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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Making LA: Traffic

    Last week -- in the inaugural segment of our new ‘ Making LA ’ series -- we talked about LA’s built environment. This week, we talk about something near and dear to the hearts - or blood pressure - of all Angelenos: traffic and transportation. As long as people have cars, there will be traffic and congestion.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jun 24, 2015 • 1 min read

    Last week -- in the inaugural segment of our new ‘Making LA’ series -- we talked about LA’s built environment. This week, we talk about something near and dear to the hearts - or blood pressure - of all Angelenos: traffic and transportation. As long as people have cars, there will be traffic and congestion. But with more Metro lines being built and the advent of driverless cars and services like Uber and Lyft, transportation in LA may be in for some interesting changes.

    The full episode

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    Making LA: Traffic, the Hit and Run Problem and Berlin in Hollywood
    1. 0:00Making LA: TrafficYou’re reading this
    2. 17:18Hit-and-Runs in Los Angeles
    3. 32:02Berlin and Hollywood
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Brian Taylor

      Professor of Urban Planning and Director of the Institute of Transportation Studies at UCLA

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      Michael Boehm

      co-chair of the e4 Mobility Alliance at the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Making LA: Traffic, the Hit and Run Problem and Berlin in Hollywood
    1. 0:00Making LA: TrafficYou’re reading this
    2. 17:18Hit-and-Runs in Los Angeles
    3. 32:02Berlin and Hollywood
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