The real cost of freeways in LA
Across LA County communities have been decimated trying to fix traffic with wider roads - even when research tells us it doesn't help. Learn more: https://www.destructionfornada.com Clarifications: At 1:48 the estimated number of people impacted by the Harbor freeway is 12,000 At 4:57 the number of people living within 1000ft of a freeway is 1,280,000 UC Davis VMT Calculator: https://travelcalculator.ncst.ucdavis... StreetsblogLA reporting on Metro's Freeway spending: https://la.streetsblog.org/2021/05/25... Thanks to Alex Contreras, Amy Lee, Jamey Volker, and Susan Handy for the great interviews Written and edited by Josh Vredevoogd Help from Kyle McMillan and Till Stegers
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