Recent Streetsblog LA posts about The 710

Metro’s North 710 Freeway Tunnel Study Meetings in High Gear, Pasadena Working Group Offers Brainy Alternatives

By Roger Rudick | Apr 14, 2015 | 12 Comments

Smart people live in Pasadena. Some of them work for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and send probes to Mars. Others spend their days figuring out quantum mechanics at Caltech. And still others dabble in transportation. A study group formed by Pasadena’s Mayor Bill Bogaard and its City Manager has a smart idea in response to L.A. Metro’s study to link […]

Just a Reminder, There’s a Reason They Haven’t Begun Digging the 710 Tunnel

By Damien Newton | May 6, 2014 | 8 Comments

Whether or not you’re planning to pay $9 to hear the Metro sponsored “public forum” on how important it is to improve the I-710 Freeway tonight, it’s important to remember one thing: there’s a reason that they haven’t purchased the shovels for the Big Dig. The proposed tunneling project is opposed by many Southern California […]

NO-710 Action Committee Warns Metro Against “Accelerating” 710 Big Dig

By Streetsblog | Oct 24, 2013 | 1 Comment

(As we speak, the Metro Board of Directors is deciding whether or not to seek the funds and support to “accelerate” the I-710 Big Dig. Earlier this year, the Board voted to seek acceleration for every highway project accept the Dig thanks to a motion by Glendale City Council Member and Metro Board Member Ara […]

A Midnight Ride Up to Sac Gives 710 Communities the (Possibility) to Breathe

By Brian Addison | Aug 14, 2013 | 9 Comments

It should be no shock that Sen. Ricardo Lara–who represents the 33rd Senate District spanning Long Beach to Huntington Park–has a vast interest in protecting neighborhoods that line the 710 as it goes through its proposed expansion. His most recent attempt to empower neighborhoods, SB 811, would help give communities a greater say in whether […]

Streetsblog Asks Metro Board to Waive Attorney Client-Privilege on Najarian’s 710 Big Dig Motion

By Damien Newton | Aug 1, 2013 | 32 Comments

SBLA Metro 710 Priviledge At last week’s Metro Board meeting, County Attorney Charles Safer responded to an April motion by Board Member Ara Najarian containing questions on the I-710 Gap Closure Project. The Najarian motion sought the answers to three basic questions concerning the relationship between Caltrans and Metro on this project. Specifically, Najarian sought […]

How Do You Taint A Block Party? Lobby For A Freeway!

By Kristopher Fortin | Jul 12, 2013 | 16 Comments

For most people who live in Alhambra, the pedestrian is a second rate participant on the city’s roads. Car dealerships line Main Street in the north, wide four lane streets run along Valley. So, to see Alhambra close one of the busiest north-south arteries in the city from 11 am to 2 pm on a […]

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