Traffic in L.A. can be a challenge. (Tell me something I don’t know, right?) Home to more than 9.8 million people, Los
Angeles County is the most populous in the nation. Aside from the ability to chant “We’re #1!”
and wave those funny foam fingers at people living in other parts of the country,
this distinction makes driving around the L.A. area quite a challenge.
In response to the growing annual gridlock, a majority of
cities across L.A. County collaborate in something called the Congestion
Management Program, or CMP. Voted into
existence in 1990, the CMP is a slice of the statewide gas tax pie, dedicated
to transportation relief efforts. Handed
down from the State to counties then from counties to cities, in football speak
cities receive CMP funding by way of a double handoff. Hut, hut, hike!
Monrovia has participated in the CMP program since its
inception. Earlier this August, City
Staff presented a CMP update to City Council as part of an annual public
hearing requirement of the program. Council
moved to approve the City’s participation in the CMP program for another
year. Following Council’s approval, the annual
reporting documents were sent to Metro, the CMP administrator for Los Angeles
County. Metro also approved the City’s
CMP documents, which means that Monrovia is in good standing for another year. Hooray!
