Recent Streetsblog LA posts about environmental justice

The 710 Freeway. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog

Victory for Community Resistance: L.A. Cancels Long-Planned $6 Billion Lower 710 Freeway Widening

By Joe Linton | May 26, 2022 | No Comments

L.A. Metro approved the 'No Build' alternative for planned 710 freeway widening through predominantly Black and brown communities. The action is unprecedented for Southern California.

Community members, activists, and one Monterey Park City Council official pose in front of Divine's Furniture after a walk down Garvey Avenue to discuss traffic lane expansion. Credit: Chris Greenspon/Streetsblog

Walk Against the Machine – Monterey Park Activists Oppose Traffic Lane Expansion

By Chris Greenspon | May 18, 2022 | No Comments

A plan to take away parking lanes on Monterey Park’s iconic Garvey Avenue hasn’t been getting very far. Could it be reshaped into a multi-modal project?

Photo via Metro Goods Movement Strategic Plan

Is Metro Committed To An Effective Clean Truck Program?

By Joe Linton | Oct 25, 2021 | No Comments

Metro established a task force to address 710 Freeway corridor investments, advocates question why the rush for a Clean Truck Program outside that established process?

A cyclist speeds past a butterfly on 1st St. in Boyle Heights. Sahra Sulaiman/Streetsblog L.A.

Cyclists Needed for Project to Monitor Air Quality in Southeast L.A. and on Eastside

By Sahra Sulaiman | Dec 4, 2018 | 1 Comment

Environmental justice advocate seeks help tracking particulate matter in residential areas bordered by industry, freeways

Metro lukewarmly approved the $6B 710 Freeway widening, though expediting only early action projects for now. The top image is the existing ("no-build") configuration. "Preferred alternative" 5C would add two new general purpose lanes to most of the 710 Freeway between Long Beach and the City of Commerce. Image via Metro staff report

Metro Board to Vote on $6 Billion Lower 710 Freeway Widening

By Joe Linton | Feb 13, 2018 | 13 Comments

This week Metro board committees are considering approving a distinctly backward-looking $6 billion project to widen the 710 Freeway through southeast L.A. County. It is difficult to believe that, in the 21st Century, Caltrans and Metro are still seeking to spend billions widening a highway in order “to improve air quality, mobility, and quality of […]

Monique López, Deputy Executive Director of Advocacy at the LACBC, tells her story at BUSted. (Screenshot of video)

What LACBC’s Monique López Thinks About When She Rides Her Bike

By Sahra Sulaiman | Sep 5, 2017 | 12 Comments

What do you think about when you ride your bike? When you pound the pavement and engage area residents? When you have the privilege to sit in rarefied spaces discussing transportation?

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