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New LA Metro boss brings lessons from Denver
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Mar 13, 2015
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New LA Metro boss brings lessons from Denver
New L.A. Metro boss, Phil Washington's expected to use his experience in Denver to guide Los Angeles' transport system into the future.
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New L.A. Metro boss, Phil Washington's expected to use his experience in Denver to guide Los Angeles' transport system into the future.

L.A.'s Metro system has a new boss.

Mayor Eric Garcetti announced on Thursday that Phil Washington will take over the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

Washington is currently the head of Denver's Regional Transportation District. He'll replace Art Leahy who will start his new role as CEO of Metrolink in April.

For more on Phil Washington, Take Two's Alex Cohen spoke with Monte Whaley, transport reporter with the Denver Post.