Los Angeles City Councilmember Tim McOsker was elected chair of the Governing Board of the Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority (ACTA) for the 2024-25 term.
Long Beach Councilmember Suely Saro will serve as vice chair.
The leadership of the board traditionally rotates between representatives of the Los Angeles and Long Beach city councils each year.
ACTA is the intergovernmental agency formed under the joint-powers authority of the cities of Los Angeles and Long Beach to oversee the dedicated section of railway from the two ports to downtown Los Angeles (the ‘corridor’).
“There is no doubt that the scale, function, and utility of the Alameda Corridor to U.S. rail cargo movement continues to be critically important to the success of the Los Angeles and Long Beach port complex,” McOsker said in a written comment released following the vote.
“Speed, efficiencies and upcoming improvements in intermodal and on-dock rail infrastructure all place the Alameda Corridor at the center of the global supply chain,” he said.
McOsker was elected in 2022 to represent District 15 that includes San Pedro, Wilmington, Harbor City, Harbor Gateway, and Watts.
He was previously chief executive officer for AltaSea, a nonprofit scientific venture creating a cutting-edge marine science research campus on San Pedro’s Outer Harbor.
The $2 billion Alameda Corridor project has improved conditions in once-impacted communities by consolidating three circuitous rail routes into a single grade separated route along Alameda Street.
It provides an efficient, high-speed rail route to handle cargo by rail rather than trucks, helping to clear traffic from the area’s freeways and provide economic benefits, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, and enhanced safety.
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