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Metro Finger-Wags Against Climate Change, Same Day as Metro Recommends $300M for Freeway Widening
Metro tweets penguins and individual responsibility, while ignoring its own larger systemic contributions to the climate crisis
January 17, 2023
Six Reasons the Metro Board Should Not Approve 57/60 Freeway Widening
At its core, the 57/60 project is about adding one more lane
January 10, 2023
Metro Anticipates Approving 57/60 Freeway Widening in January, Ahead of Voter-Approved Schedule
In January, the Metro board will vote on moving forward with Metro's 57/60 Freeway expansion megaproject, located in the east L.A. County city of Diamond Bar
December 16, 2022
Where Metro and Caltrans Are Widening the 405 Freeway
And how agencies are chopping 405 Freeway expansion projects up into short segments to avoid scrutiny
September 28, 2022
Metro Looks To Widen the 14 Freeway In North Los Angeles County
Metro, with Caltrans, would widen about 25 miles of the 14 Freeway - between Santa Clarita and Palmdale
August 30, 2022
Metro Report: Metro Freeway Expansion Negates Agency’s Other Greenhouse Gas Reduction Efforts
Metro transit/bike/walk initiatives reduce GHG emissions by 2.7 million MTCO2e, while Metro highway expansions would increase emissions by 2.6 million to 10.1 million MTCO2e
August 18, 2022
Gateway Cities Freeway Supporters Skeptical of Metro Multimodal and Equity Objectives
Metro's meeting with Gateway Cities engineers was like two sets of people speaking different languages at each other. Metro reps spoke about equity, buses, resilience, climate. TAC members spoke about driving, cars, roads, freeways.
July 27, 2022
Metro’s 60 Freeway Ramps Expansion Project in Hacienda Heights Is on Hold
Metro deemed the Hacienda Heights SR-60/7th Avenue project beneficial to drivers and not too bad to adjacent residents, but if and when the project gets going, construction could come very close to homes.
July 18, 2022
Where Metro and Caltrans Plan to Widen the 91 Freeway
Metro and Caltrans plan to spend about $400 million widening parts of the 91 Freeway through South L.A. and Southeast L.A., meaning more pollution in already pollution-burdened communities of color.
June 8, 2022
Metro and the Future of the 405 Freeway Corridor
Metro pretty much just put a big staple through all 436 little plans and declared it a big Comprehensive Multimodal Corridor plan
June 1, 2022
