Which Way, L.A.?
Are LA Streets for Neighborhoods or Through Traffic?
Now that the freeways are clogged, local officials want to convert some surface streets into thoroughfares during rush hour. Olympic and Pico on LA’s West Side are the first to be chosen. But as opening day gets closer and closer, residents and businesses are up in arms, and the distance covered is getting shorter and shorter. Also, the first black, female Speaker of California’s State Assembly.
By Warren Olney • • 30m ListenNow that the freeways are clogged, local officials want to convert some surface streets into thoroughfares during rush hour. Olympic and Pico on LA’s West Side are the first to be chosen. But as opening day gets closer and closer, residents and businesses are up in arms, and the distance covered is getting shorter and shorter. Also, the first black, female Speaker of California’s State Assembly.
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2 storiesKaren Bass Elected to Speaker of Assembly
After the Governor, California’s most powerful elected official is the Speaker of the State Assembly. Only one woman has ever served in the job—Orange County Republican Doris Allen, whose term was very brief. The only African American was San Francisco Democrat Willie Brown and he was Spaker longer than anyone else in history.
Read the story8 minCommuters Versus Community In Fight Over Olympic Pico Plan
Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky was first to propose that Olympic and Pico Boulevards on LA's west side should be one way in different directions. When that didn't fly, Mayor Villaraigosa had another idea: keep them two-way, but have each one favor a different direction during rush hour.
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