Los Angeles
A Zócalo/Metro Event
Moderated by Kajon Cermak, Traffic Reporter, KCRW
When people say that death and taxes are the only certain things in
life, they are forgetting about Southern California traffic. Despite
freeway widening and highway construction and newly synchronized
streetlights, there’s still not enough room on the roads. We now get
accident reports in real time and can change our routes to avoid jams,
but Angelenos still spend more time in traffic than other Americans.
However, there is more change still to come. The region is in the early
stages of a 30-year transit transformation that began with the passage
of Measure R in 2008, a sales tax increase that is funding a wide range
of transportation projects. Will express lanes, fewer potholes, and
improved interchanges speed drivers along? And will new rail lines,
improved bus service, and bike lanes finally get millions of people out
of their cars? UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies director Brian D. Taylor, Fixing Angelenos Stuck in Traffic executive director Hilary Norton, and Metro CEO Art Leahy visit Zócalo to ask whether traffic is forever L.A.’s destiny.
LOCATION:
Petersen Automotive Museum
6060 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA
6060 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA
Parking is $8.