The City of Los Angeles is inthe midst of an aggressive expansion of its public transit system,and it is accelerating its efforts to prepare for the 2028Olympics. Measure R is the half-cent sales tax plan to generatefunds for L.A. Metro. It passed in 2008. Measure M passed inNovember 2016, and is an additional half-cent tax plan to fundprojects. To take a closer look at how these ballot-box wins arehaving an impact on L.A. transit, we sat down with Jack S.Yeh, a partner at Sidley Austin LLP.

GlobeSt.com: What projects are being funded byMeasure M and Measure R?

Jack S. Yeh: Many of the 28 projectsunder construction in are funded by Measures R and M. Seventeenprojects already are slated for completion before 2028, and fourare Measure R-funded and 13 are funded by Measure M. Eightadditional accelerated project schedules are deemed “aspirational,”which means that the projects have a current delivery date after2028. These include four Measure M mega projects that will requireaccelerated resources to deliver significantly earlier.