100,000 cars a day

Wonder why passions are so high on the 710 Freeway expansion plan (which the MTA agreed to study today?) Well, consider this:

A preliminary study last year found that building twin 4.5-mile tunnels was feasible. The project would cost about $3 billion and take nine to 11 years to complete but it also would end a standoff that dates back to 1973. For decades, state highway officials have wanted to close the 4.5-mile gap between the Long Beach (Interstate 710) Freeway, which ends in the eastern Los Angeles County suburb of Alhambra, and the Foothill (Interstate 210) Freeway in Pasadena. Currently, an estimated 100,000 cars a day empty onto Alhambra streets. (From AP)

Comments

[ubrayj02]

William - I know I am going to sound insane, but have you ever thought that having everyone driving everywhere in private automobiles screws up our air quality?

South Pasadena has fought, for many many years, to stave off the construction of highway projects through its boundaries. They had to be pulled kicking and screaming into the construction of the Arroyo Seco Parkway (now the 110) in the late 1930's

South Pas has had the benefit of keeping the car-only insanity to a minimum, and focusing on building a place that people would want to raise their children in: clean, quiet, streets; fresh air, vibrant local business areas, and respect for a neighborhood's history.

[William Isenberg]

The South Pas shortout has gone on long enough ! Driving on Fremont was a total pain in 1978, surely it is no better now. South Pas has had the benefit of easy freeway access in all directions for a whole generation, but never put in its share of the construction effort. Like any network, the freeway system needs to be completed to save all of us time, money and reduce pollution.