We simply cannot wait for this congestion to get worse, year after year. This is the reason the year 2001 will be the year of mobility. I will press forward with light rail. Unfortunately, we have been DE-LAYed for too long. I know most of you in this room agree that it is time to build it.
Light rail is an essential part of our transportation plan.
A ruling against our light rail will seriously impact mobility and other projects that use city streets. We said we would have light rail in time for our Super Bowl. If you believe everything in the news media, you might think the City s financial house is in disarray. It is not. It is time to reform the City s budget process.