Recent Streetsblog LA posts about highway expansion

Th 5 Freeway through Santa Clarita - image via Google Street View

Metro About to Green-Light Another Highway Mega-Project: North County 5 Freeway Widening

By Joe Linton | Mar 22, 2021 | No Comments

The I-5 North County project would add roughly 32 new lane miles, generating ~275M new vehicle miles travelled (VMT) per year, resulting in ~25,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions per year.

Visualization of Downey homes threatened by Metro and Caltrans 5 Freeway widening - via segregation_by_design Instagram

I-5 Authority Pushes to Exempt Widening Project from Mandated Equity and Environment Evaluation, Asserts Widening Freeway Cleans Air

By Joe Linton | Mar 11, 2021 | No Comments

I-5 JPA "Metro's recommendation for a holistic, equity based examination of the project regarding induced demand and greenhouse gas emissions... is an academic debate" not pertinent to this $5B highway project.

Corridor Cities Debate Metro’s Planned 605/5 Freeway Widening

By Joe Linton | Feb 25, 2021 | No Comments

Metro's new 605/5 Freeway widening alternative remains vague, but public comment and committee discussions highlighted some of the project's weaknesses

Whittier City Councilmember Fernando Dutra - via Dutra website

Interview with Whittier City Councilmember Fernando Dutra

By Joe Linton | Feb 16, 2021 | No Comments

Dutra is vying to be the Gateway Cities (officially the Southeast Long Beach Sector) representative on the Metro Board of Directors. Read his take on Whittier, bicycling, Metro, light rail, freeway expansion, and more.

Screenshot of Streets L.A.'s new street furniture mapping tool

Weekend Round-Up: Happy City Coalition Letter, Ballona Path Expansion, Street Furniture Map

By Joe Linton | Feb 12, 2021 | No Comments

Streets L.A. maps bus benches and shelters, and more. Streets for All proposes extending the Ballona Creek path to Venice Blvd. Happy City urges Metro to present freeway widening plans to impacted communities.

Caltrans has no plans to widen the 5 freeway, except for this one presented last week - image via Metro/Caltrans presentation

Caltrans: “No Active Plans” to Widen 5 Freeway North of the 605. Really?

By Joe Linton | Feb 5, 2021 | No Comments

The OC Register reports that a Caltrans spokesperson said no more widening. The Caltrans spokesperson now says they told the Register about planned widening.

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