MAYOR RIDES METRO, URGES MORE PUBLIC TRANSIT USE.Byline: Lisa Mascaro Staff Writer Antonio Villaraigosa Antonio Ramon Villaraigosa (born Antonio (Tony) Ramon Villar, Jr. on January 23, 1953) is the mayor of Los Angeles, California. He is the first Latino mayor of Los Angeles since Cristobal Aguilar in 1872. , the mayor of car-crazed Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , rode the Metro Gold Line to work Thursday - again - and urged fellow Angelenos to fight soaring soaring: see flight; glider. soaring or gliding Sport of flying a glider or sailplane. The craft is towed behind a powered airplane to an altitude of about 2,000 ft (600 m) and then released. gas prices by taking public transit. Villaraigosa rode the light rail with several members from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, arriving at Union Station in advance of the board's monthly meeting. ``It's gotten to the point that when you pay at the pump it feels more like your flushing Flushing, part of Queens, New York City, United States Flushing, former village, now in N Queens borough of New York City, SE N.Y.; chartered 1645, inc. into Greater New York City with Queens in 1898. your money down the drain, but it doesn't have to be that way,'' he said. ``Today we're here to urge all Angelenos to consider taking transit to work, even it is just a couple times a week. You'll not only be doing your part to reduce traffic, you'll save some of your hard-earned money.'' Solo commuters spend about $24 a day driving to and from work when gas, parking and wear-and-tear on the vehicle are factored in, compared with $3 for an unlimited MTA (1) (Message Transfer Agent or Mail Transfer Agent) The store and forward part of a messaging system. See messaging system. (2) See M Technology Association. 1. (messaging) MTA - Message Transfer Agent. day pass, officials said. With MTA's $52 monthly pass, that adds up to a savings of more than $400 a month and nearly $5,000 a year. Villaraigosa has made transportation a cornerstone cornerstone Ceremonial building block, dated or otherwise inscribed, usually placed in an outer wall of a building to commemorate its dedication. Often the stone is hollowed out to contain newspapers, photographs, or other documents reflecting current customs, with a view to of his agenda and has taken public transit on occasion since being elected in spring. ``Today and many more times in the future, I'll be inviting residents to ride Metro with the mayor.'' Lisa Mascaro, (818) 713-3761 lisa.mascaro(at)dailynews.com |
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