Downey Area Freeway Fighters Form The Happy City Coalition
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The Happy City Coalition is working to stop expansion of the 605 and 5 Freeways, and to build a more walkable, bikeable, transit-oriented Southeast L.A. County
Recent Streetsblog LA posts about highway expansion
Gateway Cities Council of Governments Staff Critical of Metro Highway Program Flexibility Proposal
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Gateway Cities Council of Government staff are calling "to maintain the integrity of freeway... plans." Elected Gateway Cities leadership may have more multimodal ideas.
Documents Show Metro “Drastically” Increased Planned 605/5 Freeway Widening
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Metro is using inappropriate non-urban highway standards resulting in excessive demolition of homes, apartments, schools, parks
Metro Board Unanimously Approves Motion to Delay 605/5 Freeway Widening and Instead Study Alternatives
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Metro's Board sends a strong rebuke to Metro's Highway Program
Metro CEO Phil Washington: Downey Freeway Widening Was Already Identified “About Three Decades Ago”
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Metro keeps saying 605 and 5 Freeway widenings are in "early stages" but CEO letter says that project was decided decades ago
KNBC Covers Metro’s Plan to Widen 605 Freeway and Demolish Homes, While Metro’s The Source Lies About the Project
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Metro claimed four-lane project would only add one lane, and that nearly-complete plans are in "early stages"