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
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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 […]
Metro Board Approves 710 Freeway Widening as Preferred Alternative, Pushes for Only Early Action Improvements Now
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The Metro board approved the $6B 710 widening project, but emphasized expediting only the "early action program" smaller projects at this time
Metro Board to Vote on $6 Billion Lower 710 Freeway Widening
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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 […]
Caltrans Still Claims 5 Freeway Widening Reduces Congestion, Improves Air
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Caltrans is lying when a new video still asserts that widening the 5 freeway improves air quality and reduces congestion.
710 Project Releases REIR; Proposal Creates Further Ped/Bike Danger for West & North Long Beach
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Widening the southern 710 Freeway is not going to help Long Beach pedestrians and cyclists.