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Breaking News: Garcetti Seeks to Extend Hyperion Timeline
A spokes person for the Garcetti Administration confirms that the Mayor has asked the Bureau of Engineering to formally request an extension on when it has to spend the $50 million that will fund the Hyperion-Glendale Bridge seismic retrofit. A copy of the city's letter can be found at the end of the article.
November 8, 2013
O’Farrell Backs More Study of Potential Designs for Hyperion Bridge, Promises Citizen’s Advisory Committee
Mitch O'Farrell Letter, Hyperion Bridge
November 4, 2013
Hyperion Hearing: It’s Not About Bikes, It’s About Communities and People
If you were keeping score at home, something which would be impossible because of our failed attempt at Live Streaming, it was a blowout. Nearly fifty speakers took to the podium. Four of them spoke in favor of the current design. The rest made the case for a more Livable design, lower speeds, and better access for bicyclists and pedestrians.
October 29, 2013
Tell Us Your Hyperion Horror Story
Monday is the big public hearing on the proposed redesign of the Glendale-Hyperion Complex of Bridges. While groups of advocates are preparing formal comments on the dangerous proposed redesign, and its potentially dangerous impact to the surrounding communities, we believe that the personal stories of dangerous commutes and unsafe situations may be what carries the day.
October 25, 2013
Glendale Council Member Writes Garcetti: Slow Traffic on Hyperion Bridge
A second elected official has come out against the proposed redesign of the Hyperion Viaduct over the Los Angeles River. This time, the writer is Glendale Council Member, and former mayor, Laura Friedman. Friedman, a regular bike commuter, worries both about the impact on the regional bike network of not striping bike lanes in the city's bike plan and the impact of speeding up traffic entering the communities surrounding her city of Glendale.
October 15, 2013
Asm. Gatto: Don’t Turn Hyperion Bridge Into Highway
As reported on Tuesday, Assemblyman Mike Gatto is now the first elected official to publicly oppose the currently proposed redesign of the Hyperion Viaduct over the Los Angeles River. Critics of the redesign argue that the proposed widening the lanes and adding crash buffers will only encourage more unsafe driving both on the bridge and through the connecting communities.
October 10, 2013