Page one of the letter. Click to see larger image.

Nine members of the House of Representatives with districts in Los Angeles County have signed a letter supporting the 30/10 Initiative to build a dozen transit projects in the next 10 years instead of the next 30. The letter is to Sen. Barbara Boxer, who chairs a key Senate committee and has already said she supports the 30/10 plan.

Page two of the letter. Click to see larger image.

The signees included Jane Harman (who was on board early with 30/10), Xavier Becerra, Linda Sanchez, Laura Richardson, Howard Berman, Brad Sherman, Judy Chu, Henry Waxman and Lucille Roybal-Allard.

But there are 18 House districts in Los Angeles County. So let’s do the math on that:

9 ÷ 18 = .5 or 50% of local delegation signed the letter

Interesting! I’m not sure if that means the cup is half full or half empty, given that elements of 30/10 will need Congressional approval and local support may help.

The 30/10 Initiative proposes to use other federal loans and other financing to accelerate construction of the transit projects, all of which are set to receive funding from the Measure R sales tax increase approved by county voters in 2008.

The money would be paid back using Measure R revenues. The idea of the program is to get all this stuff built now while construction costs are down. The other idea is to create a lot of jobs while building some sorely needed mass transit.

L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa issued a press release Thursday praising the nine members who signed the letter. The 30/10 plan was conceived by Villaraigosa and later adopted as the official policy of Metro by the agency’s Board of Directors.

The list of L.A. County’s Congressional delegation is posted after the jump, along with their contact information in case you feel like expressing your views on 30/10 to any of them. You can also cross-reference the list to the letter and figure out who didn’t sign! A map of the 30/10 projects is also after the jump. 

Click above to see larger map. Among the projects the 30/10 plan proposes to accelerate and/or help fund are the Westside Subway Extension, the Green Line Extension to Torrance, the Crenshaw Line, the Downtown Regional Connector, the Gold Line Eastside Extension phase two and a Sepulveda Pass transit line to the San Fernardo Valley, among others.

U.S. SENATE

The Honorable Dianne Feinstein
United States Senate
SH-331 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Phone:  (202) 224-3841
www.feinstein.senate.gov

The Honorable Barbara Boxer
United States Senate
SH-112 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Phone:  (202) 224-3553
www.boxer.senate.gov

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

The Honorable Xavier Becerra
U.S. House of Representatives
1119 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C.  20515
Phone:  (202) 225-6235
Fax:  (202) 225-2202
www.becerra.house.gov

The Honorable Howard L. Berman
U.S. House of Representatives
2221 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C.  20515
Phone:  (202) 225-4695
www.house.gov/berman

The Honorable Judy Chu
U.S. House of Representatives
2421 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC  20515
Phone:  (202) 225-5464
www.chu.house.gov

The Honorable David Dreier
U.S. House of Representatives
233 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C.  20515
Phone:  (202) 225-2305
www.dreier.house.gov

The Honorable Jane Harman
U.S. House of Representatives
2400 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C.  20515
Phone:  (202) 225-8220
www.harman.house.gov

The Honorable Kevin McCarthy
U.S. House of Representatives
1523 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C.  20515
Phone:  (202) 225-2915
www.kevinmccarthy.house.gov

The Honorable Howard P. McKeon
U.S. House of Representatives
2184 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C.  20515
Phone:  (202) 225-1956
www.mckeon.house.gov

The Honorable Gary G. Miller
U.S. House of Representatives
2349 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C.  20515
Phone:  (202) 225-3201
Fax:  (202) 226-6962
www.garymiller.house.gov

The Honorable Grace F. Napolitano
U.S. House of Representatives
1610 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C.  20515
Phone:  (202) 225-5256
www.napolitano.house.gov

The Honorable Laura Richardson
U.S. House of Representatives
1725 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C.  20515
Phone:  (202) 225-7924
Fax:  (202) 225-7926
www.richardson.house.gov

The Honorable Dana Rohrabacher
U.S. House of Representatives
2300 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C.  20515
Phone:  (202) 225-2415
www.house.gov/rohrabacher

The Honorable Lucille Roybal-Allard
U.S. House of Representatives
2330 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C.  20515
Phone:  (202) 225-1766
www.roybal-allard.house.gov

The Honorable Linda Sánchez
U.S. House of Representatives
1222 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C.  20515
Phone:  (202) 225-6676
Fax:  (202) 226-1012
www.lindasanchez.house.gov

The Honorable Adam Schiff
U.S. House of Representatives
2447 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C.  20515
Phone:  (202) 225-4176
www.house.gov/schiff

The Honorable Brad Sherman
U.S. House of Representatives
2242 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C.  20515
Phone:  (202) 225-5911
Fax:  (202) 225-5879
www.bradsherman.house.gov

The Honorable Maxine Waters
U.S. House of Representatives
2344 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C.  20515
Phone:  (202) 225-2201
www.waters.house.gov

The Honorable Diane E. Watson
U.S. House of Representatives
2430 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C.  20515
Phone:  (202) 225-7084
www.house.gov/watson

The Honorable Henry Waxman
U.S. House of Representatives
2204 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C.  20515
Phone:  (202) 225-3976
www.henrywaxman.house.gov