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Pasadena City Council approves 710 freeway project restorative justice elements
4+ hour, 11+ min ago (505+ words) The Pasadena City Council Monday, June 22, unanimously approved working toward a set of restorative justice elements to address the harms caused by the failed 710 freeway project. At an April meeting, the City Council deferred a conversation about restorative justice and…...
Tesla reveals its Texas robotaxi fleet is dwarfed by Waymo's
3+ week, 3+ day ago (324+ words) By Kara Carlson, Bloomberg Tesla Inc. has just 42 vehicles operating as robotaxis in Texas almost a year after Elon Musk launched the service, a small fraction of the fleet commanded by rival Waymo. The official count was revealed for the…...
All aboard! The Original Whistle Stop in Pasadena is moving, but vows its on track for another 75 years
3+ week, 5+ day ago (1119+ words) Fred Hill, 83, can walk right back into that moment when he was 5 and he woke up at his family's San Gabriel home on Dec. 25. "Christmas morning, I was 5 and my brother Bob was 4 and we came down and Santa left…...
More overnight closures for 605 Freeway between Cerritos and Irwindale
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (245+ words) Once again and not for the last time, overnight lane and ramp closures will be in place on the 605 Freeway next week between Cerritos and Irwindale for a paving project. Between Monday night, May 11, and Friday morning, May 15, closures of…...
Some carpool lanes let solo drivers in at certain times
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (467+ words) " Dave Lee, Menifee A: Honk forwarded your question to a'California Highway Patrol spokesman for that area, Officer Javier Navarro, and he said you have it down pat. "Yes, you are correct," he said in an email. "The times you provided are…...
LA Metro board chooses K Line northern extension route, connecting South Bay to Hollywood
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (1098+ words) LOS ANGELES " Metro's Board of Directors on Thursday unanimously approved an extension of the K Line light-rail project, selecting the 9. 7-mile San Vicente-Fairfax alignment, aiming to connect the South Bay to Hollywood, and boost ridership by tens of thousands each…...
Restitching a community: Pasadena takes first action to turn 710 Stub back into a community
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1420+ words) Pasadena's City Council on Monday, April 13, deferred a formal restorative-justice conversation over the city's sprawling 710 Vision Plan, opting instead to get the wheels turning on the plan's land-use and mobility goals. It was a discussion that prompted questions and stirred…...
Pasadena City Council poised to take action on 710 "vision" " Pasadena Star News
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (591+ words) Pasadena's City Council on Monday will once again take up the subject of "reconnecting" the parts of the city that decades ago were disconnected by preparations for the now defunct 710 freeway extension. At the end of last month, the City…...
Pasadena's 710 stub project embarks on next phase in marathon toward healing, reconnection
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (866+ words) When Ed Riddle was in high school he watched a bulldozer destroy his home as part of Caltrans" 710 Freeway expansion project that displaced thousands of residents, disproportionately impacting families of color. In an oral history documentary commissioned by the Reconnecting…...
What catches your eye while tooling along a freeway?
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (564+ words) Q: OK, not really a traffic question: But just south of the 91 Freeway near a Shoemaker Avenue off-ramp is a waterfall-ish feature that has been shut off for years. What's the history of it? Who owns it? Could it ever come…...