Wrongheaded High Desert Freeway Named a Top National Boondoggle
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Proponents have smeared a lot of lipstick on their $8 billion, 63-mile highway project, but it's still a pig
Recent Streetsblog LA posts about highway expansion
Caltrans Lies Again: Widening 5 Freeway Will “Minimize Congestion… Reduce Pollution”
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At this week’s Metro Roads Committee, Caltrans presented another misleading video claiming that their 5 Freeway widening projects will “reduce pollution” and “minimize congestion.” Given the past 80 years of highway building have resulted in massive congestion increases and climate-threatening pollution increases, it is clear that Caltrans is lying. The false claims appear at minute […]
What Projects Should Be Accelerated for the 2028 Olympics? How Can These Advance Equity?
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For 2028 Olympics project acceleration to foster equity, don't speed up highway projects. Instead focus on improving the bus system.
Congestion Pricing, Metro, and Why Project Acceleration Might Not Be Such a Great Thing
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Why not use this Olympic opportunity to uplift L.A.'s bus systems?
Metro Roads Committee Approves Heavily Car-Centric 710 North Corridor Projects
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Blocked from building a ridiculous freeway tunnel, Metro staff are defying board instructions, pushing to single-mindedly increase car capacity
Another Caltrans Lie: Video Claims Widening 5 Freeway Reduces Pollution, Congestion
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It is jarring that nearly two decades into the twenty-first century, California’s transportation department is still making claims that freeway widening will somehow curb pollution and reduce congestion. These are false claims–lies. Past experience and research show that widening freeways worsens congestion and air quality, yet Caltrans repeatedly claims the contrary. In a new video […]