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Leahy’s Deputy CEO Paul Taylor Returns to L.A. Metro
After 20 years away from Los Angeles, new Deputy CEO Paul Taylor returns to L.A. Metro prepared to uphold the commitment made to the public by Measure R.
The change of senior leadership that occurred at Metro this year has resulted in the return of some former employees, one of which was Paul Taylor, who, having left Metro in 1989, has returned as deputy CEO. With voters having just approved new transit funding to address stifling congestion, TPR/MIR was pleased to speak with Paul Taylor to contrast L.A. County’s transportation challenges in 2009 with the issues of the past, as well as to learn more about the policies and projects that will dominate Metro’s agenda for the next 20 years.
Published Friday March 5, 2010
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This article originally appeared in the September 2009 issue of TPR/MIR
The last time TPR/MIR interviewed you was in 1989 when you were leaving Metro. You have come back now as deputy CEO. Compare and contrast the Metro you left with what you now have responsibility for as deputy CEO. What has changed?
The voters have entrusted a more half-cent sales taxes to Metro. There is a much bigger contract with the electorate. By virtue of that, Metro is a much more important part of the community. The infrastructure that we build, own, and operate is crucial to mobility.
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