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Metro's incoming chief on his vision for LA mass transit
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Mar 24, 2015
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Metro's incoming chief on his vision for LA mass transit
Incoming Metro CEO Phil Washington explains his vision to make mass transit in Los Angeles among the best in the world.
Metro’s next CEO Phillip Washington flanked by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and Inglewood Mayor James T. Butts on March 12, 2015.
Metro’s next CEO Phillip Washington flanked by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and Inglewood Mayor James T. Butts on March 12, 2015.
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Incoming Metro CEO Phil Washington explains his vision to make mass transit in Los Angeles among the best in the world.

Mass transit riders in Los Angeles have a lot to look forward to in the coming decades when, in just rail alone, many lines are set to open or expand.

Overseeing all that growth will be the new CEO of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Phil Washington.

Washington will lead Metro starting in May once he wraps up his tenure in Denver. There, he led the city's own multi-billion dollar expansion.

He joins Take Two with his own vision of how to transform and improve public transportation in Southern California.