Matute on E-Scooters in Santa Monica
The city’s measured approach “can demonstrate to other parts of Southern California what might be possible,” he says.
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Taylor on the Incomplete 710 Freeway
Institute of Transportation Studies director says the solution to chronic congestion probably does not lie in freeway expansion.
Pierce on Southern California Desalination Plant
Proposal to build facility should ensure that water will remain affordable for the region’s working-class residents, he argues.
Congestion Pricing Is Good for Drivers, Manville Says
Los Angeles is launching a feasibility study on the traffic-reducing strategy.
Torres-Gil on Latino Retirement Insecurity
Low savings rates and long life expectancy will create a ‘perfect storm’ of precarious living conditions, he predicts.
Ong on the Little Tokyo Community Impact Fund
Residents and business owners mobilizing against gentrification have credibility but also a steep financial challenge, he says.
Monkkonen on Southern California’s Task to Build 1.3 Million New Homes
SCAG has voted to replace the original plan, which relied on population projections and rewarded cities that have historically resisted new housing.
Land Is Finite, but Housing Is Not, Manville Says
He speaks to Architectural Digest about Apple’s plan to invest $2.5 billion to address California’s housing crisis.
DeShazo and Callahan on California’s Move Toward Clean Energy
City and county governments that have succeeded in becoming 100% carbon-free can light the way for the rest of the country, they write.
More Lanes Does Not Mean Less Congestion, Manville Says
Adding capacity to roads and freeways simply attracts more drivers, he says.
