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No one wants to wait 30 years for the much needed transit projects currently being planned. As voters, we've already approved Measure R, which increased our sales tax, to help pay for major transit infrastructure, but that's not enough if we want more trains now (or really soon). That's why the City Council has asked the proposed National Infrastructure Development Bank to advance money to Metro for the Westside Subway and other Measure R projects, according to the Daily News. Of course, that bank needs to become a reality first.
