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Primmer to Chair NAPTA

The National Alliance of Public Transportation Advocates (NAPTA) has named Marnie O’Brien Primmer its chair.

Primmer has more than 14 years of experience in transportation infrastructure planning and development and community outreach. She has served since 2008 as executive director of Mobility 21, the seven-county transportation coalition focused on developing transportation solutions for Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, and Ventura counties in Southern California.

“As a longtime transportation advocate, I'm excited to chair NAPTA next year because coalition building at the grassroots level is critical to make sure our transportation needs are fully funded in the next bill cycle,” she said. “With increased investment, we can expand all of our transportation options and reduce the time we spend sitting in traffic or waiting for the next train to arrive.”

While at Mobility 21, Primmer was a key member of a statewide task force on implementation of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA). Her efforts led to an additional $1 billion in ARRA funds being made available directly to regional transportation authorities. Under her leadership, Mobility 21 successfully advocated for the passage of Los Angeles County's Measure R, the inclusion of $50 million in funding for positive train control technology in the 2010 federal appropriations bill and the passage of MAP-21 in 2012, which included key policy elements of Mobility 21's legislative platform.

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