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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