Elected Board Chair of the Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority
June 20 2024 - 2:35PM
Business Wire
Los Angeles Councilmember Tim McOsker has been elected
Chair of the Governing Board of the Alameda Corridor Transportation
Authority (ACTA) for the 2024-25 term. Long Beach Councilwoman
Suely Saro will serve as Vice Chair. The leadership of the
Governing Board traditionally rotates between the representatives
of the Los Angeles and Long Beach city councils each year.
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Los Angeles Councilman Tim McOsker
Elected Board Chair of the Alameda Corridor Transportation
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"There is no doubt that the scale, function, and utility of the
Alameda Corridor to U.S. rail cargo movement continues to be
critically important to the success of the Los Angeles and Long
Beach Port Complex. Speed, efficiencies and upcoming improvements
in intermodal and on-dock rail infrastructure all place the Alameda
Corridor at the center of the global supply chain," said
Councilmember McOsker. "The board, along with ACTA's leadership,
look forward to some very exciting months ahead for the Corridor as
we also continue to advance the many health and safety benefits
this engineering marvel provides to the community."
Tim McOsker was elected in 2022 to represent the Los Angeles
City Council District 15 -the One Five - which includes the
communities of Harbor City, Harbor Gateway, San Pedro, Watts, and
Wilmington as well as the Port of Los Angeles. An attorney and
lifelong resident of Council District 15, McOsker was previously
the Chief Executive Officer of AltaSea, a non-profit advancing
scientific discovery and collaboration in ocean sustainability and
the blue economy, augmenting job creation at the Port of Los
Angeles.
ACTA is the intergovernmental agency formed under the
joint-powers authority of the cities of Los Angeles and Long Beach
that oversees the dedicated section of railway from the Ports of
Los Angeles and Long Beach to downtown Los Angeles (the
“Corridor”). The $2+ billion Corridor project successfully improved
conditions in once-impacted communities by consolidating three
circuitous rail routes into a single grade separated route along
Alameda Street. The Corridor provides an efficient high-speed rail
route to handle cargo by rail rather than trucks, which would cause
congestion on regional freeways. These rail transportation
improvements lead to economic benefits, reduced greenhouse gas
emissions and enhanced safety.
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