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Downey Area Freeway Fighters Form The Happy City Coalition
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
December 17, 2020
Why Highway Teardowns Make Great Infrastructure (and Equity) Investments
Progressive advocates are making the case that new infrastructure money would actually be best spent tearing urban highways down — and reinvesting in the Black and brown communities that those bad road projects tore apart decades ago.
December 10, 2020
California Transportation Commission: S.B. 1 Projects Approved
Concerns were raised about continuing to invest in car infrastructure, but project list was approved anyway. Also: S.B. 1 brings economic development, jobs; Active Transportation Program gets some love; Equity Advisory Roundtable is almost full.
December 4, 2020
Gateway Cities Council of Governments Staff Critical of Metro Highway Program Flexibility Proposal
Gateway Cities Council of Government staff are calling "to maintain the integrity of freeway... plans." Elected Gateway Cities leadership may have more multimodal ideas.
December 3, 2020
San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments Votes to Support Metro Highway Program Flexibility
The SGVCOG Transportation Committee voted unanimously to support new guidelines that would allow more flexibility for Metro Highway Program projects to including complete streets components.
November 23, 2020
Metro Considering Modernizing Highway Program – Making Funds More Flexible
Proposal would remove limitations allowing municipalities to use highway funds for complete streets projects, including improvements for bus, bike, walk
November 10, 2020
Documents Show Metro “Drastically” Increased Planned 605/5 Freeway Widening
Metro is using inappropriate non-urban highway standards resulting in excessive demolition of homes, apartments, schools, parks
October 30, 2020
L.A. Metro Board Unanimously Approves Motion to Delay 605/5 Freeway Widening and Instead Study Alternatives
Metro's Board sends a strong rebuke to Metro's Highway Program
October 23, 2020
Metro Board Looks to Rein in 605 and 5 Freeway Widening Home Demolitions
The motion directs staff to come up with less destructive alternatives, to reconsider the need for the project, and to do more outreach
October 19, 2020
Metro CEO Phil Washington: Downey Freeway Widening Was Already Identified “About Three Decades Ago”
Metro keeps saying 605 and 5 Freeway widenings are in "early stages" but CEO letter says that project was decided decades ago
October 14, 2020
