We hope to get as many people as possible to this
event to ask important questions during the Q&A and to assure that
significant issues are not misrepresented.
This event will take place this Wednesday night at MOCA, and is being presented by an organization called "Zocalo Public Square."
It is free, but you must make a reservation to attend.
http://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/event/?postId=53220
http://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/event/?postId=53220
Wednesday, May 7, 2014 from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Where
Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)
250 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Parking is $9 at Walt Disney Concert Hall Garage- Enter on Second St., just west of Grand Ave.
To save on driving and parking, you can take the Goldline to the Redline
Note: You must arrive before 7:15pm or your reservation will be released
The description of the event reads as follows:
"The 710 is one of the most important freeways in Southern California. It’s also shorter than originally planned: For nearly 50 years, legal and environmental challenges have stalled the freeway in Alhambra, 4.5 miles short of its intended destination, Pasadena. Over the decades, discussions about extending the freeway have cast its future as a local issue. But the 710 causes traffic, produces pollution, and affects commerce across Los Angeles and even beyond. How broad are these impacts, and what role might the stalled extension play in them? What would the five options now being debated for dealing with the Alhambra-to-Pasadena gap–implementing new surface traffic technology and strategies, new rapid bus transit, light rail transit, a freeway tunnel, or building nothing at all–mean for our region? UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies director Brian Taylor, Clean Tech Advocates senior advisor and former California Environment Secretary Linda S. Adams, L.A. Chamber of Commerce president Gary Toebben, and Southern California Association of Governments executive director Hasan Ikhrata visit Zócalo to discuss what these proposals mean for all of us."
You can learn more about the Zocalo organization and what they do as well as info on the format of their events here:
http://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/mission/