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Much of Metro’s Latest 710 Freeway Messaging Sounds All Too Familiar
Stay tuned - probably for another decade - to find out if Metro's latest community messaging is sincere, or just another iteration of the past couple decades of lip service to a community-driven process.
December 9, 2021
Metro Leaders Make False Claims at North County 5 Freeway Widening Groundbreaking
Does anyone really believe that this freeway expansion will really clean the air? Advance equity? Is suburban highway widening any kind of equity model for other projects in the region and the state?
December 1, 2021
L.A. Times Analysis Shows Racist Harms of Freeway Projects
In five states - California, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Texas - the Times found that large highway building projects demolished homes predominantly in Black and Latino neighborhoods
November 12, 2021
Wednesday Round-Up: 710 Widening Task Force, 110 Flyover Scoping, Speed Limits, and More
Metro 710 Freeway widening task force, Metro/Caltrans 110 Freeway flyover, Speed Limits, Slow Streets, and new bikeway on Airport Boulevard
November 10, 2021
Metro and Other So Cal Freeway Builders Express Frustration About Addressing Equity
Metro leadership complain that "inclusion of equity and race impact assessment[s]" and "expanded public participation in project development" are hampering the agency's plans to widen freeways.
October 14, 2021
Caltrans Planning Three Complete Streets Projects in L.A. County
Caltrans is planning nearly $5 million worth of L.A. County complete streets improvements - on Pacific Coast Highway, Santa Monica Boulevard, Alvarado Street, Glendale Boulevard, and Western Avenue
September 22, 2021
Metro & Caltrans Under-Construction 71 Freeway Widening Project Hitting Cost/Schedule Overrun Snags
Construction started on SR-71 segment 1 less than two months ago and is already 3-6 months behind schedule. Segment 2, budgeted to cost $40 million now faces a $61M construction funding shortfall.
September 10, 2021
Metro Completes Design for 210 Freeway Crash Barrier to Keep Trucks Off Gold Line
The six-mile 210 Freeway barrier through Pasadena and Arcadia costs $425M. If funded, it could be completed in 2028.
September 9, 2021
Paused 710 Freeway Widening Project is the Focus of Two New Committees
The fate of the 710 is being discussed at the Gateway Cities Council of Governments I-710 Ad Hoc Committee, and will soon be discussed at Metro's new I-710 South Corridor Task Force.
August 31, 2021
Caltrans SGV District Collecting Public Comments for Active Transportation Plan
Caltrans is seeking public input in developing its local Active Transportation Plans. The L.A.-Ventura plan will identify locations for bicycle and pedestrian improvements on, across, or parallel to the state highway system.
July 30, 2021
