Federal loan to speed work on Crenshaw light-rail line
It is the first federal commitment to Villaraigosa's so-called 30/10 initiative, which seeks to dramatically accelerate a dozen MTA transit projects.
Los Angeles won a major federal loan Friday that will speed construction — perhaps by as much as 10 years — of a light-rail transit line from the Crenshaw district to a station near Los Angeles International Airport.