Recent Streetsblog LA posts about The 710

The 710 Freeway in Long Beach. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Paused 710 Freeway Widening Project is the Focus of Two New Committees

By Joe Linton | Aug 31, 2021 | No Comments

The fate of the 710 is being discussed at the Gateway Cities Council of Governments I-710 Ad Hoc Committee, and will soon be discussed at Metro's new I-710 South Corridor Task Force.

Among requests that Metro is refusing to fund: Alhambra City shuttle service. Photo via cptdb.ca

Groups Urge Metro Not to Approve Car-Centric SGV Projects Replacing Canceled North 710 Freeway

By Joe Linton | Sep 25, 2019 | 3 Comments

Metro's zombie engineers are pushing a half-billion dollars worth of projects that will force more car traffic into the San Gabriel Valley

With the 710 Dead, What Should Alhambra’s Position Be on the 710

By Damien Newton | Mar 11, 2019 | 12 Comments

Mayor Jeff Maloney sounds interested in turning the current freeway stub into a park.

The City of Duarte is expected to see 40 more extreme heat days by 2050. (Credit: LA Times)

Metro’s $400 Million Roads Plan Is an Act of Climate Change Denial

By Carter Rubin | Dec 3, 2018 | 22 Comments

It’s time for Metro to pump the brakes on its misguided, climate-harming road plan for the 710 N. Corridor cities.

If you can't build a freeway, widen the streets instead.

Metro Roads Committee Approves Heavily Car-Centric 710 North Corridor Projects

By Joe Linton | Nov 15, 2018 | 12 Comments

Blocked from building a ridiculous freeway tunnel, Metro staff are defying board instructions, pushing to single-mindedly increase car capacity

Motion Seeks to Ease Tensions Over 710 Expansion by Focusing on Displacement Elimination, Community Enhancements

By Brian Addison | Feb 28, 2018 | 6 Comments

Metro Board Member and Supervisor Hilda Solis, backed by fellow board member and Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia, has drafted a motion that will put the 710 expansion on hold while focusing on the community projects attached to the massive infrastructure proposal.

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