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2/4/2021
Los Angeles Mayor and Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chair Eric Garcetti announced yesterday that LA Metro Chief Executive Officer Phillip Washington will step down in May.
Washington recently informed LA Metro's board that he does not plan to seek a new contract or extend his current contract, which expires in May, according to an LA Metro press release.
As LA Metro's CEO, Washington manages a balanced annual budget of $7 billion, is responsible for overseeing $18 billion to $20 billion in capital construction projects and provides oversight of the nation's third busiest transit agency that transports 1.2 million passengers (pre-COVID) daily on a fleet of 2,200 clean-air buses and six rail lines. Washington is also engaged in all facets of transportation and infrastructure in L,A. County including aviation, goods movement, freight/railroads, water, public works, housing and transit-oriented communities.
Washington, who has been with LA Metro since May 2015, spearheaded a number of notable successes including the passage of Measure M, the largest transportation investment ballot measure in North America. LA County voters overwhelmingly approved Measure M by more than 71 percent, launching the nation's largest public works program that will create an estimated 700,000 jobs in the region.
He was also instrumental in securing $9 billion in grant funding over the past five years by working with Metro's federal and state partners and building their trust in Metro's leadership and track record of success.
In November 2020, it was announced that Washington was tapped to lead then-President-elect Joe Biden's transportation transition team.